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The hosts, favourites to take out the T20 World Cup Title, are in “no-slip-up” territory.

Australia, after their defeat to India in the tournament opener on Friday, need to bounce back in a tricky group. Their batting looked very shaky against spin, so the move to Perth, where it typically turns less, is welcome. But, with New Zealand also a capable side in Group A, this is a game the Aussies need to win.

Sri Lanka had their moments against New Zealand. However, their lack of power beyond Chamari Atapattu came to the fore again, unable to get the 140+ they could have otherwise reached. They have never beaten Australia in a T20I (including a 3-0 series loss in 2019), so they are up against it again, but if they put Australia under early pressure, then who knows what may happen.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

• Alyssa Healy returned to form with a half-century vs India. Also, Healy’s world record T20I score (148*) came against Sri Lanka in October 2019.
• Beth Mooney also has a century against Sri Lanka. Also, Mooney was Australia’s best player in the recent Tri-Series, so her score of 6 vs India was a big factor in the result.
• Chamari Atapattu scored a superb century vs Australia in the same series, and is coming off 41 (30) vs New Zealand. Undoubtedly Sri Lanka’s key player.
• Meg Lanning is threatening to make a big score. Before her score of 5 vs India, she had made 37, 12, 26 (Tri-Series) and 47 (warm up game vs SA).
• Also, Lanning also the highest average (52.21) for any middle-order batter with over 200 runs since 2018.
• Chamari Atapattu has to bat long, but one player who can hold things together for SL is Harshitha Madavi, who is coming off 27* (26) vs NZ.
• All eyes will be on Ellyse Perry, whose all-round ability needs to come to the fore in a vital game. Perry (87* off 68) and Alyssa Healy (106* off 53) absolutely dominated Melbourne Stars on this ground in WBBL05.
• Shashikala Siriwardene failed to score a run or take a wicket in the opening game. As SL’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is (70), Siriwardene needs to come good here.
• Jess Jonassen’s last two T20Is: 5/12, 2/24.
• Megan Schutt has five wickets vs SL in as many games. Before going wicketless vs India, Schutt was steady with one wicket in each of her previous five T20Is. Can she go to the next level?
• Udeshika Prabodhani has 13 wickets in T20Is since 2017 – second-highest by a medium-pacer for Sri Lanka in this time.

Stats and Facts

• Australia have won all five T20Is against Sri Lanka.
• This included a 3-0 whitewash in October/November 2019.
• Sri Lanka have never qualified past the group stage in T20 World Cups.

Possible Playing 11

Australia: 1. Alyssa Healy (wk), 2. Beth Mooney, 3. Meg Lanning (c), 4. Rachael Haynes, 5. Ashleigh Gardner, 6. Ellyse Perry, 7. Jess Jonassen, 8. Annabel Sutherland, 9. Delissa Kimmince, 10. Molly Strano/Sophie Molineux, 11. Megan Schutt

Sri Lanka: 1. Chamari Atapattu (c), 2. Hasini Perera, 3. Anushka Sanjeewani (wk), 4. Harshitha Madavi, 5. Shashikala Siriwardene, 6. Nilakshi de Silva, 7. Ama Kanchana, 8. Kavisha Dilhari, 9. Achini Kulasuriya, 10. Sugandika Kumari, 11. Udeshika Prabodhani

WACA Pitch Report and Conditions

It has been a low-scoring World Cup so far in Perth. However, Australia do possess more power than Thailand (78) and Sri Lanka (127), so if they bat first, we could see a high score on a decent pitch.

There is a chance of showers and a thunderstorm in Perth on Monday.

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Match Prediction

Australia have had a shaky start, but they should bounce back against a side they have enjoyed winning success against.

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