2nd Test of the "Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, 2022" will be played between Sri Lanka and Australia (SL vs AUS) at the Galle International Stadium, Galle.
SL vs AUS (Sri Lanka vs Australia), 2nd Test - Match Information
Match: Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd Test
Date: 8th July 2022
Time: 10:00 AM IST
Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle
SL vs AUS, Galle International Stadium, Galle Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Galle International Stadium, Galle will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is not going to be easy. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 264 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 40% of its matches. So the toss does not make much of a difference here.
Spinners have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 86% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many spin bowlers as possible in your team.
SL vs AUS, Head to Head
In the 32 matches played between these 2 teams, Australia have won 20 matches and Sri Lanka have won 4 matches. Australia Batters have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Wicket-Keepers have earned the most fantasy points for Sri Lanka.
SL vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Dimuth Karunaratne
Dimuth Karunaratne has been in sensational form since the start of 2021 in Tests as in his 12 matches he has scored 1267 runs at an outstanding average of 58 (includes 5 fifties and centuries each). Moreover, he enjoys batting at this venue as he has a batting average of 52.2 at Galle in 14 Tests (1305 runs scored)
Usman Khawaja
Usman Khawaja made his comeback into the AUS side this year and since then he has performed exceedingly well. In his 6 Tests this year he has piled up 822 runs at a batting average of 117.42 which includes 4 centuries, 2 scores in the 90s and 1 score in the 70s.
SL vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Asitha Fernando
Asitha Fernando has taken 15 wickets in his 3 Tests this year and thus is an in form pick. Recently, he took 17 wickets in his 6 matches in the Sri Lankan domestic 4-day tournament which are again more than decent numbers for a Fast bowler in these conditions.
Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon does enjoy bowling in Sri Lankan conditions as wickets taken by him in his last 4 Tests here read 9, 7, 4 & 5. At this venue particularly, he has 19 wickets to his name in just 3 Tests.
Mitchell Starc
Sri Lankan venues might be favorable for spinners more but Mitchell Starc has taken 25 wkts in his 4 Tests here. Starc can also give bonus fantasy points in the form of runs as since 2021 he is having a batting average of 26.4 in Tests which is very good for a bowler.
SL vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Ramesh Mendis
Ramesh Mendis has a good home record than away in Tests. In his 5 home Tests, he has taken 30 wickets and also scored 122 runs, and thus has scored an estimated average of 135+ fantasy points per match in these matches, which is an outstanding number.
Cameroon Green
Cameroon Green's runs scored/wkts taken in his 6 Tests this year read 77/0, 79/1, 28/2, 48/0, 97/4 & 79/2. These might not be big numbers but are good enough to feature in the Fantasy Dream team in every match.
Dhananjaya de Silva
Dhananjaya de Silva has scored 453 runs and taken 4 wickets in his last 5 home Tests, and thus has scored an average of 90 runs and taken almost a wkt per match which is more than decent for an all-rounder. Moreover, at this venue particularly his runs scored/wkts taken in last 4 Tests read 25/1, 157/0, 62/1 & 19/3 which are great numbers.
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SL vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Sri Lanka are Ramesh Mendis with 109 match fantasy points. Niroshan Dickwella with 85 match fantasy points and Asitha Fernando with 68 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Australia are Nathan Lyon with 185 match fantasy points. Travis Head with 110 match fantasy points and Usman Khawaja with 102 match fantasy points.
SL vs AUS Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Dimuth Karunaratne is a Batter and has an average of 140 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.6 and a low XFactor.
Usman Khawaja is a Batter and has an average of 133 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a medium XFactor.
Ramesh Mendis plays as an All Rounder and has an average of 117 match fantasy points in the last 7 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and a high XFactor.
Asitha Fernando plays as a Bowler and has an average of 67 match fantasy points in the last 6 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and a high XFactor.
Cameron Green is an All Rounder and has an average of 102 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and a low XFactor.
SL vs AUS Squad Information
Australia (AUS) Squad: Josh Hazlewood, Steven Smith, David Warner, Jon Holland, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan Lyon, Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Swepson, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green and Todd Murphy
Sri Lanka (SL) Squad: Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Dimuth Karunaratne, Oshada Fernando, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Jeffrey Vandersay, Kasun Rajitha, Vishwa Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Kusal Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Ramesh Mendis, Asitha Fernando, Kamindu Mendis, Lasith Embuldeniya, Pathum Nissanka, Praveen Jayawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Lakshitha Manasinghe and Dilshan Madushanka
SL vs AUS Dream11 Team Today
Wicket-Keepers: Alex Carey and Niroshan Dickwella
Batters: Dimuth Karunaratne, Travis Head and Usman Khawaja
All-Rounders: Cameron Green, Dhananjaya de Silva and Ramesh Mendis
Bowlers: Asitha Fernando, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon
Captain: Dimuth Karunaratne
Vice-Captain: Usman Khawaja
SL vs AUS (Sri Lanka vs Australia), 2nd Test Preview
In the first game of this series, Cameron Green was the Man of the Match and Ramesh Mendis scored the highest fantasy points for Sri Lanka with 109 match fantasy points while Nathan Lyon topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Australia with 185 match fantasy points.