The 12th match of the ICC Champions Trophy is being played between Australia and Sri Lanka of Group A Kennington Oval, London Monday afternoon today.
Although, Sri Lanka and New Zealand have better chances than Australia to sail into the semis, it is Sri Lanka who have the situation in their control. Their batting showed form during the chase against England and their bowling was exceptional in the narrow loss to New Zealand.
Australia find themselves in a strange position. The team has cruised to the knockout stages in the past, but this time, they are in danger of being eliminated without a win.
However, to qualify for the semis, Sri Lanka, who more often than not make it to the knockouts in ICC tournaments, just need a win - but Australia, who have looked
The likely opposing squads are as under:
Australia squad
MJ Clarke*, GJ Bailey, NM Coulter-Nile, XJ Doherty, JP Faulkner, PJ Hughes, MG Johnson, CJ McKay, MR Marsh, GJ Maxwell, MA Starc, AC Voges, MS Wade†, DA Warner, SR Watson
Sri Lanka squad
AD Mathews*, LD Chandimal, LHD Dilhara, TM Dilshan, RMS Eranga, HMRKB Herath, DPMD Jayawardene, KMDN Kulasekara, SL Malinga, BMAJ Mendis, MDKJ Perera, NLTC Perera, KC Sangakkara†, SMSM Senanayake, HDRL Thirimanne
Umpires M Erasmus and AL Hill
The match is scheduled on
Monday, 17 June (12:00 GMT) | at Kennington Oval, London.
