Sri Lanka has a lot in mind when they are getting ready to meet Aussies today at Colombo. The title loss to Australia in the last edition World Cup would be the prime motive of Lankan players.
Sri Lanka was the last team to lift the World Cup before it moved to Australian hands. After Sri Lanka’s awesome championship in 1996 Australia ruled the roost in later editions.
And it’s a great challenge to Sri Lanka to break Australia’s winning streak of championship as well as WC matches. And the cricketing world believes Sri Lanka deserves that role rather than any other team.
Moreover, Lankans have to revenge for a bitter experience from Aussies in 1996 World Cup when Kangaroos pulled out a match from Colombo raising security issue. When both teams meet on the same venue today we can expect enough fire on the field.
Once the first round of World Cup is nearly to conclude both teams have tried to keep the momentum so far except a critical defeat for Sri Lanka against Pakistan. Australia on the other hand has been on their belligerent mood aiming the fourth title successively.
However, it’s the first mettle test for Australia in the running mega event in which they have met comparatively smaller ones. Cricket world expects a stunning match between the finalists of 2007. Ricky Ponting has nothing to worry other than keeping the winning streak unbroken.
Australian squad is in full-fledged form and displayed a courageous innings against Kiwis. Sri Lanka has pooled its hope in the hands of golden haired Malinka and spin magician Muralitharan. Still the history of cricket shows many lions turned lambs when they faced real test.
Sri Lanka was the last team to lift the World Cup before it moved to Australian hands. After Sri Lanka’s awesome championship in 1996 Australia ruled the roost in later editions.
And it’s a great challenge to Sri Lanka to break Australia’s winning streak of championship as well as WC matches. And the cricketing world believes Sri Lanka deserves that role rather than any other team.
Moreover, Lankans have to revenge for a bitter experience from Aussies in 1996 World Cup when Kangaroos pulled out a match from Colombo raising security issue. When both teams meet on the same venue today we can expect enough fire on the field.
Once the first round of World Cup is nearly to conclude both teams have tried to keep the momentum so far except a critical defeat for Sri Lanka against Pakistan. Australia on the other hand has been on their belligerent mood aiming the fourth title successively.
However, it’s the first mettle test for Australia in the running mega event in which they have met comparatively smaller ones. Cricket world expects a stunning match between the finalists of 2007. Ricky Ponting has nothing to worry other than keeping the winning streak unbroken.
Australian squad is in full-fledged form and displayed a courageous innings against Kiwis. Sri Lanka has pooled its hope in the hands of golden haired Malinka and spin magician Muralitharan. Still the history of cricket shows many lions turned lambs when they faced real test.
