Sri Lanka vs Australia (SL vs Aus) super-fight: live score. It is a fight of equals and both teams seem balanced to bring out the best.
Who will be more lethal among bowlers, Lasith Malinga or Brett Lee? And who would be highest run getter Jayawardene or Shane Watson? The comparisons are already being made before the beginning of the match slated for later today.
The top two teams are fighting to keep their heads high and their hopes afloat about the notion that the two are top contenders for the top cricket tournament. Australia are the defending champions of the tournament.
But things have drastically changed with the team as its graph has gone from bad to worse and has been beaten repeatedly by many teams and badly lost the Ashes against England.
In the two matches prior to the World Cup that were called warm up games, the team lost to two obviously better sides including India and South Africa.
So today’s match is going to be the first test by fire during the tournament and whoever wins would seem to have an upper hand in the days ahead. Sri Lankans too have lost against Pakistan in a very interesting game that seemed to be open till the very end.
Much of Australian hopes hinge on Shane Watson and Brett Lee and there are signs that both the players are returning to their form. Lasith Malinga’s top performance in the last match and Sri lankan batsmen’s good form is also making things better for the home side who are co-hosting the event.
Sri lanka have already lost a match against Pakistan and they will do everything to avert another loss that will destroy their chances of progressing to the next stage.
Merely hours before the beginning of the game Australian captain Ricky Ponting said, "It certainly hasn't spun anywhere near as much [as last time we were in Sri Lanka] and the teams that have batted second have had a bit more of a chance in the game than before."
Who will be more lethal among bowlers, Lasith Malinga or Brett Lee? And who would be highest run getter Jayawardene or Shane Watson? The comparisons are already being made before the beginning of the match slated for later today.
The top two teams are fighting to keep their heads high and their hopes afloat about the notion that the two are top contenders for the top cricket tournament. Australia are the defending champions of the tournament.
But things have drastically changed with the team as its graph has gone from bad to worse and has been beaten repeatedly by many teams and badly lost the Ashes against England.
In the two matches prior to the World Cup that were called warm up games, the team lost to two obviously better sides including India and South Africa.
So today’s match is going to be the first test by fire during the tournament and whoever wins would seem to have an upper hand in the days ahead. Sri Lankans too have lost against Pakistan in a very interesting game that seemed to be open till the very end.
Much of Australian hopes hinge on Shane Watson and Brett Lee and there are signs that both the players are returning to their form. Lasith Malinga’s top performance in the last match and Sri lankan batsmen’s good form is also making things better for the home side who are co-hosting the event.
Sri lanka have already lost a match against Pakistan and they will do everything to avert another loss that will destroy their chances of progressing to the next stage.
Merely hours before the beginning of the game Australian captain Ricky Ponting said, "It certainly hasn't spun anywhere near as much [as last time we were in Sri Lanka] and the teams that have batted second have had a bit more of a chance in the game than before."
