Last World Cup Runners Up Sri Lankan Cricket Team is due to meet the World Champions Australia tomorrow(05) in Colombo in their Group "A" Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup a repeat of the Last World Cup Final.The Match a Day Night game will be commenced at 1.30 p.m local time in the R.Premadasa International Stadium in Colombo .
According to the Sri Lankan Skipper Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka will likely to play with three spinners in tomorrow’s game which is crucial for the Sri Lankans as they seeking to win this years World Cup.Sri Lanka is having match winning spinners like Muralideran ,Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis supported by part time spinners Thilan Samaraweera and T.M Dilshan.
This Match will be a Acid Test for both the teams as the critics rated the match as a battle between two supremos who are firm favorites to win this years World Cup .
Sri Lanka the 2007 World Cup runners up will be compromised a balanced side with both spin and Pace bowlers and the strength of the Aussies are their pace attack according to skipper Sangakkara.
While addressing the media today at the R.Premadasa International Stadium he stressed that the Sri Lankan team will focus on the win against the Aussies not the toss of the coin.He however said that wining the toss is an important factor but not a decisive factor to wining the match.
Sri Lankan batting line up is long as number 7 slot including the hard hitting opener Thilakaratne Dilshan ,Skipper Sangakkara,Mahela Jayawardena and all rounder Angelo Mathews and the mix combination of pace and spin attack will provide them an additional advantage as they played in their home ground.
According to the critics Sri Lanka’s pace man in form Lasith Malinga and Off Spinner Mutthaia Muralideran will be a real test for the strong Aussie Batting line up lead by their skipper Ricky Ponting.Australian Skipper Ponting too point out that tomorrow’s battle is a tougher one for his side as the Sri Lankan Team is a not an easy team to beat especially in their home country.
Tomorrow’s Encounter is also an important one for Sri Lanka as a win here will secure them a berth in the quarter finals.Sri Lanka lost to Pakistan last Saturday by 11 runs however is in the second place of their group "A" headed by Pakistan with 4 points after wining the matches against Canada and Kenya.