Australia have made two changes to the team which claimed their first Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in November for the first match of a five-game T20 series against Sri Lanka. With David Warner rested, the top run-scorer in the domestic T20 competition, Ben McDermott, will open the batting with captain Aaron Finch for Friday’s (February 11) match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.


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Josh Inglis comes in for Mitch Marsh and will play solely as a batsman while Matthew Wade is the wicketkeeper. Finch on Thursday (February 10) endorsed Andrew McDonald as Justin Langer’s permanent replacement and echoed the comments of his Test counterpart Pat Cummins by saying the next coach must be ‘more collaborative’.


McDonald, who has acted as an assistant to Langer since 2019, has the chance to audition for a permanent stay after being installed as interim head coach. Finch indicated that McDonald was the right fit for a permanent position beyond the Sri Lanka series.


Match Details


Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20


Venue: Sydney Cricket Ground


Date & Time: February 11th at 1.40 PM IST


Live Streaming: Sony Sports Netword and SonyLiv website and app


Australia vs Sri Lanka My Dream11 Team


Wicketkeeper: Matthew Wade, Ben McDermott


Batters: Steve Smith, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Avishka Fernando


All-rounders: Glenn Maxwell (C), Wanindu Hasaranga (VC)


Bowlers: Adam Zampa, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana


Captain: Glenn Maxwell


Vice-Captain: Wanindu Hasaranga


AUS vs SL Playing XIs


Australia: Ben McDermott, Aaron Finch (c), Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa


Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Binura Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana


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