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World Cup 2011: Sri Lanka to face Australia

Dunya News

Sri Lanka will face Australia in an important group A clash in Colombo today (Saturday) at 2 pm Pakistani time.

Sri Lanka will seek revenge of their 2007 World Cup final defeat by Kangaroos. Home fans are expecting another sparking performance from Lasith Malinga, who demolished Kenya in the last match. Murali and Mendis could also create fuss for Australian batsmen.Australian fast bowling trio of Lee, Tait and Johnson, currently the most lethal fast bowling combination in the format, will try to establish its superiority over the opposition.Australia have lost only one of the seven completed World Cup matches against Sri Lanka that was the 1996 World Cup final. It was rain on Friday evening in Colombo, and there was a light rain forecast for Saturday as well. If the weather stays clear, the teams will likely have to deal with a sluggish pitch, the same surface that was used for the Kenya-Sri Lanka match.