Sri Lanka lost the first game badly and are in trouble. They will need to win the remaining two games to make the second round, and failing to do so will be rather disappointing after being good in the last few months.

SL vs UAE Head to Head

Played- 1 | Sri Lanka – 1 | United Arab Emirates – 0 | No Result- 0 | Tie- 0

SL vs UAE Match Details

Date: 18th October 2022

Time: 1:30 PM IST

Venue: South Geelong, Victoria

SL vs UAE Weather Report

The weather at South Victoria is clear and a full game is expected, although there could be a cold breeze and some chilly temperatures.

SL vs UAE Pitch Report

The Geelong track is normally good for batters. The boundaries are also pretty small and run-scoring should be pretty easy. Batting second will be a better option.

SL vs UAE Predicted Playing XI

Sri Lanka Playing XI

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhanushka Gunathilaka, Dhananjay De Silva, Bhanuka Rajapaksha, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana

UAE Playing XI

CP Rizwan(C), Waseem Muhammad, Chirag Suri, A Sharafu, Zawar Farid, Basil Hameed, Vritiya Aravind, Kashif Daud, K Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan, Ahmed Raza

SL vs UAE Key Players

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga is the superstar of the Sri Lankan Cricket team right now. For them to make any sort of impact in the World Cup, his leg-spin will have to produce a huge contribution. He is already a contender for most wickets in the tournament, but it will be interesting to see how he reacts to Australian pitches, and if he can live up to the expectations.

Chirag Suri

Chirag Suri got the team off to a really good start in the chase, but failed to continue. He is a pretty good talent from the UAE and once had an IPL contract as well. With one more game in the series, he will be hoping to impress again and hopefully bat longer than he did in the first game.

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SL vs UAE Match Tips

Sri Lanka are comfortably ahead coming into this contest. They possess a strong and stable line-up and will enjoy facing some smaller teams throughout the tournament.

Match Prediction: Sri Lanka Will Win the Match