• Sri Lanka will compete with UAE in the sixth match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022.

  • The Simonds Stadium in Geelong will host the contest.

T20 World Cup 2022: Sri Lanka vs UAE – Pitch report, Probable XI and Match Prediction

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The sixth match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be played between Sri Lanka and UAE at the Simonds Stadium in Geelong on Tuesday, October 18.

Both Sri Lanka and UAE recently lost their opening fixtures, facing defeats against Namibia (55 runs) and Netherlands (3 wickets), respectively.

Pitch report:

The pitch at the Simonds Stadium is on the slower side. Batters need to spend some time in the middle before playing big shots. Captain winning the toss will look to bat first.

Probable XIs:

Sri Lanka – Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera

UAE – Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, Kashif Daud, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Zawar Farid, Basil Hameed, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (c), Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

Match Prediction:

Case 1

  • Sri Lanka wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 40-45
  • Sri Lanka total: 150-160

Case 2

  • UAE wins the toss and bats first
  • Powerplay score: 30-35
  • UAE total: 110-120

Sri Lanka to win the contest.

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