Fixtures GAME 1: 17th February, 2017: MCG, Melbourne (7:40pm local time) GAME 2: 19th February, 2017: Simonds Stadium, Geelong (7:20pm local time) GAME 3: 22ndFebruary, 2017: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (7:20pm local time) Australia Squad Aaron Finch (c) Patrick Cummins Ben Dunk James Faulkner Travis Head Moises Henriques Michael Klinger Tim Paine Jhye Richardson Billy Stanlake Ashton Turner Andrew Tye Adam Zampa Sri Lanka Squad Upal Tharanga (c) Niroshan ****wella Asela Gunarathna Dilshan Munaweera Kusal Mendis Milinda Siriwardena Sachith Pathirana Chamara Kapugedara Seekuge Prassanna Nuan Kulaskera Isuru Udana Dasun Chanaka Lakshan Sandakan Lasith Malinga Vikum Sanjaya ICC T20 Rankings (Teams) 1. New Zealand 2. India 3. West Indies 4. England 5. South Africa 6. Australia 7. Pakistan 8. Sri Lanka 9. Afghanistan 10. Bangladesh 11. Scotland 12. Zimbabwe 13. Netherlands 14. Hong Kong 15. Ireland 16. UAE 17. Oman ICC T20 Rankings (Batsmen) 1. Virat Kohli (IND) 2. Aaron Finch (AUS) 3. Glenn Maxwell (AUS) 4. Kane Williamson (NZ) 5. Faf du Plessis (SAF) 6. Martin Guptill (NZ) 7. Joe Root (ENG) 8. Alex Hales (ENG) 9. Mohammad Shahzad (UAE) 10. Hamilton Masakadza (ZIM) ICC T20 Rankings (Bowlers) 1. Imran Tahir (SAF) 2. Jasprit Bumrah (IND) 3. Samuel Badree (WI) 4. Imad Wasim (PAK) 5. Rashid Khan (UAE) 6. Ravi Ashwin (IND) 7. James Faulkner (AUS) 8. Kyle Abbott (SAF) 9. Sunil Narine (WI) 10. Mustafizur Rahman (BNG) ** Rankings correct as of 1/2/2017 and are subject to change**
Despite taking more wickets than anyone else in BBL06 Sean Abbott missed selection He took 20 wickets, The next best was Mark Steketee with 15 Trevor Hohns said he wasn't selected due to his economy rate of 8.73 but when you look at Sean's Economy rate compared to the other bowlers selected it makes no sense Only 2 of the other bowlers went for less than 7 an over and only 1 of them got more than 10 wickets The most effective way to stem runs and lower an oppositions run rate is to take regular wickets so I would have selected him no hesitation This is almost as good as Rod Marsh telling Jackson Bird he wasn't selected for the test team because of his batting lol Sean Abbott - 20 wickets at 8.73 rpo Pat Cummins - 7 wickets at 9.22 rpo Jhye Richardson - 11 wickets at 8.54 rpo Billy Stanlake - 6 wickets at 6.98 rpo Ashton Turner - 5 wickets at 7.5 rpo Andrew Tye - 7 wickets at 7.15 rpo Adam Zampa - 5 wickets at 6.47 rpo James Faulkner - 1 wicket at 7.42 rpo Also surprised that Ben Dunk (who was the leading run scorer in BBL06) wasn't selected He scored 364 runs at an average of 52 with a strike rate of 163.96 and took 4 catches Dunk and Abbott finished equal 2nd in the voting for player of the tournament which was won by Chris Lynn
The Aussie selectors are smoking some seriously strong crack. Some of their recent selections are off the planet.
Sri Lanka have named their squad Upal Tharanga (c) Niroshan ****wella Asela Gunarathna Dilshan Munaweera Kusal Mendis Milinda Siriwardena Sachith Pathirana Chamara Kapugedara Seekuge Prassanna Nuan Kulaskera Isuru Udana Dasun Chanaka Lakshan Sandakan Lasith Malinga Vikum Sanjaya Chris Lynn has been ruled out, He will be replaced by Ben Dunk Aaron Finch (c) Patrick Cummins Ben Dunk James Faulkner Travis Head Moises Henriques Michael Klinger Tim Paine Jhye Richardson Billy Stanlake Ashton Turner Andrew Tye Adam Zampa
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 5 wickets in the first last night, They lead the 3 match series 1-0 Australia 6/168 from 20 overs Aaron Finch - 43 (34) Michael Klinger - 38 (32) Travis Head - 31 (25) Lasith Malinga - 2/29 (4 overs) Asela Gunaratne - 1/11 (1 over) Lakshan Sandakan - 1/30 (4 overs) Sri Lanka 5/172 from 20 overs Asela Gunaratne - 52 (37) Dilshan Munaweera - 44 (29) Niroshan ****wella - 30 (25) Ashton Turner - 2/12 (2 overs) Adam Zampa - 2/26 (4 overs) Pat Cummins - 1/29 (4 overs) Player of the Match: Asela Gunaratne (SL)
Sri Lanka beat Australia by 2 wickets in the second T20 last night, They lead the 3 match series 2-0 Once again the match went down to the final ball Australia 173 from 20 overs Moses Henriques - 56* (37) Michael Klinger - 43 (37) Ben Dunk - 32 (14) Nuwan Kulasekera - 4/31 (4 overs) Lasith Malinga - 2/31 (4 overs) Vikum Sanjaya - 2/32 (4 overs) Sri Lanka 5/176 from 20 overs Asela Gunaratne - 84* (46) Chamara Kapugedera - 32 (32) Niroshan ****wella - 14 (8) Andrew Tye - 3/37 (4 overs) James Faulkner - 2/32 (4 overs) Ashton Turner - 1/15 (2 overs) Player of the Match: Asela Gunaratne (SL)
Australia beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the third T20 tonight, Sri Lanka won the 3 match series 2-1 Australia 6/187 from 20 overs Michael Klinger - 62 (43) Aaron Finch - 53 (32) Travis Head - 30 (16) Dasun Shanaka - 2/27 (4 overs) Lasith Malinga - 2/35 (4 overs) Seekkuge Preasanna - 1/25 (3 overs) Sri Lanka 146 from 18 overs Dilshan Munaweera - 37 (25) Milinda Siriwardana - 35 (27) Kusal Mendis - 14 (10) James Faulkner - 3/20 (3 overs) Adam Zampa - 3/25 (4 overs) Travis Head - 1/16 (2 overs) Player of the Match: Adam Zampa (AUS) Player of the Series: Asela Gunaratne (SL)
