Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates (UAE) will face each other in Match 6 of the 2022 T20 World. To note, both teams have lost their first encounter and will be eager to make a comeback in the competition.
SL vs UAE Match details
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Date & Time: October 18th, 1:30 PM
Live Streaming: Disney plus Hotstar
A total of 8 teams will be participating in the Qualifiers. Sri Lanka, Nambia UAE, the Netherlands, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Scotland, and Ireland are the 8 teams. During the qualifier round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, a total of 12 matches will take place. Group A teams will play one match with the other teams in the group. Similarly, Group B teams will play one each against the other teams of the group.
Since there are 4 teams in each group, each team will play 3 matches during the qualifier round. After the end of the qualifier round, the top two teams in Group A and Group B points table will qualify for the super 12 round. Two teams will join Group 1 of the super 12 round while the 2 other teams will join Group 2.
Sri Lanka headed into the qualifiers after winning the Asia Cup title recently. They defeated Pakistan in the final. They also defeated India who was seen as the favourites to win the title this time. However, their loss against Namibia have placed them in a tricky situation. Skipper Dasun Shanaka lamented the loss of wickets inside the powerplay as one of the reasons for their defeat.
All-rounders – Wanindu Hasaranga (SL), Basil Hameed (UAE), C ..
Matches Played – 1
SL Won-1
UAE Won – 2
Sri Lanka – Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana.
UAE – Vriitya Aravind, Waseem Muhammad, Chirag Suri, Aryan Lakra, Vishnu Sukumaran, Basil Hameed, Zawar Farid, Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Sultan Ahmed, Sanchit Sharma.
Sri Lanka and UAE have faced once in T20Is with the Lankans beating their Asian counterparts. Unless something dramatic happens, the Lankans are expected to win the match.