ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Sri Lanka full schedule, match results, timings, squad and streaming updates

Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2022 Full schedule : After losing their first match, Sri Lanka will lock horns with UAE in a must-win game of qualifier on October 18.

In the first match, Namibia caused a massive upset on the opening day of the T20 World Cup with a 55-run win over 2014 champions and reigning Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka in a group A match on Sunday.

Namibia, who had impressed in the previous edition 12 months ago as well, recovered from 93 for six in the 15th over to post a challenging 163 for seven in 20 overs.

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Jan Frylinck (44 off 28) and JJ Smit (31 not out off 16) did the damage in the death overs, sharing a whirlwind 69-run stand off 33 balls to raise concerns in the Sri Lankan dressing room.

Nicol Loftie-Eaton had made a handy 20 off 12 balls after the reigning Asian champions put them in to bat.

The Namibian pacers, led by Ben Shikongo, wrecked the Sri Lanka top- order before bowling them out for 108 in 19 overs for a memorable win.

Sri Lanka's full schedule for T20 World Cup 2022

T20 World Cup : Qualifiers 16-Oct-22

Sri Lanka vs Namibia, 1st Match, Group A
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Time (IST): 9:30 AM

Result: Sri Lanka lost the match by 55 runs -- WATCH Sri Lanka vs Namibia highlights here

T20 World Cup : Qualifiers 18-Oct-22

Sri Lanka vs UAE, 6th Match, Group A
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Time (IST): 1:30 PM

T20 World Cup : Qualifiers 20-Oct-22

Sri Lanka vs Netherlands 9th Match, Group A
Venue: Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Time (IST): 9:30 AM

Sri Lanka cricket team: Key players to watch out for

Wanindu Hasaranga

Hasaranga has been Sri Lanka one of the prolific all-rounder in the recent past. He has 71 wickets in 44 matches with an economy rate of just 6.73. With the bat, he has scored 448 runs, including one fifty, at a strike rate of 124.44.

Hasaranga took a hat-trick against South Africa in the 2021 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa is regarded as one of the hard-hitting batters in world cricket. With a strike rate of 139.43 in T20Is, he has accumulated 541 runs in 27 matches. He has slammed three fifties in the shortest format of cricket.

Dilshan Madushanka

Madushanka is one of Sri Lanka's finds during their successfull Asia Cup campaign. In the absence of spearheads Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara, he led Sri Lanka's bowling line-up from the front. During the Asia Cup game against India, Madushanka bowled with great line and length and rocked the Indian top order.

In his short T20I career, the left-arm pacer has taken 6 wickets in as many matches at an economy rate of 7.8.

Dasun Shanaka

Shanaka has led his team from the front be it with the bat or ball. After he attained the top job for the Island nation, he restricted himself from bowling much but he used the long handle to great effect lower down the ground. He is one of the recognised finishers for Sri Lanka in the recent past.

Sri Lanka full squad for T20 World Cup 2022

Dasun Shanaka (c), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera (Subject to fitness), Lahiru Kumara (Subject to fitness), Dilshan Madushanka, Pramod Madushan.

Standby Players: Ashen Bandara, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dinesh Chandimal, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando

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