T20 World Cup 2022 Live: Australia and Sri Lanka start times, Adam Zampa ruled out team change, TV broadcast

Australia prepares for their Super 12 Mandatory match against Sri Lanka under huge pressure after a crushing loss to New Zealand.

The defending champion, if he loses in Perth, will have an uphill battle to advance from the group.

9:30 pm: AUSTRALIA WINS FLOT IN PERTH

Aaron Finch won another toss and decided to stick with bowling tactics, while Adam Zampa was eliminated from the decider against Sri Lanka.

Australia would once again be looking to win in Perth despite the approach backfiring in the first leg of the tournament against New Zealand.

Aside from being forced to replace Ashton Agar with Zampa, Australia are sticking to a consistent roster in their quest for victory and momentum.

TEAMS: AUSTRALIA ASSIGNED SQUAD WITH NO CHANGES

AUSTRALIA: David Warner, Aaron Finch (Captain), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Markus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Stark, Ashton Agar, Josh Hazlewood

SRI LANKA: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya Silva, Charit Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Dasun Shanaka, Vanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahish Teekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Binura Fernando

ZAMPA EXCLUDED FROM MANDATORY WIN

Adam Zampa will be chasing the clock to be ready for Friday night’s World Cup blockbuster against England after he was suspended by Covid.

The Australian spinner is critical to the team’s hopes of defending their World Cup trophy but was ruled out of Tuesday night’s match against Sri Lanka in Perth.

Zampa did not come down to earth and remained isolated in his hotel room.

Australia will keep him separate from the group but hopes he will be available on Friday night at the MCG.

Zampa’s omission opened the door for West Australian spinner Ashton Agar to return to his native land in Perth.

Agar played in Australia’s warm-up against India but missed many cricket games due to overexertion.

The left hand played one match in last year’s World Cup, but Zampa has become an almost invaluable figure in Australian white-ball teams.

It is clear that Zampa’s symptoms are not necessarily severe, and it is hoped that he will be able to recover by Friday evening.

Losing Zampa for any lengthy period would be a major blow to Australia.

Two days ago Irish cricketer George Dockrell played in the World Cup despite having Covid.

Tournament rules allow teams to play Covid-positive players, as the Australian women’s team did with Talia McGrath in the Commonwealth Games gold medal final earlier this year.

WHAT WEARS STEVE SMITH?

Is that Steve Smith wearing the long sleeve Australia jersey in Perth?

The Test vice-captain didn’t feature in Australia’s opening game against the New Zealanders, but will he be able to play against Sri Lanka?

Smith can be seen talking to coach Andrew McDonald, Matt Wade and Pat Cummins at Optus Stadium.

We will know soon how the draw and the teams will be announced soon.

PERTH AIRPORT EVACUATED AFTER FIRE

We hope every interstate and overseas player with tickets to today’s clash has landed in Perth.

Serious delays are expected at Perth Airport after a “little kitchen fire” forced hundreds of people to evacuate.

“In accordance with normal security procedures, the terminals have been evacuated,” the spokesman said in a statement.

Given the recent track record of Australian airports with long delays, ticket holders for Australia’s collision with Sri Lanka were able to watch from an altitude of 30,000 feet.

BEARD PLANNING FOR AUSTRALIA

While Australia and Captain Aaron Finch struggle to survive, most of the country will be fast asleep.

A bizarre decision about TV schedules Australia vs Sri Lanka showdown on Tuesday the night from Perth won’t start until 10pm on the east coast, meaning fans will have to stay up after 1:30am on a weeknight to see the finish line.

The admirable reason is that the World Cup organizers chose to prioritize local fans in Perth because the three hour time difference means they can’t have both with the crowd and large Australian TV audience.

To hit prime time on the East Coast, the match had to start at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in Perth, killing any chance of filling the Optus Stadium with the crowd the event deserves.

However, it’s unusual for the Sydney and Melbourne TV markets to be the victim when it comes to scheduling decisions and there’s no doubt that Australia’s desperate mission to save its World Cup campaign would be lauded by gangsters on Channel 9 and Fox Cricket if it were on regular prime time.

The match between Australia and New Zealand on Saturday received good ratings and was the fourth biggest show on free-to-air television with Channel 9, drawing 441,000 metropolitan viewers. It was the highest rated Fox show ever, with 245,000 people.

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It’s unheard of for an Australian match on Australian soil to fall during daytime or prime time hours, but the organizers gave Sydney a blockbuster at the tournament’s opener on Saturday night, and Melbourne is set to face a massive Australia vs England clash at the MCG next Friday.

Adelaide were also given an Australian game against Afghanistan late in the group stage on Friday night, leaving Brisbane and Perth with busy weekday games.

It would have been a major blow to Western Australian cricket after nothing was played during Covid, as well as being ruined by a Tuesday afternoon match at the World Cup, and the organizers decided to take care of the Perth fans.

ZIMBABWE COACH AGAINST PLAYING IN “FUNNY” WORLD CUP CONDITIONS

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Zimbabwe coach Dave Houghton criticized the referees’ decision to continue the Super 12 match against South Africa at the Twenty20 World Cup even in ‘ridiculous’ rain.

In a weather match in Hobart, the South African team were on the verge of winning a revised 64-point chase over seven overs when a final period of heavy rain caused a washout.

Quinton de Kock with an undefeated 47 out of 18 took the total to 51 without losses in three overs, but South Africa and Zimbabwe were tied by a point in Group 2 on Monday.

“Honestly, I don’t think we should have even played catch,” Houghton said. “But the referees are the middle decision guys and they seemed to think it was appropriate for the game. I don’t agree with them, but there’s not much I can do off the pitch.”

Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to bat, but their innings only began after a rain delay of more than two hours and 30 minutes and the match was reduced to nine overs per side.

Zimbabwe managed 79-5 before de Kock responded with a flurry of four and six before it started to rain again, forcing the judges to shorten the overs further.

“At some point, the rain got so heavy that it was ridiculous,” Houghton said. “There was fog for most of the evening, but it got to the point that we could hear it pounding on the roof in the dugout.

“For me, it’s no longer fog and drizzle – it’s time to leave the field. “The field was wet when we started, it was wet when South Africa played, so the conditions were difficult for both sides.

“But as we bowled, it got wetter and wetter. I don’t think the conditions were right for the game to continue.” Fast bowler from Zimbabwe Richard Ngarawa slipped and was injured.

Houghton said: “He’s lying in the dressing room with a piece of ice tied to his ankle. Obviously we’re not too happy with the fact that he’s not in his best bowling shape at the moment.” South African coach Mark Boucher said that Zimbabwe would like to continue if they were in the same position as the Proteas.

“We played with the ball, which was also quite wet,” he said. “We were in a very good position. You walk away from this game thinking we’ve been hard-fought.” The failure left South Africa in a difficult position in a group that includes heavyweights India and Pakistan. Only two teams from the group advance to the semi-finals.

CRICKET RANKING BOOMS AS AUSTRALIAN WC DEFENSE GET ON THE LINE

Fox Cricket outsold Channel 9’s free coverage Sunday night’s record sports game India vs Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

On the opening weekend of the Twenty20 World Cup television ratings, viewing figures fell across the board and Australia’s capitulation against New Zealand even surpassed Virat Kohli’s show on Australian TV screens.

Australia’s opening loss to New Zealand was the highest rated T20 World Cup match of all time on Foxte.l, rated 397,000 – the best in the match India vs Pakistan, which was rated 391,000.

The numbers on Fox were so big that they actually surpassed the free-to-air coverage on GEM Nine, which was 359,000 people.

Over 250 million people worldwide are expected to watch the all-time Indian-Pakistani classic.

On global digital platforms, the match was viewed by 16 million people, jumping from 10 million in the last one, breathtaking.

“What a fantastic way to start Super 12 at the World Championship with a record audience,” said Fox Cricket boss Matt Weiss.

“Our ‘Don’t Miss Nothing’ campaign and the lack of advertising in every game has made Fox Cricket the cricket lovers heading towards their cricket goal.

“What a great summer we have ahead of us.”