Sri Lanka had played in the final of last ICC World Cup where they lost to Australia. So, Sri Lankan team will try their best to win the Twenty20 world cup 2007. Muttiah Muralitharan will not be able to attend in Twenty20 World Championship 2007. So, it will definitely be a problem for Sri Lankan bowling. However, Sri Lanka has some top order hard hitter batsmen who are expected to play a big part during the tournament.
Opener Sanath Jayasuriya, wicket keeper batsmen Kumar Sangakkara, Chamara Silva and Chaminda Vaas are well known for their hard hitting batting. So, ahead of the Twenty20 world Sri Lankan fans are hoping to see lots of 6s and 4s from them.
Here is the schedule of Sri Lanka in Twenty20 World Cup 2007:
Group C
| Date | Competing Teams | Venue |
14-9-2007 Friday | Sri Lanka vs Kenya | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
15-9-2007 Saturday | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
For the first time, Sri Lanka is going to play a big tournament under their new coach Trevor Bayliss. So, the upcoming Twenty20 world cup 2007 is going to be big a challenge for Sri Lanka coach. In Group C, New Zealand and Sri Lanka are favorite to get the ticket of super eight round.
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