good job india,now get ready for the biggest match (Page 2)

Sri Lanka were 146/3 in 32.5 overs in their
World Cup clash against Australia when rain stopped play at the R Premadasa
stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

The rain interruption came after
Australia produced a dominant bowling performance to clinch three wickets.


Lee and Tait clinched the wickets of Tharanga and Dilshan while
Jayawardene was run out as a result of a direct throw by Steven Smith at the
bowler's end.

However, Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara gave some
stability to the home team's batting by scoring a fighting fity, his sixth in
World Cup and 61st in ODIs.

Earlier, Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara won
the toss and decided to bat first against Australia in the crucial World Cup tie
at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday.

Sri Lanka will look to
end Australia's 31-match unbeaten streak in World Cup.

The hosts will
also look up to Malinga for a similar performance like the one he came up with
against the Kenyans on Tuesday when he picked up six wickets including a
hat-trick.

Sri Lanka have opted to go with three spinners in this match
- Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis.

All-rounder
Angelo Mathews will share the new ball with Lasith Malinga.

Lanka left
out paceman Nuwan Kulasekera, bringing in left-arm spinner Herath on a brownish
pitch which is expected to turn.

Australia, with two wins in as many
games, remained unchanged from the side which beat New Zealand last week.


Meanwhile, Australia's unbeaten run that stretches to four World Cups is
not the only thing that Sri Lanka would be looking to break on Saturday.


Aussies also have an excellent record against the hosts in World Cup
matches as they have won all but one of the seven games between the two teams.


Sri Lanka's only win against the Australians in World Cups so far came
in the final of the 1996 tournament, which the islanders won by seven wickets.