Updated at: 0933 PST, Saturday, March 05, 2011
COLOMBO: Defending champion Australia will face host Sri Lanka in a crucial match of group A of the tournament at R. Premadasa Stadium, Geo News reported.Geo Super will air live match from Colombo at 2:00 PST.A victory in this game will not only boost the confidence but will almost seal a place in the knock out stages.Australia are yet to lose a game in this world cup with their fast bowlers helping two comfortable wins once each against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. Same can’t be said of Sri Lanka as it dropped two crucial points against Pakistan but had easy wins against minnows, Kenya and Canada.Australia have won more than twice as many games as compared to Sri Lanka. They have won nearly all their bilateral World Cup matches -- except the 1996 final.