SL vs AUS: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets

LUCKNOW: Australia on Monday defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets in the 14th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 played at Ekana Sports City, Lucknow.

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Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first setting a 210-run target.

What is the position of both teams in the ongoing ICC World Cup?

The Australian team has faced defeat in two matches and currently holds the lowest position on the points table. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has also not secured any wins, but they are positioned two places higher than Australia, mainly due to their superior run rate.

 

Australia

1. Mitchell Marsh – Allrounde.
2. David Warner – Opening Batter
3. Steven Smith – Middle-Order Batter
4. Marnus Labuschagne – Batter
5. Josh Inglis † – Wicketkeeper Batter
6. Glenn Maxwell – Batting Allrounder
7. Marcus Stoinis – Batting Allrounder
8. Mitchell Starc – Bowler
9. Pat Cummins (c) – Bowler
10. Adam Zampa – Bowler
11. Josh Hazlewood – Bowler

Sri Lanka

1. Pathum Nissanka – Top-Order Batter
2. Kusal Perera – Wicketkeeper Batter
3. Kusal Mendis † (c) – Wicketkeeper Batter
4. Sadeera Samarawickrama – Wicketkeeper Batter
5. Charith Asalanka – Batting Allrounder
6. Dhananjaya de Silva – Allrounder
7. Dunith Wellalage – Bowler
8. Chamika Karunaratne – Bowling Allrounder
9. Mahesh Theekshana – Bowler
10. Lahiru Kumara – Bowler
11. Dilshan Madushanka- Bowler

 

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