Australia confirmed their dominance as they outplayed Sri Lanka by 5 wickets within the World Cup 2023 conflict on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow on Monday. Australian batters Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis starred with the bat and ensured their group’s first win within the ongoing match. Each batters ended up getting their respective half-centuries towards the Island nation.
Earlier, the Sri Lankan group gained the toss and opted to bat first, getting a stable begin as their openers Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka went on so as to add 125 runs in 21.4 overs. It was Australia skipper Pat Cummins who got here up with a primary blow as he snared Nissanka for 61(67) and adopted up with the wicket of Perera 78(82).
Australian spinner Adam Zampa additionally starred with the ball as he eliminated Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama for single-digit scores, shifting the momentum in direction of Australia. Rain additionally chipped in for some time however then the Kangaroos continued their domination. Other than Zampa, Mitchell Starc additionally picked up two wickets, whereas Glenn Maxwell picked one wicket. By the tip of the innings, Zampa completed with 4 wickets, serving to Australia limit the Island nation to a below-average complete of 209 in 43.3 overs.
In reply, the Australian batting lineup did see a little bit of collapse as Dilshan Madushanka took a double wicket maiden within the fourth over of the chase, cleansing up David Warner (11) and Steve Smith (0). In the meantime, Mitchell Marsh smashed a half-century earlier than getting out. Australia had been reeling at one cut-off date since Marsh departed however then Josh Inglis performed a vital knock as he scored 58 runs, powering Australia to an emphatic win.
Coming to play this recreation towards Australia, Sri Lanka made two adjustments as Chamika Karunaratne and Lahiru Kumara had been added to the taking part in XI as they changed Dasun Shanaka and Matheesha Pathirana. For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka picked up three wickets whereas Wellalage picked up one.