Published Oct 15, 2023, 9:50 pm IST
Australia and Sri Lanka meet in the fourth match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup on an afternoon at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Australia’s batting has been a problem. With so many all-rounders in the team, the Kangaroos’ batting lineup has been exposed on tricky Indian pitches. Being bowled out for 199 in the first encounter and 177 in the second while chasing 312 in Lucknow. Bowling hasn’t been up to par, but they’ve done well in spurts. Sri Lanka’s batting has been excellent, with Kusal Mendis scoring 198 runs at a strike rate of 166.38. Sadeera Samarawickrama scored his first ODI century against Pakistan and has been fantastic for them alongside Kusal Mendis. Sri Lanka’s top four run scorers all have an average of 40 and a strike rate of 100.
Australia vs Sri Lanka – 14th Match
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium – Lucknow
Date & Time: 16th October 2023 at 02:00 PM IST
Live Streaming: Disney+ Hotstar
Avg 1st inn score | 352 |
Avg 2nd inn score | 346 |
Win% batting 1st | 52 |
Win% batting 2nd | 48 |
The pitch has a really even coverage of grass that could perhaps offer a bit of pace and bounce to the quicks which was also seen with some balls getting unexpected bounce.
The first half of this game will be played in temperatures ranging from the low to mid-30s, with the sun shining brightly.
AUS ( Australia ) | L L W L L |
SL ( Sri Lanka ) | L L L W L |
Matches Played | AUS Won | SL Won | Tie | NR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 102 | 63 | 35 | 0 | 4 |
Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(wk), Gleen Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazelwood
Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(c, wk), Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananajaya De Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka
Kusal Mendis(C), Pathum Nissanka, David Warner(VC), Steven Smith, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Gleen Maxwell, Dhananajaya De Silva, Mitchell Starc, Dilshan Madushanka, Josh Hazelwood
Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Gleen Maxwell(C), Dunith Wellalage, Mitchell Starc(VC), Dilshan Madushanka, Josh Hazelwood
Captain – Kusal Mendis, Gleen Maxwell
Vice-captain – David Warner, Mitchell Starc
Wicketkeeper – Kusal Mendis
Both teams would have expected at least one win so far in the tournament, and it will be interesting to see if the team’s lack of confidence results in an exciting game. Australia is the type of team that can go from losing consecutive matches to winning an event in a flash. Our prediction is that Australia will be extremely focused in this game and will eliminate some of the careless fielding seen in the previous game. We expect Sri Lanka to be the better team at times, but Australia to win this game. Considering the team combination, Australia is expected to win this match.
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