Australia vs Sri Lanka: Both teams have a chance to open the account of victory

Australia vs Sri Lanka: Both teams have a chance to open the account of victory.

Today in the ODI World Cup 2023, the match will be played between Australia and Sri Lanka. The match will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium (Ikana), Lucknow from 2 pm. The toss will take place half an hour earlier at 1:30 pm.

 

Sri Lankan captain Shanaka out of World Cup

The Sri Lankan team has suffered a big setback before this match. Team captain Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the World Cup due to injury. Shanaka was injured in the match played against Pakistan on 10 October. All-rounder Chamika Karunaratne has been included in his place in the team. According to the report, Kusal Mendis will captain the team in Shanaka's absence.

 

Third match between both teams

This will be the third match of both the teams in this World Cup. Five-time champions Australia and Sri Lanka have suffered defeat in both their opening matches. The Kangaroo team was defeated by India in the first match and South Africa in the second. On the other hand, Sri Lanka lost to New Zealand in the first match and Pakistan in the second.

 

Head-to-head and recent records

A total of 103 ODIs have been played between Australia and Sri Lanka so far. Australia won 63 matches and Sri Lanka won 36 matches. 4 matches remained inconclusive. Talking about the tournament, 10 ODIs have been played, in which Australia won eight times and Sri Lanka won only once. One match was no result.

Australia: The team lost 4 out of the last 5 matches and won only one.

Sri Lanka: The condition of this team is like Australia, they lost 4 out of the last 5 matches and won only one.

Marnus Labuschagne is Australia's top batsman.

Marnus Labuschagne has scored the most runs from Australia in the World Cup this year. Among bowlers, Josh Hazlewood has performed brilliantly in this World Cup. He has taken 4 wickets in 2 matches.

Kusal Mendis Sri Lanka's top batsman

Kusal Mendis from Sri Lanka has scored the most runs in this World Cup. He scored 198 runs in two matches, which included one century and one half-century. Dilshan Madushanka has taken maximum 4 wickets.

pitch report

Spinners have been getting help on the wicket of Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. So far 5 ODI matches have been played here. The team batting first has won 3 matches and the team batting later has won 2 matches. The average total in the first inning is 208 runs. There is dew here in the evening and due to this there can be difficulty in gripping the ball.

weather forecast

There is no possibility of rain in Lucknow on 16th October. During this period the wind speed will be 9 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range from 21 to 33 degrees Celsius.

 

Possible playing-11 of both teams

Australia: Pat Cummins (captain), David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.

Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (captain, wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dunith Vellalaghe, Chamika Karunaratne, Mahish Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha and Dilshan Madushanka.