Australia Vs Sri Lanka, 14th Match of WC 2023 dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Australia Vs Sri Lanka, 14th Match of WC 2023

Venue : Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Date & Time : 16th October, Monday at 2:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 103
AUS won - 63
SL won - 36
NR - 04
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The surface at the Ekana Cricket Stadium is a batting-friendly surface, and is expected to assist the Batters once again here. Pacers might get some help towards the latter half of the match while spinners may come in handy in the middle overs. If the first few overs batsmen get out with patience without losing wickets, then they can score runs at a fast pace in the middle overs and the end overs. Along with this, the due factor is often seen in the field of Mohali. In such a situation, whichever team wins the toss today can decide to bowl first.

The average first innings score on this wicket is 265 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 34°C on the Monday with 40% humidity and 10-11 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Australia :

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(wk), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green / Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazelwood.

Sri Lanka :

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne / Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madhushanka, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana.

Preview :

In the 14th match of the ODI World Cup 2023, Australia will go head-to-head against Sri Lanka at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This match is going to be very important for both the teams because both the teams have lost both their starting matches.

If we talk about Australia, Australia has lost both its matches in a one-sided manner. Where in the first match, India defeated Australia by 6 wickets. In the second match, South Africa defeated Australia by 134 runs. No Australian player has been successful in performing the way that is expected of him.

On the other hand Sri Lanka also had to face a huge defeat by 102 runs at the hands of South Africa in its first match. In the second match, they lost to Pakistan by 6 wickets in a close match. But the positive point for him in this match was his batting, where Kushal Mendis and Sadeera scored brilliant centuries.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*Australia*

Alex Carey :

Alex Carey is the known for his consistency in lower order, he will not take unnecessary risks but will score at a good rate. Overall he's scored 1814 runs at an average of 32.98. Also he has scored 153 runs in six ODIs against the Sri Lanka. Punt pick.

Josh Inglis :

Josh Inglis is the hit or miss type batter, but he has brilliant with his wicketkeeping skills. Overall he's scored 148 runs at an average of 16.44. Punt pick.

David Warner :

David Warner is one of the top openers in the world with 6451 runs at an average of 44.49. He has a decent record against the SL, hammered 779 runs in 22 ODIs at an average of 35.4 and strike rate of 83.4. This includes three centuries and two fifties. Warner gave Australia a fantastic start and was the lone batter from the Australian side to scores consecutive fifties in all three games in last ODI series. Default c/vc pick.

Steven Smith :

Steve Smith is the known for his consistency, he will not take unnecessary risk but will score at a handy strike rate. The right-hander has an good record against South Africa (458 runs, avg. 38.5), which includes four fifties. Default c/vc pick.

Marnus Labuschagne :

Marnus Labuschagne is the technical sound batter who's coming from decent series against the South Africa. The quality batter scored just 1341 runs at an average of 37.25 in 40 ODIs so far, but he's able done well compared to these figures and he's also scored 116 runs at an average of 23.2 in five ODIs against the Sri Lanka. Punt pick.

Mitchell Marsh :

Mitchell Marsh is an excellent batting all-rounder has established himself as one of Australia’s most reliable performers in white ball cricket over recent years. He's scored 2238 runs & gets 54 wickets in 50 over farmat. In 4 ODI matches against the SL, Marsh has managed to scored just 64 runs at an average of 16.0, & also gets 2 wickets against them. Overall as ODI opener, Marsh has hit 372 runs at an average of 53.14 and strike rate of 121.00. Will be a best c/vc pick.

Marcus Stoinis :

Marcus Stoinis is another valuable all-rounder for Australia, with 1405 runs and 44 wickets in ODIs. The star allrounder managed to score 44 runs in a match against the SL. His ability to perform under pressure in crucial situations is an asset to the team. Default c/vc pick.

Cameron Green :

Cameron Green is a quality allrounder who's scored 387 runs and taken 16 wickets in his 21 matches ODI career so far. The allrounder also picked up a wicket in three matches against the SL and scored 53 runs. He has been in good recent form and can turn out to be effective here as well. Good pick.

Mitchell Starc :

Mitchell Starc is quality pacer who has 27 wickets with the average of 18.9 runs apiece in 14 ODI innings against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan top-order is slightly vulnerable to the left-arm pace, and Starc has also troubled them in the past. Starc will have the responsibility of providing powerplay wickets to his team, something the other bowlers have failed to do consistently this series. Must have pick.

Pat Cummins :

Pat Cummins is one of the best bowler for Aussies. Cummins has 127 wickets in 79 matches with an astonishing average of 28.59. He picks up a wicket every 31 balls in this format. Pat Cummins has scalped 10 wickets, including the best figures of 4 for 35 against Sri Lanka. Must have pick.

Josh Hazlewood :

Josh Hazlewood is a wicket-taking fast bowler. With 120 wickets from 76 ODI matches, also scalped 5 wickets in seven matches against the Sri Lanka. He was destroyed Indian top order in the first game took 3/38. The Australian pacer has a knack for taking wickets consistently. He is poised to be a valuable addition to fantasy teams for this match.

Adam Zampa :

Adam Zampa is a lone specialist spin option for Australia. Zampa is managed to get 9 wickets in just 5 matches versus Sri Lanka. overall he's 143 wickets in just 87 ODIs. Good pick.

Sean Abbott :

Sean Abbott is the handy bowling allrounder who's looking good with bat & ball ODIs series against the India. He comes into this series in good form. Overall he's 20 wickets in 17 ODIs so far. Punt pick.

*Sri Lanka*

Kusal Mendis :

Kusal Mendis is a reliable top-order batter, who's played a memorable inning 122(77) in previous game against the Pakistan & he is the top run getter for SL in this WC scored 198 runs at an outstanding average of 99.9. Mendis has been in fantastic form of late and will look to continue the good run. However, he has a solid numbers against the Australia, as he averages a mere 45.3 in 11 innings. Overall he's scored 3413 runs in 114 ODIs at an average of 33.14. In the recent Asia Cup, Mendis hit 270 runs at an average of 45.00, which included two 90s. His consistent performance makes him a valuable choice for this match.

Sadeera Samarwickrama :

Sadeera Samarwickrama is the young talented top order batter who's known for his consistency in domestic circuit. He was smshaed hi maiden ODI century (108 off 89) in last match against the Pakistan. He's played 25 ODIs so far and scored 746 runs at an average of 35.52. He was batted well in the recently concluded Asia Cup played some crucial knock. He was was the third-highest run-scorer in the recent Asia Cup (215) at an average of 35.83 and strike rate of 89.21.Will be a best punt pick for this match.

Dimuth Karunaratne :

Dimuth Karunaratne is a technical sound batter but he isn't in form from couple of matches. Overall he's scored 1301 runs at an average of 32.52, which includes 11 fifties & a century. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Pathum Nissanka :

Pathum Nissanka is a right-handed batsman from Sri Lanka who's played a convincing knock 51(61) in last game. He has smashed 1447 runs in his 42 matches ODI career so far. Pathum Nissanka made 870 runs at an average of 43.5 in 22 innings in this year. The opener also hammered 222 runs at an average of 44.4 in five matches against the Australia, which includes a century and a half-century. He has got starts in the recelty past matches but has failed to convert them into big scores. He will be hoping to help his side with good starts in this match.

Charith Asalanka :

Charith Asalanka was brilliant in the recently concluded Asia Cup scored some crucial runs and also took couple of wickets. Asalanka has played just five games Australia, and scored 187 runs at an average of 46.8,including a ton. Asalamka was top run getter for SL in first game, scored crucial 79 runs. Keeping his form in mind, he must find a place in your fantacy team.

Dhananjaya de Silva :

Dhananjaya de Silva is the star allrounder from Sri Lanka. He has smashed 1761 runs and grabbed 44 wickets in his 84 matches ODI career so far. But he's always perform impactful against the Australia, scoring 273 runs, Avg - 30.3 & also scalped 10 wickets with the balls against them. Safest c/vc pick.

Dasun Shanaka :

Dasun Shanaka has led his side well and has been quite successful as a captain and played a fighting knock (68 off 62) in the first game. He has scored 1284 runs and has taken 27 wickets playing in 69 matches in this format. But he's managed to scored just 58 runs at an average of 9.7 in six innings against the Australia. He was shown his all-round capabilities in Asia Cup impressed with both bat & ball. Must have pick.

Dunith Wellalage :

Dunith Wellalage was the impressed everyone with his all-round capabilities in recently concluded Asia Cup. He was scalped nine wickets and scored crucial 86 runs. He dismissed India’s top three of Rohit, Gill and Virat. The young allrounder scored 205 runs and 20 wickets in his 17 matches career so far. He will be another punt pick for this game.

Maheesh Theekshana :

Maheesh Theekshana has been rather new to the team's setup but has been quite impressive with his performances. He has played just 28 games where he has mustered 45 wickets and also bowled well earlier in Asia Cup scalped eight wickets. Theekshana has four wickets at an average of 49.5 and a strike rate of 69.0 in five innings against the Australia. Good pick.

Matheesha Pathirana :

Matheesha Pathirana has been the one of the top wicket-taker in the 2023 Asia Cup. The youngster has 11 scalps. Pathirana has taken a wicket every 26.30 ball so far and will look to build on this record. His performance will be vital to stop the in-form Australian batters, especially at the death. He has just played 12 games where he has taken 17 wickets but has immense talent. Good pick.

Kasun Rajitha :

Kasun Rajitha will be lead Srilankan pace attack in this tournament. He's scalped 36 wickets in 29 matches so far. Rajitha loves to bowl in India, scalped seven wickets in just four innings. Must have pick.

Lahiru Kumara :

Lahiru Kumara has a great potential as a fast bowler, showcasing his ability to deliver blistering pace and effectively generate movement in the ball. In 26 ODI matches, he has taken 34 wickets at an economy rate is 6.42. Good pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Australia ODIs

WK :

Alex Carey -

3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn
11(14), 28(25), 11(19), 14(12), 2(4), 99(77), 12(23), 6(10), 3(9), 39(46), DNB, 12(6)*, 0(1), 21(18), 67(51),

Josh Inglis -

3dwn, 6dwn, Open, 3dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, Open, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
5(4), 48(30), 0(3), 6(9), 45(45), 0(4), 50(27), 1(5), 26(27), 138(130), 41(18)*, 5(4), 85(70)

Batter :

Mitchell Marsh (c) - Right Arm Medium

Open, Open, Open, DNB, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn,
7(15), 0(6), 31(48), DNB, 96(84), 4(4), 71(56), 6(9), 29(26), 0(1), 17(15), 47(47), 66(36)*, 81(65), 56(30),
0/6(1), DNB, 2/43(7), 1/24(5),

David Warner -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open,
13(27), 41(52), 48(33), 56(34), 53(39), 52(53), 10(6),12(13), 78(56), 106(93), 0(2),23(31), 106(102), 16(17), 86(84),

Steven Smith -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
19(16), 46(71), 27(29), 55(42), 74(61), 0(1), 41(60), 0(3), DNB, 22(30), 21(16), 94(114), 80(78)*, 105(131), 61(94),

Marnus Labuschagne -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 7dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 5dwn, 2dwn
46(74), 27(41), 40(31), 3(5)*, 72(58), 27(31), 39(49), 44(63), 20(22), 15(16), 124(99), 80(93)*, 28(45), DNB, 15(22), 8(4), 58(55)

Travis Head -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
17(11)*, 38(24), 64(36), 33(28), 31(31), 51(30), 5(10), 152(130), 19(28),

All-rounder :

Glenn Maxwell - Right Arm off-break

4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn
3(17), 15(25), 77(71), 5(6), 5(7), 8(10), 14(8), 25(50), 2(8), 19(22)
2/34(10), 0/33(8), 1/34(8), DNB, 4/60(10), 0/7(2), 0/18(4), 0/9(3), 4/52(10), DNB

Cameron Green - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn,
8(20), 50(40)*, 34(26), 9(13), 19(13), 31(52), 18(27), 0(2)*, DNB, DNB , 12(19), 25(12)*, 89(92)*, 3(11),
0/11(2), DNB, DNB, 1/30(7), 2/103(10), 0/44(6), 1/59(10), 1/32(5), 0/20(5), DNB, 0/35(6), 2/25(4), DNB, 1/17(6),

Marcus Stoinis - Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn
5(4), 29(21), 18(13), 10(12), 17(10), 26(26), DNB , 5(8), 11(8), 42(29)*, 12(15),
0/11(2), 0/40(5), 1/81(10), 1/58(10), 2/20(6), 1/43(10), DNB, 2/27(7), DNB, 1/21(5), 0/29(5),

Sean Abbott - Right Arm Medium

DNB, DNB, 6dwn,
DNB, DNB, 54(36),
1/31(6), 1/30(3), 1/91(10), 1/46(10), 2/54(10), 0/31(3), 2/50(7), 1/40(9), 1/50(10), 3/23(6), 0/31(9), 2/39(8), 1/56(8), 2/45(8),

Bowler :

Mitchell Starc - Left Arm Fast

2/53(9), 1/31(8), 0/35(6), 3/18(3), 1/53(7), 0/67(10), 5/53(8), 3/49(10), 4/47(8), 1/45(10), 3/60(10), 2/11(7), 1/43(9),

Pat Cummins - Right Arm fast

1/71(9), 0/33(7), 2/34(6), 1/59(8), 1/44(10), 2/25(6), 3/62(10), 2/22(6), 2/37(9), 4/35(9), 0/48(8), 3/57(10),

Adam Zampa - Legbreak

1/70(10), 0/53(8), 1/67(10), 2/57(10), 3/71(10), 0/113(10), 4/48(8), 1/42(9), 4/45(10), 0/6(2), 0/37(6), 1/50(8), 3/45(9), 4/31(6),

Josh Hazlewood - Right Arm Medium fast

1/60(9), 3/38(9), 2/42(8), 1/62(10), 2/79(10), 0/74(9), 3/41(10), 1/21(7), 2/33(7), 1/51(10), 0/11(6), 3/31(10),

Sri Lanka ODIs

WK :

Kusal Mendis –

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
122(77), 76(42), 158(87)*, 22(19), 17(34), 91(87), 15(16), 50(73), 92(84), 5(21), 43(52), 34(43)*, 25(42)*, 10(14), 1(16)

Kusal Parera -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
0(4), 7(15), 32(24), 0(2), 17(8), 9(7), 0(2), 73(81), 120(122), 14(15)

Batter :

Pathum Nissanka –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
51(61), 0(3), 30(38), 68(64), 2(4), 29(44), 6(7), 40(60), 41(40), 14(13), 23(33), 104(113), 101(102)*, 0(1), 75(85),

Dimuth Karunaratne –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
8(14), 2(18), 18(17), 32(35), 1(3), 83(92), 30(56), 33(51), 7(9), 103(103),

Dasun Shanaka (c) – Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn
12(18), 68(62), 3(17), 0(4), 2(4), 9(13), 24(32), 5(8), 14(21)*, 1(2), DNB, DNB, 5(20), 0(1)
0/28(5), 0/36(6), DNB, DNB, 0/18(3), 0/24(3), 3/28(9), 0/32(2), 1/16(3), DNB, 1/37(3), 1/30(5), 1/18(4), 1/0(1)

Sadeera Samarwickrama –

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn
108(89), 23(19), 39(54)*, 2(3), 0(2), 48(51), 17(31), 93(72), 3(8), 54(77), 19(23), 17(18)*, DNB, 1(3), 26(35)

Charith Asalanka –

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn
1(3), 79(65), 12(27), 18(32), 0(1), 49(47)*, 22(35), 10(23), 36(43), 62(92)*, 36(36), DNB, DNB, 2(8), 63(65)

All-rounder :

Dhananjaya de Silva – Right Arm Off-break

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn
25(34), 11(14), 22(31), 55(79), 4(2), 5(7), 41(66), 6(17), 14(19), 2(7), 4(8), DNB, 93(111), 23(31), 42(35)*
0/36(4), 0/39(4), 0/15(3), 0/12(2), DNB, 0/28(6), 0/28(10), 0/18(4), 2/12(2), 1/35(10), DNB, 0/37(4), 0/25(7), 0/18(2), DNB

Dunith Wellalage - Left Arm Orthodox

6dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn
10(8), 0(1), 0(1), 10(24), 8(21), 0(1), 42(46)*, 3(3), 33(39)*, DNB, 14(27), 21(22)*, 21(18), 31(19), 13(19)
0/62(10), 1/81(10), 0/61(8), 1/57(6), 0/7(2), 1/40(9), 5/40(10), 1/26(10), 2/36(4), 1/30(7), 1/41(10), 2/10(3), 1/47(10), 1/41(8), 2/44(10)

Dushan Hemantha – Legbreak

6dwn, 8dwn, 7dwn, DNB, DNB*, 7dwn*, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
5(13), 11(9), 13(25), DNB, DNB, 9(4)*, 22(20), 15(25), 11(12), 37(42),
0/58(6), 1/45(9), DNB, 2/49(10), 1/1(1), 0/28(6), 0/50(9), 3/22(8), DNB, 1/59(10),

Chamika Karunaratne - Right Arm Fast Medium

6dwn, 8dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn,
10(10), 20(14), 2(8), 8(5), 24(42),
2/55(7), 3/3(2), 3/56(8), 1/60(8), 0/26(5),

Bowler :

Maheesh Theekshana – Right Arm Off-break

1/59(10), 1/42(9), 1/41(10), 3/69(9), 1/62(10), 2/19(8), 4/31(7), 4/34(10), 4/25(8), 3/31(9), 3/41(10)

Kasun Rajitha – Right Arm Medium

1/90(10), 1/18(8), 0/39(6), 0/30(4), 0/29(7), 4/79(10), 0/29(7), 1/25(5), 1/22(4), 1/17(6), 0/35(6), 2/28(4), 3/19(9)

Lahiru Kumara – Right Arm Medium

1/58(6), 1/30(6), 1/17(2), 1/30(5), 1/33(5), 3/22(8), 1/26(6)

Matheesha Pathirana – Right Arm Medium

1/90(9), 1/95(10), 0/42(4), 0/21(2), 3/65(8), 0/31(4), 3/58(10), 1/63(10), 4/32(8), 0/16(3), 1/61(10), 2/18(3), 4/23(6), 1/44(6), 1/66(10)

Dilshan Madushanka - Right Arm fast Medium

2/60(10), 2/86(10), 0/38(7), 0/32(7), 3/18(7), 1/49(10), 3/15(5),

Cheat Sheet

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