AUS vs SL Highlights: Australia Beat Sri Lanka By 5 Wickets

AUS vs SL Highlights: Australia won the game by 5 wickets.

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Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Hello and welcome to live coverage of AUS vs SL ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match. Australia vs Sri Lanka ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 match will take place on October 16, 2023 at 14:00 IST at the Ekana Sports Stadium in Lucknow. Australia vs Sri Lanka ODI World Cup 2023 match is expected to be a thriller.On Monday, October 16, Australia and Sri Lanka lock horns in Lucknow in ODI World Cup 2023 as they seek their first victory in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tournament. Both Australia and Sri Lanka are eager to secure a win so that they could improve their standings in ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 Points Table.So far in ODI World Cup 2023, Sri Lanka have been involved in two highly entertaining matches, featuring a high-scoring encounter against South Africa and a record run-chase against Pakistan. Australia, on the other hand, have struggled, facing one-sided defeats in their opening two ODI World Cup 2023 fixtures. Australia began their ODI World Cup campaign with a humiliating loss to hosts India in Chennai and in their second ODI World Cup 2023 match, Pat Cummins-led team suffered their worst-ever defeat in a World Cup match, losing to Temba Bevuma-led South Africa by 134 runs.Sri Lanka, in their previous two ODI World Cup 2023 matches, successfully crossed the 300-run mark, while Australia have so far failed to post a score of 200 or more so far in the tournament. This sets up an intriguing clash between the two teams as they look to secure their first win in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023.Australia Probable XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh HazlewoodSri Lanka Probable XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c&wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha/Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha/Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka 

16/10/2023 21:49:30

AUS vs SL Live Score: Game Over

Australia finally secured their first win in the ongoing World Cup 2023 as they outplayed Sri Lanka by 5 wickets. That's all from ABP Live for today but keep following us for the live coverage of all the matches of the World Cup.

16/10/2023 21:02:41

AUS vs SL Live Score: Wicket

Madushanka came up with another scalp as he snared Labuschagne and Karunaratne grabbed an easy catch at the end.

 

16/10/2023 20:53:45

AUS vs SL Live Score: Fifty

Josh Inglis gets to his fifty in style as he places it perfectly down the ground for a boundary against Lahiru Kumara.

16/10/2023 20:46:22

AUS vs SL Live Score: Four

Josh Inglis played it late this time and placed it in the gap for a boundary against Lahiru Kumara.

16/10/2023 20:30:22

AUS vs SL Live Score: Who Will Win

At this point in time, both teams have an equal amount of chance to win the game. Since the target is not massive, Australian batters are looking relaxed.

16/10/2023 19:42:40

AUS vs SL Live Score: Marsh Eye Big Score

After losing a couple of wickets, Mitchell Marsh is trying to revive the Australian innings. He is only dealing in boundaries.

16/10/2023 19:19:27

AUS vs SL Live Score: OUT

Madushanka has unleashed fire as he came up with yet another scalp. He took the wicket of Smith who departed without troubling the scorers.

16/10/2023 19:13:30

AUS vs SL Live Score: Wicket

That's a huge wicket. Madushanka gave Australia an early blow after picking up the wicket of Warner.

16/10/2023 19:10:27

AUS vs SL Live Score: Magnificent Marsh

It looks like Mitchell Marsh is in haste to finish the run chase as he smashed two boundaries against Theekshana.  

16/10/2023 18:59:09

AUS vs SL Live Score: Here We Go Again

Mitchell Marsh and Warner have started batting for Australia. Lahiru Kumara bowled the first over.

16/10/2023 18:07:56

AUS vs SL Live Score: First Innings Done

Sri Lankan batters failed to capitalize on the kind of start they got from the openers as they ended up scoring 209 runs.

16/10/2023 17:38:08

AUS vs SL Live Score: Wicket

Zampa snared Karunaratne. It was a googly bowled by the wrist spinner and Karunaratne failed to read with the ball ended up hitting the pads of the Sri Lankan batter.

 

16/10/2023 17:34:39

AUS vs SL Live Score: Massive

Asalanka smashed a huge six against wrist spinner Zampa. He knows that he is the only one who can now power Sri Lanka to a decent score.

 

16/10/2023 17:14:48

AUS vs SL Live Score: OUT

Just after the game started after the rain break, Starc cleaned up Dhananjaya. That was a superb delivery from the Australian pacer.

 

16/10/2023 16:55:45

AUS vs SL Live Score: It's Raining

It's raining in Lucknow and the game has been stopped at the Ekana Sports Stadium.

16/10/2023 16:49:13

AUS vs SL Live Score: AUS Dominate

Sri Lankan batters are struggling now as their flow of runs have been reduced by the Australian bowlers.

16/10/2023 16:29:10

AUS vs SL Live Score: OUT

Zampa strikes again as he takes the wicket of Samarawickrama. The Kangaroos are back in the game now.

16/10/2023 16:11:56

AUS vs SL Live Score: Wicket

Cummins outclassed Kusal Perera. It was an unplayable delivery from the Australian skipper that ended up rattling Perera's stumps.

 

16/10/2023 16:05:01

AUS vs SL Live Score: AUS Clueless

Australian bowlers are looking clueless as they are getting smashed by the Sri Lankan batters repeatedly.

16/10/2023 15:51:28

AUS vs SL Live Score: Wicket

Australian skipper Cummins gave the first breakthrough to his team after picking up the wicket of Nissanka. Warner grabbed a blinder at the end as the ball went in the air after the Sri Lankan batter miscued it.

16/10/2023 15:35:28

AUS vs SL Live Score: Fifty

Kusal Perera brings up his half-century in style. He takes on Stoinis and hits the ball towards long-on for a boundary.

 

16/10/2023 15:32:18

AUS vs SL Live Score: 100 Run Stand

That's a 100-run stand between Nissanka and Perera. It does not look like they are facing any trouble facing Australian bowlers. 

16/10/2023 15:05:48

AUS vs SL Live Score: Four

Zampa has been welcomed with a boundary by Nissanka. It was a short delivery and the Sri Lankan batter quickly pulled it in the gap and got the result.

16/10/2023 14:54:45

AUS vs SL Live Score: SL Dominate

Nissanka and Perera have forged a 50-run stand here and want to power their team to a fighting total.

16/10/2023 14:48:01

AUS vs SL Live Score: Four

Kusal Perera is showing why he is rated as one of the most aggressive openers Sri Lanka has ever produced. He came up with a solid boundary against Maxwell towards the fine leg region.

 

16/10/2023 14:30:36

AUS vs SL Live Score: Four

Kusal Perera read that short-pitch delivery early and capitalized on it by hammering a pull shot against Hazlewood.

 

16/10/2023 14:25:52

AUS vs SL Live Score: Four

Another boundary for Nissanka as he hit straight this time against Starc. The Sri Lankan batter has been in some serious form throughout the mega event. 

16/10/2023 14:23:27

AUS vs SL Live Score: Good Batting

Both the Sri Lankan openers have been batting sincerely, hitting away all the bad deliveries bowled by the Australian bowlers.

16/10/2023 14:13:15

AUS vs SL Live Score: Here We Go

Nissanka and Kusal Perera have started the proceedings for Sri Lanka. Starc bowled the first over.

16/10/2023 13:42:17

AUS vs SL Live Score: Playing XIs

Australia (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w/c), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka

16/10/2023 13:37:35

AUS vs SL Live Score: Dasun & Matheesha OUT, Chamika & Lahiru Kumara IN

Australia captain Pat Cummins: We probably would have batted as well. The last 2 days we had training sessions and trying to work on few areas as a team. We are playing the same team.

Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis: We will bat first, the wicket is looking good and it might turn a bit in the second half. We have 2 changes. Dasun and Matheesha are not playing and Chamika and Lahiru Kumara are playing. Unfortunately Dasun is not playing, really important match today. Par score might be 280-300, hopefully we can manage that.

16/10/2023 13:35:34

AUS vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka wins toss

AUS vs SL Live Score: Sri Lanka To Bat First Against Australia In Lucknow

16/10/2023 12:35:33

AUS vs SL Live Score: Stakes at all-time high for the Aussies.

A 'must-win' match for Australia to avoid a 0-3 losing streak in the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 and same scenario for Sri Lanka after losing back-to-back two games. 

16/10/2023 12:34:04

AUS vs SL Live Score: Hello and Welcome!

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Australia vs Sri Lanka ODI World Cup 2023 match.