Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023 Updates: Five-time world champions Australia take on Sri Lanka at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow from 2 pm onwards. The Pat Cummins-led side currently sit at the bottom of the World Cup points table, with both Sri Lanka and the Netherlands ahead of them due to their superior run rate.
The World Cup royalty have had a tough time of it in this edition of the fifty-over mega-event, losing their first two matches to India and South Africa respectively. In the first game, the Australian batsmen were caught in the web of the local spinners and eventually bowled out for 199, which the hosts chased down with six wickets to spare. In the second match, Australia looked lacking in both departments after they leaked 311 runs in the first 50 overs and were then bowled out for 177.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 102 runs in their first match against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium. Meanwhile, the Lankans suffered another defeat in their second match, this time to Pakistan by 6 wickets at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
Sri Lanka squad: Kusal Mendis (c), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne.
Australia vs South Africa Live: Cummins says ‘every game like final now’
Australian skipper Pat Cummins says that every game now becomes like a final for his side after back to back losses against India and South Africa. He said, “Hopefully. I mean, we’re obviously 0-2, so we’ve got to start winning and start winning quickly. Every game now becomes almost like a final. You’ve got to win just about all of them… Yeah, it’s not ideal at all. Yeah, I think everyone’s, well, after the last game was a little bit flat, but the last couple of days have been really good. Everyone’s kind of rolled up their sleeves and want to try and get to work and make amends,”
Australia vs Sri Lanka Live: Fantasy XI for today
David Warner, Pathum Nissanka (C), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Kusal Mendis (WK), Glenn Maxwell, Dhananjaya de Silva, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Maheesh Theekshana (VC) and Josh Hazlewood.
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Australia vs Sri Lanka Live: Weather forecast for today
Australia vs Sri Lanka Live: The weather conditions in Lucknow are set to be hazy and not as hot. According to AccuWeather, there is a 4% probability of rain in Lucknow in the daytime and 65% at night. The probability of thunderstorms in the city is 1% in the daytime, and 19% at night.
The temperature is expected to range between 33 degrees to 21 degrees Celsius and winds are expected to blow at the speed of around 9 km/hr in the east direction in the day and 11 km/h north-east in the night. The possibility of wind gusts with a speed of 26 km/h during the day and also at night cannot be ruled out. The probability of cloud cover is 57% in the daytime and 52% at night.
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