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New Delhi. Five-time champion Australia’s account has finally been opened. After waiting for three matches, Pat Cummins and Company made a spectacular comeback by defeating Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka ) in the 14th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Kangaroo team defeated Sri Lanka by 5 wickets on Monday at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This is Australia’s first win in 3 matches. Before this, he had lost in the first two matches. This is Sri Lanka’s third consecutive defeat. With this victory, the Kangaroo team has moved from 10th to 8th in the points table, while Sri Lanka is at 9th.
Chasing the target of 210 runs set by Sri Lanka, Australia scored 215 runs in 35.2 overs at the loss of 5 wickets. For Australia, Josh Inglis scored the highest score of 58 runs in 59 balls with the help of 5 fours and one six, while opener Mitchell Marsh scored 52 runs in 51 balls. Marnus Labuschagne was out after scoring 40 runs in 60 balls while David Warner contributed 11 runs. Glenn Maxwell returned unbeaten after scoring 31 runs. Marcus Stoinis scored 20 not out off 10 balls.
For Sri Lanka, pacer Dilshan Madhushanka took 3 wickets.
Sri Lankan team collapsed for 209 runs in 43.3 overs.
Earlier, on the basis of excellent performance by the bowlers led by leg spinner Adam Zampa (47/4) and captain Pat Cummins (32/2), Australia bowled out Sri Lanka’s innings for 209 runs in 43.3 overs. Sri Lanka made a strong start on the basis of half-centuries by openers Kusal Perera (78) and Pathum Nissanka (61) and a partnership of 125 runs in 130 balls, but after the break of this partnership, their innings fell apart like a pack of cards. .
Kusal Perera scored 78 runs in 82 balls.
Perera hit 12 fours in his innings of 82 balls while Nishanka hit eight fours in his innings of 67 balls. During the batting of both, the team seemed to reach 300 runs easily. Cummins showed the way to the pavilion to both these players. David Warner ended Nishanka’s innings by taking a brilliant catch on Cummins’ ball, after which he bowled Perera and gave the second blow to Sri Lanka at the score of 157. Apart from these, only Charith Asalanka (25) could score runs in double figures.
Sri Lanka lost 10 wickets within 84 runs
At one time the Sri Lankan team had not lost any wicket on the total score of 125 but after that they lost all their 10 wickets within 84 runs. Seeing this performance of the Lankan team, people are saying good and bad things to them on social media.
