Australia vs Sri Lanka will be the 14th ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. Both teams are coming off after losing their two opening matches, which will be crucial points for them if they want to advance into the semi-final.
Australia had a horrible start to the tournament, losing their last match against South Africa by a huge margin of 134 runs, and in their first match, they lost to India by six wickets, which made them sit at the bottom of the table with a net run rate of -1.846. The fielding performance in the last match against South Africa was horrible as they dropped a clean four catches, and the ground fielding was not good at all.
Australia will go up against Sri Lanka in the next match, and they need a win against them because if they do not, then it might be over for them even to think of qualifying for the semi-final of the ODI World Cup. The batters must keep improving as they failed to perform in the last match, which has become a major concern for them. Marnus Labuschagne was the only one who crossed the 40+ runs line, and the other batters failed to score any runs, which is a big upset for the most successful team in the world, who won the World Cup 5 times.
The Sri Lanka team has been struggling with their bowling unit as many of their first-team players got injured just before the World Cup, which made them suffer a lot, which was seen in the last match against Pakistan, where they were not able to defend the 345 runs target which was good total to defend on the track of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
When and Where To Watch Australia vs Sri Lanka 14th ICC World Cup 2023 Match
| Match | Australia vs Sri Lanka 14th ICC World Cup Match, 2023 |
| Date & Time | October 16th, 2023, Tuesday, 2:00 AM IST |
| Venue | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Where to Watch | Disney Hotstar |
Player Injury Report For Australia vs Sri Lanka 14th ICC World Cup Match
There is no injury concern for the match between Australia and Sri Lanka, but there will be few chances can be expected for both sides.
Australia vs Sri Lanka Head-to-Head ODI Record
| Match Played | 103 |
| Australia Won | 63 |
| Sri Lanka Won | 36 |
| Tie/NR | 0/4 |
Australia and Sri Lanka have been playing against each other for a long time and also played two World Cup finals against each other, in which Australia won both. In the last five matches, Sri Lanka won three matches, which clearly shows that it is not going to be easy for Australia to win their next match.
Weather Conditions For Australia vs Sri Lanka 14th ICC World Cup Match
The weather conditions will be clear as there is a 2% chance of rain, but it is going to be sunny all day.
Pitch Report of Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, In the Australia vs Sri Lanka Match On October 16th, 2023
| Match Played | 10 Matches |
| Batting first won | 3 Matches won |
| Batting second won | 7 Matches won |
| Average 1st innings scores | 228 Runs |
| Highest Team innings total | 311/8 by RSA |
| Lowest Team innings total | 157/10 by RSAW |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow pitch is one of the most balanced pitches in the World Cup. Australia and South Africa played the first World Cup match on the Ekana pitch. There was a good amount of turn in the second innings of the match.
Team Preview Of Australia
Australia is in deep trouble with their batting performance after not performing in the last two matches against India and South Africa. Mitchell Marsh failed to score the runs again as he could not capitalize on his chance. Pat Cummins needs to be more confident about his instincts as he has been seen talking too much with Steven Smith and David Warner, who are more experienced players than him, but still, he is the captain, and he should be the one who takes the call.
Important players for the Australia Team in the match against Sri Lanka
1- Glenn Maxwell has been one of the best bowlers for the Australian team, and he took two wickets in the last match against South Africa, but he needs to perform better with the bat as in the last two matches, he scored only 18 runs.
2- Steven Smith has an impressive average of 49.75 against Sri Lanka in 5 matches he played against them and 44 average in all 147 ODIs matches. He is one of the best players in Australia and needs to give a better performance to the team now.
3- Marnus Labuschagne can be crucial for the Australian team, as he can do a few overs if needed. He scored 494 runs in the last ten matches with an average of 54.89.
Team Preview Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is looking much-improved team as the batting unit, but they need to work on their bowling unit as they have been leaking too many runs, which can be a big concern for them. In the last match, they were not able to defend a good total of 344 on a decent track at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Important players for the Sri Lanka Team in the match against the Australia team
1- Kusal Mendis once again showed the world why he was rated as one of the best batters in Sri Lanka and one of the best in the world, as he scored an amazing century against Pakistan’s pace attack. He scored 122 runs in just 77 balls with a 158 strike rate, which is kind of an amazing strike rate.
2- Sadeera Samarwickrama has been one of the top-scoring batters for the Sri Lankan side, as in his last ten matches, he scored 382 runs with an average of 42.44. He played 25 ODI matches in which he scored 746 runs with an average of 35.52, which clearly indicates that he has been improving his scoring rate. He scored a century against Pakistan in the last match and can make a difference between Australia vs Sri Lanka.
3- Dunith Wellalage can be the surprise spinner for the Sri Lanka side as Australia did not play many matches against them, and most of the Australian batters are right-handers, which means it is going to be a bit easier to bowl to them for Wellalge. Till now, he has not had an amazing tournament, but he can be differential against the Australian team as few batters in Australia don’t find themself comfortable with spin, as was seen in the match against India.
Australia vs Sri Lanka Match Prediction
Australia will be the favorite to win the match as they have the better-skilled players and also the head-to-head record is better.
Australia vs Sri Lanka: Probable Playing 11 of Australia
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Australia vs Sri Lanka: Probable Playing 11 of Sri Lanka
Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Kasun Rajitha
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