CWC23 Match 14: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to register first win

Australia's Mitchell Marsh celebrates his half-century

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Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets to register their first win of the tournament, today, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Match Summary

Australia 215/5 (35.2 ov)

Sri Lanka 209/10 (43.3 ov)

Australia won by 5 wickets

SCORECARD

An emphatic win in Lucknow helps Australia open their account in the #CWC23 ??#AUSvSL ??: https://t.co/TJ914krjY9 pic.twitter.com/T16ZJF2qa0

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) October 16, 2023

Match Analysis

Match Stats

Sri Lanka Fall of wickets: 1-125 (Pathum Nissanka - 21.4 ov), 2-157 (Kusal Perera - 26.2 ov), 3-165 (Kusal Mendis - 27.6 ov), 4-166 (Sadeera Samarawickrama - 29.1 ov), 5-178 (Dhananjaya de Silva - 32.3 ov), 6-184 (Dunith Wellalage - 34.5 ov), 7-196 (Chamika Karunaratne - 37.6 ov), 8-199 (Maheesh Theekshana - 39.2 ov), 9-204 (Lahiru Kumara - 40.5 ov), 10-209 (Charith Asalanka - 43.3 ov)

Australia Fall of wickets: 1-24 (David Warner - 3.1 ov), 2-24 (Steven Smith - 3.6 ov), 3-81 (Mitchell Marsh - 14.3 ov), 4-158 (Marnus Labuschagne - 28.5 ov), 5-192 (Josh Inglis - 33.1 ov)

Playing XI

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

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

Match Details:

Date: Monday, October 16, 2023 09:30

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

Toss: Sri Lanka elected to bat