ICC World Cup 2023: Sri Lankans are lost again
Updated On: 17 October, 2023 07:22 AM IST | Lucknow | Santosh Suri
1996 champions collapse from 125-0 to 209 all out to suffer third defeat in a row; spinner Adam Zampa (4-47) stars to give Australia its first win of the tournament
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SL’s Dhananjaya de Silva is clean bowled by Australia pacer Mitchell Starc yesterday. Pic/PTI
Sri Lanka flattered to deceive, not once but twice. The way they started the match after opting to bat first, it seemed they would put the struggling Australian team under pressure. But despite the openers providing a solid 125-run start, Sri Lanka could manage only 209, losing 10 wickets for the addition of 84 runs. That was an abject surrender by their batters. And when they came out to defend a lowly target, they got rid of opener David Warner and Steve Smith cheaply. At 24 for two, it seemed anybody’s game. But, Mitchell Marsh (52 in 51 balls) who was in superb touch, gave the innings the much-needed moment and picked up runs at a fast clip to set the stage for other batters to sew up a hard-fought five-wicket win with 14.4 overs to spare.
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