Australia and Sri Lanka will play each other in the ongoing World Cup 2023 action as both teams attempt to snap losing streaks in the premier cricket competition.
After two consecutive upsets in the ongoing World Cup 2023, five-time champion Australia is in apparent disarray and will take on the Lankan Lions at Ekana Stadium today, Monday, October 16.
The Kangaroos lost to South Africa and India, while Sri Lanka suffered defeats to Pakistan and South Africa. As the island nation must replace captain Dasun Shanaka, who has been ruled out of the World Cup, Team Australia and Sri Lanka are set to make changes to their teams.
In a previous game, Lankan players scored over 300 but were twice stopped by shoddy fielding. Australia was bundled out under 200 in each of their games, preventing them from scoring.
World Cup lineups for Australia versus Sri Lanka
Pat Cummins (starting pitcher), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, and Adam Zampa are the Australian players.
Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Mahesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, and Chamika Karunaratne are all Sri Lankan players.
