16/10Result
14th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Lucknow, Oct 16 2023
Australia won by 5 wkts (88b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Zampa
Adam ZampaAustralia
16/10Result
14th Match (D/N), ICC Cricket World Cup at Lucknow, Oct 16 2023
Australia won by 5 wkts (88b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Zampa
Adam ZampaAustralia

6.10pm SL ran away to a brisk start - Nissanka and Perera added 125 for the first wicket - but Australia bossed the middle and end overs to dismiss them for 209 in 43.3 overs. Zampa led the way with four wickets while Cummins and Starc picked up two wickets apiece. Maxwell also did his bit with the ball, with the fielders also supporting the bowlers on Monday. We will be back shortly for Australia's chase.

Sowmya : "Well begun is half done but the other half also needs to be done by sustaining the beginning and also finishing well."

Karuna: "Very frustrating to see SL line up implode like this after such a fantastic start by openers. Maybe the team is lacking leadership."

BeardGuy: "I think Sri Lanka still stands a chance, if they are able to use the wind to generate lots of swing and drift."

43.3
W
Maxwell to Asalanka, OUT, Maxwell wraps SL up for 209. Tossed up liberally and dips on middle, Asalanka tries to take Maxwell on with a slog-sweep but can only slice it to Labuschagne in the outfield. He can't clear him in the deep. Job well done from Australia

KIC Asalanka c Labuschagne b Maxwell 25 (75m 39b 0x4 1x6) SR: 64.10

43.2
2
Maxwell to Asalanka, 2 runs, tossed up on off stump, Asalanka checks his drive and chips it over extra-cover. Asalanka scampers back for the second as the throw isn't accurate enough. Maxwell isn't pleased with it
43.1
0
Maxwell to Asalanka, no run, good length and angling into middle from round the stumps, tapped defensively to midwicket

END OF OVER:
43 | 2 Runs | SL: 207/9 | RR: 4.81

  • Dilshan Madushanka0 (6b)
  • Charith Asalanka23 (36b)
  • Mitchell Starc10-0-43-2
  • Glenn Maxwell9-0-34-0
42.6
0
Starc to Madushanka, no run, back of a length and largely holds its line outside off, Madushanka rides the bounce and plays it to point
42.5
0
Starc to Madushanka, no run, full and zipping into middle, Madushanka covers up in defence and jams it out

"The branding is coming off the tops of the stands, because of the wind," reports Karthik Krishnaswamy from Lucknow. It has fallen into the crowd below, resulting in a hold-up in play

42.5
1w
Starc to Madushanka, 1 wide, bouncer, angling down the leg side, Madushanka ducks under it
42.4
0
Starc to Madushanka, no run, very full and skidding into middle and leg, kept out
42.3
0
Starc to Madushanka, no run, on a length and on off, 143.2ks, guided to point with soft hands
42.2
1
Starc to Asalanka, 1 run, pitched-up delivery outside off, crashed into extra-cover. Marsh makes a sprawling save
42.1
0
Starc to Asalanka, no run, dug in short and outside off, toe-ended to mid-on

END OF OVER:
42 | 1 Run | SL: 205/9 | RR: 4.88

  • Dilshan Madushanka0 (2b)
  • Charith Asalanka22 (34b)
  • Glenn Maxwell9-0-34-0
  • Mitchell Starc9-0-41-2
41.6
0
Maxwell to Madushanka, no run, shorter and angling into the top of off, kept out
41.5
1
Maxwell to Asalanka, 1 run, on a length and outside off, defended to cover
41.4
0
Maxwell to Asalanka, no run, on a length and turns away outside off with extra bounce to beat the outside edge
41.3
0
Maxwell to Asalanka, no run, skidding through outside off, chops and misses
41.2
0
Maxwell to Asalanka, no run, on a length and outside off, run away to backward point with soft hands
41.1
0
Maxwell to Asalanka, no run,

END OF OVER:
41 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 204/9 | RR: 4.97

  • Dilshan Madushanka0 (1b)
  • Charith Asalanka21 (29b)
  • Mitchell Starc9-0-41-2
  • Adam Zampa8-1-47-4
40.6
0
Starc to Madushanka, no run, full-toss outside off, not quite the perfect yorker, guided away to deep point
40.5
W
Starc to Kumara, OUT, Starc has yorked Kumara. Follows up the bouncer with a yorker and knocks Kumara over. Starc lands it on the blockhole and gets it to tail in sharply. It's just too good for Kumara who jabs his bat down in vain

CBRLS Kumara b Starc 4 (6m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

"Only twice have Australia picked up more wickets in the middle overs of an ODI since the end of the last WC," Al Muthu finds out. "They have 8 now. They took 9 against England in Nov 2022 (that series nobody cares about, least of all England after they won the T20 WC) and India in March 2023, which was a series decider, which they won."

40.4
0
Starc to Kumara, no run, lifter outside off, Kumara ducks out of the way. Starc stares down at the batter
40.3
0
Starc to Kumara, no run, on a length and on off stump, pushed back to Starc

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Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st24DA WarnerMR Marsh
2nd0SPD SmithMR Marsh
3rd57MR MarshM Labuschagne
4th77JP InglisM Labuschagne
5th34GJ MaxwellJP Inglis
6th23MP StoinisGJ Maxwell