Finally, Australia won this match by five wickets and started their first win in the tournament.The middle order batting performed well today and it looks like Australia batting is back on track.After losing two wickets for 24 runs, the Australian team stabilized its position again.
Sri Lanka bowling attack is not good enough to defend such a low target.Australia also faced difficulties early on in their bowling,While batting also suffered from difficulties in the beginning,but they ensured their victory with great performance later in both the fields.
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Australia has to keep their wickets in hand and they will win the match from here on in. The target is not so big but since they have already lost the first two matches, I hope there is no more drama in this match. They now need 83 runs and almost 25 overs still left in the match.
Also, I think the Australian dressing room will wish to finish the game as early as possible, as only then they will get a better run rate and we never know that run rate might play a big part when selecting the fourth position team for the playoffs.
This game was the essential game of team Australia,because the previous two games they loss completely and in the bottom of the table.If they win today match with good run rate,it help the Australia to move to the fifth position by replacing the team England.Now the Australia team only need of 57 from 22.5 overs,So if they complete the target in 5-7 overs.This will boost the team Australia run rate and help to move to the fifth or sixth position.The batting of Srilanka was good today,but they need to score atleast 300 runs to counter the big team like Australia in the World Cup.Ingles playing his responsible game today against the team Srilanka.
Sri Lanka today got a good start. Openers gave a stand of 125 runs and if rest of batters played with responsibility then SL have chance to cross 300 runs. Sri Lankan batsmen scored 344 runs in last game but there bowling failed to defend such a huge target. Today its Australia and they have lost both of there opening games so far and they must be looking for there first win today. Definitely it will be a good contest today.
Sri Lanka team may not win today's match in any way. Because Sri Lanka team started to perform very bad in batting and bowling line. Australia team batsman now come to bat. It seems that the run target given by Sri Lanka team is very easy. over will win the match. The run that Sri Lanka team scored was not the right run to win. So I think Sri Lanka team has no chance to win today's match. 
Australia has to keep their wickets in hand and they will win the match from here on in. The target is not so big but since they have already lost the first two matches, I hope there is no more drama in this match. They now need 83 runs and almost 25 overs still left in the match.
Also, I think the Australian dressing room will wish to finish the game as early as possible, as only then they will get a better run rate and we never know that run rate might play a big part when selecting the fourth position team for the playoffs.
This game was the essential game of team Australia,because the previous two games they loss completely and in the bottom of the table.If they win today match with good run rate,it help the Australia to move to the fifth position by replacing the team England.Now the Australia team only need of 57 from 22.5 overs,So if they complete the target in 5-7 overs.This will boost the team Australia run rate and help to move to the fifth or sixth position.The batting of Srilanka was good today,but they need to score atleast 300 runs to counter the big team like Australia in the World Cup.Ingles playing his responsible game today against the team Srilanka.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye 
, Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
The match between Sri Lanka and Australia was delayed because of the DLS method, but now the match is starting again. Sri Lanka gave a very low target so Australia should win this match because the Australian team has the last position on the point table and this is a good opportunity to come back, I know that Australia will take advantage of this opportunity.
The first over in the Australian innings just ended and they did 15 scores in a single over, so it means Australia wants to win this match. In today’s match, we saw that Australia improved their bowling and batting because, in past matches, they always lost because of these two departments.
Australia started the game well but now three wickets have fallen. Which basically the batsmen are out of the field because they didn't collect many runs only the opening batsman Mitchell Marsh collected 52 runs. However, Sri Lanka is also performing well in terms of bowling. But the main point is that the Sri Lankan team set a target of 209 runs which is a small challenge for the Australian team. But if the Australian team can play patiently till the end of the match then there is definitely a chance of winning. At the moment, only 115 runs are needed for the Australian team to win.
Australia has to keep their wickets in hand and they will win the match from here on in. The target is not so big but since they have already lost the first two matches, I hope there is no more drama in this match. They now need 83 runs and almost 25 overs still left in the match.
Also, I think the Australian dressing room will wish to finish the game as early as possible, as only then they will get a better run rate and we never know that run rate might play a big part when selecting the fourth position team for the playoffs.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye , Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
The first over in the Australian innings just ended and they did 15 scores in a single over, so it means Australia wants to win this match. In today’s match, we saw that Australia improved their bowling and batting because, in past matches, they always lost because of these two departments.
As the target is only 210 runs. Australia's chances of defeat in this match are very low. A target of more than 250 would have been difficult for Australia to win. Because Australian batsmen are not in good form now.
The team is batting at a target of only 210 runs. I thought Australia's top order would be able to bat responsibly. But like the last two matches, Australia's top order could not play well today. The team lost two wickets for 24 runs and the third wicket for 81 runs. Labuchagne and Inglis are batting very well now. Australia collected 106 runs in 19 overs. Only 104 runs were needed to win. Collecting 104 runs in 31 overs is not a difficult task.
Australia plays very well, and I know that Australia can win this match if they maintain their partnership because the partnership is very important to win the match and the Australian team can make it but I hope that the current batsman Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne make the partnership of at least 100 scores. The player who lost their wicket also tried to make a partnership but they couldn’t make it, Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, and Steve Smith were also trying to make a partnership.
Steve Smith is always out with LBW when Australia plays against India so Steve Smith is also out by LBW. Australia can chase the target because they play very well in today’s match. They did 155 in 22 overs and the target is just 209 scores. I want to hear that Australia won their first match in this World Cup.
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Hope today's match we will see a very competitive match. Every World Cup we really see Australia as very strong, but in this World Cup we don't see good performance from Australia. According to the statistics of the last two matches, Sri Lanka's batting line is very strong than Australia. However, Australia's bowling line is stronger than Sri Lanka's. The toss has already taken place, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. So far Sri Lanka have collected 39 runs in 6.2 overs. If Sri Lanka can score 280+ runs today then Sri Lanka will have a chance to win.
Australia is a strong team but they are not in good form now. Australia are at the bottom of the points table after losing their first two matches. So it cannot be said for sure whether Australia will be able to defeat the Sri Lankan team in today's match.Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat. Both the openers are batting responsibly. Sri Lanka collected 51 runs without losing a wicket in 10 overs of power play. Quite a good collection. If they can deliver a target of 280+ on this pitch, I think the Sri Lankan bowlers can dominate the match. But if Australia's batsmen return to form, the whole scenario can change.
I thought Sri Lanka would give 280+ target today. Because their two openers Nissanka and Kusal Perera collected 61 and 78 runs respectively. But even then no other batsmen of the Sri Lankan squad could bat well. Apart from Charith's 25 runs, no other batsman can collect even 10 runs. And finally Sri Lanka's innings stopped at just 209 runs. I don't think it is possible to beat an opponent like Australia by giving such a low target. Because today Australia are desperate to win. Australia desperately need a win in today's match after two successive defeats.
We haven't seen better batting today than two of Australia's most important batsmen, Warner and Smith. Warner returned to the dressing room with 11 runs and Smith failed to score any runs. Mitchell Marsh was dismissed for 52 runs. Australia has now collected 121 runs after losing 3 wickets.
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Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye,
Even in yesterday's match, Afghanistan started out great with a big opening partnership but their middle order were able to keep on building partnerships against England and finally it ended up being one of the biggest upset in World Cup history but today Sri Lanka was on a similar situation but then the rest of the batsman failed to make any impact and in reply Mitchell Marsh played an incredible innings when others were finding it difficult to play and Australia should win from this situation as the target is not that huge. Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye
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Sri Lanka's batting towards the end looks like we are watching a circus. First a partnership of 125 runs and then Sri Lanka lost a wicket every time I blinked an eye. Having scored 125 for no wicket in 21 overs, Sri Lanka would be all out for 209. It was beyond our imagination. After such a good start what can be expected from the team if the end is so bad. It is difficult for the opening batsmen to get runs on the wicket and that difficult task was made easy by the two Sri Lankan batsmen today but the middle order batsmen and lower order batsmen just came and went and could not do anything. The second innings continues with Australia scoring 34 runs and losing two valuable wickets. Since the target is not too big, Australia definitely has a great chance to win this match.
It is still better than what Pakistan's batters did when they played against India. Srilanka still got to a respectable total if I compare their batting with Pakistan, who have far better batters than Srilanka. The Srilankan bowlers have got 2 early wickets of David Warner and Marsh, which can help them to defend a low target. The chance of winning this game is low for Srilanka but you cannot forget what happened yesterday with England. They lost wickets so quickly because of the rain interruption as it would have led to moisture on the pitch which might have made it worse for the Srilankan batters to bat.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye , Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
The first over in the Australian innings just ended and they did 15 scores in a single over, so it means Australia wants to win this match. In today’s match, we saw that Australia improved their bowling and batting because, in past matches, they always lost because of these two departments.
As the target is only 210 runs. Australia's chances of defeat in this match are very low. A target of more than 250 would have been difficult for Australia to win. Because Australian batsmen are not in good form now.
The team is batting at a target of only 210 runs. I thought Australia's top order would be able to bat responsibly. But like the last two matches, Australia's top order could not play well today. The team lost two wickets for 24 runs and the third wicket for 81 runs. Labuchagne and Inglis are batting very well now. Australia collected 106 runs in 19 overs. Only 104 runs were needed to win. Collecting 104 runs in 31 overs is not a difficult task.
Sri Lanka started well today but later on they could not hold on to wickets. Their partnership was good when they scored 116 runs in 21 overs but could not score more runs in the match due to the fall of wickets later on. Since the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka, no batsman has been able to pair the game well and since then the wickets have fallen the most and the run rate has slowed down. At the moment Sri Lanka have lost 8 wickets, but their runs have not increased much. 8 for 199 Sri Lanka are under enough pressure at the moment and I think they will lose all their wickets very soon. They could have scored 300 runs if they could have played the game today but from this score they failed and it is not possible to increase their runs. But Australia is bowling very well especially Adam Zampa bowled brilliantly and he took 4 wickets, his bowling performance put Srilanka under so much pressure today.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye , Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
The match between Sri Lanka and Australia was delayed because of the DLS method, but now the match is starting again. Sri Lanka gave a very low target so Australia should win this match because the Australian team has the last position on the point table and this is a good opportunity to come back, I know that Australia will take advantage of this opportunity.
The first over in the Australian innings just ended and they did 15 scores in a single over, so it means Australia wants to win this match. In today’s match, we saw that Australia improved their bowling and batting because, in past matches, they always lost because of these two departments.
Australia started the game well but now three wickets have fallen. Which basically the batsmen are out of the field because they didn't collect many runs only the opening batsman Mitchell Marsh collected 52 runs. However, Sri Lanka is also performing well in terms of bowling. But the main point is that the Sri Lankan team set a target of 209 runs which is a small challenge for the Australian team. But if the Australian team can play patiently till the end of the match then there is definitely a chance of winning. At the moment, only 115 runs are needed for the Australian team to win.
Sri Lanka's batting towards the end looks like we are watching a circus. First a partnership of 125 runs and then Sri Lanka lost a wicket every time I blinked an eye. Having scored 125 for no wicket in 21 overs, Sri Lanka would be all out for 209. It was beyond our imagination. After such a good start what can be expected from the team if the end is so bad. It is difficult for the opening batsmen to get runs on the wicket and that difficult task was made easy by the two Sri Lankan batsmen today but the middle order batsmen and lower order batsmen just came and went and could not do anything. The second innings continues with Australia scoring 34 runs and losing two valuable wickets. Since the target is not too big, Australia definitely has a great chance to win this match.
It is still better than what Pakistan's batters did when they played against India. Srilanka still got to a respectable total if I compare their batting with Pakistan, who have far better batters than Srilanka. The Srilankan bowlers have got 2 early wickets of David Warner and Marsh, which can help them to defend a low target. The chance of winning this game is low for Srilanka but you cannot forget what happened yesterday with England. They lost wickets so quickly because of the rain interruption as it would have led to moisture on the pitch which might have made it worse for the Srilankan batters to bat.
Sri Lanka started well today but later on they could not hold on to wickets. Their partnership was good when they scored 116 runs in 21 overs but could not score more runs in the match due to the fall of wickets later on. Since the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka, no batsman has been able to pair the game well and since then the wickets have fallen the most and the run rate has slowed down. At the moment Sri Lanka have lost 8 wickets, but their runs have not increased much. 8 for 199 Sri Lanka are under enough pressure at the moment and I think they will lose all their wickets very soon. They could have scored 300 runs if they could have played the game today but from this score they failed and it is not possible to increase their runs. But Australia is bowling very well especially Adam Zampa bowled brilliantly and he took 4 wickets, his bowling performance put Srilanka under so much pressure today.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye , Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
The match between Sri Lanka and Australia was delayed because of the DLS method, but now the match is starting again. Sri Lanka gave a very low target so Australia should win this match because the Australian team has the last position on the point table and this is a good opportunity to come back, I know that Australia will take advantage of this opportunity.
The first over in the Australian innings just ended and they did 15 scores in a single over, so it means Australia wants to win this match. In today’s match, we saw that Australia improved their bowling and batting because, in past matches, they always lost because of these two departments.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Wao what a dramatic collapse of sirilankan batting order especially after dismissal of thier top order, they way they start the inning I taught they will easily scored above 300 because thier opening scored 100+ partnership but later things got changed rapidly in blink of eye , Thier in-form player K.Mendis unable to support his team at crutical situation and his dismissal become the turning point because he can be the only player to changed the total board numbers.Anyway they scored 209 which will be any easy target but if they come out of his previous defeat shadow. Hope after this match Australia will comback stronger
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Sri Lanka's batting was excellent at the start, batting well till 21 overs. Sri Lanka's opening batting both played well, Kusal Perera 78, Pathum Nissanka 61 runs. After both of them got out, Sri Lanka's batting line-up became very poor. Wickets keep falling after 1-2 overs continuously. Apart from the opening batting pair, no one else could make a good pair. Kusal Mendis batted very well but got out for 8 runs in today's match. At the beginning, I thought Sri Lanka's batting would score 300 plus runs. But unable to hold on to the wicket, they were all out for 209 runs. Australia came back strong, with Adam Zampa single-handedly picking up 4 crucial wickets. Australia has already gone to bat and collected 15 runs in 1 over. Australia will win easily today.
Sri Lanka started well today but later on they could not hold on to wickets. Their partnership was good when they scored 116 runs in 21 overs but could not score more runs in the match due to the fall of wickets later on. Since the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka, no batsman has been able to pair the game well and since then the wickets have fallen the most and the run rate has slowed down. At the moment Sri Lanka have lost 8 wickets, but their runs have not increased much. 8 for 199 Sri Lanka are under enough pressure at the moment and I think they will lose all their wickets very soon. They could have scored 300 runs if they could have played the game today but from this score they failed and it is not possible to increase their runs. But Australia is bowling very well especially Adam Zampa bowled brilliantly and he took 4 wickets, his bowling performance put Srilanka under so much pressure today.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Horrific batting display by Sri Lanka, but Aussie bowlers did an excellent job. Now, it's time for Aussie batters to step up and claim their first win.
Sri Lanka started well today but later on they could not hold on to wickets. Their partnership was good when they scored 116 runs in 21 overs but could not score more runs in the match due to the fall of wickets later on. Since the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka, no batsman has been able to pair the game well and since then the wickets have fallen the most and the run rate has slowed down. At the moment Sri Lanka have lost 8 wickets, but their runs have not increased much. 8 for 199 Sri Lanka are under enough pressure at the moment and I think they will lose all their wickets very soon. They could have scored 300 runs if they could have played the game today but from this score they failed and it is not possible to increase their runs. But Australia is bowling very well especially Adam Zampa bowled brilliantly and he took 4 wickets, his bowling performance put Srilanka under so much pressure today.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
Sri Lanka started well today but later on they could not hold on to wickets. Their partnership was good when they scored 116 runs in 21 overs but could not score more runs in the match due to the fall of wickets later on. Since the dismissal of Pathum Nissanka, no batsman has been able to pair the game well and since then the wickets have fallen the most and the run rate has slowed down. At the moment Sri Lanka have lost 8 wickets, but their runs have not increased much. 8 for 199 Sri Lanka are under enough pressure at the moment and I think they will lose all their wickets very soon. They could have scored 300 runs if they could have played the game today but from this score they failed and it is not possible to increase their runs. But Australia is bowling very well especially Adam Zampa bowled brilliantly and he took 4 wickets, his bowling performance put Srilanka under so much pressure today.
Sri Lanka really now down and out, they have lost 9 wickets for just 206 runs. It wont be easy to defend such a small target against Aussies. Apart from openers only Charith Asalanka was able to score 23 runs rest all batters couldn't make it to double figure. This collapse is very similar to what happens with Pakistan in there last game against India. For me the game is very much in Australia favor.
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