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'Akhir karr jeet gayi'- Fans react as Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in ODI World Cup 2023

Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis opted to bat first. His decision went well with the team as openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera stitched a partnership of 125 runs for the first wicket.

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Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets

Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets (Source: Twitter)

On Monday, Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets in their third match of the ODI World Cup 2023, at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. Batting first the Islanders scored only 209 runs on the board. They got a good start to their innings but after their openers, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera returned back to the pavilion. The Lankan innings collapsed from 152/1 to 209/10. Pat Cummins’s side showed a great bowling display. 

Sri Lanka skipper Kusal Mendis and elected to bat. His decision was correct with the team as openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera stitched a partnership of 125 runs for the first wicket. Their middle order collapsed as batters had no answer to Adam Zampa’s spin. Charith Aslanka scored some runs in the end and Sri Lanka scored 209. This is the first win for the five-time champions. 

The Lankans have a lot of problems as they are missing their regular skipper Dasun Shanaka who has been ruled out of the marquee tournament due to a quadriceps tear in the last match, against Pakistan. This is a big blow as they already are missing Wanindu Hasaranga and Dusmantha Chameera. 

Mitchell Marsh guides Australia to their first win 

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera started the innings superbly and built a partnership of 125 runs. The former scored 61 runs off 67 balls with 8 boundaries. On the other hand, Perera, scored 78 runs off 82 balls hitting 12 fours. After both these batters were dismissed the collapse of the side began. From 152-1, they were 199-8. Asalanka’s 25 runs at the end helped them score 209 before being bowled out. 

In reply, Australia got a decent start. But in the 4th over Dilshan Madushanka came and picked two maiden wickets, dismissing David Warner and Steve Smith. The latter was dismissed for a duck. But Mitchell Marsh and Marnus Labuschagne played a brilliant knock. The former scored 52 runs, while the other scored 40 runs. Wicketkeeper Josh Inglis scored 58 runs. In the end, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis scored some runs to take their team through in the low-scoring chase.

Here's how fans reacted: 

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