After losing their respective opening two fixtures, both Australia and Sri Lanka come up against each other in the ongoing sixteenth edition of the World Cup. Match No. 14 is scheduled to take place on Monday, October 16, 2023, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Five-time champions Australia have made an unexpectedly poor start to their campaign. Pat Cummins and his men suffered a defeat at the hands of the host nation, India, by a margin of six wickets in their opening encounter in Chennai. The Kangaroos suffered another setback as they faced a loss against South Africa by 134 runs in their second outing in Lucknow.
The Asian side Sri Lanka has lost their openers against the Proteas in Delhi and against Pakistan in Hyderabad. To make matters worse, their skipper Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to injury. The most successful side in the history of the competition, Australia, will look to get back to winning ways and claim their maiden victory in the ongoing WC. The Aussies will be desperate to turn things around quickly before it gets too late for them.
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Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Match No. 14 between Australia and Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2023:
Head-to-Head: The Australians and the Lankan Lions have met each other 102 times in ODI cricket, with the Men in Yellow winning on 63 occasions and Sri Lanka on 35. Four encounters ended with no result.
68 – Dimuth Karunaratne (7932) needs 68 runs to complete 8000 runs in international cricket.
68 – Kusal Perera (5932) requires 68 runs to reach 6000 runs across formats.
5 – Maheesh Theekshana (45) needs five scalps to complete 50 wickets in ODI cricket.
1 – Steven Smith (49) is one big hit away from reaching 50 maximums in the 50-overs format.
9 – David Warner (1991) needs nine fours to get to 2000 fours across formats.
2 – Perera (48) is two grabs away from completing 50 catches in ODIs.
2 – Kasun Rajitha (98) is two scalps away from reaching 100 wickets in international matches.
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