New Delhi. Australia and Sri Lanka will clash in the 14th match of the World Cup on Monday in Lucknow. The World Cup has had a bad start for both the teams. Both Australia and Sri Lanka have lost their first two matches.
While Australia was defeated by India and South Africa, Sri Lanka had to face defeat by Pakistan and South Africa. In such a situation, on Monday both Australia and Sri Lanka will be eyeing to score 2 points.
Meanwhile, the England team has become a victim of reverses. Afghanistan was defeated in the 13th match of the World Cup played in Delhi.The problem with Sri Lanka is that it scored 300 plus in both the matches against Pakistan and South Africa. But his bowlers proved expensive.
Sri Lanka conceded runs in both the matches at the rate of 7.86 runs per over.On top of that, team captain Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the World Cup due to injury. Now Mendis will captain the team. His batting is proving to be the weak link for Australia.
Till now no Australian batsman has scored a half-century in the World Cup 2023. Australia currently have the lowest batting average of any team in the tournament at 18.80, and have failed to reach 200.
