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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'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.

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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.

[Popkon6]

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.

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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'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.

The way Sri Lanka were batting at the start, it looked like they would be able to score enough runs today to cross the 300 mark. However, after 21 overs played in a great partnership, wickets fell in 22 overs and from then on Sri Lanka got frustrated and started putting up a poor batting performance. It was envisaged that Sri Lanka would have amassed a much bigger score if they had held on in the batting form they were in today. However, Sri Lanka did well in the beginning but could not do well in the end and were all out for 209 runs. They could not give Australia a big target. Coming into bat in the second innings, Australia lost two of their great batsmen, which made their team somewhat normal. And now Mitchell Marsh has lost another valuable wicket as the run rate has started to slow down since he got out. If Sri Lanka can have a good bowling line-up, they can stop Australia, but I think Australia still have a chance to win the match. At the moment, Australia must bat well to win the match and Australia have collected 100 grams, for which they need 110 runs.

[kro55]

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.

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.

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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.

Australia need just 101 runs to win this easy match with seven wickets in hand and 30 overs remaining. Australia lost the first two wickets in quick succession before Mitchell Marsh was run out after a superb 50 and returned to the pavilion. Had Mitchell Marsh not been out, Australia would have scored more runs. With 7 wickets still in hand and needing just 101 runs to win, it is only a matter of time for Australia to win this match. The way the Australian batsmen started getting out in the first place almost made this match difficult. If Australia win this match, they will see victory in the third match after two consecutive matches. It is very important for Australia to win this match because they definitely need a team like Australia to fight against big teams like England India New Zealand.

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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.

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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.

Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat early in today's match. Sri Lanka took 51 runs without losing any wicket in 10 overs of Powerplay but currently Sri Lanka's collection in 23 overs is 137 runs losing 1 wicket. At the moment, Sri Lanka will easily cross 320 runs if they continue till 50 overs. If Sri Lanka can give a target of 320 runs to Australia, it does not seem that Australia can break the target of 320 runs and beat Sri Lanka today. I don't think Australia can get back to that previous phase in this World Cup. However, it is not right to make assumptions as any playground incident can happen at any moment.

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.

[BitcoinsGreat]

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.

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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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.

[Westinhome]

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.

[rojan]

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.

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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.

Australia need just 51 more with over 20 overs to go and have lost just 4 wickets. so Australia is very likely for him in this match and pretty sure they will win this match. Australia has a good reputation in the game of cricket. and Australia's quality of play today is so good that Sri Lanka will not be able to beat them in any way. Australia are still at the bottom of the points table as they have lost their last matches to India and South Africa. however, by winning today's match, they will be able to improve themselves a bit. If Australia can play as well as they did today, I think they will be in a good position

[HONDACD125]

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.

[3kpk3]

What the heck is wrong with Sri Lanka. They went from winning positions to losing positions within a short gap since this tournament started. They were 120/0 at one stage and they folded for 209 which is embarassing.

Australia struggled to win which goes to show why they won't win the cup this time. Sri Lanka is almost out of the race too.

[CryptoBuds]

What the heck is wrong with Sri Lanka. They went from winning positions to losing positions within a short gap since this tournament started. They were 120/0 at one stage and they folded for 209 which is embarassing.

Australia struggled to win which goes to show why they won't win the cup this time. Sri Lanka is almost out of the race too.

Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan's main problem is their batting weakness. The performance of Sri Lankan batsmen is very erratic. They bowled very poorly against South Africa but still managed to score 326 runs. The team failed to win against Pakistan despite being given a target of 345 runs. In these two matches, we saw excellent batting from Sri Lanka but their bowling performance was very poor. Sri Lanka started very well in today's match as well. The team was likely to give a target of 300+ runs. But after losing the first wicket for 125 runs, the team managed to collect only 84 more runs.

Sri Lanka had no chance of winning this match after such a bad performance by the batsmen. I don't blame the bowlers for Sri Lanka's loss in this match. In today's match, the bowlers did quite well but the batsmen played very badly.

[JunaidAzizi]

Australia need just 51 more with over 20 overs to go and have lost just 4 wickets. so Australia is very likely for him in this match and pretty sure they will win this match. Australia has a good reputation in the game of cricket. and Australia's quality of play today is so good that Sri Lanka will not be able to beat them in any way. Australia are still at the bottom of the points table as they have lost their last matches to India and South Africa. however, by winning today's match, they will be able to improve themselves a bit. If Australia can play as well as they did today, I think they will be in a good position

Congratulations to the Australian team and their fan as they show a very good performance. Both the team Sri Lanka and Australia played 2 2 matches and they lost both but now the Australian team made a good comeback. The openers of the Sri Lankan team made a good partnership of 125 runs if their partnership continues they will give them a very tough time to the Australian team and one more batsman made a good run Asalanka, Apart from these they all are out below 10 runs no one crosses the 10 run obstacle. But in the bowler section, Dilshan did a very impressive performance by taking 3 wickets out of 4. The match was very easy for the Australian team if they had not chased them then I thought they needed to go home but they proved me wrong by winning the match in just 36 overs.

[GbitG]

What the heck is wrong with Sri Lanka. They went from winning positions to losing positions within a short gap since this tournament started. They were 120/0 at one stage and they folded for 209 which is embarassing.

No doubt they have taken a good start with a spectacular partnership, but the main concern was their middle order which unable to add their contribution to the total board, and that become the main factor of their small target, unexpected dismissal of mendis really broke their confidence, and thus they collapse but anyway same thing's is repeated by third consecutive team first Afghanistan then Pakistan and now Sri Lanka, hope they will work on their such weak zone in order be active and survive in ODI world cup.

Australia struggled to win, which goes to show why they won't win the cup this time. Sri Lanka is almost out of the race too.

It's true that they struggle, but they have ability to come back stronger and survive longer because they have history of dominating such tournament, so you can underestimate them, still they have opportunity to put his team on track and I believe they will be at least survive till semifinals or finals

[Dimitri94]

What the heck is wrong with Sri Lanka. They went from winning positions to losing positions within a short gap since this tournament started. They were 120/0 at one stage and they folded for 209 which is embarassing.

Australia struggled to win which goes to show why they won't win the cup this time. Sri Lanka is almost out of the race too.

Sri Lanka displayed a completely unprofessional game in today's match. Because the opening two batsmen of the top order, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera, no one's performance was as expected. If 7-8 players in a team get out scoring single digits then it becomes very difficult to win that match. The start was good for the Sri Lankan team but from then on their rhythm fell.

Australian team is not an ordinary team who can easily win the match by putting pressure on them. However, Australia has not performed very well in this tournament. But today Australia won the match by 5 wickets. The Australian team may try to turn around from here. The next match will be a battle between Australia and Pakistan on 20 Oct. How much Australia can improve remains to be seen.

[Minor Miner]

What the heck is wrong with Sri Lanka. They went from winning positions to losing positions within a short gap since this tournament started. They were 120/0 at one stage and they folded for 209 which is embarassing.
Australia struggled to win which goes to show why they won't win the cup this time. Sri Lanka is almost out of the race too.

Sri Lanka displayed a completely unprofessional game in today's match. Because the opening two batsmen of the top order, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera, no one's performance was as expected. If 7-8 players in a team get out scoring single digits then it becomes very difficult to win that match. The start was good for the Sri Lankan team but from then on their rhythm fell.
Australian team is not an ordinary team who can easily win the match by putting pressure on them. However, Australia has not performed very well in this tournament. But today Australia won the match by 5 wickets. The Australian team may try to turn around from here. The next match will be a battle between Australia and Pakistan on 20 Oct. How much Australia can improve remains to be seen.

The Sri Lankan batsmen's performance was very disappointing. They played very badly. Although the two openers have done well, none of the other batsmen in the squad have done well. My prediction was that Sri Lanka team will be able to score 300+ runs today like last two matches. But they can't do it. If the team would have been able to deliver the 280+ run target in today's match then they would have been able to win this match against Australia. Australia's batsmen were not in good form. Even in today's match, Australian batsmen are not performing very well. However Sri Lanka lost this match due to batting like a fool. Sri Lanka failed to win even one of the three matches. On the other hand, Australia got their first win.