Originally posted by: Viswasruti
While Australia are yet to post a score of 200 or above, Sri Lanka have gone past 300 comfortably in their first two contests.
Pat Cummins referred to his team's current position as being one where "every game now becomes almost like a final". Though the length of the tournament will allow for a technical chance for both teams even if they do lose on Monday, the chances of that happening will be minimal. And neither team will want to get into a 0-3 scenario by the time they leave Lucknow. While Australia have had their own share of injury troubles, Sri Lanka have been riddled with players going down and will now play the rest of the tournament without their captain Dasun Shanaka.
Australia's issues have largely centered around the lack of runs from the middle-order and the inconsistency in wicket-taking during the middle overs. They are issues that they carried into the World Cup after having won only one out of their previous 8 ODIs.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, are coming off one of their best runs in the format, which has taken a bit of a blow in their last three games despite having had to qualify for the main draw. So, the onus will be on both teams to not just get moving up the points table but also to break free from their disappointing recent form. And also to ensure that they don't reach a point this early where a premature exit from the party is guaranteed.
pat cummins is too much of a gentleman to be a captain of Australia 😂😂
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