Match Prediction:
On Monday afternoon, Australia and Sri Lanka will face off in Match 14 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium. Both teams are still striving for their first victory of the tournament after losing their first two games. Australia has been defeated by the hosts, India and South Africa, while Sri Lanka has been defeated by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The day-night group stage battle begins at 14:00 local time in Lucknow.
Australia is not used to losing the first two matches in the Cricket World Cup, and we anticipate a strong reaction from their entire team for this game. Sri Lanka is also lacking in confidence, but we expect Australia to deliver and defeat Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka were unbeatable in this format until a few weeks ago, but they currently lack confidence and have a propensity of being outplayed. However, Australia has been soundly defeated in their own games, so Sri Lanka must think that the tide will reverse.
Winning Chances:
Toss Prediction:
The side batting first has won the last two and three of the last four ODIs at this venue, hence we forecast that both captains will choose to bat first in this match.
Weather Report:
With the temperature expected to be above 30 degrees for the first three hours of the game, we may expect far higher levels of humidity in the second half of this encounter in Lucknow.
Pitch Report:
The BRSABV Ekana pitch is predicted to provide pace and bounce, as well as some side to side movement for pace bowlers. In this game, a par score will be around 300.
Australia Preview:
Pat Cummins is not ready to hit the panic button after two defeats so far in the competition and it would be a big surprise if there were any changes to the Australia team for this match. Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis came in for the last game and we expect them to retain their places.
Australia Squad Predicted:
Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Sri Lanka Preview:
Although Sri Lanka is recognized for being a strong challenger in Cricket World Cups, they experienced another setback last week when they were defeated by Pakistan. Unfortunately, it was to skipper Dasun Shanka, and a replacement has yet to be named.
Sri Lanka Squad Predicted
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (c), Sadeera Samarawickrama (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka
Australia vs Sri Lanka Prediction:
Both sides would have expected at least one win so far in the competition, and it will be interesting to watch if the team’s lack of confidence results in an exciting game. Australia is the type of squad that can go from losing consecutive matches to winning a tournament in a flash. Our forecast is that Australia will be incredibly focused in this game and will eliminate some of the careless fielding witnessed in the previous game. We expect Sri Lanka to be the better team at times, but Australia to win this game.
