World champions Australia had to face a crushing defeat in the first ODI match played between Australia and sri lanka cricket team man. Batting first, Sri Lanka’s team was all out for 214 runs, but chasing this small target, the Australian team collapsed for 165 runs and Sri Lanka registered a spectacular victory by 49 runs.
Sri Lanka’s strong bowling, Australia collapsed
Australia, which came out to chase the target of 214 runs, was put under pressure by the Sri Lankan bowlers from the very beginning. Two wickets had fallen for just 37 runs, and in such a difficult situation Steve Smith came to the crease. But his innings was also disappointing. Smith was out after scoring just 12 runs, when he lost his wicket by playing a very bad shot on the ball of Dunith Velalage. Australia’s problems increased further after his dismissal.
Sri Lankan bowlers shine
Sri Lankan bowlers performed brilliantly throughout the match. Mahish Theekshana and Dunith Welalage bowled brilliantly and did not give any chance to the Australian batsmen to play freely. The entire Australian batting order was shaken by the Sri Lankan spinners.
Captain Charith Aslanka and Maheesh Theekshana became ‘heroes’
The heroes of this victory were captain Charith Asalanka and Maheesh Theekshana, Charith Asalanka played a brilliant innings of 127 runs in 126 balls, while Maheesh Theekshana took 4 wickets. Apart from Charith Asalanka, no Sri Lankan batsman scored big, but his innings played an important role in taking the team to a respectable score.
Sri Lanka lead in the series
With this win, Sri Lanka has taken a 1-0 lead in the two-match ODI series. Now Australia has only one chance left to make a comeback. If Sri Lanka wins the next match as well, it will win the series. Now it remains to be seen whether Australia is able to make a comeback or not!
