ICC World Cup 2023: Australia keep alive title hopes with five-wicket win at storm-hit Lankan encounter
Updated On: 16 October, 2023 10:10 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
ICC World Cup 2023: Five-time winners Australia bundled out Sri Lanka for 209, a total they overhauled in 35.2 overs at a windswept Ekana Stadium

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne (R) and Mitchell Marsh run between the wickets (Pic: AFP)
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa returned figures of 4-47 while Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis hit fifties to help Australia down Sri Lanka by five wickets for their first win at the ICC World Cup 2023 on Monday.
Five-time winners Australia bundled out Sri Lanka for 209, a total they overhauled in 35.2 overs at a windswept Ekana Stadium. The drama on the field may have been limited but that was not the case in the stands.
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