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New Injury Head-Ache For Australia In Sri Lanka, Travis Head To Miss Last ODI

Travis Head will miss Australia's last one-day international against Sri Lanka while Steve Smith is also doubtful, skipper Aaron Finch said Thursday on the eve of the dead-rubber match. Head hurt his hamstring on Tuesday when Sri Lanka took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo, adding to a long list of injuries for the visitors. Smith missed the game with a quad problem and Australia were also without Marcus Stoinis, Kane Richardson, Mitchell Starc and Ashton Agar.

New injury headache for Australia as Travis Head to miss final Sri Lanka ODI

Steve Smith is also doubtful, skipper Aaron Finch said Thursday on the eve of the dead-rubber match. Head hurt his hamstring on Tuesday when Sri Lanka took an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series in Colombo, adding to a long list of injuries for the visitors.

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka Look To Seal Series As Australia Opt To Bowl

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI Live Score Updates: Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the fourth ODI of the five-match series on Tuesday. Hosts Sri Lanka will look to seal the series when they square off against Australia in the 4th ODI at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Currently, Sri Lanka have a 2-1 lead in the five-match series and Australia have everything to play for in the fourth ODI. Not many gave Sri Lanka a chance but the hosts have shown great character against all odds. Sri Lanka would have had a 3-0 lead but it was Glenn Maxwell who denied them in the first ODI. Both batting and bowling departments are starting to click in unison for Sri Lanka. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: Australia Opt To Field vs Sri Lanka

SL vs AUS, 2nd ODI Live Updates: Australia skipper Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to field first against Sri Lanka in the second one-day international on Thursday. The injury-hit tourists, who lead the five-match series 1-0, made three changes and handed left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann his ODI debut in Pallekele. Kuhnemann, Travis Head and Mitchell Swepson come in for Ashton Agar, Marcus Stoinis and Jhye Richardson. Sri Lanka made one change with the injured Wanindu Hasaranga making way for Jeffrey Vandersay as they look to bounce back from their opening loss. Hasaranga's absence is a big blow for Sri Lanka, with the all-rounder having played a brilliant knock at the death and then returned his best ODI figures in the last match. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Sri Lanka vs Australia: Marcus Stoinis To Miss Remaining ODI Games Due To Side Strain

Australia's injury woes in Sri Lanka deepened Wednesday with all-rounder Marcus Stoinis ruled out of the rest of the ODI series and spinner Ashton Agar also joining the wounded list. Fast bowler Kane Richardson has already flown home with a hamstring problem and Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott and Mitchell Marsh are also out of action and Cameron Green not fit enough to bowl. Stoinis strained his side smashing 44 off 31 in Tuesday's two-wicket win in Pallekele and Cricket Australia said Wednesday that the 32-year-old will play no further part in the five-match series.

Watch: David Warner's One-Handed Blinder That Left His Own Teammate In Disbelief

Australia opener David Warner is known not just for his batting heroics but also the brilliant athleticism he shows on the field. The 35-year-old has taken many a stunning catch and during Australia's win over Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI of their three-match series on Tuesday, he took yet another blinder. In the 16th over of Sri Lanka's innings, Dhananjaya de Silva came down the track to Ashton Agar and looked to chip it over mid-on. But unfortunately for him, it was Warner fielding there and the Australia star ran to his right and stuck his left arm up to pluck the ball out of the air and send the Sri Lanka batter packing.

Sri Lanka vs Australia 2022, 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka Get Sri Lanka Off To A Strong Start

SL vs AUS, 1st ODI, Live Updates: Sri Lanka are off to a flying start after elected to bat against Australia in the ongoing first ODI in Pallekele. Danushka Gunathilaka and Pathum Nissanka have started strongly, and the partnerhsip between the two openers has crossed the 70-run mark. The tourists have suffered a series of setbacks following injuries in the squad, including Kane Richardson who returned home on the weekend. Pat Cummins returns to the playing XI after a gap of 18 months since recovering from a long-running injury. The ODIs follow a Twenty20 series that Australia won 2-1 after the hosts triumphed in the final game thanks to a sparkling 54 off 25 balls by skipper Dasun Shanaka.

Australia Announce Playing XI For First ODI Against Sri Lanka

Australia skipper Aaron Finch on Monday confirmed the playing XI for the opening ODI match against Sri Lanka. The teams will begin the five-match series on June 14. Australia has been dealt a blow ahead of the first match of their five-match ODI series against Sri Lanka as fast bowler Kane Richardson will miss the entire series through injury.

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New Injury Head-Ache For Australia In Sri Lanka, Travis Head To Miss Last ODI

New injury headache for Australia as Travis Head to miss final Sri Lanka ODI

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka Look To Seal Series As Australia Opt To Bowl

Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: Australia Opt To Field vs Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs Australia: Marcus Stoinis To Miss Remaining ODI Games Due To Side Strain

Watch: David Warner's One-Handed Blinder That Left His Own Teammate In Disbelief

Sri Lanka vs Australia 2022, 1st ODI Live Score Updates: Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka Get Sri Lanka Off To A Strong Start

Australia Announce Playing XI For First ODI Against Sri Lanka