Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st ODI, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will be taking on Australia in the first ODI of the two-match series on Wednesday in Colombo. This series will be the last practice for Australia for the upcoming Champions Trophy. Sri Lanka did not qualify for the Champions Trophy after a dismal ninth-place finish at the World Cup in India in 2023. The Champions Trophy begins on February 19 in Pakistan and Dubai, and 50-over world champions Australia are in a group with England, South Africa and Afghanistan. Australia face Sri Lanka in Colombo on Wednesday and Friday, fresh from a dominant 2-0 Test series sweep. (Live Scorecard)
Toss Update - The flip of the coin lands in the favor of Sri Lanka and Charith Asalanka says, they will BAT first.
Coming off a clean sweep win in the Tests, can Australia’s depleted side throw challenges to the dominators at home, Sri Lanka? While Sri Lanka's home stats in ODIs speak about their commanding performances, Australia is the team that edges them in the head-to-head records by a fair margin. Also, this is their first meeting in this format after the last World Cup in 2023. So, a lot of match-ups and contests within contests to watch out for. Toss and teams coming up next shortly. Stay tuned.
As a result, the team has been forced to make five changes, bringing in Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson, and Tanveer Sangha as replacements. The spin department leans heavily on the experienced Adam Zampa, who is surrounded by relatively newer faces with only Glenn Maxwell providing that all-round spinning option. Steven Smith is again set to take the captain's armband, leading a batting lineup that runs deep and the one that remains largely intact with the
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