Sri lanka experienced a catastrophic collapse in their batting performance despite a promising start.

 Australia is a renowned cricket team, having won the world cup championship a record five times. their match against sri lanka began with the latter team making an impressive start, scoring 125 runs without losing a wicket. however, sri lanka soon encountered a disastrous batting collapse.

the 14th match of the 13th edition of the world cup took place between australia and sri lanka in lucknow, india on a monday. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat first.

opting to bat, the 1996 world champions got off to a flying start with openers pathum nishanka and kushal perera amassing 125 runs on the scoreboard in 21.4 overs.

however, sri lanka's strong position soon diminished as they found themselves all out for 209 runs, with a mere 84 runs scored after losing 10 wickets.

australia's star bowlers, pat cummins and adam zampa, made a significant impact by breaking through sri lanka's opening partnership of 125 runs.

pat cummins dismissed pathum nishanka, who scored 61 runs off 67 balls with eight boundaries. kushal perera, the other opener, fell as cummins' second victim. perera contributed 78 runs off 82 balls with 12 boundaries. subsequently, captain kushal mendis and sadira samarawickrama also succumbed to australia's relentless attack.

at 32.1 overs, sri lanka had managed to collect 178 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. however, the rain interrupted the game, causing a delay of 25 minutes due to inclement weather. throughout the match, sri lanka continued to lose wickets at regular intervals.

ultimately, faced with the spin of adam zampa and the pace of mitchell starc, sri lanka continued to falter, losing wickets one after another. they were eventually all out for 209 runs in 43.3 overs.

Australia is a renowned cricket team, having won the world cup championship a record five times. their match against sri lanka began with the latter team making an impressive start, scoring 125 runs without losing a wicket. however, sri lanka soon encountered a disastrous batting collapse. the 14th match of the 13th edition of the world cup took place between australia and sri lanka in lucknow, india on a monday. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. opting to bat, the 1996 world champions got off to a flying start with openers pathum nishanka and kushal perera amassing 125 runs on the scoreboard in 21.4 overs. however, sri lanka's strong position soon diminished as they found themselves all out for 209 runs, with a mere 84 runs scored after losing 10 wickets. australia's star bowlers, pat cummins and adam zampa, made a significant impact by breaking through sri lanka's opening partnership of 125 runs. pat cummins dismissed pathum nishanka, who scored 61 runs off 67 balls with eight boundaries. kushal perera, the other opener, fell as cummins' second victim. perera contributed 78 runs off 82 balls with 12 boundaries. subsequently, captain kushal mendis and sadira samarawickrama also succumbed to australia's relentless attack. at 32.1 overs, sri lanka had managed to collect 178 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. however, the rain interrupted the game, causing a delay of 25 minutes due to inclement weather. throughout the match, sri lanka continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. ultimately, faced with the spin of adam zampa and the pace of mitchell starc, sri lanka continued to falter, losing wickets one after another. they were eventually all out for 209 runs in 43.3 overs.

Australia is a renowned cricket team, having won the world cup championship a record five times. their match against sri lanka began with the latter team making an impressive start, scoring 125 runs without losing a wicket. however, sri lanka soon encountered a disastrous batting collapse. the 14th match of the 13th edition of the world cup took place between australia and sri lanka in lucknow, india on a monday. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. opting to bat, the 1996 world champions got off to a flying start with openers pathum nishanka and kushal perera amassing 125 runs on the scoreboard in 21.4 overs. however, sri lanka's strong position soon diminished as they found themselves all out for 209 runs, with a mere 84 runs scored after losing 10 wickets. australia's star bowlers, pat cummins and adam zampa, made a significant impact by breaking through sri lanka's opening partnership of 125 runs. pat cummins dismissed pathum nishanka, who scored 61 runs off 67 balls with eight boundaries. kushal perera, the other opener, fell as cummins' second victim. perera contributed 78 runs off 82 balls with 12 boundaries. subsequently, captain kushal mendis and sadira samarawickrama also succumbed to australia's relentless attack. at 32.1 overs, sri lanka had managed to collect 178 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. however, the rain interrupted the game, causing a delay of 25 minutes due to inclement weather. throughout the match, sri lanka continued to lose wickets at regular intervals. ultimately, faced with the spin of adam zampa and the pace of mitchell starc, sri lanka continued to falter, losing wickets one after another. they were eventually all out for 209 runs in 43.3 overs.