Australia is back in contention at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. Heading into the match against Sri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup in Lucknow on Monday, the former champions found themselves at the lower end of the points table.
However, Pat Cummins and Co. came out all guns blazing against Sri Lanka and secured a comfortable victory, their first in three matches at this edition. With this win, Australia has moved up to the eighth position in the World Cup points table. They have accrued two points from three matches with a run-rate of -0.734.
India continue to lead the World Cup points table, while New Zealand, South Africa, and Pakistan are the other top four teams.
Here is how the points table looks like after Australia's win over Sri Lanka
Adam Zampa, Josh Inglis, and Mitchell Marsh delivered when their team needed them the most as Australia injected life into their struggling World Cup campaign with a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Monday.
Leg-spinner Zampa claimed four wickets as Australia bowled out Sri Lanka for 209, despite half-centuries by Kusal Perera (78) and Pathum Nissanka (61).
Appearing to be on course for a score exceeding 300, Sri Lanka experienced an unusual batting collapse, losing all 10 wickets for 84 runs.
Inglis (58), who notched his maiden World Cup fifty, Marsh (52), and Marnus Labuschagne (40) then played a significant role with the bat as Australia achieved the target in 35.2 overs, providing a substantial boost to their net run rate.
While Australia rose to the eighth position on the table with their first win of the tournament, the loss significantly harmed Sri Lanka's chances of advancing to the semifinals, as they now occupy the ninth spot with three defeats from as many games.
