Australia Team | Image: Cricket Australia
Champions trophy 2025: Before the ICC Champions Trophy, all the teams are engaged in preparations, but before that there was a reversal that no one would believe. 8 teams have qualified for the Champions Trophy but Sri Lanka’s team is not named in it.
In the first match of the ODI series being played between Sri Lanka and Australia recently, Sri Lanka defeated Australia and made a big upset. In this match, Australia had to chase only 214 runs but the Kangaroo team failed to do so and lost the match with 49 runs.
Australia gets defeat
Australia had a target of just 215 runs in the first match against Sri Lanka in Colombo but despite this the team lost the match by 49 runs. Australia’s team was reduced to 33.5 overs. This team scored 165 runs. The script of Australia’s defeat was written by Sri Lankan captain Charith Asanka and Mahish Tishta. Actually, Actors scored 127 runs while Toricha took 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose batting
In this match, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first but Sri Lanka’s decision did not prove to be in their favor. The team had lost 5 wickets at a score of 55 runs at one time. Pathum Nisanka (4), Innhaka Fernando (4), Kusal Mendis (19), Kamindu Mendis (5), Jenith Liange (11) returned to the pavilion cheaply.
Sri Lanka’s innings piled up for 214 runs
After this, Sri Lanka’s Captain Charith Asanka scored a century while playing the captaincy innings. Asananka scored 127 runs in 126 balls with the help of 14 fours and 5 sixes. This was the fourth century of his career. Apart from him, Dunith Veller scored 30 runs in 34 balls with 2 fours and 1 six, he was the second leading run scorer of the team.
Australia was also useless
After this, Australia’s innings came, when both the opener of the team i.e. Matthew Short and Jake Fraser-Macagark lost their wickets within 7 runs. Short 0 and McGark 2 runs off the pavilion. This was followed by Australia for Coper Konoli 3 runs, captain Steve Stand 12 runs, Labushen 15 runs.
Mahish Thikshana took 4 wickets
Alexkeeper batsman Alex Carrie scored the highest run for Australia. He scored 41 runs in 38 balls with 5 fours and 1 sixes. Apart from these, Aaron Hardy scored 32, Sean Abbott 20, Nathan Alice 0, Adam Zampa 20 and Spencer Johnson 0 runs. From Sri Lanka, Mahishkhana took 4 wickets, Asitha Fernando and Dunith Vellage took 2-2 wickets. Vanindu Hasranga and Charith Asanka also got 1-1 wickets.
Sri Lanka made a big upset before the Champions Trophy
Let us tell you here that Sri Lanka’s team is not part of the Champions Trophy. At the same time, Australia’s team is also part of the Champions Trophy and the world winner. In such a situation, Sri Lanka has shown a big upset by defeating Australia in ODIs just before the Champions Trophy.
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