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ICC World Cup 2019: Aus VS SL warm up match
After defeating England in their first warm up game at Southampton by 12 runs, the Australian cricket team will be in a better state of mind and will look forward to defeating the Lankans ahead of the World Cup 2019.
After defeating England in their first warm up game at Southampton by 12 runs, the Australian cricket team will be in a better state of mind and will look forward to defeating the Lankans ahead of the World Cup 2019. With the return of Steve Smith and David Warner, the Aussies were once again back in action like the champions they were. The defending champions will be keen to carry forward the same form in the official tournament as they did in the warm ups. More than the win, the team will be satisfied to have defended the target against the mighty batsmen of England without their star bowlers, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will try to finally pick up correct playing 11 before the actual tournament begins. In the warm up match against South Africa, the Lankans lost by a huge margin of 87 runs. There is a lot of room for improvement in the Sri Lankan side. Apart from the skipper Dimuth Karunaratne and all rounder Angelo Mathews, none of the Sri Lankan player created an impact with their batting performance. The Sri Lankan batsmen will need to step up and rise against the Aussies and they'll look forward to dominant one of the top teams in the World to have a great start at the tournament. It will be a huge confidence booster for the team to score against the Aussies bowlers. Apart from that, with the rising form of Steve Smith, David Warner and Faf Du Plessis, it will be crucial for the Lankans to take early wickets to restrict the team to a defendable target.
