Summary

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  • Australia win by five wickets to pick up first victory

  • They chase 210 with 14.4 overs to spare

  • Australia were 24-2 after Madushanka traps Warner & Smith lbw in fourth over

  • Inglis adds 58, Marsh 52 & Labuschagne 40

  • Sri Lanka slip from 125-0 and 157-1 to 209 all out

  • Leg-spinner Zampa improves from poor first spell to take 4-42

  • Australia's chase of 210 was delayed by rain and over safety concerns for players and spectators due to sand storm and high winds

  • Part of stadium branding and temporary structures came down during SL innings but no injuries, say ICC

  1. SL 91-0published at 15.3 overs

    Wide, two, four.

    Not a great start to the over for Adam Zampa.

  2. Postpublished at 10:47 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Josh Inglis hasn't had the greatest day behind the stumps.

    He missed a very similar chance to the bottom clip in Australia's previous game against South Africa too.

    A reminder that Inglis came into the side for Alex Carey after Australia's opening-game defeat against India.

  3. SL 84-0published at 15 overs

    Better from Mitchell Starc, just five from the over, though there's a very wayward wide in there just to keep Josh Inglis awake behind the stumps.

    The last ball is nicely driven by Kusal Perera and looks destined for the boundary, but Glenn Maxwell's Superman-esque dive saves it.

    Maxwell is playing a lone hand out there at the moment.

  4. Postpublished at 10:39 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Ex-West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Pathum NissankaImage source, Getty Images

    Australia have done everything but bowl on the stumps. Does it just come down to keeping it simple and executing your chances?

  5. SL 79-0published at 14 overs

    And again! Straight down the ground this time for Nissanka, who takes nine from a wayward first over from the leg-spinner.

    Australia's struggles continue, but Sri Lanka's openers are just growing in confidence.

  6. SL 74-0published at 13.1 overs

    Can Adam Zampa get Australia's much-needed wicket?

    Not if he keeps bowling like that, he won't. He starts with a filthy short ball that Pathum Nissanka gratefully pulls for four.

  7. Postpublished at 10:33 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    A lovely start for the Sri Lanka batters so far. They've both played with great control.

  8. SL 70-0published at 13 overs

    For the third time now, Starc stops in his stride to warn Kusal Perera about backing up.

    I just don't really get it. He's burning up so much energy in doing that, and Perera's still in his crease.

    He just looks out of sorts.

  9. Postpublished at 10:31 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Carlos Brathwaite
    Ex-West Indies all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    David WarnerImage source, Getty Images

    The body language wasn't great from Australia, that was almost expected to be a boundary. Someone needs to bring back the energy, whip the ball back into the keeper.

  10. SL 69-0published at 12.3 overs

    Pat Cummins turns to his strike man in Mitchell Starc to try and get him a breakthrough.

    Instead, all he gets is more of the same filth as the left-handed Perera gratefully clips a boundary off his pads with Starc straying down the leg side once more.

  11. SL 63-0published at 12 overs

    Sri Lanka are happy to work the singles off Glenn Maxwell to combat the turn and bounce, and they do it effectively, still taking six off the over without any risk at all.

    It has been a positive start but with the struggles that their bowling line-up has had, they need a huge total here.

  12. SL 57-0published at 11 overs

    Short, wide, four.

    Pathum Nissanka capitalises on another loose delivery from Cummins as the pair's partnership continues to grow.

    For Perera, can he make the most of that slice of luck of Australia missing the review?

  13. SL 51-0published at 10.2 overs

    Oh, that's an absolute stinker for Australia.

    Replays show that Glenn Maxwell's lbw shout from the previous over would have hit leg stump. A huge missed opportunity and one that was most likely influenced by that earlier wasted review.

  14. How's stat?!published at 10:21 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera punch glovesImage source, Getty Images

    Sri Lanka's previous two opening stands in this tournament have been one and five, they now have 51.

  15. Postpublished at 10:19 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    After burning that review with the first ball of the day you can't afford to take on a fifty-fifty call.

  16. SL 51-0published at 10 overs

    A huge lbw appeal from Glenn Maxwell but it's a solo effort.

    The umpire is unmoved and Pat Cummins doesn't even think about reviewing, although he may have been more convinced if he hadn't wasted one from the first ball of the game.

    This one was almost certainly missing leg stump, anyway.

    That completes a positive powerplay for Sri Lanka.

  17. SL 51-0published at 9.1 overs

    Four more!

    Kusal Perera adds to Australia's frustration by completely messing up a slog sweep, but getting away with it as the top edge flies over the keeper.

  18. SL 47-0published at 9 overs

    Nissanka and Perera tick over five easy runs from Cummins' second over.

    Australia have barely threatened and while Sri Lanka haven't exactly taken the game away from them in this powerplay, the bowlers already look weary and short of answers.

  19. Postpublished at 10:12 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Aaron Finch
    Former Australia captain on BBC Test Match Special

    Nice start from Maxwell, his ability to bowl through the powerplay and the middle overs has been really important. Picking up the two wickets in the last match and carrying a lot of the spin hopes at the moment. The ability to shut down angles and think like a batter is really important in a game like this.

    Glenn MaxwellImage source, Getty Images
  20. SL 42-0published at 8 overs

    The spin of Glenn Maxwell is introduced early, and there are immediate signs of some turn and bounce.

    But there's a missed chance, as Josh Inglis doesn't get a glove on a thick edge from Pathum Nissanka.

    More frustration for Australia.