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 39-0published at 7 overs

    Kusal PereraImage source, Getty Images

    Cummins corrects himself, with no further runs coming from the rest of the over.

    A tidy enough start for Sri Lanka, who haven't really been troubled at all but haven't seized all the momentum yet either.

  2. Postpublished at 10:04 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

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

    Once again it's not hitting the stumps. That should be a barometer - how many balls hit the stumps and then push on from there.

  3. SL 39-0published at 6.2 overs

    In order to get the job done, captain Pat Cummins turns to himself.

    But he just sends down another freebie down the leg side that Kusal Perera can easily clip for four.

    And follows that with a wide. It's not going well for the men in yellow so far.

  4. Postpublished at 10:01 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

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

    Kusal PereraImage source, Getty Images

    Sri Lanka have done really well at being disciplined with the good balls and pouncing on the bad ones.

  5. SL 34-0published at 6 overs

    Josh Hazlewood tries a bouncer, but it doesn't trouble Kusal Perera in the slighest.

    Brutally dispatched for another boundary.

  6. SL 26-0published at 5 overs

    Mitchell Starc warns Kusal Perera about leaving his crease at the non-striker's endImage source, Getty Images

    Again, Starc withdraws from his delivery stride to warn Kusal Perera about leaving his crease.

    Although this time, it's unnecessary from the bowler because Perera's bat was still behind the line. Starc looks frustrated, as if he's just searching for something to get himself fired up.

  7. SL 25-0published at 4.4 overs

    Dealing in boundaries! Another straight drive, this time Nissanka punishing Mitchell Starc down the ground.

  8. Postpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

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

    A Sri Lanka fan in the crowd waves a flag before the World Cup game against AustraliaImage source, Getty Images

    Interesting start, I think Sri Lanka would be the better pleased. Mitchell Starc hasn't really got it right, not enough challenging of the stumps. Kusal Perera started slowly, Nissanka has been classy and controlled as ever. Australia need a quick breakthrough.

  9. SL 21-0published at 4 overs

    Glorious again from Perera, with a drive nailed straight back down the ground.

    Hazlewood responds with a couple of dots, but it's a profitable over for Sri Lanka.

  10. Postpublished at 09:50 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

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

    Kusal PereraImage source, Getty Images

    It's Kusal Perera's bread and butter. He waited on it and really got his hands through. He didn't try to keep it down, just hit it really nicely.

  11. SL 17-0published at 3.2 overs

    Shot!

    A rare blemish from Josh Hazlewood as he drops too wide, and Kusal Perera gratefully punishes it through the covers.

  12. SL 13-0published at 3 overs

    Better from Starc, just two from the over.

    It was no surprise to see Sri Lanka choose to bat first without any hesitation. Despite the two defeats, they've batted really well, scoring more than 300 in both outings so far. It's their bowling unit that has been struggling for form.

  13. SL 10-0published at 2 overs

    Josh Hazlewood rescues Australia's sloppy start with his metronomic accuracy.

    Just one leg bye from his first over.

  14. Postpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

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

    Pathum NissankaImage source, Getty Images

    Starc hasn't really got it right. He hasn't really bowled the Starc-delivery that starts on off and crashes into middle stump. Nissanka has just another off-line delivery to get under way.

  15. SL 9-0published at 1 over

    Despite that cracker of a first delivery, it's a poor over from Starc as Nissanka clips the last ball for four, too.

    A wasted review, a wide and two boundaries.

    Actually, it's not 'poor'. It's a shocker.

  16. Postpublished at 09:37 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

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

    Just whip the bails off! Stay in your crease - it's as simple as.

  17. SL 5-0published at 0.4 overs

    A bit of tension as Mitchell Starc withdraws from his delivery stride and gives Kusal Perera a warning at the non-striker's end for leaving the crease early.

    Pathum Nissanka then adds to Starc's frustration by clipping one off his pads for the first boundary of the day.

  18. Postpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Australia watch on during a reviewImage source, Getty Images

    It had absolutely nothing going for it, it hit the bat and wasn't going to hit the stumps. It was an absolutely ripping delivery from Starc, it swung and it was dipping in.

  19. Not outpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Great ball, silly review.

    He middled it. Early signs of desperation for Australia.

  20. Postpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 16 October 2023

    Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    It was a typical Starc delivery, right in the blockhole.