The World Cup extravaganza is going off with all thrills and suspense. Fans across the globe are excited about the upcoming matches of the tournament. This is the biggest stage to perform. All the individual players and the teams are working hard to show their talent on the big stage. All matches are entertaining. On October 16, Australia locked horns with Sri Lanka at the Ekana Sports City, Lucknow. This was an exciting fixture. Australia made a comeback to win in this match.
On October 16, Sri Lanka faced Australia at the Ekana Sports City Lucknow. Initially, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. P Nissanka scored 61 runs in 67 balls. He smashed 8 boundaries. Kusal Perera scored 78 runs in 82 balls. He smashed 12 boundaries. Charith Asalanka scored 25 runs in 39 balls. After that, the Sri Lankan batting lineup just collapsed.
Australian bowlers have done a great job in bowling. Adam Zampa picked up 4 wickets in 47 runs. Pat Cummins took 2 wickets in 32 balls. Mitchell Starc picked up 2 wickets in 43 runs. Glenn Maxwell picked up 1 wicket in 36 runs.
While batting in the second innings Mitchell Marsh scored 52 runs in 51 runs. He smashed 9 boundaries. David Warner scored 11 runs in 6 balls. Marnus Labuschagne scored 40 runs in 60 balls. He smashed 2 boundaries. Josh Inglis scored 58 runs in 59 balls. He smashed 5 boundaries and one over-boundaries.
Sri Lankan bowlers tried well. Madushanka picked up 3 wickets and 38 runs. Wellelage picked up 1 wicket in 53 runs. Other than that, no other Sri Lankan bowlers took any wickets in the match.
Jasprit Bumrah is at number 1 and Santner in the 2nd position:
There is a change in the list. The new table topper is Jasprit Bumrah. He has picked up 8 wickets by giving 93 runs in three matches. His economy rate is 3.44
Mitchell Santner comes down to the second position. He was at number 1 for the past few days. He has picked 8 wickets by giving 127 runs. His economy rate is 4.23.
Madushanka comes up at Number 5:
A remarkable improvement of Madushanka. He climbs up to the fifth position. He has picked up 3 wickets in just 38 runs. His first wicket of the match was David Warner. The second time, he picked up Steven Smith for a duck. His third wicket is Labuschagne. He picked the wicket when the batter was batting on 40. His economy rate is 4.22.
Top 10 Highest Wicket-taker’s List:
| Rank | Player’s Name | Wickets | Economy Rate |
| 1. | Jasprit Bumrah | 8 | 3.44 |
| 2. | Mitchell Santner | 8 | 4.23 |
| 3. | Matt Henry | 8 | 5.12 |
| 4. | Hasan Ali | 7 | 6.00 |
| 5. | D Madushanka | 7 | 6.49 |
| 6. | Kagiso Rabada | 5 | 5.24 |
| 7. | RJW Topley | 5 | 5.04 |
| 8. | Ravindra Jadeja | 5 | 3.73 |
| 9. | Hardik Pandya | 5 | 6.56 |
| 10. | Kuldeep Yadav | 5 | 3.90 |
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