Leg -spinner Adam Zampa (4 for 47) triggered a sensational collapse as Srilanka lost their ten wickets for 84 runs after being 125 for no loss to be all out for 209 in 43.3 overs against Australia in their ICC World cup match In Lucknow on Monday. Sri Lanka's new skipper Indis won the toss and opted to bat . He opined that a total in the range of 280-300 would be safe for his side, and that the ball might do a bit more under the lights. Chamika Karunaratne and Lahiru Kumara came into Sri Lanka's XI in place of Dasun Shanaka and Matheesha Pathirana, while Australia went with the same side that played against South Africa.
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