Australia vs Sri Lanka Playing 11, ICC World Cup 2023: Australia and Sri Lanka take on each other in the Match 14 of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Monday (October 16). Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow will host the match.
It has been an underwhelming start for Australia and Sri Lanka, as they both have lost their first two matches. It thus increases the importance of this tie, as a defeat will be a significant blow to either of them.

Australia will continue missing Travis Head and skipper Pat Cummins addressed the importance of winning against Sri Lanka. The Aussie captain said, "Not an ideal start at all. Everyone's desperate to turn it around. We're obviously 0-2, so we've got to start winning and start winning quick. Every game now becomes almost like a final. You've got to win just about all of them."
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has been ruled out of the World Cup 2023 and Chamika Karunaratne has replaced him. There will be a replacement coming in for Shanaka in the starting lineup and Karunaratne may be the one again claiming the slot. Kusal Mendis will captain the side in the absence of Shanaka.
Australia: Mitchell Marsh, David Warner, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Sean Abbott, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Cameron Green
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(c), Sadeera Samarawickrama(wk), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha, Chamika Karunaratne, Dimuth Karunaratne
AUS Playing 11 vs SL: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labushagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
SL Playing 11 vs AUS: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(c), Sadeera Samarawickrama(wk), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana