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A two-match ODI series was played between Sri Lanka and Australia. The Australian team has also faced defeat in the second match of this series. They have been defeated by the Sri Lankan team by 174 runs. With the victory in this match, the Sri Lankan team has clean swept Australia 2-0 in this ODI series. Now the Australian team will leave for Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy. The condition of their team is very bad before the Champions Trophy.
Big weakness before the Champions Trophy
This was the last chance for the Australian team to prepare for the Champions Trophy. Their team, which has won the ODI World Cup 2023, is looking very weak before the Champions Trophy. Many key bowlers of the team are out of the squad due to injury. In such a situation, their bowling was already looking weak, now the batting has also become very weak. Their team was all out for 165 runs in the first match of the ODI series played against Sri Lanka and now for 107 runs in the second ODI. In such a situation, it has become a big problem.
Australia yearned for victory
Did not get a single win in the last two Champions Trophy The Australian team did not win a single match during the Champions Trophy of 2013 and 2017. They had to be eliminated from the group stage in both the seasons. In 2013, their team was in Group A with England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand. They were defeated by England and Sri Lanka. Their match against New Zealand was cancelled due to rain. The condition of the Australian team was similar in 2017 as well. Two out of three matches of their team in the group stage were cancelled due to rain. They had to face defeat against England. Their team was eliminated from the group stage itself.
Australia’s squad for Champions Trophy
Steve Smith (captain), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnush Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Matthew Short, Adam Zampa
