Match 14 of the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will witness an exciting clash between Australia and Sri Lanka. Both the teams have had poor starts to their World Cup campaign and would be keen on winning this match, to put their campaign back on track.
For Australia, the lack of spinners has derailed their World Cup campaign. Glenn Maxwell has had to play a very important role in the team as he is their team’s star all-rounder. Not only with the bat, Maxwell has the bowling in his mind as well.
Sri Lanka has dealt with a major blow ahead of their match against Australia. Dasun Shanaka, their regular captain, has been ruled out of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 tournament because of a right thigh muscle injury.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 vice-captain choices for the AUS vs SL game in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023:
1. Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
Australian all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell, can be a good choice vice-captain for your fantasy team in this AUS vs SL match. Maxwell is a swashbuckling batter, a handy off-spinner and a gun fielder.
In the previous game of Australia versus South Africa, Maxwell bagged 2 wickets and showed everyone as to why he is one of the most important players of Australia. If Australia are to qualify for the semis, then Maxwell’s performances will be quite important.
2. Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
One of the most consistent performers for Sri Lanka in recent times, Kusal Mendis will be a good choice vice-captain for your fantasy team. He comes to bat at number 3 and adds a lot of solidity to the batting department of Sri Lanka.
Mendis scored a top-notch knock of 122 runs in the previous game against Pakistan and looks in good touch. If he gets going, then it would invite trouble for the Australian bowlers at the Ekana Sports City Stadium in Lucknow.
3. Sadeera Samarawickrama (Sri Lanka)
Apart from Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama too hogged the limelight in the match versus Pakistan on 10th October. The technically-sound batter scored 108 runs and was one of the main pillars in the Sri Lankan team.
Sadeera Samarawickrama is a very good player of spin and his match-up with Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa, will be extremely important for the Sri Lankans in this match. Samarawickrama has scored 131 runs in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 so far.
Also read: ICC ODI World Cup 2023: 3 Talking Points Of IND vs PAK
