Five-time champions Australia finally secured their first win of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Lucknow on Monday. Asked to bowl first at the Ekana Stadium, Australia dismissed the 1996 winners for 209 in 43.3 overs and then chased down the target in 35.2 overs in a match that was briefly interrupted by rain. Adam Zampa, who claimed four wickets, was adjudged the player of the match. The Aussies previously lost to India and South Africa, while Sri Lanka remain winless, having already suffered defeats against South Africa and Pakistan.