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SL Vs AUS, 1st ODI: Sri Lanka Bat First Against Australia; Dunith Wellalage Makes Debut

The five-match ODI s𝔍eries between Sri Lanka and Australia starts♛ today. Check toss and team news here.

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Debutant Dunith Wellalage receives his OD♔I cap from Wanindu Hasaranga.
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Sri Lanka have opted to bat against Australia in the first ODI match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. Dunith Wꦓellalage is making his debut today. The 19-year🔯-old from Colombo is a left-arm spinner.

This is the 99th m🍒eeting between Sri Lanka and Australia in ODIs. Australia lead the head-to-head record 61-33, and they have won the last four.

Sri Lanka denied a series clean sweep in the preceding three-match T20Is with a thrilling win in the third and final match at the same venue on Saturday. The ODIs will be followed by a two-match Test series, starting June 29 in Gall♑e.

Playin XIs

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathila💞ka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh ⛄Theekshana.

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey (w), Ashton Ag𝐆ar, Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson, Josh Hazlewood.

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