Watch: David Warner helps Lucknow ground staff to help cover ground as rain arrives during AUS vs SL match

David Warner will be the key at the top for Australia in this ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

The 15th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is currently underway at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. It is Australia taking on Sri Lanka in an all-important game because both teams have yet to open their accounts on the points table. The team that wins this game will register their first win of the tournament. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first.

Sri Lanka had a brilliant start, and they posted their highest opening stand in the World Cup against Australia. Both openers added 125 runs in 21.4 overs for the first wicket. Pathum Nissanka scored 61 off 67 balls, with 8 fours, while Kusal Perera made 78 off 82 balls, with 12 fours. At one stage, Sri Lanka were 157/1, and the whole team got all out for 209 runs in 43.3 overs.

Watch: David Warner helps ground staff to cover up the ground during rain in the AUS vs SL Clash

Sri Lanka lost their last nine wickets for just 52 runs. The first innings had everything in it. It had some good batting performances, good bowling, some better fielding from Australia, and also the rain. The rain also interrupted the game once in the first innings. It came in the 32nd over of the innings when the umpires asked all the players to get back to the dugout.

The ground staff rushed to the pitch to cover up the square in the middle, and veteran opener David Warner also got into the act and helped the grounds men. The video of that act is circulating on social media, and everyone is praising David Warner for his act. ICC shared the video with a caption, "David Warner lends a helping hand to the ground staff 🤝"

Watch the video here:

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Earlier, Sri Lanka looked to get a score of around 320 when their openers were going along. But once they lost the second wicket, they couldn't stop the collapse. Only three batters reached the double-figure mark. The fourth highest runs came in extras (13). For Australia, Adam Zampa finally made an impact and took 4/47 in 8 overs. Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc also chipped in with two wickets each.