πππππ :Β Sri Lanka vs Australia
ππππ : February 14, Friday
ππππ : 10:00 AM ISTβ
πππππ : R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
ππππππππππ : 2nd ODI 2024
After being thrashed in the Tests, Sri Lanka can get revenge with a 2-0 ODI series win on offer on Friday!
- Sri Lanka are targeting their third successive ODI win!
- Australia have lost three ODIs in a row.
- Sri Lanka have beaten Australia in three of their last five ODI head to heads.
Sri Lanka vs Australia
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Hotstar
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the FAFA191 Cricket Exchange India and website.
SL vs AUS Match Prediction & Analysis
The opening game of the series on Thursday was a great contest to watch or follow as a neutral and this clash in Colombo could well be the same on Friday!
Initially the game looked guaranteed to go the same way as the Tests which had seen Australia easily win 2-0, and when the hosts were 4/1, 6/2. 31/4 and 55/5, another home defeat looked on the cards.
That was before an exceptional innings from Charith Asalanka took his team to 214 all out, a total which their talented spin bowling attack were able to successfully defend.
Australia will be hurting following that loss and will be desperate to get a win to take some ODI momentum into the ICC Champions Trophy.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Sri Lanka Preview
It is very rare for an ODI side to see three of their top four dismissed for single figure scores yet still going on to win a game by 49 runs but that is exactly what Sri Lanka achieved in Thursday’s match.
They will take confidence from that achievement into this game but they can not rely on their skipper, Charith Asalanka to dig them out of the hole again after he brilliantly made 127 runs from 126 balls in their total of 214!
The likes of Kamindu Mendis and opener Pathum Nissanka will both be expected to deliver more on Friday.
Australia Preview
Although this Australian side is without all three of their first choice pace bowling options, only a fool would right them off in this game as they have an in-built ability to bounce back in any format from adversity!
We saw this in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy when they looked dead and buried after being thrashed in the opening Test but went on to inflict an easy series defeat on India and with the likes of Steven Smith, Alex Carey and Adam Zampa in the side, they will be no pushovers.
Young players like Jake Fraser-McGurk and Cooper Connolly are still finding their feet but could easily produce a fluent innings with the bat in this game.
Weather Conditions
There could be some cloud cover at times during this game in Colombo but overall it will be very hot with the temperature ranging from 26 degrees to 32 degrees across the ODI on Friday.
SL vs AUS Pitch Report
The ball always turns at this venue in Colombo and we will see plenty of grip for the spinners as well as the pace bowlers with their cutters. We predict a par total of no more than 280 for the team batting first.
Toss: To Bat
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the opening ODI and went on to win the game. On a pitch which will not get quicker, we expect both teams to want to bat first once more.
