Jun 16 - Jun 16, 2022
14:30 IST / 9:00 GMT
Pallekele Cricket Stadium - Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Australia are favourites to win
Sri Lanka and Australia go head to head in the second ODI on Thursday afternoon and evening in Kandy. Tuesday’s series opener saw Australia win by 2 wickets (DLS), chasing down their revised target of 282 with 9 balls remaining. Read on as we preview this game. The second of five ODIs begins at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium at 14:30 local time on Thursday.
Sri Lanka have lost to Zimbabwe by 22 runs and Australia by 2 runs in two of their last three ODIs. However, there were plenty of positives with bat and ball to take from the performance on Tuesday.
Australia had to fight for their victory in the opening ODI of the series but showed plenty of character in the field and when chasing their target. They will be aware that they are in a tough contest in this series.
This match will be shown live on Star Sports in India, Sky Sports in the UK, Fox Cricket in Australia and Siyatha TV in Sri Lanka.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney Plus and Sky Go.
As expected, Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the toss on Tuesday. We expect both skippers to opt to bat first if they win the toss ahead of this ODI.
Spin bowlers had plenty of joy on the Kandy surface in the opening game of the series. 11 of the 15 wickets were taken by spinners and this pitch will offer plenty of assistance for them again.
The threat of rain will rescind as the game progresses but there is every chance that a thunderstorm will delay the start of the match. Expect the temperature to fall from 27 to 23 degrees from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd ODI Match 2022
19 year old slow left-arm orthodox bowler Dunith Wellalage made his international debut in Tuesday’s series opener and picked up the wickets of Steve Smith and Ashton Agar. Sri Lanka put in an encouraging display and we expect to see the same XI for this match.
Sri Lanka have lost two of their last three ODIs but did get themselves into a strong position on Tuesday with some excellent top order batting.
Pathum Nissanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana
As expected, Mitchell Starc missed the opening game of the series but there was encouraging news in his recovery from a finger injury and he may make a return in the third ODI. There will be discussion over whether to include a second front-line spinner with Jhye Richardson’s place the most under threat.
Australia ended their two game losing streak in ODI cricket on Tuesday. They will now be looking to bring their strong IT20 form into this format.
David Warner, Aaron Finch (c), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc
Sri Lanka have not won back to back ODIs against Australia since January 2013. Australia have won each of the last five meetings in this format, a run which stretches back to August 2016.
| Matches Played | SL Won | AUS Won | Draw | Tie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 98 | 32 | 62 | 0 | 4 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
The bookies have Australia as strong favourites to make it two wins from two in this ODI on Thursday. Sri Lanka were competitive on Tuesday but the bookies do not expect them to go up another level.
Although David Warner got a three-ball duck, the top orders of both Sri Lanka and Australia got their teams off to solid starts on Tuesday.
We are backing Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka with the bat for Sri Lanka. Gunathilaka hit his 11th ODI half-century in the opening game of the series.
Steve Smith, David Warner and Aaron Finch are our batting recommendations for Australia. Captain Finch hit five fours and one six in his 41-ball 44.
Our bowling tips for Sri Lanka are Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Dushmantha Chameera. Theekshana trapped David Warner lbw with his first ball of the match on Tuesday.
We are backing Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc as our bowling picks for Australia. Agar picked up the wickets of Pathum Nissanka and Dhananjaya de Silva in a fine spin bowling performance in the first ODI.
Tuesday’s game was an excellent contest and we expect both teams to come into this match believing they can get the win. Wanindu Hasaranga has the ability to make serious inroads into the deep Australian batting line-up but ultimately we are backing the visitors to get over the line again in this second ODI.
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