Jul 08 - Jul 12, 2022
10:00 IST / 4:30 GMT
Galle Cricket Stadium - Colombo, Sri Lanka
The "Chance of Winning" Widget shows winning percentage depending upon live betting odds of teams participating in the match. The winning percentage is changed immediately when odds are updated.
100%
0%
Australia are favourites to win
Sri Lanka and Australia face off in the Second of two Tests at the Pallekele Stadium, Kandy beginning on Friday morning. The First Test, played at the same venue last week, saw Australia thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets and complete the win before lunch on Day 3. Read on as we preview this game. The opening Test of the two-game series begins at 10:00 local time.
Sri Lanka were in the game for the first two days of the First Test but then completely collapsed on the third morning. They will need to show more resilience if they are to be competitive throughout this Test.
Australia had plenty of players to thank for digging in over the opening days before taking advantage on the third morning. It was a fine performance and we expect them to put in another strong showing in this game.
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.
The hosts won the toss and chose to bat first in the First Test. With another vicious turning wicket expected, we predict that both skippers will choose to bat if they win the toss.
Last week, many observers thought the Galle pitch was weighted far too heavily towards the spinners. We expect another turning wicket for this Second Test.
Humid and partly cloudy across all five scheduled days of this Test. Expect the temperature to be in the early 30s on each day.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test Match 2022
After a very poor performance in the First Test, Lasith Embuldeniya has been dropped from the squad ahead of this Second Test. Spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage and Lakshitha Manasinghe have all been called up and we expect at least one of them to play in this Test.
Sri Lanka came into this series unbeaten in their last two Tests. However, they have won only one of their last five games in this format.
Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
There were plenty of pundits who believed that Australia would regret selecting only two front line spinners for the First Test. However, Nathan Lyon produced an outstanding display, Mitchell Swepson took five wickets across the game with Travis Head taking 4-10 from 2.5 overs.
Australia are unbeaten in nine Tests and were very strong in the First Test. They are targeting their third successive Test victory in this match.
David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson
Australia have won their last three Tests against Australia, two wins at home and last week’s away victory. The last draw between the sides came in Colombo in September 2011.
| Matches Played | SL Won | AUS Won | Draw | Tie | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 32 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Australia are strong favourites with the bookies to win this Second Test. After their dominant display last week this is no surprise.
The return of Angelo Mathews to the Sri Lanka XI will boost a batting line-up which failed miserably on the final morning of the First Test.
Dimuth Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis are our tips with the bat for Sri Lanka. Mendis has scored seven Test centuries.
Our batting picks for Australia Steve Smith, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne are our picks for Australia with the bat. On a tough batting wicket, Warner kept his strike-rate above 100 in both innings during the First Test.
Ramesh Mendis, Jeffrey Vandersay and Asitha Fernando are our bowling picks for Sri Lanka. Fernando ended Australia’s first innings with two wickets in one over.
Our bowling recommendations for Australia are Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Swepson. Swepson had a tough introduction to Test cricket in Pakistan but impressed in the First Test.
Having Angelo Mathews available for the entire game should give Sri Lanka a far greater chance of taking the Second Test into the final two days. He will boost their team but overall, Australia looked sharper and more focused in the First Test. We expect another exciting Test with Australia getting the win.
Bet online on Top Cricket Betting Sites and apps. Get Best Betting Sign-Up Offers and Exclusive Bonuses with Promo Codes. Deposit now with popular payment methods to bet online.
The most trusted gambling site of the US offers a gamut of cricket betting markets and features. Place your bets now and make huge winnings with the sportsbook.
A host to a store house of online betting features, BetOnline is here to stay for long. Turn your cricket betting cycle towards the best road map with the sportsbook.
Bet on Cricket with Everygame, one of the top USA bookmaker. Join Now and get Up to $750 Sign Up Bonus
SportsBetting.ag betting site is fully equipped with large betting markets, live betting, live streaming features along with a bunch of hefty bonuses and offers. Try SportsBetting.ag website for a unique all-rounder cricket betting fun at one place.
Join our subscriber's list to get the best cricket betting tips and predictions delivered directly to your inbox.
Leave Your Comment
We do our best to give you most accurate & useful match predictions and would love to hear from you. Let us know if we need to improve. Share your own predictions for the matches. Let's talk: