Sri Lanka vs Australia | Cricket Match Prediction | 2nd ODI | Feb 14 – Can SL win this series against AUS? 

SL vs AUS Match Analysis

Sri Lanka and Australia will play each other in the 2nd match of the two-match ODI series on February 14, 2025, at 10:30 AM BST at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Sri Lanka pulled off a rare feat on Thursday, winning an ODI by 49 runs despite three of their top four batters being dismissed for single-digit scores.

Australia may be missing all three of their first-choice pace bowlers, but only a fool would write them off in this game, as they have a natural ability to bounce back from adversity in any format!

SL vs AUS Team Preview & Squads

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka will take confidence from that performance into this game, but they cannot rely solely on their captain, Charith Asalanka, to rescue them once more after his superb 127 off 126 balls guided them to a total of 214.

Kamindu Mendis and opener Pathum Nissanka will be expected to step up and contribute more on Friday.

Home advantage plays a key role on SL’s slow pitches, where the surface tends to offer more spin and remains sluggish throughout the final 50 overs.

With a highly skilled spin attack at their disposal, Sri Lanka will back themselves to secure another victory in this second and final ODI.

Sri Lanka Squads

Sri Lanka Squads

Kamindu Mendis, Nuwanidu Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Charith Asalanka, Kusal Mendis, Mohamed Shiraz, Dunith Wellalage, Pathum Nissanka, Eshan Malinga, Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nishan Madushka, Avishka Fernando, Asitha Fernando.

Australia 

We saw a similar scenario in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy when Australia seemed down and out after a heavy defeat in the opening Test but bounced back to comfortably beat India in the series. With experienced players like Steven Smith, Alex Carey, and Adam Zampa in the squad, they will be anything but easy to beat.

Young talents such as Jake Fraser-McGurk and Cooper Connolly are still settling in but have the potential to play a fluent inning with the bat in this game.

Meanwhile, the bowling attack of Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, and Spencer Johnson provides good variety and consists of excellent white-ball specialists.

Australia Squads

Australia Squads

Mitchell Starc, Josh Inglis, Ben Dwarshuis, Pat Cummins, Cooper Connolly, Steven Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Glenn Maxwell, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short, Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Tanveer Sangha, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Sean Abbott, Alex Carey.

Sri Lanka vs Australia outfield report

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

In the first ODI, Sri Lanka won the toss, decided to bat first, and won the match. We anticipate that both teams will want to bat first again on a pitch that won’t get any faster.

Although there may be some cloud cover throughout this Colombo match, Friday’s ODI will be quite hot, with temperatures ranging from 26 to 32 degrees.

At this location in Colombo, the ball always twists, and both the fast bowlers and the spinners will have plenty of grip with their cutters. We estimate that the team batting first will reach a par total of no more than 280.

Sri Lanka vs Australia Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

SL has won three in their last five encounters and AUS has won two.

Sri Lanka vs Australia Prediction

Cricket analysts predict Sri Lanka has a 52% chance of winning.

Disclaimer: This cricket prediction is based on the author’s insights and analysis. Readers should consider the points discussed and draw their own conclusions.