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Sri Lanka will look to notch up their first win on tour but things will not get any easier against an inexperienced but hungry Australian side in the second ODI.
We’ll bring you the live coverage of the action throughout the second ODI at Adelaide Oval from 2.20pm AEST on January 13.
It was a convincing win first up for Australia with Sri Lanka taking home only another injury to their wicket-keeper, necessitating a change in their line-up.
Dinesh Chandimal and Tillakaratne Dilshan were the two who came out with their heads held high but the former ended up with a strained hamstring and could miss this one.
With Sri Lanka continue to struggle with the bat in their hand, this comes as a body blow given how he has trumped the other batsmen in the line-up in the limited opportunities he got. Kushal Perera will make it to the side if he fails to recover from that injury.
Given how poorly Sri Lanka bowled, they will also look to change things around and Rangana Herath could be in line to make it to the playing 11.
More importantly, they will hope for Lasith Malinga to get his mojo back, one that helped him end the Big Bash League as the top wicket-taker when he ended his commitments there.
Australia had Phil Hughes star for them in the first game with a record-breaking century that saw him become the first Aussie to make one on debut. George Bailey and David Hussey chipped in with highly aggressive half-centuries that took the game beyond the tourists.
The other new-comers Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja got out early but will look to add to the Sri Lankan misery in this second game.
Mitchell Starc’s calf issue puts him in the ever-burgeoning list of injured Australian bowlers this summer and one of Ben Cutting or Kane Richardson will get a chance in his place. The rest of the side should remain the same.
We will bring you the live score throughout the game from the Adelaide Oval and hope to receive your opinions as the action unfolds.
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