Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd ODI: When, where to watch Sri Lanka and Australia clash

Sri Lanka will be playing against Australia on Friday after their 49-run victory over a depleted Australia in their low-scoring opening one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday.

Australia's second-string pace attack bowled out Sri Lanka for 214 in 46 overs despite Asalanka's nearly run-a-ball 127 while coping with cramps following his decision to bat first.

Chasing a modest target, Australia could not recover from a top order meltdown and were all out for 165 in 33.5 overs.


Australia arrived in Sri Lanka without their injured pace duo of captain Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood.

Mitchell Starc, their lone frontline quick in the 2-0 test series sweep in Sri Lanka, has withdrawn from the ODI squad for personal reasons and will miss the Champions Trophy, which starts next Wednesday.

Australia did not really miss them though as their fresh new-ball pair of Spencer Johnson (2-44) and Aaron Hardie (2-13) blew away the Sri Lankan top half, reducing the hosts to 55-5 in the 15th over.

Player of the match Asalanka added 67 runs with Dunith Wellalage (30) to prop up Sri Lanka and refused to throw in the towel even though wickets kept tumbling at the other end.

The second and final ODI, also in Colombo, is scheduled for Friday.


When will the match start?
The match will be played on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM local time (10:00 AM IST, 4:30 AM GMT).

Where to watch the match on TV, online?
The 2nd ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka will have a live telecast on Sony Ten 5 in India. The Indian audience can watch the live streaming of the ODI on the FanCode app.

Squads:
Australia Squad: Matthew Short, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cooper Connolly, Steven Smith(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey(w), Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Spencer Johnson, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Mitchell Starc, Ben Dwarshuis

Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay, Lahiru Kumara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nishan Madushka, Mohamed Shiraz