Sri Lanka bat first in 2nd ODI
August 24, 2016 02:26 pm
Sri Lanka won the toss opted to bat first in the second ODI against Australia at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Australia, who lead the series 1-0 after winning the first match on Sunday, have made one change to their line-up.
Josh Hazlewood has been left out and a second frontline spinner - Nathan Lyon - added alongside Adam Zampa on a surface expected to offer plenty of turn.
Sri Lanka made two changes to their XI, with Lakshan Sandakan and Milinda Siriwardana left out from the side that played on Sunday. Seekkuge Prasanna and Danushka Gunathilaka have been included for their first outings of the series.
Sri Lanka:
Kusal Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Angelo Mathews (capt), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Dilruwan Perera, Seekkuge Prasanna, Amila Aponso.
Australia:
David Warner, Aaron Finch, Steven Smith (capt), George Bailey, Moises Henriques, Travis Head, Matthew Wade (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Nathan Lyon.
