After an absolute demolition job within the first Take a look at, Australia have a golden alternative to win their first collection in Sri Lanka since 2011. The 2nd Take a look at between Sri Lanka and Australia kicks off Thursday afternoon and Jack Tobin has you coated along with his full preview and greatest bets under!
Sri Lanka vs Australia: 2nd Take a look at Preview & Betting Ideas
Galle, Thursday sixth February, 3:30pm AEDT
Sri Lanka
Predicted XI: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Prabath Jayasuriya, Nishan Peiris, Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando
Issues couldn’t have gone any worse for Sri Lanka than what they did within the first Take a look at, as they fell to the biggest ever residence loss in Take a look at cricket. After dropping the toss, they did themselves no favour by lacking opinions on Travis head and Usman Khawaja that may have had each openers out early, in addition to dropping Steve Smith on 1. Their poor fielding and use of DRS went together with a horrendous efficiency with bat and ball.
Sri Lanka conceded 6/654 within the first innings, with the bleeding solely being stopped by the Australians declaring. By the stats, Prabath Jayasuriya (3/193) regarded okay however offered subsequent to no menace, whereas Nishan Peiris (0/189), Asitha Fernando (0/77) and Jeffrey Vandersay (3/182) had been all poor with the ball. In spinning pleasant circumstances they didn’t seem like taking wickets, and so they couldn’t limit Australia’s scoring charges.
With the bat, Sri Lanka’s software and execution was nothing in need of horrendous. Bundled out for 165 within the first innings and 247 with 15 wickets falling in simply 64.5 overs on Day 4. Dinesh Chandimal (72) and Jeffrey Vandersay (53) had been the one Sri Lankans to achieve 50 within the Take a look at match, whereas Chandimal within the first innings was the one batter to face at the very least 100 balls.
Australia
Predicted XI: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, Beau Webster, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Todd Murphy, Matt Kuhnemann, Nathan Lyon
Australia produced an excellent efficiency within the first Take a look at with an completely dominant efficiency throughout the three and a half days. Usman Khawaja (232) and Steve Smith (141) arrange the innings, while debutant Josh Inglis saved the foot on the throat with a wonderful 102 off simply 94 deliveries. Travis Head’s transfer to the highest of the order was a hit, blitzing 57 off simply 40 balls to permit the center order’s job to be extremely straightforward.
With the ball, Australia’s three prong spin assault dismantled Sri Lanka’s batting unit with ease. Within the first innings it was Matt Kuhnemann (5/63) and Nathan Lyon (3/57) who did the injury, and so they backed it up within the second innings with Lyon taking 4/78 and Kuhnemann taking 4/86. Though he didn’t take the wickets, Todd Murphy bowled nicely in tandem with Lyon and Kuhnemann, whereas Mitchell Starc (2/13 & 1/14) was comfortably the perfect seamer within the match.
There’s some chatter about Cooper Connolly doubtlessly making his Take a look at debut with Murphy probably the unfortunate one to overlook out. We cannot know till the toss!
The massive problem for Australia within the second Take a look at shall be the truth that the curators will definitely ship the driest, most spin pleasant floor as attainable. The batting circumstances shall be tougher and successful the toss shall be essential in getting a chance to bat first.
Match Prediction
The circumstances will present a a lot larger problem for Australia, who probably gained’t produce one other 600 plus run rating. Nevertheless Sri Lanka’s batting lineup proved to be extremely fragile in opposition to Australia’s spinners, so a spin pleasant floor gained’t go well with them in the best way that many individuals suppose it would.
Australia’s optimistic method with the bat will maintain them in nice stead, particularly given that almost their whole batting unit acquired scores within the opening Take a look at. Australia are in glorious kind with three straight wins, and having a 6-1-1 document throughout their final eight Exams. Compared Sri Lanka are at the moment on a 3 sport dropping streak, and have solely scored above 300 as soon as of their final six innings. It is going to be a decrease scoring affair than the primary Take a look at, nevertheless Australia’s batting unit would be the distinction on this conflict.
Australia
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Prop Wager
Steve Smith introduced up his 10,000th run in Take a look at cricket en path to an excellent century within the first Take a look at. Smith has scored three centuries in his final 4 Take a look at matches, and has scored of 145* and 141 in his final two Exams at Galle. Smith averages 65.40 at Galle Worldwide Stadium, and appears set to proceed his pink sizzling kind within the second Take a look at.
Steve Smith, Australian High Run Scorer 1st Innings
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