Delhi: In the second ODI against Australia, Sri Lanka won the toss and scored 281 runs losing 4 wickets in 50 overs. With this, Australia gave a target of 282 runs to win. For Sri Lanka, wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Mendis scored a brilliant century, while captain Charith Asalanka scored an aggressive half -century.
Kusal Mendis century
Sri Lanka lost their first wicket for 15 runs, but Kusal Mendis shared 98 runs for the second wicket and 94 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Asalanka for the second wicket. Kusal hit the 5th century of his ODI career. He scored 101 runs with the help of 11 fours off 115 balls and was dismissed.
Captain Asalanka’s aggressive game
Captain Charith Asalanka, who won the team with a century in the first match, also played a brilliant innings in this match. He played an unbeaten innings of 78 runs with 3 sixes and 6 fours off 66 balls. Asalanka shared a 66 -run partnership off 35 balls for the 5th wicket with Jenith Liange. Liange remained unbeaten by scoring 32 runs with 2 sixes and 3 fours off 21 balls. Madhushaka scored 51 runs off 70 balls.
– 10 hundreds in tests.
– 5 hundreds in odis.Kusal Mendis, One of the Finest Batters from Sri Lanka in this generation 🇱🇰 pic.twitter.com/vafgeshakh
– Johns. (@Criccrazyjohns) February 14, 2025
Australia bowling
The Australian bowling, which has held Sri Lanka for just 214 runs in the first match, was not effective in this match. The bowlers could not take wickets at regular intervals and the Sri Lankan batsmen got complete freedom to play. As a result, Sri Lanka succeeded in reaching 281 runs. Ben Dwarhuis, Aaron Hardy, Sin Abbott and Adam Jampa got 1-1 wickets.
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