Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of ODI series against Australia
Sri Lanka pace bowler Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of action for the entire series following an injury sustained in the practice session. Pradeep will now be replaced by yet another youngster Angelo Perera, who has impressed heavily with his batting in domestic cricket.
Nuwan Pradeep’s absence from the squad sees the Lankans come under severe pressure especially having lost the first ODI to the Aussies despite having been provided by a wonderful playing surface where the spinners could thrive on.
Having won the Test series rather convincingly, it is clear that the Lankans have their backs against the wall. In spite of fighting knocks from Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis, Aaron Finch and Australia skipper Steve Smith worked tremendously hard to make an impact with the bat and lead Australia to a win.
After losing to Australian in the first ODI by 3 wickets, Sri Lanka will play their next ODI on 24th of August (Wednesday).
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Sri Lanka squad: Angelo Mathews (C), Dinesh Chandimal (WK), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Milinda Siriwardana, Angelo Perera, Thisara Perera, Dilruwan Perera, Avishka Fernando, Lakshan Sandakan, Amila Aponso, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dhananjaya de Silva
Australia squad: Steven Smith(c), David Warner, George Bailey, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa
Here is the full schedule of ODI & T20I series:
Aug 21, Sun
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st ODI
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia won by 3 wickets
2:30 PM IST
Aug 24, Wed
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd ODI
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2:30 PM IST
Aug 28, Sun
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd ODI
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
2:30 PM IST
Aug 31, Wed
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 4th ODI
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
2:30 PM IST
Sep 04, Sun
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 5th ODI
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
2:30 PM IST
Sep 06, Tue
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st T20I
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
7:00 PM IST
Sep 09, Fri
Sri Lanka vs Australia, 2nd T20I
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7:00 PM IST
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