SL vs AUS Dream11 Team Prediction, Playing 11, Pitch Report for 2nd Test Sri Lanka vs Australia Dream11 Prediction

SL vs AUS Dream11: Sri Lanka and Australia face off in the second and final Test of the two-match series at Galle. Australia registered a comprehensive 10-wicket victory in the first Test to go 1-0 up. Hosts Sri Lanka have an uphill task to put the embarrassing defeat behind and comeback if they are to level the series. Australia will aim for a 2-0 whitewash series victory and start favorites.

SL vs AUS 2nd Test Match Details

Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test

08 July – 12 July, 10:00 AM IST

Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka.

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Pitch Report

The pitches are expected to assist spinners and conditions will not be easy for batting. The average first innings total here is 264.

Last result at the venue

The last Test at this venue was played between Sri Lanka and Australia which Australia won by 10 wickets.

Form Guide

Sri Lanka: LWDLL

Australia: WWDDW

(Last 5 Test matches)

Sri Lanka Playing 11

• Uncapped spinners Maheesh Theekshana, Dinuth Wellalage and Prabath Jayasuriya have been drafted into the squad.
• Praveen Jayawickrama tested positive for COVID while Angelo Mathews also pulled on the third day of the opening Test following a positive COVID-19 result. However, Mathews has recovered and is fit to play the second Test.
• Uncapped all-rounder Lakshitha Manasinghe has been included in the squad. Lasith Embuldeniya has been released from the squad for this match.
• Further, Dhananjaya de Silva, Asitha Fernando and Jefrrey Vandersay have tested COVID positive, adding to their selection troubles.
• At least two of the four newly added players are expected to feature in the side.

Oshada Fernando

Dimuth Karunaratne (C)

Kusal Mendis

Angelo Matthews

Chamika Karunaratne

Dinesh Chandimal

Niroshan Dickwella (wk)

Ramesh Mendis

Lakshitha Manasinghe

Vishwa Fernando

Maheesh Theekshana/ Dunith Wellalage

Niroshan Dickwella Stats in Test

Niroshan Dickwella stats in Test against Australia are decent. He has scored 201 runs from six innings at an average of 33.50 and a strike-rate of 81.38. Dickwella played a crucial knock of 58 in the first innings of the opening Test in this series. He is expected to take more responsibility with the bat.

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against AUS	Batting Average
50	2663	3, 58, DNB, 9, 61*	3, 58, 27, 25, 24	32.47

Ramesh Mendis Stats in Test

Ramesh Mendis has played just one Test match against Australia and he was impressive with the ball, picking up four wickets in the first innings. Mendis is also a handy lower order batter, having scored 22 valuable runs in Sri Lanka’s first innings. The hosts will particularly bank on him to deliver with the ball once again.

Matches Played	Runs/Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against AUS	Batting Average/Bowling average
7	133/31	0 & 0/10, 22 & 4/112, DNB & 1/20, 10 & 0/53, DNB & DNB	0 & 0/10, 22 & 4/112, -, -, –	12.09/28.19

Australia Playing 11

• Travis Head was cleared fit and played the first Test. He is set to feature in this game as well.
• Ashton Agar failed to recover from a side-strain and left-arm finger spinner Jon Holland replaces him in the squad.
• However, Holland himself is nursing an injury. With Mitchell Swepson in the line-up, Holland is unlikely to be considered for this Test.
• Mitchell Starc was cleared fit and played and the first game, which comes as a huge boost for Australia.

Usman Khawaja

David Warner

Marnus Labuschagne

Steve Smith

Travis Head

Alex Carey (wk)

Cameron Green

Pat Cummins (C)

Nathan Lyon

Mitchell Swepson

Mitchell Starc

Usman Khawaja Stats in Test

Usman Khawaja carried his brilliant form into the first Test as well. He was Australia’s leading run-scorer with 496 runs in their recent Test series against Pakistan with two hundreds and as many fifties. Khawaja scored 71 runs in the first innings. The left-handed opener is expected to be a threat to the Sri Lankan bowlers once again.

Matches Played	Runs	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against SL	Batting Average
50	3709	0*, 71, 104*, 91, 44*	0*, 71, 101*, 0, DNB	47.55

Nathan Lyon Stats in Test

Nathan Lyon is another in-form player in the Australian Test set-up. Carrying on from the Pakistan series, he put up another fine performance in the first Test, picking up 9 wickets, including a fifer in the first innings. Lyon now has 44 Test wickets against Sri Lanka and will only want to add to his tally.

Matches Played	Wickets	Last 5 performance	Last 5 performances against SL	Bowling average
109	436	4/31, 5/90, 5/83, 1/95, 4/112	4/31, 5/90,0/51, 2/70, 1/17	31.77

Who will win Sri Lanka vs Australia 2nd Test today match?

Sri Lanka won their previous Test series against Bangladesh 1-0. However, they suffered a humiliating 10-wicket hammering in the first Test against Australia. Their batters and bowlers will have to put up better performances.

Australia, on the other hand, built on their series win in Pakistan. They performed well with both the bat and the ball to dominate the first Test and register a comprehensive win. The visitors will eye a 2-0 series win while this is a must-win game for the hosts.

Sri Lanka and Australia have played each other in 32 Test matches so far. Australia have had the better of their opponents, winning on 20 occasions whereas hosts Sri Lanka have historically struggled with just four wins. Eight Tests have ended in a draw. Australia have won seven Test wins in Sri Lanka as well.

Sri Lanka vs Australia Dream11 Prediction

Wicket-keepers: Alex Carey, Niroshan Dickwella

Batsmen: Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, David Warner

All-rounder: Ramesh Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Cameron Green

Bowlers: Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson, Jeffrey Vandersay

Captain, Vice-Captain for Small League, Head-to-Head contests: David Warner, Ramesh Mendis

Captain, Vice-Captain for Grand League:  Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon