Sri Lanka (SL) Vs Australia (AUS), 1st ODI, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Sri Lanka (SL) Vs Australia (AUS), 1st ODI, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips

Venue : R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Date & Time : 12th January, Wednesday at 10:00 AM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 104
SL won - 36
AUS won - 64
NR - 04
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo is a balanced pitch with aid for both batsmen and bowlers. The pitch is also getting slow in middle overs and offers a bit of turn. Spinners are likely to dominate this game given the home side has a rich pool of tweakers in their mix and the wicket will be made accordingly. The dew also tends to be heavier when the humidity is high. Bowling first in the morning conditions is a good option.

The average 1st innings score at this venue in the recent matches is 260 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 32°C on the Wednesday with 55% humidity and 15 km/hr wind speed. There are 5% chances of precipitation during the game.

Probable XI :

Sri Lanka :

Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Jeffrey Vandersay / Eshan Malinga, Maheesh Theekshana, Asitha Fernando.

Australia :

Travis Head, Matt Short, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis / Spencer Johnson, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.

Preview :

Sri Lanka (SL) will be up against Australia (AUS) in a short two-match ODI series after the completion of two Test matches, starting Wednesday, February 12, at R.Premadassa stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka have been building up nicely for the 2027 ODI World Cup having won series at home against New Zealand, India and the West Indies but recently lost to the Black Caps away from home. However, since they couldn't qualify for the Champions Trophy, their only aim in the series will be to defeat Australia and win the series 2-0 while the visitors have much higher stakes.

Sri Lanka needs to drag the inspiration somehow as the results didn’t go their way in the Test series, as they got whitewashed at the hands of Australia 2-0 earlier this week. It feels not the right kind of scheduling for the Lankans, who failed to make a cut to the Champions Trophy 2025 which is to be held in Pakistan and UAE starting next week. Their previous 50-over assignment was against New Zealand away from home last month where they lost by 2-1. The Islanders have trimmed the squad against Australia from 17 to 16 that took part against the Kiwis, with fast-bowling all-rounder Chamindu Wickramasinghe being dropped. Charith Asalanka will continue to lead the side and bolster the middle order. Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Avishka Fernando, Janith Liyanage, and Kamindu Mendis are the main batting options they have. Wanindu Hasaranga and Dunith Wellalage are the spin all-rounders in the mix. They have got as many as 4 seamers in the squad including Asitha Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Mohamed Shiraz, and Eshan Malinga. Maheesh Theekshana and Jeffrey Vandersay are genuine tweakers.

On the other hand Australia has encountered a big blow ahead of the Champions Trophy 2025. Key players Mitchell Marsh, Josh Hazlewood, and Pat Cummins have been ruled out with injuries. Marcus Stoinis's unexpected retirement from the ODIs means they have to revamp their squad for the marquee event. The last date to make a change to the Champions Trophy squad is February 12th. The management has picked Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Jake Fraser McGurk, Spencer Johnson, and Tanveer Sangha for the 2-matches ODI series against Sri Lanka, with four of them making it to the Champions Trophy squad. The rest of the 11 members who were part of the original squad of the global event are retained for a couple of ODIs against Sri Lanka. They last took part in the ODIs in November last year at home against Pakistan where they lost 2-1. They are yet to announce the skipper, with either Steven Smith or Travis Head will take charge of the side.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

Kusal Mendis :

Kusal Mendis always loves to play at R Premadasa Stadium, accounting for 901 runs in 21 ODIs at an average of 50.05 which includes 9 half-centuries. He's also scored 462 runs at an average of 42.0 in 12 innings against the Australia. Must have pick.

Travis Head :

Travis Head is an explosive opener who's known for his attacking approach at the top of the order specially in Powerplay overs. Overall he's scored 2645 runs at an average of 43.36 in 69 ODIs so far, with the healthy SR 104.06. But his batting averages is 35.7 in 8 innings against the Sri Lanka.

Steven Smith :

Steven Smith is the known for his consistency who will be lead Australian side in absence of Cummins. He has scored 733 runs at an average of 38.6 in 21 ODIs against the SL. which includes four 50s & two 100s. Must have pick.

Kamindu Mendis :

Kamindu Mendis is the quality batting allrounder who was the top run-scorer for Sri Lanka in the last three-matches ODI series against New Zealand, where he made 113 runs in 3 matches at an average of 37.66 with the best score of 64. Punt pick.

Charith Asalanka :

Charith Asalanka is an experienced batter who's also very handy with the ball. As a skipper, he holds a decent record in ODIs, scoring 251 runs in 12 matches and picking up 10 wickets. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Wanindu Hasaranga :

Wanindu Hasaranga is the star Sri Lankan allrounder who's largely troubled the batters at Colombo conditions in the past, and he is also a good bat down the order. In 61 ODIs, he picked up 95 wickets and scored 970 runs at an average of 22.65. He's also scalped 5 wickets in just 2 matches against the Aussies. Safest c/vc pick.

Glenn Maxwell :

Glenn Maxwell is the global star allrounder in limited overs cricket who's has a dynamic allround record against the host, with 393 runs at an average of 43.7, while striking at 147.7 in 12 innings. He has also gets 6 wickets with the ball against them. Default c/vc pick.

Adam Zampa :

Adam Zampa is the premium Aussies spinner in the limited overs format. In his 106 ODIs, he picked up 180 wickets with the best figures of 5 for 35. Includes 13 wickets in six matches against the Sri Lanka. Must have pick.

Mitchell Starc :

Mitchell Starc is known for his accuracy and line or length like Test matches. He has 29 wickets in just 15 ODIs outings against the Sri Lanka with the BBI 4/27. Must have pick.,

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Sri Lanka ODIs

Wk :

Kusal Mendis -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn
54(58), 2(4), 2(8), 74(102)*, 143(128), 56(22)*, 3(13), 13(8), 59(82), 30(42), 14(31), 29(51), 16(13), 59(75), 40(29), 61(65), 16(31), 66(51), 17(28), 46(48), 6(7), 19(30)

Nishan Madushka -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open
38(44), 69(54), 56(55), 31(33), 36(35), 25(24), 18(26), 20(18), 81(45), 8(14), 19(14), 122(63), 28(49), 58(57), 25(34), 51(42), 0(4), 6(16),

Batter :

Pathum Nissanka -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
66(42), 1(6), 9(18), 28(33), 12(10), 56(62), 45(65), 0(1), 56(75), 1(8), 114(113), 36(28), 118(101), 18(17), 210(139)*, 2(8), 41(36), 0(1), 46(60), 77(83)

Avishka Farnando -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
17(33), 10(15), 56(63), 5(9), 100(115), 34(50), 9(12), 5(7), 126(113), 1(6), 41(40), 44(54), 17(17), 15(18), 33(42), 42(43), 96(102), 40(62), 1(7), 4(6), 0(1), 33(33), 91(66), 5(23), 88(88), 0(4), 4(5), 0(5), 1(4), 20(17)

Kamindu Mendis -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn,
46(71), 64(66), 3(9), 0(3), DNB, 0(1), 11(16), 30(21), 23(19), 40(44), 11(20), 57(82), 17(24), 16(29), 9(21), 9(25),
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/15(2), 0/14(2), 0/19(2), DNB, DNB, 0/19(3), DNB, DNB, DNB,

Nuwanidu Fernando -

Open, Open, Open, Open, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
2(9), 4(6), 19(27), 50(63), 14(10), 68(79), 35(18)*, 9(22),

All-rounder :

Charith Asalanka -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn
0(5), 4(3), 0(5), 13(12), 40(28), 6(3), 62(61), 77(71), 206(142), 12(24), 32(42), 1(4), 138(137), 111(75), 4(9), 10(12), 25(42), 14(21), 37(46), 91(93), 18(37), 7(13)*, 97(74), 7(8), DNB, 0(7), 101(95), 8(8), 108(105)
DNB, 0/24(3), DNB, 1/29(8), 2/15(3), 0/19(2), 0/26(4), 1/56(10), 2/51(10), 1/29(4), DNB, 2/4(5), 0/23(5), 2/16(5), 0/35(4), 2/1(3), 3/20(7), 3/30(9),

Wanindu Hasaranga - Legbreak

6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn
15(9), 1(3), 35(33), DNB, DNB, 62(35), DNB, 24(35), 11(8), 25(16), 13(14), 14(13), DNB, DNB, 29(21), DNB, 20(21), 15(12)
0/22(2), 2/39(8), 0/29(6), 0/24(2), 4/40(8), 2/18(6), 2/25(10), 3/53(10), 3/58(10), 2/64(9), 4/45(10), 0/54(8), 4/27(7), 0/56(10), 7/19(6), 2/35(7), 0/38(7), 2/53(10), 2/42(6)

Dunith Wellalage - Orthodox

6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn
18(17), DNB, 0(2), 6(12), 5(10), 6(16), 0(1), 2(3), 39(35), 67(65), 1(18), 15(26), DNB, 2(9), 10(8), 0(1), 8(21), 0(1)
1/46(8), 0/36(6), 0/20(7), 2/25(8), 0/28(8), 2/54(10), 2/30(8), 2/43(9), 5/27(6), 0/41(6), 2/39(9), 0/30(6), 0/47(10), 2/38(10), 1/53(9), 0/62(10), 1/81(10), 0/7(2), 1/40(9)

Janith Liyanage - Right Arm Medium Fast

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
53(52), 22(31), 36(54), 22(39), 12(13)*, 0/4(1), DNB, 24(24), 18(18), 16(15), 39(45), 48(51), 8(12), 12(29), 20(26), 101(102)*, 9(16), 67(69), DNB, 50(48), DNB, 95(127), 24(34), 86(74), 62(40)
1/16(3), 0/21(3), DNB, 0/18(3), 0/9(1), DNB, 0/9(3), 0/12(2), 1/20(3), 0/27(5), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/30(5), 0/22(5), 0/11(2), 0/13(2), 0/25(3), 1/17(3), 0/11(2), DNB, 0/31(6), 1/60(10)

Bowler :

Maheesh Theekshana - Off break

3/35(8), 4/44(8), 3/31(10), 2/32(6), 0/39(5), 3/25(9), 2/45(8), 0/35(10), 0/47(10), 0/25(6), 0/56(10), 1/15(5), 4/31(10), DNB, 1/43(7), 2/44(9)

Asitha Fernando - Right Arm Medium Rast

3/26(7), 1/54(7), 0/33(6), 2/37(7), 0/26(5), 1/39(5), 3/35(7), 0/28(4), 1/29(5), 0/31(7), 1/34(6), 4/44(9), 2/23(6), 2/36(6), 1/64(10), DNB, 0/54(10), 0/62(8), 0/22(2),

Lahiru Kumara - Right Arm Fast

0/48(6), 4/48(8), 0/50(8), 1/35(6), 3/35(7), 0/47(4), 1/17(2), 1/30(5), 1/33(5, 3/22(8),

Jeffrey Vandersay - Leg break

0/18(5), 3/46(10), 1/40(6), 1/45(9), 0/74(10), 1/58(10), 2/34(5), 6/33(10), 1/24(7), 2/43(6), 2/11(4), 0/46(10), 0/19(2), 2/48(10), 1/64(9),

Eshan Malinga - Right Arm Fast Medium

3/35(7), 1/54(7), 0/41(5),

Mohamed Shiraz - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/23(6), 0/25(4), 0/47(5), 2/15(6), 1/26(5), 0/31(7), 1/29(5), 0/25(4), 0/19(7), 1/10(7), 0/30(3), 2/42(8), 2/21(7), 3/49(8),

Australia ODIs

WK :

Alex Carey -

Open, Open, Open, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, Open, 4dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
75(63), 36(30), 6(15), 13(22), 77(65)*, 74(67), DNB, 12(10), 0(2), 11(14), 28(25), 11(19), 14(12), 2(4), 99(77), ),

Josh Inglis -

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn,
7(19), 18(25), 49(42), 1(5), 21(29), 28(20), 8(15), 35(16), 9(11), 65(43), 28(49), DNB, 0(1), 3(6), 38(28),

Batter :

Steven Smith -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
35(48), 44(46), 56(53), 36(48*), 5(6), 60(82), 4(6), 32(28), 6(3), 5(10), 79(79), 4(9), 30(62), 63(64)*, 44(52), 18(17), 71(68), 7(9),

Travis Head -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
31(26), 34(23), 29(27), 154(129), 4(5), 137(120), 62(48), 10(11), 0(2), 11(10), 109(67), 17(11),
DNB, 2/34(5),

Marnus Labuschagne -

3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
6(11), 16(13), 11(24), 4(10), 0(3), 19(28), 77(61)*, 74(99), DNB, 26(33), 58(110), 18(31), 14(28), 71(83), 18(26), 62(47),
DNB, 1/5(1), 1/58(8), 0/10(1), DNB, DNB, 3/39(9),

Jake Fraser-McGurk -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, ABN, Open,
7(9), 13(10), 16(14), 2(9), 6(8), 41(18), 10(5), 31(15), 125(38), ABN, 15(12),

All-rounder :

Glenn Maxwell - Right Arm off-break

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
0(2), 16(21), 0(1), DNB, 2(3), 30(25), 7(5), 2(1), 1(5), 201(128), 41(24), 106(44), 0(1), 31(21)*, 3(17), 15(25), 77(71),
DNB, DNB, 0/11(3), 2/49(10), 1/30(3), 0/11(2), 2/15(6), 1/35(6), 0/35(10), 1/55(10), 1/62(10), DNB, 0/40(5), 1/36(10), 2/34(10), 0/33(8),

Matthew Short - Off break

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, DNB, 4dwn, DNB, Open, Open, 6dwn, Open, Open Open, Open
22(30), 19(15), 1(4), 58(30), 14(12), 29(36), DNB, 41(55), DNB, 81(88)*, 134(100), 5(8), 9(8), 2(4), 3(12), 108(94),
DNB, DNB, 0/2(1), 0/6(2), 0/12(1), 0/8(1), 1/68(10), DNB, 0/12(2), DNB, DNB....

Aaron Hardie - Right now Fast Medium

1dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
12(13), 14(19), 10(19), DNB, 44(26), 23(25), DNB, 2(5), 26(36), DNB, 10(27), 3(5), 23(9), 13(19), 5(13),
0/19(2), DNB, 0/24(2), 0/15(4), 2/38(5), 0/26(5), 2/26(8), 0/27(6), DNB, 1/27(8), DNB, DNB, 2/62(10), 0/18(3), 1/18(4), 2/54(10),

Cooper Connolly - Left-arm orthodox

3dwn, Open, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, Open, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
7(16), 7(20), 39(43), DNB, 11(16), 13(23), 2(4), 42(32), 0(6), 3(9), 33(25), 11(13),
DNB, DNB, 0/21(2), 0/31(4), 1/41(10), 1/41(10), 1/25(4), 0/11(3), 2/30(9), 0/47(10), 0/20(5), 0/39(10),

Sean Abbott - Right Arm Medium

0/49(6), 1/34(8), 0/62(7), 0/53(8), 0/50(5), 1/14(4), 3/40(10), 2/42(10), 2/61(10), 1/31(6), 1/10(3), 1/91(10), 1/56(10),

Bowler :

Adam Zampa - Legbreak

0/10(2), 1/44(7), 2/64(10), 2/74(10), 2/66(8), 1/42(8), 3/49(10), 2/14(5), 1/31(10), 1/56(10), 0/55(7), 2/32(10), 1/58(10), 3/21(10), 3/74(10), 4/8(3), 4/53(10), 4/47(8),

Mitchell Starc - Left Arm Fast

0/28(4), 3/33(10), 0/47(6), 0/70(8), 2/63(8), 3/50(10), 3/55(10), 3/34(10), 1/70(9), 2/66(10), 0/89(9), 1/22(4), 1/65(8), 2/43(10), 2/53(9),

Nathan Ellis - Right Arm Fast Medium

0/39(7), 1/77(10), 1/49(8), 1/79(10), 1/69(10), 2/32(8), 2/13(5), 0/38(5), 4/59(10), 3/54(10),

Tanveer Sangha - Leg break

1/49(9), 2/48(9), 2/51(9), 0/20(3), 1/65(9), 1/41(8), 1/61(10), 1/64(10),

Spencer Johnson - Left Arm Fast

0/28(8), 4/46(10), 0/38(7), 0/61(8), 1/47(10), 2/41(10), 0/40)10), 1/38(6), 1/52(10),

Ben Dwarshuis - Left arm fast medium

4/39(9), 1/18(4), 1/43(7), 4/40(9), 1/34(8), 2/39(9), 2/39(9), 1/56(10), 1/79(9),

Cheat Sheet

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