Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 -- Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss and elected to bat first on a dry Colombo surface in the series finale against Australia. Sri Lanka, who secured a 49-run victory in the first ODI, aim to continue their strong form, having won eight of their last 12 ODIs despite missing out on the upcoming Champions Trophy.

The hosts made one change, bringing in Nishan Madushka in place of Avishka Fernando at the top of the order. Asalanka expressed hopes for an improved batting performance after his stunning century in the previous game.

Australia, missing several key players including Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis, made multiple changes for their final match before ...