SL vs AUS: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 49 runs in the first ODI on Wednesday (February 12) at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. As a result, they went 1-0 up in the two-match series. Australia earlier won the Test series by a 2-0 margin on their ongoing tour.
After opting to bat first in the game, Sri Lanka managed to put up a respectable score of 214 runs in 46 overs before getting all out. Captain Charith Asalanka led his side from the front with a valiant knock of 127 (126), which helped the hosts recover from 55/5 and secure a decent first innings total.
SL vs AUS: In response, Australia got bundled out for 165 in 33.5 overs and lost the match convincingly. Alex Carey (41) and Aaron Hardie (32) tried to rescue their side in the lower-middle order, but the target proved too much. Maheesh Theekshana starred for Sri Lanka in the bowling department, picking up four wickets.
SL vs AUS: Fans enjoyed the low-scoring contest between Australia and Sri Lanka on Wednesday and reacted by sharing memes on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. One of the memes read:
“Hum bhi pele gaye the tum bhi pele jaoge..”
SL vs AUS: Here are some other memes:
Now I know how England fans feel all the time.
— Lachy (@Lachy_Steele) February 12, 2025
#SLvAUS #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/eDRP9G0Cub
“I just wanted to take the innings deeper”- Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka after his match-winning century vs Australia in 1st ODI 2025
“I think so far this is the number one innings for me. I just wanted to take the innings deeper and deeper and I just wanted to see how things go on in this pitch once the ball gets older. Wellalage came and smacked some boundaries and that set platform for me. I got a bit relieved with that innings.”
He added:
“Honestly it was tricky pitch. We could have done a little better. It was a seaming track and we could have done better batting on that track. I batted more than 35-40 overs and I saw that it was a bit hard when the new ball comes. I just said to guys, ‘Come and get take wickets with the new ball’ and they did that.”
SL vs AUS: The two teams will square off in the second and final ODI of the series on Friday (February 14) at the same venue.