Sri Lanka set a victory target of 234 for India in the second one day international of the tri-series at WACA in Perth. Sri Lanka made 233 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in stipulated 50 overs. Dinesh Chandimal made highest 64 runs and Tillakaratne Dilshan scored 48 runs for Sri Lanka. R Ashwin took 3 wickets while Zahir Khan claimed 2. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. India made two changes in their playing eleven from the first ODI against Australia, bringing in Virender Sehwag in place of Gambhir and Zaheer Khan at the cost of leg-spinner Rahul Sharma.