COLOMBO: Spin bowler Amila Aponso and seamer Thisara Perera shared seven wickets to help Sri Lanka to a crushing 82-run win over Australia in their second one-day international on Wednesday.

The five-match series is now level at 1-1, with three more matches to be played.

Australia, which won the first match by three wickets last Sunday, will be without captain Steve Smith for the remaining games after he announced post-match that he will be returning home to rest up.

Zampa trapped Mendis lbw in his next over for a crucial wicket, after Mendis hit struck nine boundaries.

Dhananjaya de Silva's dismissal for seven runs reduced Sri Lanka to 158-5, but Mathews and Perera shared a stand of 103 from 94 balls to revitalize Sri Lanka's innings.

Faulkner had good reason to celebrate, dismissing Kusal Perera lbw for 54 with a slower ball in the last ball of the 45th over, returning in the 47th over to have Mathews caught in the deep for 57 and clean bowling Thisara Perera for 12 to complete the hat trick.

Thisara Perera faced 53 deliveries and hit a six and five boundaries, but had a reprieve on 28 when Zampa dropped an easy catch.

Zampa returned the best bowling figures for Australia with 3-42. Starc also took three wickets, but went for 53 runs.

The third match will be played in Dambulla on Sunday.