Australian women's cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016–17

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Australia women's tour of Sri Lanka in 2016–17
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Australia.svg
  Sri Lanka women Australia women
Dates 15 – 27 September 2016
Captains Chamari Atapattu Meg Lanning
One Day International series
Results Australia women won the 4-match series 4–0
Most runs Chamari Polgampola (91) Nicole Bolton (231)
Most wickets Chamari Atapattu (6) Kristen Beams (13)
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia women won the 1-match series 1–0
Most runs Lasanthi Madushani (17) Elyse Villani (34)
Most wickets Kristen Beams (3)

Australia women's cricket team toured Sri Lanka in September 2016. The tour consisted of a series of four One Day Internationals (ODIs) and one Twenty20 International (T20I). Three of the four WODIs were part of the ongoing 2014–16 ICC Women's Championship.[1] Australia won the ODI series 4–0 and the one-off T20I match by 10 wickets. Australia's margin of victory in the T20I was the largest, by balls remaining, in a women's fixture.[2]

Squads[]

 Sri Lanka[3]  Australia
  • Meg Lanning (c)
  • Alex Blackwell (v/c)
  • Kristen Beams
  • Nicole Bolton
  • Rene Farrell
  • Holly Ferling
  • Grace Harris
  • Alyssa Healy (wk)
  • Jess Jonassen
  • Beth Mooney
  • Erin Osborne
  • Ellyse Perry
  • Megan Schutt
  • Elyse Villani

ODI series[]

1st ODI[]

Sri Lanka 
76 (24.5 overs)
v
 Australia
79/6 (15.4 overs)
Inoka Ranaweera 32* (43)
Holly Ferling 3/4 (4 overs)
Meg Lanning 27 (21)
Inoka Ranaweera 3/20 (4 overs)
Australia Women won by 4 wickets
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)

2nd ODI[]

Australia 
254/8 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
176/9 (50 overs)
Nicole Bolton 64 (88)
Chamari Atapattu 3/31 (10 overs)
Chamari Polgampola 68 (136)
Kristen Beams 4/15 (10 overs)
Australia Women won by 78 runs
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Umpires: Nilan De Silva (SL) and Deepal Gunawardene (SL)

3rd ODI[]

ICC Women's Championship
23 September 2016
9:50
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
102 (36.5)
v
 Australia
104/1 (27.3 overs)
Prasadani Weerakkody 31 (37)
Jess Jonassen 3/1 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 48* (85)
Inoka Ranaweera 1/27 (6 overs)
Australia by 9 wickets
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • ICC Women's Championship points: Sri Lanka Women 0, Australia Women 2

4th ODI[]

25 September 2016
9:50
Scorecard
Australia 
268/3 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
131 (45.4 overs)
Nicole Bolton 113 (146)
Chamari Atapattu 2/48 (10 overs)
Prasadani Weerakkody 33 (57)
Kristen Beams 4/26 (10 overs)
Australia Women won by 137 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I Series[]

Only T20I[]

27 September 2016
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
59/8 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
63/0 (8.1 overs)
Lasanthi Madushani 17 (25)
Kristen Beams 3/11 (4 overs)
Elyse Villani 34* (25)
Australia Women won by 10 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Deepal Gunawardene (SL)
Player of the match: Kristen Beams (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the largest victory by balls remaining (71) in women's T20 cricket.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Australia Women tour of Sri Lanka". Cricinfo.
  2. ^ a b "Australia Women thump Sri Lanka by record margin". Cricinfo.
  3. ^ "Priyadharshani, Mendis called up to Sri Lanka Women's ODI squad". Cricinfo.

External links[]

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