Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2019–20
Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2019–20 | |||
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Australia | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 24 October – 1 November 2019 | ||
Captains | Aaron Finch | Lasith Malinga | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | David Warner (217)[1] | Kusal Perera (100)[1] | |
Most wickets | Pat Cummins (6)[2] | Lasith Malinga (2)[2] | |
Player of the series | David Warner (Aus) |
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia in October and November 2019 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] In May 2019, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour with matches being held in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne.[5][6] Aaron Finch was the captain of the Australian team, while bowler Lasith Malinga captained Sri Lanka.
In the opening match played at Adelaide, Australia recorded their biggest victory in a T20I match, winning by 134 runs off the back of a century by David Warner. They scored 233 runs for the loss of two wickets, before restricting Sri Lanka to 9/99 from their twenty overs. The following game in Brisbane, Australia won by nine wickets, winning the series with a game to spare.[7] Australia won the final match by seven wickets to win the series 3–0.[8] Australian batsman, David Warner ended up with the top run-scorer for the series with 217, and Pat Cummins was the leading wicket-taker with six dismissals.
Squads[]
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Ahead of the series, Andrew Tye was ruled out of Australia's squad with an elbow injury,[11] with Sean Abbott named as his replacement.[12] After the second game, Glenn Maxwell took an indefinite break from cricket to deal with a mental health issue and D'Arcy Short was named as his replacement.[13]
Tour match[]
20 over match: Prime Minister's XI vs Sri Lanka[]
Sri Lanka
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
T20I series[]
1st T20I[]
Australia
![]() 2/233 (20 overs) |
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![]() 9/99 (20 overs) |
David Warner 100* (56)
Dasun Shanaka 1/10 (1 over) |
Dasun Shanaka 17 (18)
Adam Zampa 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Kasun Rajitha's (SL) bowling figures (4-0-75-0) were the most expensive bowling figures in T20Is.[14]
- David Warner (Aus) scored his first century in T20Is.[15]
- In terms of runs, this was Australia's largest victory,[16] and Sri Lanka's biggest defeat in T20Is.[17]
2nd T20I[]
Sri Lanka
![]() 117 (19 overs) |
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![]() 1/118 (13 overs) |
Kusal Perera 27 (19)
Adam Zampa 2/20 (4 overs) |
David Warner 60* (41)
Lasith Malinga 1/23 (3 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I[]
Sri Lanka
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![]() 3/145 (17.4 overs) |
Kusal Perera 57 (45)
Pat Cummins 2/23 (4 overs) |
David Warner 57* (50)
Nuwan Pradeep 1/20 (3.4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- David Warner became the first batsman for Australia to score 2,000 runs in T20Is.[18]
References[]
- ^ a b "Most runs in the 2019–20 Australia v Sri Lanka T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Most wickets in the 2019–20 Australia v Sri Lanka T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "CA-BCCI dispute shunts New Zealand's tour to late March". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "CA announce 2019-20 summer schedule". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Cricket Australia's 2019-20 cricket schedule unveiled". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "All-round Australia dismantle Sri Lanka to seal series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Warner guides Australia to T20I clean sweep". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Stoinis dropped from T20I squad; McDermott, Stanlake recalled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando retained in Sri Lanka T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Abbott called up to join Australia's T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Sean Abbott replaces Andrew Tye for Sri Lanka T20I series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ Cherny, Daniel (31 October 2019). "Glenn Maxwell to take break from cricket with mental health issue". The Age. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Bowler Kasun Rajitha Achieves Unwanted Record; Concedes 75 Runs In 4 Overs". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "David Warner hits maiden T20 century on final ball of innings". ABC News. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Warner's birthday present secures record win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "David Warner 100*, Australia 233, Sri Lanka 99". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Australia vs Sri Lanka: Record-breaking David Warner leads Australia to clean sweep over Sri Lanka". Sporting News. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
External links[]
- 2019 in Australian cricket
- 2019 in Sri Lankan cricket
- 2019–20 Australian cricket season
- International cricket competitions in 2019–20
- Sri Lankan cricket tours of Australia