Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016
| Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Australia | ||
| Dates | 26 July 2016 – 9 September 2016 | ||
| Captains | Angelo Mathews | Steve Smith | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dhananjaya de Silva (325) | Steve Smith (247) | |
| Most wickets | Rangana Herath (28) | Mitchell Starc (24) | |
| Player of the series | Rangana Herath (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
The Australian cricket team is currently touring Sri Lanka from 18 July to 9 September 2016 to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals (ODIs), two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches and a first-class practice match.[1][2][3] The Test series was played for Warne-Muralitharan Trophy, with Sri Lanka winning 3–0, their first ever series whitewash against Australia.[4][5] As a result, Australia slipped from first to third in the ICC Test Championship; Sri Lanka, who had started the series ranked seventh, moved up to sixth.[6]
Squads
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 Sri Lanka[7]
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 Australia[8]
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Sri Lanka[9]
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Australia[10]
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Sri Lanka
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Australia
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With injury concerns, the Sri Lankan selectors picked their Test squads on a match-by-match basis.[11] Stephen O'Keefe suffered a hamstring injury during the first Test and was replaced by Jon Holland.[12] Travis Head was added to Australia's limited overs squads in August.[13]
Tour match
First-class: Sri Lankan XI vs Australia
Test series
1st Test
26–30 July 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play after tea on Day 1, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Rain stopped play before tea on Day 2, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Bad light and rain stopped play after tea on Day 3, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Bad light stopped play on Day 4 and tea was taken, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Rain delayed the start of play by an hour on Day 4 and Day 5.
- Dhananjaya de Silva and Lakshan Sandakan (both SL) made their Test debuts.
- Sri Lanka's first innings was their shortest innings in Tests after electing to bat.[14]
- Dhananjaya de Silva became the first player for Sri Lanka to get off the mark in a Test match by scoring a six.[14]
- Kusal Mendis became the youngest player for Sri Lanka to score a Test century against Australia.[15]
- Nathan Lyon (Aus) took his 200th Test wicket.[15]
- Lakshan Sandakan's (SL) match figures of 7/107 are the best by a chinaman bowler on Test debut.[16]
- While attempting to bat time for a draw on the fifth day, the ninth and tenth-wicket partnerships featuring Steve O'Keefe, Peter Nevill and Josh Hazlewood (Aus) faced a Test cricket record 25.4 consecutive overs without scoring a run.[17]
- This was only Sri Lanka's second win against Australia in twenty-seven Tests.[18]
- Steve Smith suffered his first Test loss as captain of Australia.[18]
2nd Test
4–8 August 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vishwa Fernando (SL) and Jon Holland (Aus) made their Test debuts.
- This was Sri Lanka's 250th Test match.[19]
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) took his 100th Test wicket and also became the 26th player to take a wicket with the first ball in a Test match.[20]
- Australia's first innings total of 106 is their lowest score against Sri Lanka in Tests.[21]
- Rangana Herath became the first Sri Lankan spinner, the second Sri Lankan, and the oldest to take a hat-trick in a Test.[21]
- Mitchell Starc took the best match figures by an Australian pace bowler in Tests in Sri Lanka.[22]
- Dilruwan Perera became the first Sri Lankan to take ten wickets and score a half-century in the same Test.[23]
- Dilruwan Perera became the fastest Sri Lankan bowler to take 50 wickets, with this being his eleventh Test.[23]
- With this win, it was Sri Lanka's first series victory against Australia since 1999.[23]
- This was Australia's eighth straight loss in Tests in Asia.[23]
3rd Test
13–17 August 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhananjaya de Silva (SL) scored his maiden Test century.
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) became the first fast bowler to take three five-wicket hauls in a Test series in Sri Lanka and he also took his third consecutive five-wicket haul.[24]
- Steve Smith (Aus) became youngest Australian to score 4,000 Test runs.[24]
- Rangana Herath (SL) took the best match figures for a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia.[25]
- Rangana Herath (SL) took his eighth five-wicket haul in the fourth innings of a Test, the most for any bowler.[25]
- This was Sri Lanka's first series whitewash against Australia in Tests.[4]
ODI series
1st ODI
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Kusal Mendis 32* (53)
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Amila Aponso and Lakshan Sandakan (SL) both made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
4th ODI
5th ODI
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
References
- ^ "Cricket Schedule 2016: Fixtures and dates of all major series and matches of the New Year". International Business Times. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Langer to coach Australia in 2016". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Milinda Siriwardana to lead Sri Lankan XI". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic whitewash". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Australia lose top spot in ICC rankings as Sri Lanka seal 3-0 Test series sweep". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Australia lose No. 1 Test ranking after 3-0 defeat in Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Siriwardana left out of Sri Lanka squad for first Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Henriques, fit-again Starc recalled for Sri Lanka tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka pick 18-year-old Avishka Fernando in ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Maxwell dropped from ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Injuries force Test-by-Test Sri Lanka squad selection". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Holland called up to replace O'Keefe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ "Travis Head: Australia call up Yorkshire batsman for Sri Lanka one-day matches". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Sri Lanka's shortest innings after electing to bat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Second-youngest to score 150-plus against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Sandakan creates history as left-arm spinners take stage". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ Daniel Brettig (30 July 2016). "Australia stumped, yet again". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Silken Aravinda, stoic Arjuna, and magical Mahela". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "HowSTAT! Test Cricket - Taking Wicket with First Ball of Match". Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Herath takes hat-trick as Australia collapse for 106". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "A hat-trick, a six-for and 21 wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Eighth straight loss for Australia in Asia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Chandimal's resistance, Starc's consecutive five-fors". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ a b "The left-armers' high and Australia's low". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2016.