Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016
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The Australian cricket team toured 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]
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 (Tests & ODIs)[n 1] Dinesh Chandimal (T20Is) |
Steve Smith (Tests & ODIs)[n 2] David Warner (T20Is) | |
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 | |||
Results | Australia won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (236) | George Bailey (270) | |
Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (9) | Mitchell Starc (12) | |
Player of the series | George Bailey (Aus) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Dhananjaya de Silva (74) | Glenn Maxwell (211) | |
Most wickets | Sachith Pathirana (3) |
Adam Zampa (4) James Faulkner (4) Mitchell Starc (4) | |
Player of the series | Glenn Maxwell (Aus) |
In August 2016, Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan announced that he would retire from both ODI and T20I cricket at the end of the series.[7] He retired from all international cricket on 9 September 2016.
On 6 September 2016, Australia recorded the highest ever Twenty20 International score of 263/3 in first T20I of the series. Australia won the ODI series 4–1 and the T20I series 2–0.