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The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia in February 2017 to play three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches.[1] Cricket Australia confirmed the venues in August 2016 with the tour starting in Melbourne, before heading to the first-ever international cricket match to be held at Kardinia Park, Geelong with the final T20 to be held at Adelaide Oval.[2][3] With both Steve Smith and David Warner unavailable due to the scheduling of the series against India, Aaron Finch was named as Australia's captain for the series.[4] Sri Lanka's T20I captain Angelo Mathews was unavailable for the tour, after suffering a hamstring injury during the second T20I against South Africa in January 2017.[5]
Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2016–17 | |||
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Australia | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 15 – 22 February 2017 | ||
Captains | Aaron Finch | Upul Tharanga | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
Most runs | Michael Klinger (143) | Asela Gunaratne (140) | |
Most wickets |
James Faulkner Adam Zampa (5) | Lasith Malinga (6) | |
Player of the series | Asela Gunaratne (SL) |
Ahead of the T20I series, there was a twenty-over tour match between Prime Minister's XI and Sri Lanka. Adam Voges captained the Prime Minister's XI side in his last international match before he retired.[6][7] In the T20I series, Sri Lanka won the three-match T20I series 2–1.[8]
Australia's Chris Lynn was injured prior to the series and was replaced by Ben Dunk.[11]
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