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Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25
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The Australia cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January and February 2025 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of two Tests and two One Day International (ODI) matches.[2] The Test series, where the teams contested for the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy, formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[3] The ODI series served as part of Australia's preparation for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in February 2025.[4] In November 2024, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[5][6] Australia had last toured Sri Lanka in 2022.[7]
Initially, the tour included only one ODI match.[8] Later, the schedule was revised by SLC to include two ODI matches.[9][10] The Test matches were played at the Galle International Stadium in Galle,[11] and Australia won the series 2–0. The ODI matches were played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo,[12] and Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.
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On 5 February, Ramesh Mendis was added into the squad for the 2nd Test.[17]
On 6 February, Marcus Stoinis was ruled out of the ODI series after his retirement.[18] On the same day, both Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were also ruled out of the ODI series as well as the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy with Sean Abbott, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Spencer Johnson and Tanveer Sangha were added to the ODI squad.[19]
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Test series
1st Test
29 January–1 February 2025 Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain washed out play after lunch on Day 3.
- Josh Inglis (Aus) scored the second fastest century on Test debut.[20][21][22]
- Steve Smith (Aus) scored his 10,000th run in Tests.[23]
- Usman Khawaja (Aus) scored his first double century in Tests.[24] He became the first Australian batsman to score a Test match double century in Sri Lanka and became the second oldest Australian Test cricketer to score a double century at the age of 38 years and 42 days, just behind Don Bradman.[25][26][27][28]
- Usman Khawaja & Steve Smith's partnership of 266 runs for the third wicket was the highest third-wicket partnership by an Australian pair in Asia.[29]
- Nishan Peiris (SL) registered the worst bowling figures by a Sri Lankan bowler in an innings of a Test match with 0/189.[30]
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) took his 700th wicket in international cricket.[31][32]
- Jeffrey Vandersay (SL) became the first Sri Lankan batter batting at number nine or lower to score an half-century in an innings of a Test match against Australia.[33]
- This was Australia's fourth largest innings victory[34] and Sri Lanka's biggest defeat.[35]
- World Test Championship points: Australia 12, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd Test
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cooper Connolly (Aus) made his Test debut.
- Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) played in his 100th and last Test match.[36][37]
- In the Sri Lankan first innings, Steve Smith took his 197th catch in Test cricket, breaking the Australian record of 196 by Ricky Ponting,[38] and completed 200 catches in the second innings, the first Australian and fifth overall to reach the landmark in Tests.
- Alex Carey's 156 was the highest score by an Australian wicket-keeper in Asia.[39]
- Thushara Cooray (SL) appeared in his 100th Test match as an official match scorer.[40]
- World Test Championship points: Australia 12, Sri Lanka 0.
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ODI series
1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kusal Mendis (SL) scored his 11,000th run in International cricket.[41]
- This was Sri Lanka's biggest victory against Australia in ODIs and Australia 5th greatest loss margin.[42]
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