Australian national cricket team in Sri Lanka in the 2016 season
The Australian national cricket team's tour to Sri Lanka in the 2016 season took place from July 26th to September 9th, 2016. The international cricket tour was part of the 2016 International Cricket Season and included three Tests , five ODIs and two Twenty20s . Sri Lanka won the Test series 3-0, while Australia won the ODI series with 4-1 and the Twenty20 series 2-0.
prehistory
Sri Lanka previously played a tour in England , Australia previously held a three-nation tournament in the West Indies . The last tour of the two teams against each other took place in the 2012/13 season in Australia .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stadiums were designated as venues for the tour and announced on April 6, 2016.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| R. Premadasa Stadium (RPS) | Colombo | 35,000 | 1st & 2nd ODI; 2. T20 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground (SSC) | Colombo | 10,000 | 3rd test |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | Dambulla | 16,800 | 3rd & 4th ODI |
| Galle International Stadium | bile | 35,000 | 2nd test |
| Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium | Kandy | 35,000 | 1st test; 5. ODI; 1. T20 |
Squad lists
Australia named its Test squad on May 24th, its ODI squad on July 31, and its Twenty20 squad on September 4, 2016. Sri Lanka named its Test squad on July 21, its ODI squad on August 19 and his Twenty20 squad on September 5, 2016.
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Tour match
| July 18-20 scorecard |
Colombo (PSS) |
Sri Lankan XI 229 (57.2) |
- |
Australians 431-9 (122) |
| draw | ||||
Testing
First test in Kandy
| July 26-30 scorecard |
Kandy |
Sri Lanka 117 (34.2) & 353 (93.4) |
- |
Australia 203 (79.2) & 161 (88.3) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 106 runs | ||||
After an Australian spectator ran onto the field and exposed himself there , he was fined and given a week's imprisonment. Sri Lanka's victory was only their second win in a Test against Australia after the last one in the 1999 season .
Second test in bile
| August 4-6 scorecard |
bile |
Sri Lanka 281 (73.1) & 237 (59.3) |
- |
Australia 106 (33.1) & 183 (50.1) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 229 runs | ||||
Third test in Colombo
| August 13th - 17th Scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Sri Lanka 355 (141.1) & 347-8d (99.3) |
- |
Australia 379 (125.1) & 160 (44.1) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 163 runs | ||||
As a consequence of the third Test defeat in this series, Australia lost the lead in the Test ranking to India and fell behind Pakistan to third.
One-day internationals
First ODI in Colombo
| August 21 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Sri Lanka 227-8 (50) |
- |
Australia 228-7 (46.5) |
| Australia wins with 3 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Colombo
| August 24th scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Sri Lanka 288 (48.5) |
- |
Australia 206 (47.2) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 83 runs | ||||
The Sri Lankan all-rounder was fined for appealing excessively, while the Australian Mitchell Starc received a warning for throwing unnecessarily at the opponent's wicket . After the game, the Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan announced his retirement in ODI and Twenty20 cricket after the tour.
Third ODI in Dambulla
| August 28th scorecard |
Dambulla |
Sri Lanka 226 (49.2) |
- |
Australia 227-8 (46) |
| Australia wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Fourth ODI in Dambulla
| August 31 scorecard |
Dambulla |
Sri Lanka 212 (50) |
- |
Australia 217-4 (31) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Fifth ODI in Kandy
| September 4th scorecard |
Kandy |
Sri Lanka 195 (40.1) |
- |
Australia 199-5 (43) |
| Australia wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Kandy
| September 6th scorecard |
Kandy |
Australia 263-3 (20) |
- |
Sri Lanka 178-9 (20) |
| Australia wins with 85 runs | ||||
Second Twenty20 in Colombo
| September 9 scorecard |
Colombo (RPS) |
Sri Lanka 128-9 (20) |
- |
Australia 130-6 (17.5) |
| Australia wins with 4 wickets | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Australia tour of Sri Lanka to begin in Pallekele from July 26 ( English ) Cricinfo. April 6, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Daniel boardy: Henriques, fit-again Starc Recalled for Sri Lanka tour ( English ) Cricinfo. May 24, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ↑ Glenn Maxwell dropped from Australia's ODI squad to play Sri Lanka ( English ) Guardian. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Lynn and Finch out of Sri Lanka T20s ( English ) Cricinfo. September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Siriwardana left out of Sri Lanka squad for first test ( English ) Cricinfo. July 21, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Sri Lanka pick 18-year-old Avishka Fernando in ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. August 19, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Kasun Rajitha picked for T20s against Australia ( English ) Cricinfo. November 5, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Australian supporter jailed for indecent exposure ( English ) Cricinfo. July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Brydon Coverdale: Herath bowls Sri Lanka to historic victory ( English ) Cricinfo. July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Australia loose No. 1 Test ranking after 3-0 defeat in Sri Lanka ( English ) Cricinfo. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ↑ Perera fined, Starc reprimanded for breaching ICC Code of Conduct ( English ) Cricinfo. August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Dilshan to retire from ODIs and T20Is ( English ) Cricinfo. August 25, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.