Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline
SHARE
The exciting match between Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline is widely popular among the Cricket Freaks. With its strong and entertaining game play it has become widely popular among the audience in recent times. Recently both the teams played Two Test Matches against each other in the Warne- Muralitharan Trophy for the Season 2024-2025, held in Sri Lanka in which Australia emerged as the winner. And an ODI series in Sri Lanka, in which Sri Lanka emerged as the winner. In this article we have provided the sri lanka national cricket team vs australian men’s cricket team timeline of the recent match. Here’s a summary and Stats of their recent matches:
Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline
Winner of the Series- Australian Cricket Team
Test Match 1- 29 January, 2025 at Galle, Sri Lanka
Australia Innings: The Australian Cricket Team won the toss and decided to Bat first. They set a Big target of 654 runs with 6 wickets in 154 overs. They took DRS and decided to end their Innings and played only one innings. Usman Khwaja became the Top Scorer and man of the match by scoring 232 runs off 352 balls. Mathew Kuhnemann (5 wickets giving off 63 runs in 18.2 overs in 1st Inning and 4 wickets giving off 86 runs in 17.3 overs) and Nathon Layon (3 wickets giving off 57 runs in 20 overs in the 1st innings and 4 wickets giving off 78 runs in 19 overs in the 2nd Innings) became the prominent Bowlers in both the Sri Lankan’s Innings and refrained Sri Lanka to chase them. The Australian team also won the Match.
Sri Lanka Innings: The Sri Lanka Cricket Team were second to bat and they had a massive pressure to chase the run scored by Australia. Despite playing Two Innings they failed to chase the runs and lost to the Australian Cricket Team.
1st Innings- In the First Inning The Sri Lankan Team scored 165 runs with all wickets down in 52.2 overs. Dinesh Chandimal became the Top Scorer by making 72 runs in 139 balls. Bowlers like Prabath Jayasurya ( 3 wickets giving off 193 runs in 60 overs) and Jeffrey Vandersay (3 wickets giving off 182 runs in 38 overs) became the key bowlers. Due to the runs made by Australia, the Sri Lanka Team became very pressurized.
2nd Inning- In the Second Innings the Sri Lanka Team had a bad start, the two openers got consecutively out and the team was fully bowled down at 247 runs in just 54.3 overs. Jeffrey Vandersay, the all rounder player of Sri Lanka became the Top Runner for the team and scored 53 runs in 47 balls. Followed by Angelo Mathews, who scored 41 runs off 59 balls. Unfortunately Sri Lanka was able to make a total of 412 runs that was still less than Australia’s 654 runs Target leading to their Loss against Australia in the First Test match.
Stadium
Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka
Toss
Australia ( Chose to Bat First)
Winner of the Match
Australian Cricket Team
Innings of Australia
654/6 in 154 overs (DRS)
Innings of Sri Lanka
1st Inning – 165/10 in 52.2 overs2nd Inning- 247/10 in 54.3 overs(Total -412 runs)
Test Match 1- 6 February, 2025 at Galle, Sri Lanka
Winner- Australia
Sri Lanka Innings
The Sri Lankan Cricket Team won the toss and decided to Bat first.
1st Inning:
In the First Inning they set a target of 257 runs with all wickets down in 97.4 overs. Kusal Mendis became the not out Top Scorer by scoring 85 runs off 139 balls. Followed by Dinesh Chandimal who scored 74 runs off 163 balls. Prabhat Jayasurya (5 wickets giving off 151 runs in 38 overs) and Nishan Peiris (3 wickets giving off 94 runs in 31 overs) became the prominent Bowlers in the First Inning against Australia.
2nd Inning:
In the Second Inning Sri Lanka made a score of 231 runs with all wickets down in 68.1 overs. In this Inning Angelo Mathews became the top Scorer by making 76 runs off 149 balls. Followed by Kusal Mendis who scored 50 runs off 54 balls. Prabhat Jayasurya (1 wickets giving off 20 runs in 6 overs) and Nishan Peiris (0 wickets giving off 34 runs in 8 overs) became the prominent Bowlers. Unfortunately even after making a total run of 488 runs, they could not win the Match and lost against Australia.
Australia Innings
The Australian Cricket Team were the second to bat.
1st Innings- In the First Inning The Australian Team scored a very hefty run of 414 with all wickets down in 106.4 overs. Alex Carey became the Top Scorer by making 156 runs in 188 balls. Followed by Steven Smith who made 131 runs off 254 balls. Bowlers like Mathew Kuhnemann (3 wickets giving off 63 runs in 33.4 overs) and Mitchell Starc (3 wickets giving off 37 runs in 16 overs) became the key bowlers in the First inning against Sri Lanka.
2nd Inning- In the Second Innings, the Australian Team were back by only 75 runs and had to chase very less runs. Usman Khwaja became the Top Runner for the team and scored 27 runs in 44 balls and remained not out. Leading to a score of 75 runs off 1 wicket in 17.4 overs and the Final Score of 489 runs. Followed by Marnus Labuschagne, who scored 26 runs off 39 balls not out. Bowlers like Mathew Kuhnemann (4 wickets giving off 63 runs in 23 overs) and Nathon Layon (4 wickets giving off 84 runs in 28 overs) became the key bowlers in the Second inning against Sri Lanka. Thus, Australia won the match by 9 wickets and Won the Series also against Sri Lanka by 2-0.
Stadium
Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka
Toss
Sri Lanka ( Chose to Bat First)
Winner of the Match
Australian Cricket Team
Innings of Sri Lanka
1st Inning – 414/10 in 97.4 overs2nd Inning- 231/10 in 68.1 overs(Total -488 runs)
Innings of Australia
1st Inning – 165/10 in 106.4 overs2nd Inning- 75/10 in 17.4 overs(Total -489 runs)
Top Runners
Alex Carey (Australia)Kusal Mendis & Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
Recently Sri Lanka and Australia have played against each other in a ODI Match series held in Sri Lanka. The match was very Exciting. Sri Lanka defeated Australia in both the matches and won the trophy in the Series.
ODI Match 1: 12 February, 2025 at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Innings: The Sri Lankan Cricket Team won the toss and decided to Bat first. They set a target of 214 runs with all wickets down in 46 overs. Charith Asalanka became the Top Scorer and Man of the match by making 127 runs off 126 balls. Followed by Dunith Wellalage who scored 30 runs off 34 balls. Maheesh Theekshana (4 wickets giving off 40 runs in 9.5 overs) and Asitha Fernando (2 wickets giving off 23 runs in 5 overs) became the prominent Bowlers who refrained Australia in chasing the runs scored by them.
Australia Innings: The Australian Cricket Team were the second to bat. However they were Bowled out at 165 runs in 33.5 overs. Alex Carey became the Top Scorer by making 41 runs in 38 balls. Followed by Aaron Hardie who made 32 runs off 37 balls. Bowlers like Sean Abbott (3 wickets giving off 61 runs in 9 overs) and Aaron Hardie (2 wickets giving off 13 runs in 6 overs) became the key bowlers. However they lost against Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI match, Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline.
Stadium
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Toss
Sri Lanka ( Chose to Bat First)
Winner of the Match
Sri Lanka
Innings of Sri Lanka
214/10 in 46 overs
Innings of Australia
165/10 in 33.5 overs
Top Runners
Alex Carey (Australia)Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)
Top Bowlers
Sean Abbott (Australia)Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
Man of the match
Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka Batting Stats
Batting
Wicket By
Run Scored
Balls Faced
M
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Pathum Nissanka
c Carey b Johnson
4
5
4
1
0
80.00
Avishka Fernando
c Smith b Hardie
1
4
11
0
0
25.00
Kusal Mendis
c Short b Hardie
19
17
21
4
0
111.76
Kamindu Mendis
c Fraser-McGurkb Johnson
5
8
21
1
0
62.50
Charith Asalanka (c)
c Fraser-McGurkb Abbott
127
126
180
14
5
100.79
Janith Liyanage
c Smithb Abbott
11
29
36
0
0
37.93
Dunith Wellalage
c Smith b Short
30
34
45
2
1
88.23
Wanindu Hasaranga
b Ellis
7
14
17
0
0
50.00
Maheesh Theekshana
c †Carey b Ellis
2
11
10
0
0
18.18
Eshan Malinga
not out
1
26
63
0
0
3.84
Asitha Fernando
c †Carey b Abbott
0
3
1
0
0
0.00
Sri Lanka Bowling Stats
Bowling
Over
Maiden
Runs
Wickets
ECON
Wide
No Ball
Asitha Fernando
5
1
23
2
4.60
1
0
Eshan Malinga
4
0
12
0
3.00
0
0
Maheesh Theekshana
9.5
1
40
4
4.06
3
0
Dunith Wellalage
7
0
33
2
4.71
2
0
Wanindu Hasaranga
6
0
47
1
7.83
0
0
Charith Asalanka
2
0
5
1
2.50
0
0
Australia Batting Stats
Batting
Wicket By
Run Scored
Balls Faced
M
4s
6s
Strike Rate
Matthew Short
lbw b AM Fernando
0
2
1
0
0
0.00
Jake Fraser-McGurk
c & b AM Fernando
2
9
14
0
0
22.22
Cooper Connolly
lbw b Theekshana
3
16
26
0
0
18.75
Steven Smith (c)
b Wellalage
12
17
31
3
0
70.58
Marnus Labuschagne
lbw b Theekshana
15
27
57
1
0
55.55
Alex Carey †
c Nissanka b Asalanka
41
38
44
5
1
107.89
Aaron Hardie
lbw b Hasaranga
32
37
58
3
0
86.48
Sean Abbott
c & b Theekshana
20
23
29
3
0
86.95
Nathan Ellis
b Wellalage
0
3
2
0
0
0.00
Adam Zampa
not out
20
29
33
2
0
68.96
Spencer Johnson
lbw b Theekshana
0
2
13
0
0
0.00
Australia Bowling Stats
Bowling
Over
Maiden
Runs
Wickets
ECON
Wide
No Ball
Spencer Johnson
7
0
44
2
6.28
2
0
Aaron Hardie
6
0
13
2
2.16
0
0
Sean Abbott
9
0
61
3
6.77
1
1
Nathan Ellis
9
2
23
2
2.55
1
0
Adam Zampa
6
0
32
0
5.33
0
0
Matthew Short
9
0
39
1
4.33
0
0
ODI Match 2: 14 February, 2025 at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Innings
The Sri Lankan Cricket Team won the toss and decided to Bat first. They set a target of 281 runs with 4 wickets down in 50 overs. Kusal Mendis became the Top Scorer and Man of the match by making 101 runs off 115 balls. Followed by Charith Asalanka who scored 78 runs, not out off 66 balls. Dunith Wellalage (4 wickets giving off 35 runs in 7.2 overs) and Wanindu Hasaranga (3 wickets giving off 23 runs in 7 overs) became the prominent Bowlers who refrained Australia in chasing the runs scored by them. Fortunately, Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline won the Match and the ODI Series against Australia,Sri Lanka National Cricket Team vs Australian Men’s Cricket Team Timeline.
Australia Innings
However they lost against Sri Lanka in the 2nd ODI match as well.
Stadium
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Toss
Sri Lanka ( Chose to Bat First)
Winner of the Match
Sri Lanka
Innings of Sri Lanka
281/4 in 50 overs
Innings of Australia
107/10 in 24.2 overs
Top Runners
Steven Smith (Australia)Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Top Bowlers
Sean Abbott (Australia)Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka)
