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The series went to North Central province of Sri Lanka, where Dambulla hosted its first day-night ODI after 2010. The news for Sri Lanka was all about Dilshan, who announced his ODI retirement with this match. The match was totally dedicated to him. Sri Lanka won the match and opted to bat again in dry slow conditions. Starc struck for the third consecutive time in his first over by dismissing Gunethilaka again. Mendis was dismissed by Hazelwood and Sri Lanka back in trouble. Dilshan, scored his last ODI innings with 42 runs caught by Bailey in simple way. Stand ovation for the 17 year career for the great guy and innings continued with Chandimal. Wickets tumbled in hurry with Sri Lanka in 165/7 in 39 overs. Tail hanged on with Chandimal and in the 49th over, Chandimal scored his fourth century. Sri Lanka were all out for 226 at last. Australian pair started poorly again, where Warner was caught by Dilshan in a diving catch. Australia were 106/4 in 22 overs, where Bailey took the charge. Bailey along with Travis Head and Wade again to build the chase slowly. The match was at the wire when four quick wickets gone in Australia. Six and four from Starc gave Australia a comfort zone and Australia won the match by 2 wickets at the end. Bailey won man of the match. So as for Sangakkara, Murali, Jayasuriya and Jayawardena, farewell for Dilshan was also ended in a losing course. |
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Revision as of 16:00, 31 August 2016
| 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 |
Steve Smith (Tests, 1st & 2nd ODIs) David Warner (3rd, 4th & 5th ODIs, 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 | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
The Australian cricket team is currently touring 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]
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]
Squads
With injury concerns, the Sri Lankan selectors picked their Test squads on a match-by-match basis.[13] Stephen O'Keefe suffered a hamstring injury during the first Test and was replaced by Jon Holland.[14] Travis Head was added to Australia's limited overs squads in August.[15] Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out of Sri Lanka's ODI squad with a hamstring injury and was replaced with Angelo Perera.[16] Following the conclusion of the second ODI match, Australian captain Steve Smith went home to rest, with David Warner captaining the side for the remaining fixtures of the tour.[17] Nathan Coulter-Nile was ruled out of the last three ODI matches the series due to an injury to his lower back.[12] Shaun Marsh broke his finger in the third ODI and was ruled out of the rest of the series.[18] Sachith Pathirana replaced Tillakaratne Dilshan, who retired after the 3rd ODI.[19]
Tour match
First-class: Sri Lankan XI vs Australia
Test series
1st Test
26–30 July 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play after tea on Day 1, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Rain stopped play before tea on Day 2, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Bad light and rain stopped play after tea on Day 3, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Bad light stopped play on Day 4 and tea was taken, with play being abandoned for the day.
- Rain delayed the start of play by an hour on Day 4 and Day 5.
- Dhananjaya de Silva and Lakshan Sandakan (both SL) made their Test debuts.
- Sri Lanka's first innings was their shortest innings in Tests after electing to bat.[20]
- Dhananjaya de Silva became the first player for Sri Lanka to get off the mark in a Test match by scoring a six.[20]
- Kusal Mendis became the youngest player for Sri Lanka to score a Test century against Australia.[21]
- Nathan Lyon (Aus) took his 200th Test wicket.[21]
- Lakshan Sandakan's (SL) match figures of 7/107 are the best by a chinaman bowler on Test debut.[22]
- While attempting to bat time for a draw on the fifth day, the ninth and tenth-wicket partnerships featuring Steve O'Keefe, Peter Nevill and Josh Hazlewood (Aus) faced a Test cricket record 25.4 consecutive overs without scoring a run.[23]
- This was only Sri Lanka's second win against Australia in twenty-seven Tests.[24]
- Steve Smith suffered his first Test loss as captain of Australia.[24]
2nd Test
4–8 August 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Vishwa Fernando (SL) and Jon Holland (Aus) made their Test debuts.
- This was Sri Lanka's 250th Test match.[25]
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) took his 100th Test wicket and also became the 26th player to take a wicket with the first ball in a Test match.[26]
- Australia's first innings total of 106 is their lowest score against Sri Lanka in Tests.[27]
- Rangana Herath became the first Sri Lankan spinner, the second Sri Lankan, and the oldest to take a hat-trick in a Test.[27]
- Mitchell Starc took the best match figures by an Australian pace bowler in Tests in Sri Lanka.[28]
- Dilruwan Perera became the first Sri Lankan to take ten wickets and score a half-century in the same Test.[29]
- Dilruwan Perera became the fastest Sri Lankan bowler to take 50 wickets, with this being his eleventh Test.[29]
- With this win, it was Sri Lanka's first series victory against Australia since 1999.[29]
- This was Australia's eighth straight loss in Tests in Asia.[29]
3rd Test
13–17 August 2016
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Dhananjaya de Silva (SL) scored his maiden Test century.
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) became the first fast bowler to take three five-wicket hauls in a Test series in Sri Lanka and he also took his third consecutive five-wicket haul.[30]
- Steve Smith (Aus) became youngest Australian to score 4,000 Test runs.[30]
- Rangana Herath (SL) took the best match figures for a Sri Lankan bowler against Australia.[31]
- Rangana Herath (SL) took his eighth five-wicket haul in the fourth innings of a Test, the most for any bowler.[31]
- This was Sri Lanka's first series whitewash against Australia in Tests.[4]
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Amila Aponso and Lakshan Sandakan (SL) both made their ODI debuts.
- Mitchell Starc (Aus) became the fastest player to take 100 wickets in ODIs.[32]
The ODI series started with Sri Lanka in a winning mood from test series and Australia with new comers to the side. For the first time in the series, Aussie captain won the toss and elected to field. The Sri Lankan opening partnership stood only 2 runs, where Kusal Perera bowled by Starc. Late Dilshan was undone by slower ball, where he attempted dilscoop over wicket keeper. Mendis and Chandimal slowly made the runs, where Chandimal scored his fifth consecutive fifty in ODIs. Faulker took crucial four wickets in the match and after 50 overs, Sri Lanka were able to score 227 runs, which is below par in the ground. Australian reply started shaky with Warner dismissed at 40 on the board, but Finch and Smith scored their fifties in late. Middle order fairly done the job for Aussies, where they won the match by 3 wickets in the 47th over. Faulkner won the man of the match award. Australia leads the 5-match series 1-0.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lankan won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Faulkner (Aus) took a hat-trick.[33]
- Angelo Mathews (SL) took his 50th ODI wicket in Sri Lanka.[34]
- This was Sri Lanka's biggest win in terms of runs against Australia in an ODI.[35]
Second ODI was held at the same pitch where first ODI was held. Sri Lankan skipper won the toss and no hesitation to bat on. But, Starc took the wicket of Gunethilake in the very first over and Lyon took precious wicket of Dilshan in third over, where Sri Lanka were in trouble. Mendis and Chandimal back built the innings with a century partnership, where Mendis scored his fifth ODI fifty. Chadimal just loss his sixth consecutive fifty by 2 runs, where he was lbw to Zampa, after a review decision by Wade. The scoring continued with Mathews and Kusal Perera came to the crease, where they stood until last five overs. Faulkner took a hatrick by dismissing Kusal, Mathews and Thisara. Sri Lanka scored their highest ODI total against Australia in home soil with 288 on the board. Aussie openers were cheaply dismissed by Thisara and the result always went towards Sri Lanka. Spinners took the charge and batsmen were caught lbw with sharp turns. The one survivor Wade scored 76, before he was dismissed as the sixth wicket. The rest is all for Sri Lanka, where Australia were all out for 206. Mathews won the man of the match.
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first day-night ODI to be hosted in Dambulla in six years.
- This was Tillakaratne Dilshan's (SL) final ODI appearance.[36]
- Dinesh Chandimal (SL) scored his first ODI century in Sri Lanka.
- This was the highest successful run chase against Sri Lanka at Dambulla in an ODI.
- This was also Australian's narrowest win in terms of wickets against Sri Lanka in an ODI.
The series went to North Central province of Sri Lanka, where Dambulla hosted its first day-night ODI after 2010. The news for Sri Lanka was all about Dilshan, who announced his ODI retirement with this match. The match was totally dedicated to him. Sri Lanka won the match and opted to bat again in dry slow conditions. Starc struck for the third consecutive time in his first over by dismissing Gunethilaka again. Mendis was dismissed by Hazelwood and Sri Lanka back in trouble. Dilshan, scored his last ODI innings with 42 runs caught by Bailey in simple way. Stand ovation for the 17 year career for the great guy and innings continued with Chandimal. Wickets tumbled in hurry with Sri Lanka in 165/7 in 39 overs. Tail hanged on with Chandimal and in the 49th over, Chandimal scored his fourth century. Sri Lanka were all out for 226 at last. Australian pair started poorly again, where Warner was caught by Dilshan in a diving catch. Australia were 106/4 in 22 overs, where Bailey took the charge. Bailey along with Travis Head and Wade again to build the chase slowly. The match was at the wire when four quick wickets gone in Australia. Six and four from Starc gave Australia a comfort zone and Australia won the match by 2 wickets at the end. Bailey won man of the match. So as for Sangakkara, Murali, Jayasuriya and Jayawardena, farewell for Dilshan was also ended in a losing course.
4th ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Avishka Fernando (SL) made his ODI debut.
- John Hastings (Aus) took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI.
5th ODI
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
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