Sri Lanka women's cricket team in Australia in 2019–20

The Sri Lanka women's cricket team played the Australia women's cricket team in September and October 2019.[1][2] The tour consisted of three Women's One Day Internationals (WODIs), which formed part of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship, and three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) matches.[3][4] It was the first bilateral series played by Sri Lanka Women in Australia.[5]

 
  Australia women Sri Lanka
Dates 27 September – 9 October 2019
Captains Meg Lanning Shashikala Siriwardene (WODIs)
Chamari Atapattu (WT20Is)
One Day International series
Results Australia women won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Rachael Haynes (237) Chamari Atapattu (130)
Most wickets Jess Jonassen (6) Shashikala Siriwardene (3)
Achini Kulasuriya (3)
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia women won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs Alyssa Healy (212) Chamari Atapattu (159)
Most wickets Tayla Vlaeminck (4)
Georgia Wareham (4)		 Chamari Atapattu (3)

In the third and final WT20I match of the series, Australia's Alyssa Healy set a new record for the highest individual score in a Women's T20I match, with 148 not out.[6] Australia won the WT20I series 3–0.[7] Australia won the first two WODI matches to take an unassailable lead in the series. Their win in the second match was their 17th win in WODIs in a row, which equalled the record for most consecutive wins in the format. The victory also confirmed Australia as the winners of the 2017–20 ICC Women's Championship.[8][9] Australia went on to win the third WODI by nine wickets, winning the series 3–0, and setting a new record for the most consecutive wins in WODIs, with 18.[10]

Squads
WODIs WT20Is
 Australia[11]  Sri Lanka[12]  Australia[13]  Sri Lanka[14]

Tour match

20-over match: Cricket Australia XI vs Sri Lanka
27 September 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
8/133 (20 overs)
v
 Cricket Australia XI
5/133 (20 overs)
Harshitha Madavi 34 (30)
Heather Graham 3/17 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Sri Lanka Women won the Super Over)
Hurstville Oval, Hurstville
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.

WT20I series

1st WT20I
29 September 2019
14:40
Scorecard
Australia 
4/217 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
7/176 (20 overs)
Beth Mooney 113 (61)
Oshadi Ranasinghe 2/44 (4 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 113 (66)
Georgia Wareham 2/19 (2 overs)
Australia Women won by 41 runs
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)

2nd WT20I
30 September 2019
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
8/84 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
1/87 (9.4 overs)
Shashikala Siriwardene 19 (25)
Ellyse Perry 2/21 (4 overs)
Erin Burns 30* (18)
Udeshika Prabodhani 1/12 (3 overs)
Australia Women won by 9 wickets
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Beth Mooney (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Alyssa Healy (Aus) played in her 100th WT20I.[19]

3rd WT20I
2 October 2019
14:10
Scorecard
Australia 
2/226 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
7/94 (20 overs)
Alyssa Healy 148* (61)
Chamari Atapattu 2/27 (4 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 30 (39)
Nicola Carey 3/15 (4 overs)
Australia Women won by 132 runs
North Sydney Oval, Sydney
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Aus)

WODI series

1st WODI
ICC Women's Championship
5 October 2019
10:10
Scorecard
Australia 
8/281 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
124 (41.3 overs)
Meg Lanning 73 (66)
Udeshika Prabodhani 2/46 (9 overs)
Australia Women won by 157 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus)
Player of the match: Meg Lanning (Aus)
  • Australia Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.

2nd WODI
ICC Women's Championship
7 October 2019
10:10
Scorecard
Australia 
8/282 (50 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
9/172 (50 overs)
Rachael Haynes 118 (132)
Achini Kulasuriya 3/50 (10 overs)
Harshitha Madavi 39 (61)
Jess Jonassen 4/31 (10 overs)
Australia Women won by 110 runs
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Rachael Haynes (Aus)

3rd WODI
ICC Women's Championship
9 October 2019
10:10
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
8/195 (50 overs)
v
 Australia
1/196 (26.5 overs)
Chamari Atapattu 103 (124)
Megan Schutt 2/44 (10 overs)
Alyssa Healy 112* (76)
Chamari Atapattu 1/32 (3.5 overs)
Australia Women won by 9 wickets
Allan Border Field, Brisbane
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Claire Polosak (Aus)
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka Women won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Australia Women 2, Sri Lanka Women 0.

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