Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2007–08
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia for four tour matches, two Test matches and the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series from 27 October 2007 to 7 March 2008.[1]
| Sri Lanka in Australia in 2007-08 | |||
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| Australia | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 8 November – 20 November 2007 | ||
| Captains | Ricky Ponting | Mahela Jayawardene | |
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| Result | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Phil Jaques (319) | Kumar Sangakkara (249) | |
| Most wickets | Brett Lee (16) | Muttiah Muralidaran (4) | |
| Player of the series | Brett Lee | ||
Squad lists
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- Ben Hilfenhaus was added after Tait was withdrawn with an elbow injury.
- Sujeewa de Silva was added as cover for Welegedara.
Test series
1st Test
8–12 November 00:00 UTC |
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4/551 dec. (151 overs) Michael Clarke 145* (249) Michael Hussey 133 (249) M Muralitharan 2/170 (50 overs) |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first
- Mitchell Johnson (cricketer) (Aus) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
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5/542 dec. (139 overs) Phil Jaques 150 (237) Michael Hussey 132 (220) Dilhara Fernando 2/134 (26 overs) |
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Commonwealth Bank Series
Tour Matches
Cricket Australia Chairman's XI
27–29 October (scorecard) |
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CA Chairman's XI | |
Queensland
2–4 November (scorecard) |
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Prime Minister's XI
See also
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