Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2019–20

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia in October and November 2019 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3][4] In May 2019, Cricket Australia confirmed the fixtures for the tour with matches being held in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne.[5][6] Aaron Finch was the captain of the Australian team, while bowler Lasith Malinga captained Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2019–20
 
  Australia Sri Lanka
Dates 24 October – 1 November 2019
Captains Aaron Finch Lasith Malinga
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs David Warner (217)[1] Kusal Perera (100)[1]
Most wickets Pat Cummins (6)[2] Lasith Malinga (2)[2]
Player of the series David Warner (Aus)

In the opening match played at Adelaide, Australia recorded their biggest victory in a T20I match, winning by 134 runs off the back of a century by David Warner. They scored 233 runs for the loss of two wickets, before restricting Sri Lanka to 9/99 from their twenty overs. The following game in Brisbane, Australia won by nine wickets, winning the series with a game to spare.[7] Australia won the final match by seven wickets to win the series 3–0.[8] Australian batsman, David Warner ended up with the top run-scorer for the series with 217, and Pat Cummins was the leading wicket-taker with six dismissals.

Squads
T20Is
 Australia[9]  Sri Lanka[10]

Ahead of the series, Andrew Tye was ruled out of Australia's squad with an elbow injury,[11] with Sean Abbott named as his replacement.[12] After the second game, Glenn Maxwell took an indefinite break from cricket to deal with a mental health issue and D'Arcy Short was named as his replacement.[13]

Tour match

20 over match: Prime Minister's XI vs Sri Lanka
24 October 2019
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
8/131 (20 overs)
v
Prime Minister's XI
9/132 (19.5 overs)
Oshada Fernando 38 (25)
Dan Christian 2/16 (3 overs)
Harry Nielsen 79 (50)
Kasun Rajitha 3/21 (3.5 overs)
Prime Minister's XI won by 1 wicket
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Umpires: Geoff Joshua (Aus) and Troy Penman (Aus)
Player of the match: Harry Nielsen (Prime Minister's XI)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

T20I series

1st T20I
27 October 2019
14:00
Scorecard
Australia 
2/233 (20 overs)
v
 Sri Lanka
9/99 (20 overs)
David Warner 100* (56)
Dasun Shanaka 1/10 (1 over)
Dasun Shanaka 17 (18)
Adam Zampa 3/14 (4 overs)
Australia won by 134 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: David Warner (Aus)

2nd T20I
30 October 2019
18:10 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
117 (19 overs)
v
 Australia
1/118 (13 overs)
Kusal Perera 27 (19)
Adam Zampa 2/20 (4 overs)
David Warner 60* (41)
Lasith Malinga 1/23 (3 overs)
Australia won by 9 wickets
The Gabba, Brisbane
Umpires: Gerard Abood (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: David Warner (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd T20I
1 November 2019
19:10 (N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
6/142 (20 overs)
v
 Australia
3/145 (17.4 overs)
Kusal Perera 57 (45)
Pat Cummins 2/23 (4 overs)
David Warner 57* (50)
Nuwan Pradeep 1/20 (3.4 overs)
Australia won by 7 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus)
Player of the match: David Warner (Aus)

References
  1. "Most runs in the 2019–20 Australia v Sri Lanka T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Most wickets in the 2019–20 Australia v Sri Lanka T20I series". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. "CA-BCCI dispute shunts New Zealand's tour to late March". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "CA announce 2019-20 summer schedule". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. "Cricket Australia's 2019-20 cricket schedule unveiled". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. "All-round Australia dismantle Sri Lanka to seal series win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  8. "Warner guides Australia to T20I clean sweep". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  9. "Stoinis dropped from T20I squad; McDermott, Stanlake recalled". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  10. "Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Oshada Fernando retained in Sri Lanka T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. "Abbott called up to join Australia's T20 squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  12. "Sean Abbott replaces Andrew Tye for Sri Lanka T20I series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  13. Cherny, Daniel (31 October 2019). "Glenn Maxwell to take break from cricket with mental health issue". The Age. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  14. "Sri Lanka Bowler Kasun Rajitha Achieves Unwanted Record; Concedes 75 Runs In 4 Overs". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  15. "David Warner hits maiden T20 century on final ball of innings". ABC News. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. "Warner's birthday present secures record win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  17. "David Warner 100*, Australia 233, Sri Lanka 99". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  18. "Australia vs Sri Lanka: Record-breaking David Warner leads Australia to clean sweep over Sri Lanka". Sporting News. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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