Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022

Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022
 
  Sri Lanka Australia
Dates 7 June – 12 July 2022
Captains Dimuth Karunaratne (Tests)
Dasun Shanaka (ODIs & T20Is)		 Pat Cummins (Tests)
Aaron Finch (ODIs & T20Is)
Test series
Result 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Dinesh Chandimal (219) Steve Smith (151)
Most wickets Prabath Jayasuriya (12) Nathan Lyon (11)
Player of the series Dinesh Chandimal (SL)
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 5-match series 3–2
Most runs Kusal Mendis (249) Glenn Maxwell (160)
Most wickets Dunith Wellalage (9) Pat Cummins (8)
Player of the series Kusal Mendis (SL)
Twenty20 International series
Results Australia won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Charith Asalanka (103) David Warner (130)
Most wickets Wanindu Hasaranga (5) Josh Hazlewood (6)
Player of the series Aaron Finch (Aus)

The Australian cricket team toured Sri Lanka in June and July 2022 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20Is) matches.[1][2] The Test series formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[3][4] Both cricket boards confirmed the fixtures for the tour in March 2022.[5]

Australia won the opening T20I match by ten wickets, with Aaron Finch and David Warner making an unbeaten 134-run partnership.[6] Australia won the second T20I by three wickets to win the series with a match to play.[7] Sri Lanka won the third T20I by four wickets, after an unbeaten half century from their captain Dasun Shanaka, with Australia winning the series 2–1.[8]

In the ODI series, Australia won the opening match by two wickets,[9] with Glenn Maxwell making an unbeaten 80 from 51 balls.[10] Sri Lanka won the second ODI by 26 runs, following a batting collapse by Australia, to level the series.[11] Sri Lanka won the third ODI by six wickets, after Australia had scored 291/6, with Pathum Nissanka scoring his first century in the format.[12] It was Sri Lanka's highest successful run chase at the R. Premadasa Stadium, and their highest successful run chase against Australia in ODI cricket.[13] Sri Lanka won the fourth match by four runs to win their first ODI bilateral series at home against Australia since 1992.[14] Australia won the fifth and final ODI by four wickets, with Sri Lanka winning the series 3–2.[15]

In the second innings of the first Test, Sri Lanka were bowled out inside one session,[16] being dismissed for 113 runs in 22.5 overs.[17] Needing only five runs for victory, David Warner hit the winning runs from four balls, with Australia winning the Test by ten wickets before the lunch break on the third day.[18] Sri Lanka won the second Test by an innings and 39 runs to draw the series 1–1.[19] It was the first time that Sri Lanka had beaten Australia by an innings in a Test match.[20] Dinesh Chandimal scored his first double century in a Test match with 206 not out,[21] and Prabath Jayasuriya took the best bowling figures for a Sri Lanka player on debut, with 12 for 177.[22]

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  6. ^ "Hazlewood, Warner and Finch spearhead crushing opening win for Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Australia seal the series despite Hasaranga's heroics". The Papare. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Shanaka's 25-ball 54* scripts stunning victory for Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Glenn Maxwell brilliance takes Australia to narrow victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Maxwell denies Sri Lanka despite Hasaranga heroics". The Papare. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Karunaratne stars as Sri Lanka level series". The Papare. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Nissanka hits maiden ton as hosts cruise to big win". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Records tumble at R.Premadasa as Sri Lanka pull off a massive chase". The Papare. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Kuhnemann's late heroics not enough after Warner's 99". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Carey, bowlers earn Australia consolation victory". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  16. ^ "How it happened: Sri Lanka - 113 all out in 22.5 overs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Bizarre batting by Sri Lanka as Australia go 1-0 up". The Papare. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Travis Head and Nathan Lyon rip through Sri Lanka to secure huge win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Chandimal, Jayasuriya guide hosts to a famous victory". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Stats - Dream debut for Prabath Jayasuriya and a record knock by Dinesh Chandimal". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Jayasuriya's 12-wicket haul, Chandimal's 206* give Sri Lanka series-levelling win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Series drawn as Australia collapse under spin trial". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 July 2022.