| Team1 Image: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Team1 Name: | Sri Lanka |
| Team2 Image: | Flag of Australia.svg |
| Team2 Name: | Australia |
| From Date: | 22 April 1983 |
| To Date: | 26 April 1983 |
| Team1 Captain: | Duleep Mendis |
| Team2 Captain: | Greg Chappell |
| No Of Tests: | 1 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 1 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Arjuna Ranatunga (122) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | David Hookes (143) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Ashantha de Mel (2) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Bruce Yardley (7) |
| Player Of Test Series: | Kepler Wessels (Aus) |
| No Of Odis: | 4 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Sidath Wettimuny (93) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Graham Yallop (209) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Tom Hogan (4) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Ashantha de Mel (5) |
The Australian cricket team had a short tour of Sri Lanka during the 1982–83 season. The two countries played their first ever Test together, which Australia won.[1] Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the rain affected ODI series 2–0.
The squad was announced in March 1983. Regular players Rod Marsh, Jeff Thomson, Geoff Lawson and Kim Hughes elected not to tour. Australia picked the following squad:
Five of the players had not toured for Australia before: Smith, Maguire, Hogan, Wessels and Woolley. Woolley was chosen over two other Sheffield Shield wicketkeepers who had represented Australia in Test cricket, Kevin Wright and Steve Rixon.[2] John Dyson, who had been an Australian regular over the home summer, was a surprise omission. Graham Yallop earned an international recall after a very strong domestic season. Tom Hogan was considered a surprise selection.[3]
Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 143 | David Hookes |  | 1 | - | 143 | 1 | - | |
| 2 | 141 | Kepler Wessels | | 1 | 141.00 | 141 | 1 | - | |
| 3 | 122 | Arjuna Ranatunga |  | 2 | 61.00 | 90 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 98 | Graham Yallop | | 1 | 98.00 | 98 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 96 | Sidath Wettimuny | | 2 | 48.00 | 96 | 0 | 1 | |
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024[4] | |||||||||
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Bruce Yardley | | 2 | 5/88 | 23.71 | 3.25 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | Tom Hogan | | 2 | 5/66 | 19.33 | 3.19 | 1 | |
| 3 | 3 | Dennis Lillee | 2/67 | 35.66 | 3.56 | 0 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Ashantha de Mel | | 1 | 2/113 | 56.50 | 4.91 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Allan Border | | 1 | 1/11 | 11.00 | 2.27 | ||
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024[5] | |||||||||
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 209 | Graham Yallop | | 4 | 69.66 | 60 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 99 | David Hookes | | 4 | 24.75 | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 96 | Graeme Wood | 24.00 | 50 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 93 | Sidath Wettimuny | | 2 | 46.50 | 56 | - | 1 | |
| 5 | 83 | Kepler Wessels | | 3 | 29.33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Last Updated: 24 February 2024[6] | |||||||||
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 4w | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ashantha de Mel | | 4 | 2/9 | 23.40 | 3.77 | 0 | |
| 2 | 4 | Tom Hogan | | 2 | 3/27 | 22.50 | 4.94 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | Vinothen John | | 4 | 2/33 | 26.00 | 3.54 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Somachandra De Silva | 3 | 2/21 | 31.00 | 4.59 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Arjuna Ranatunga | 4 | 2/26 | 37.00 | 4.93 | 0 | ||
| Last Updated: 23 February 2024[7] | |||||||||