Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2018–19 explained

Series Name:Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2018–19
Team1 Image:Flag of Australia.svg
Team1 Name:Australia
Team2 Image:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Team2 Name:Sri Lanka
From Date:17 January
To Date:5 February 2019
Team1 Captain:Tim Paine
Team2 Captain:Dinesh Chandimal
No Of Tests:2
Team1 Tests Won:2
Team2 Tests Won:0
Team1 Tests Most Runs:Travis Head (304)[1]
Team2 Tests Most Runs:Niroshan Dickwella (140)
Team1 Tests Most Wickets:Pat Cummins (14)[2]
Team2 Tests Most Wickets:Suranga Lakmal (5)
Player Of Test Series:Pat Cummins (Aus)

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia in January and February 2019 to play two Test matches for the Warne–Muralitharan Trophy.[3] [4] The first Test, in Brisbane, was a day/night match.[5] [6] They also played a three-day warm-up match ahead of the Test series.[7] In April 2018, Cricket Australia confirmed that the Manuka Oval would host its first ever Test match.[8] Australia won the series 2–0,[9] with Tim Paine winning his first Test series as captain of Australia.[10]

Squads

Before the start of the series, Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of Australia's squad due to a back injury and was replaced by Jhye Richardson.[13] Ahead of the first Test, Kurtis Patterson was added to Australia's squad.[14] Pat Cummins and Travis Head were named the joint vice-captains of the Australian Test squad.[15] Ahead of the second Test, Marcus Stoinis was added to Australia's squad, replacing Matt Renshaw.[16]

Nuwan Pradeep was ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad before the Test series after suffering a hamstring injury during the warm-up match.[17] Vishwa Fernando was named as his replacement in the team.[18] Dushmantha Chameera and Lahiru Kumara were both ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test due to injury.[19] Chamika Karunaratne was added to Sri Lanka's squad as a replacement for Kumara.[20]

Tour match

Three-day match: Cricket Australia XI vs Sri Lanka

Test series

See main article: Warne–Muralitharan Trophy.

2nd Test

In popular culture

An Australian docu-series - The Test was produced, following the Australian national cricket team in the aftermath of the Australian ball tampering scandal.[21] The fourth episode of Season 1 featured Australia playing the 2 tests against Sri Lanka.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most runs in the Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2018–19 Test series. ESPNcricinfo. 4 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Most runs in the Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2018–19 Test series. ESPNcricinfo. 4 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Future Tours Programme. 11 December 2017. International Cricket Council.
  4. Web site: Australia v Sri Lanka: All you need to know . 24 January 2019 . Cricket Australia.
  5. Web site: Six Test matches in Australia's 2018-19 home season . 30 April 2018 . International Cricket Council.
  6. Web site: Schedule revealed for 2018-19 season . 30 April 2018 . Cricket Australia.
  7. Web site: Sri Lanka's packed Test schedule: three continents in four months . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 July 2018.
  8. Web site: Maiden test match dates confirmed as Manuka Oval set to host biggest summer of cricket . 30 October 2018 . The Riotact.
  9. Web site: Starc takes ten as Australia sweep series . International Cricket Council . 4 February 2019.
  10. Web site: Starc's ten-for powers Australia towards crushing victory . 31 January 2019. ESPN Cricinfo.
  11. Web site: Will Pucovski earns Australia call-up as Marshes and Handscomb dropped . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 January 2019.
  12. Web site: Kusal Perera returns to Sri Lanka Test squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 January 2019.
  13. News: Hazlewood ruled out of Sri Lanka Tests . Cricket Australia . 19 January 2019 . 19 January 2019 .
  14. News: In-form Patterson added to Test squad . Cricket Australia . 21 January 2019 . 21 January 2019 .
  15. Web site: Pat Cummins, Travis Head to be Tim Paine's deputies for Sri Lanka Tests . ESPN Cricinfo . 22 January 2019.
  16. Web site: Uncapped all-rounder Marcus Stoinis replaces Matt Renshaw in Australia squad for second Sri Lanka Test . International Cricket Council . 26 January 2019.
  17. Web site: Pradeep ruled out of Australia series due to hamstring strain . ESPN Cricinfo . 20 January 2019.
  18. Web site: Chamika Karunaratne added to Test squad as injury crisis worsens . CricBuzz . 28 January 2019.
  19. Web site: Chameera and Kumara ruled out of second Test through injury . International Cricket Council . 26 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Injured Chameera, Kumara to return home; Chamika Karunaratne named replacement . ESPN Cricinfo . 28 January 2019.
  21. News: Balachandran. Kanishkaa. 'The Test' review: Amazon Prime docu-series is all about the Australian cricket team's path to redemption. 2020-03-18. The Hindu. 2020-03-25. en-IN. 0971-751X.

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