Sri Lanka vs Australia - 1st ODI of the Australia Tour of Sri Lanka, 2025 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
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1. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
(i) Total Matches - ODI
Overall - 142
Avg 1st Innings - 227
Avg 2nd Innings - 173
Highest total - 375/5 (India vs Sri Lanka - 31st August'2017)
Matches won batting first - 81
Matches won batting second - 60
Match Tied - 1
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 122 - 80w/41l/1t
AUS - 19 - 8w/11l
(iii) Top Performers on this Venue
SL
Kusal Mendis - 9th Highest run scorer (901), Avg (50.05) - 21M/201I
Charith Asalanka - 17th Highest run scorer (691), Avg (43.18) - 19M/18I
Avishka Fernando - 26th highest run scorer (531), Avg (35.40) - 15M/15I
Pathum Nissanka - 39th Highest run scorer (330), Avg (33) - 10M/10I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 16th Highest wicket taker (20), SR (25) - 11M/11I
Maheesh Theekshana - 16th Highest wicket taker (19), SR (28.3) - 11M/10I
Dunith Wellalage - 17th Highest wicket taker (19), SR (24) - 10M/10I
Jaffrey Vandersay - 27th Highest wicket taker (15), SR (20.6) - 7M/6I
Charitha Asalanka - 33rd Highest wicket taker (11), SR (20.9) - 19M/10I
AUS
Travis Head - 100th Highest run scorer (138), Avg (46) - 4M/4I
(iv) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Sri Lanka vs India - 4th August'2024
248/7 vs 138/10 (SL won by 110 runs)
Pacers - 1w+1w=2w
Spinners - 6w+9w=15w
2) Sri Lanka vs India - 4th August'2024
240/9 vs 208/10 (SL won by 32 runs)
Pacers - 1w+0w=1w
Spinners - 6w+9w=15w
3) Sri Lanka vs India - 2nd August'2024
230/8 vs 230/10 (Match tied)
Pacers - 3w+1w=4w
Spinners - 5w+9w=14w
4) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 11th January'2024
96/10 vs 97/2 (SL won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 8w+1w=9w
5) Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka - 8th September'2023
208/10 vs 211/8 (SL won by 2 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+6w=9w
Spinners - 6w+2w=8w
6) Sri Lanka vs India - 17th September'2023
50/10 vs 51/0 (IND won by 10 wkts)
Pacers - 10w+0w=10w
Spinners - 0w+0w=0w
7) Bangladesh vs India - 15th September'2023
265/8 vs 259/10 (BAN won by 6 runs)
Pacers - 6w+5w=11w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
8) Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - 14th September'2023
252/7 vs 252/8 (SL won by 2 wkts - DLS)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 30w
2nd Innings - 16w
Spinners
1st Innings - 35w
2nd Innings - 38w
Overall
46w:73w (Pacers:Spinners)
(v) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Pathum Nisaanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 13(25), 2(4), 40(60), 2(4), 56(75), 0(1), 45(65)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 137(147), 6(7), 29(44)
2. Nuwanidu Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 67(95), 69(69), 38(43), 56(33), 43(49), 54(58), 14(21), 26(40), 50(73), 17(14), 46(48), 14(31), 30(42), 59(82)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(7), 41(74)*, 87(85), 15(16), 91(87), 17(28), 66(51)*
4. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(13), 6(14), 33(35), 50(71), 118(115), 10(18), 0(5), 1(7), 40(62), 96(102)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 82(75), 76(98), 8(15), 4(5), 0(4)
5. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 24(34), 20(26), 12(29), 8(12)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 95(127)&0w, 1w
6. Charitha Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 38(65)&0w, 65(68), 72(62), 47(71), 110(106)&0w, 14(27)&0w, 10(23), 0(1)&0w, 101(95), 14(21)&3w, 25(42)&3w, 10(12)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(28), 77(69)&1w, 13(12)*, 22(35)&4w, 49(47)*, 0(7)&0w
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(9)&1w, 12(5)&1w, 8(7)&0w, 8(11)&3w, 3(6)&1w, 6(10)&2w, 21(20)*&1w, 24(35)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 22(22)&0w, 3(4)&1w, 7w
8. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 19(35)&1w, 4(2)&3w, 3(3)&1w, 8(21)&0w, 67(65)*&2w, 39(35)&0w, 2(3)&5w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 42(46)*&5w, 0(1)&1w
9. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w, 1w, 2w, 3w, 10(16), 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 1w, 1w, 18(31)&4w, 1w
10. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 40(44)&0w, 23(19)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Eshan Malinga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mohamed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Jeffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 6w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 19(18)*&2w
15. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Australia (AUS)
1. Travis Head
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 70(65)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(17), 31(48)&0w, 27(33)
2. Jake Fraser McGurk
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Matthew Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Steven Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 25(32)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 58(92), 30(23)
5. Marnus Labuschagne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(36)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 14(21)&0w, 31(58)&0w
6. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 33(18)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1(3)&1w, 16(17)&1w
7. Cooper Connolly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Aaron Hardie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Sean Abbott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Ben Dwarshuis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Nathan Ellis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 5(16)&3w
13. Spencer Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Tanveer Sangha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Mitchell Starc
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(7)*&3w, 3w
16. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(10)
17. Alex Carey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 49(52)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 19(20), 45(65)*
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
99 - 64w/35l (In favour of AUS)
(ii) Last 5 Matches
5 - 3w/2l (In favour of SL)
(iii) On This Venue
16 - 9w/7l (In Favour of SL)
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 16th October'2023 - Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
209/10 vs 215/5 (AUS won by 5 wkts)
Pathum Nissanka - 61(67)
Charith Asalanka - 25(39)
Dunith Wellalage - 1w
Josh Inglis - 58(59)
Marnus Labuschagne - 40(60)
Glenn Maxwell - 31(21)*&1w
Adam Zampa - 4w
Mitchell Starc - 2w
2) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 24th June'2022 - R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
160/10 vs 164/6 (AUS won by 4 wkts)
Kusal Mendis - 26(40)
Dunith Wellalage - 3w
Maheesh Theekshana - 2w
Alex Carey - 45(65)*
Marnus Labuschagne - 31(58)
Glenn Maxwell - 1w
3) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 21st June'2022 - R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
258/10 vs 254/10 (SL won by 4 runs)
Charith Asalanka - 110(106)
Wanindu Hasaranga - 21(20)* & 1w
Dunith Wellalage - 19(35) & 1w
Maheesh Theekshana - 1w
Travis Head - 27(33)
Glenn Maxwell - 1w
4) Australia vs Sri Lanka - 19th June'2022 - R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
291/6 vs 292/4 (SL won by 6 wkts)
Travis Head - 70(65)*
Alex Carey - 49(52)
Glenn Maxwell - 33(18) & 1w
Marnus Labuschagne - 29(36)
Pathum Nissanka - 137(147)
Kusal Mendis - 87(85)
Dunith Wellalage - 1w
5) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 16th June'2022 - Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
220/9 vs 189/10 (SL won by 26 runs - DLS)
Kusal Mendis - 36(41)
Dunith Wellalage - 20(35) & 2w
Glenn Maxwell - 30(25) & 2w
Steven Smith - 28(35)
Travis Head - 23(34)
(v) Top Performers from current squads when both these sides meet
AUS
Glenn Maxwell - 38th Highest run scorer (393), Avg (43.66) - 12M/12I
Steven Smith - 40th Highest run scorer (385), Avg (35) - 15M/11I
Travis Head - 50th Highest run scorer (250), Avg (35.71) - 8M/8I
Marnus Labuschagne - 64th Highest run scorer (156), Avg (26) - 6M/6I
Alex Carey - 65th highest run scorer (153), Avg (30.60) - 6M/6I
Mitchell Starc - 11th Highest wicket taker (29), SR (25.05) - 15M/15I
Adam Zampa - 28th Highest wicket taker (13), SR (22.6) - 6M/6I
Glenn Maxwell - 65th Highest wicket taker (6), SR (84.6) - 12M/12I
SL
Kusal Mendis - 31st Highest run scorer (462), Avg (46.20) - 12M/12I
Pathum Nissanka - 44th Highest run scorer (283), Avg (47.16) - 6M/6I
Charith Asalanka - 53rd Highest run scorer (212), Avg (42.40) - 6M/6I
Dunith Wellalage - 43rd Highest wicket taker (10), SR (27.8) - 6M/6I
Wanindu Hasaranga - 68th Highest wicket taker (5), SR (22.8) - 2M/2I
(vi) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 56(68), 14(17), 13(25), 2(4), 61(67)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 137(147)
2. Avishka Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(2)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 67(95), 69(69), 4(2), 1(8), 33(36), 86(87)*, 36(41), 14(21), 26(40), 9(13)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 30(37), 87(85)
4. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(42), 13(27), 110(106)&0w, 14(27)&0w, 25(39)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 13(12)*
5. Kamindu Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Janith Liyanage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 37(19)&4w, 21(20)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Dunith Wellalage
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 20(35)&2w, 19(35)&1w, 4(2)&3w, 2(9)&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Jaffrey Vandersay
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w
11. Asitha Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Eshan Malinga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Mohamed Shiraz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Nuwanidu Fernando
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Nishan Madushka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Australia (AUS)
1. Travis Head
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 70(65)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(17)&0w, 31(48)&0w, 36(48), 40(60)&1w, 13(20)&2w, 23(34), 27(33)
2. Jake Fraser McGurk
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Matthew Short
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Steven Smith
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(15), 8(11), 72(88), 73(59)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 33(37), 18(28), 58(92), 30(33), 53(60), 28(35), 0(5)
5. Marnus Labuschagne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 29(36)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 24(31)&2w 18(30)&0w, 14(21)&0w, 31(58)&0w, 40(60)
6. Glenn Maxwell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(6)&0w, 8(18)&0w, 9(9)&0w, 102(53)&0w, 46(25)*&0w, 33(18)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 32(20)&0w, 80(51)*&0w, 30(25)&2w, 1(3)&1w, 16(17)&1w, 31(21)*&1w
7. Cooper Connolly
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Aaron Hardie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Sean Abbott
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Ben Dwarshuis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Nathan Ellis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Adam Zampa
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 5(16)&3w, 5(6)*&3w, 1w, 2w, 4w
13. Spencer Johnson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Tanveer Sangha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Mitchell Starc
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(19)&2w, 17(24)&0w, 1w, 22(28)*&2w, 52(37)*&0w, 0w, 2w, 5(4)*&4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4w, 5(7)*&3w, 0(1)&3w, 12(8)&2w, 1w, 3w, 2w
16. Josh Inglis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5(10), 58(59)
17. Alex Carey
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(3), 49(52)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(22), 15(20), 19(20), 45(65)*
5. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 11, 8, 66, 1, 9, 14, 37, 90, 31*, 89, 18, 3, 23
2) Avishka Fernando - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 39, 8, 3*, 6, 2, 0, 39, 81, 17, 10
3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 85*, 50, 21, 34, 123, 54, 2, 2, 22, 10, 46, 13
4) Kamindu Mendis - LHB, RAO, LAO
Last 10 - 13r 0w, 14, 15, 32, 46, 64, 3, 7, 0, 48, 35
5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 128r 6w, 4w, 66r 1w, 2w, 74, 32, 5, 0, 4r 0w, 0, 46r 3w, 20
6) Janith Liyanage - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 67r 1w, 13, 25r 3w, 12r 0w, 13, 53r 1w, 22r 0w, 36, 22r 0w, 12r 0w, 0w
7) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 6r 2w, 7r 3w, 3r 1w, 11r 0w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 13r 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w
8) Dunith Wellalage - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 1w, 15r 2w, 8r 1w, 1w, 15r 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 4r 0w
9) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 6r 0w, 11r 3w, 6r 4w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w
10) Jeffrey Vandersay - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 53r 3w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 17r 0w, 15r 1w, 2w
11) Asitha Fernando - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w
BENCH
12) Eshan Malinga - LHB, RAM
Last 10 - 8r 2w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 3w, 1w, 2w, 1w
13) Mohamed Shiraz - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 5w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 5w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w
14) Nuwanidu Fernando - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 110r 1w, 0w, 6r 0w, 0w, 0r 1w, 51, 40r 0w, 8, 4, 9, 19, 25
15) Nishan Madushka - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 112, 4, 13, 4, 6, 38, 69, 56, 31*, 36
16) Lahiru Kumara - LHB, RAF
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 4w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 4w, 2w, 3w
Safe C/VC choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Charith Asalanka
B) AUSTRALIA (AUS) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Matthew Short - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 40r 1w, 4r 0w, 109, 52r 1w, 13r 1w, 11r 2w, 7r 1w, 54r 0w, 59, 2, 32
2) Travis Head - LHB, RAO
Last 10 - 21r 1w, 20r 0w, 57r 0w, 4, 34*, 0r 0w, 1r 1w, 152r 1w, 17, 140, 11r 0w, 89, 30r 0w
3) Steven Smith - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 131, 141, 52, 121*, 33, 4, 140, 13, 101, 4, 2, 0, 17
4) Josh Inglis - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 102, 4, 49, 41, 25, 27, 0, 0*, 7, 18
5) Marnus Labuschagne - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 4, 26*, 20, 77r 0w, 2, 6, 72, 70, 12, 1, 64, 2r 0w, 3, 6r 1w, 16
6) Glenn Maxwell - RHB, RAO
Last 10 - 28r 0w, 76r 0w, 90, 58*, 20*, 0, 6r 0w, 32r 0w, 15r 1w
7) Cooper Connolly - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4r 0w, 0w, 39r 1w, 7r 1w, 33r 1w, 0r 0w, 43r 1w, 48r 0w, 37, 66r 1w, 14r 0w
8) Ben Dwarshuis - LHB, LAM
Last 10 - 4w, 30r 0w, 16r 2w, 0w, 30r 1w, 23r 1w, 4r 0w, 9r 0w, 4w, 2w
9) Mitchell Starc - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 8r 3w, 0w, 19r 2w, 1w, 3w, 0w, 15r 0w, 5r 1w, 18r 3w, 2r 0w, 18r 6w, 2w, 26r 2w, 12r 1w
10) Nathan Ellis - RHB, RAF
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 40r 1w, 3w, 5r 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 35r 2w
11) Adam Zampa - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 3w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 0w
BENCH
12) Alex Carey - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 156, 46*, 22, 18, 13, 21, 31, 2, 70, 20*, 15, 21, 36
13) Sean Abbott - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 0w, 7r 0w, 4w, 5r 3w, 1w, 2w, 30r 2w, 12r 4w, 30r 0w, 13r 1w, 5w, 33r 2w
14) Jake Fraser McGurk - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 95, 7, 19, 0, 12, 1, 26, 2, 5, 21
15) Aaron Hardie - RHB, RAM
Last 10 - 2r 0w, 3w, 28r 0w, 22, 0, 34, 10, 2, 24, 3w, 28
16) Spencer Johnson - LHB, LAF
Last 10 - 2w, 3w, 27r 0w, 3w, 1w, 0w, 6r 4w, 3w, 2w, 2w, 5w
17) Tanveer Sangha - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 22r 1w, 2w, 19r 0w, 0w, 9r 1w, 2w
Safe C/VC choices
Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana
AUS - Matthew Short, Marnus Labuschagne, Adam Zampa
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