Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2019–20
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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 | |||
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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 in 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.