SL vs AUS Match Preview Today: Pitch Report, Playing XI, Key Players & Prediction

By Cricket Addictor

Published - 06 May 2024, 04:02 PM | Updated - 06 May 2024, 04:02 PM

📍 Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo 🕒 10:00 AM IST Star Sports / JioCinema

Sri Lanka vs Australia Match Info

Match: SL vs AUS, 3rd Test
Series: Warne Muralitharan Trophy
Date: Saturday, August 13, 2016
Time: 10:00 AM IST
Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Live streaming: Jio Hotstar
TV: Star Sports Network

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Sri Lanka vs Australia Fixture Snapshot

Date	Match	Result
13 Aug 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
04 Aug 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 229 runs

Points table — Sri Lanka vs Australia

League positions and stats for both teams in this match. Numbers match the full IPL points table.

Team

N/R

PTS

Net RR

Last 5 Matches

Sri Lanka

0.537

Opponent	Description	Date
Australia (SL won by 106 runs)	1st Test	26 Jul 2016
Australia (SL won by 229 runs)	2nd Test	4 Aug 2016
Australia (SL won by 163 runs)	3rd Test	13 Aug 2016

Australia

-0.537

Opponent	Description	Date
Sri Lanka (SL won by 106 runs)	1st Test	26 Jul 2016
Sri Lanka (SL won by 229 runs)	2nd Test	4 Aug 2016
Sri Lanka (SL won by 163 runs)	3rd Test	13 Aug 2016

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Sri Lanka vs Australia Head-to-Head

SL WINS 6

Total matches: 6

AUS WINS 0

Team totals in Warne Muralitharan Trophy when these two have met:

SL totals

High 355

Low 117

AUS totals

High 379

Low 106

Last meeting (13 Aug 2016)

SL 702 v AUS 539

SL won

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

SL — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
13 Aug 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
04 Aug 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
26 Jul 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
28 Feb 2026	PAK vs SL	Pakistan won by 5 runs
25 Feb 2026	NZ vs SL	New Zealand won by 61 runs

AUS — last 5 (completed)

Date	Match	Result
13 Aug 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
04 Aug 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
26 Jul 2016	SL vs AUS	Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
20 Feb 2026	AUS vs OMA	Australia won by 9 wickets
16 Feb 2026	AUS vs SL	Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Player key stats

Top Player Stats

(Based on recent match performances)

Dhananjaya de Silva SL

325 Runs

Kusal Mendis SL

296 Runs

Dinesh Chandimal SL

250 Runs

Steven Smith AUS

247 Runs

David Warner AUS

163 Runs

Mitchell Marsh AUS

163 Runs

Lakshan Sandakan SL

89.19 SR

David Warner AUS

88.59 SR

Kusal Perera SL

75.13 SR

Kusal Mendis SL

67.58 SR

Dilruwan Perera SL

67.05 SR

Angelo Mathews SL

64.41 SR

Rangana Herath SL

28 Wkts

Mitchell Starc AUS

24 Wkts

Nathan Lyon AUS

16 Wkts

Dilruwan Perera SL

15 Wkts

Lakshan Sandakan SL

9 Wkts

Josh Hazlewood AUS

7 Wkts

Nuwan Pradeep SL

2.36 Econ

Angelo Mathews SL

2.40 Econ

Dhananjaya de Silva SL

2.42 Econ

Rangana Herath SL

2.47 Econ

Josh Hazlewood AUS

2.71 Econ

Steve O'Keefe AUS

2.80 Econ

Pitch Report And Stats

Ground dimensions

Based on last 5 completed T20 matches at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground · T20

Average score & wickets

5 matches

175

Avg score

Avg wickets

Score distribution (1st innings)

1 1 3

< 140 140-180 > 180

Pitch Batting Friendly Par 163 - 187 Confidence Medium

Batting-friendly 3 Bowling-friendly 1 Neutral 1

Teams batting first have scored noticeably better.

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground · T20

Scoring records

235

Highest team score

Lowest team score

190

Lowest score defended

1st Innings vs 2nd Innings

Per innings: average team score, total fours/sixes in that innings (averaged across matches), and wickets. Based on the last 5 completed T20 matches at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.

1st Innings 2nd Innings

175 Avg score 130

16 Total 4s (avg) 13

7 Total 6s (avg) 3

7 Wickets (avg) 7

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