Covers 102 matches between Sri Lanka and Australia from Jan 2003 to Feb 2026 (Tests, ODIs and T20Is with ball-by-ball records).
The Sri Lanka vs Australia head to head belongs to Australia: 60 wins to Sri Lanka’s 37 in 102 meetings logged from Jan 2003 to Feb 2026. They lead in every format.
Yet Sri Lanka won the most recent ODI and T20I. At Pallekele on 16 Feb 2026 they chased 184/2 in 18 overs for an 8-wicket T20I win, and in Feb 2025 they beat Australia by 174 runs in Colombo, the biggest ODI margin between these sides.
Sri Lanka vs Australia Head to Head: Format Breakdown
Tests show the biggest gap. Since Mar 2004 Australia have won 12 of 18, Sri Lanka 4, with 2 draws. Sri Lanka’s best spell came at home in 2016, when they won all three Tests at Pallekele, Galle and Colombo. Australia answered by winning both Tests at Galle in early 2025, by an innings and 242 runs and then by 9 wickets.
ODIs are closer at 33 to 22 in 57 games. Sri Lanka took the two most recent, both in Colombo in Feb 2025, and Australia were all out for 107 in the second of them.
In T20Is Australia lead 15 to 11, with 1 tie that Australia won in a super over at Sydney in Feb 2022. Chasing rules this format, 18 wins to 8. ODIs tilt the opposite way, with batting first ahead 30 to 25.
Sri Lanka vs Australia Head to Head Record by Format
Format
Matches
Sri Lanka won
Australia won
Tied
Drawn
NR
First match
Latest match
Tests
18
4
12
0
2
0
8 Mar 2004
6 Feb 2025
ODIs
57
22
33
0
–
2
9 Jan 2003
14 Feb 2025
T20Is
27
11
15
1
–
0
20 Sep 2007
16 Feb 2026
All formats
102
37
60
1
2
2
9 Jan 2003
16 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka vs Australia in Tests
Tests in this record book: 18, from Mar 2004 to Feb 2025.
Most Runs in Sri Lanka vs Australia Tests
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MEK Hussey Australia
8
13
994
142
110.44
59.38
5
2
AD Mathews Sri Lanka
13
23
817
105*
38.90
48.57
1
6
LD Chandimal Sri Lanka
10
19
768
206*
45.18
48.42
2
3
MJ Clarke Australia
8
12
746
145*
74.60
60.95
3
5
SPD Smith Australia
7
11
670
145*
67.00
52.76
4
1
UT Khawaja Australia
10
17
659
232
50.69
56.71
2
1
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
7
13
653
192
54.42
47.70
1
5
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
9
17
645
176
40.31
62.44
1
4
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
9
17
644
105
37.88
46.33
2
5
DA Warner Australia
8
15
499
85
35.64
82.07
0
5
Most Wickets in Sri Lanka vs Australia Tests
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
NM Lyon Australia
15
29
60
5/34
31.98
3.14
2
MA Starc Australia
11
21
57
6/50
18.89
3.40
6
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
8
15
56
7/64
20.21
2.79
6
MG Johnson Australia
7
13
23
4/63
31.52
3.10
0
NGRP Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
3
5
21
6/59
25.76
3.47
3
PM Siddle Australia
4
7
19
5/54
18.16
2.62
1
MDK Perera Sri Lanka
5
9
17
6/70
36.47
2.95
1
PJ Cummins Australia
4
6
16
6/23
14.31
2.44
1
MP Kuhnemann Australia
2
4
16
5/63
17.19
2.97
1
B Lee Australia
2
4
16
4/26
17.56
2.97
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
UT Khawaja Australia
232
352
16
1
29 Jan 2025
LD Chandimal Sri Lanka
206*
326
16
5
8 Jul 2022
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
192
282
27
1
16 Nov 2007
JA Burns Australia
180
260
28
0
1 Feb 2019
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
176
254
21
1
26 Jul 2016
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
7/64
18.1
13 Aug 2016
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
7/157
52
16 Sep 2011
PJ Cummins Australia
6/23
15
24 Jan 2019
MA Starc Australia
6/50
12.3
4 Aug 2016
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
6/59
21.3
8 Mar 2004
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
654/6
154
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium, Galle
29 Jan 2025
Sri Lanka
554
181
Australia
Galle International Stadium, Galle
8 Jul 2022
Australia
551/4
151
Sri Lanka
The Gabba, Brisbane
8 Nov 2007
Australia
542/5
139
Sri Lanka
Bellerive Oval, Hobart
16 Nov 2007
Australia
534/5
132
Sri Lanka
Manuka Oval, Canberra
1 Feb 2019
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
105
50
Australia
Galle International Stadium, Galle
31 Aug 2011
Australia
106
33.2
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium, Galle
4 Aug 2016
Sri Lanka
113
22.5
Australia
Galle International Stadium, Galle
29 Jun 2022
Sri Lanka
117
34.2
Australia
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
26 Jul 2016
Sri Lanka
144
56.4
Australia
The Gabba, Brisbane
24 Jan 2019
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Australia won by an innings and 242 runs
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
29 Jan 2025
Australia won by an innings and 201 runs
Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26 Dec 2012
Australia won by an innings and 40 runs
Test
The Gabba, Brisbane
8 Nov 2007
Australia won by 366 runs
Test
Manuka Oval, Canberra
1 Feb 2019
Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
4 Aug 2016
Australia won by 197 runs
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
8 Mar 2004
Australia won by 10 wickets
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
29 Jun 2022
Australia won by 9 wickets
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
6 Feb 2025
Australia won by 5 wickets
Test
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
3 Jan 2013
Latest results
Date
Venue
Result
6 Feb 2025
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Australia won by 9 wickets
29 Jan 2025
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Australia won by an innings and 242 runs
8 Jul 2022
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 39 runs
29 Jun 2022
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Australia won by 10 wickets
1 Feb 2019
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Australia won by 366 runs
24 Jan 2019
The Gabba, Brisbane
Australia won by an innings and 40 runs
13 Aug 2016
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 163 runs
4 Aug 2016
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Sri Lanka won by 229 runs
26 Jul 2016
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
3 Jan 2013
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka vs Australia in ODIs
ODIs in this record book: 57, from Jan 2003 to Feb 2025.
Most Runs in Sri Lanka vs Australia ODIs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
38
38
1,519
104
44.68
78.10
2
10
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
42
42
1,365
86
35.92
78.13
0
14
MJ Clarke Australia
29
29
1,187
117
59.35
86.96
1
11
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
41
41
995
106
26.89
80.31
1
5
AC Gilchrist Australia
18
18
978
149
54.33
108.31
4
4
RT Ponting Australia
26
26
969
124
44.05
80.55
3
6
DA Warner Australia
23
23
790
163
34.35
84.04
3
2
LD Chandimal Sri Lanka
20
20
655
102
40.94
79.39
1
5
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
14
14
582
101
48.50
87.39
1
4
A Symonds Australia
16
16
562
151
51.09
91.38
1
3
Most wickets in ODIs
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
27
27
48
5/28
25.42
5.01
1
KMDN Kulasekara Sri Lanka
28
28
34
5/22
31.91
4.74
1
NW Bracken Australia
12
12
33
5/47
12.61
4.07
1
B Lee Australia
25
25
32
4/15
34.25
5.15
0
MA Starc Australia
15
15
29
4/27
19.07
4.48
0
MG Johnson Australia
18
18
29
6/31
22.31
4.46
1
GB Hogg Australia
19
19
29
5/41
23.83
4.30
1
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
20
20
27
4/27
32.56
4.55
0
CJ McKay Australia
13
13
21
5/28
23.24
4.55
2
NLTC Perera Sri Lanka
17
17
20
5/46
30.75
6.24
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
DA Warner Australia
163
157
13
2
4 Mar 2012
AJ Finch Australia
153
132
15
5
15 Jun 2019
A Symonds Australia
151
127
13
3
12 Feb 2006
AC Gilchrist Australia
149
104
13
8
28 Apr 2007
PJ Hughes Australia
138*
154
13
1
23 Jan 2013
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
MG Johnson Australia
6/31
10
10 Aug 2011
JW Hastings Australia
6/45
10
31 Aug 2016
KMDN Kulasekara Sri Lanka
5/22
10
18 Jan 2013
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
5/28
8.2
16 Aug 2011
CJ McKay Australia
5/28
9.5
8 Mar 2012
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
376/9
50
Sri Lanka
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
8 Mar 2015
Australia
368/5
50
Sri Lanka
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
12 Feb 2006
Sri Lanka
343/5
50
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
9 Jan 2003
Australia
334/7
50
Sri Lanka
The Oval, London
15 Jun 2019
Australia
321/6
50
Sri Lanka
The Gabba, Brisbane
4 Mar 2012
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
74
26.4
Sri Lanka
The Gabba, Brisbane
18 Jan 2013
Australia
107
24.2
Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
14 Feb 2025
Sri Lanka
115
32
Australia
The Gabba, Brisbane
7 Nov 2010
Sri Lanka
125
31.3
Australia
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
8 Feb 2008
Sri Lanka
132
38.4
Australia
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
20 Aug 2011
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka won by 174 runs
ODI
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
14 Feb 2025
Australia won by 167 runs
ODI
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
12 Feb 2006
Australia won by 128 runs
ODI
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
8 Feb 2008
Australia won by 9 wickets
ODI
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
21 Jan 2003
Australia won by 9 wickets
ODI
The Gabba, Brisbane
14 Feb 2006
Australia won by 8 wickets
ODI
The Gabba, Brisbane
7 Nov 2010
Latest results
Date
Venue
Result
14 Feb 2025
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 174 runs
12 Feb 2025
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 49 runs
16 Oct 2023
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Australia won by 5 wickets
24 Jun 2022
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia won by 4 wickets
21 Jun 2022
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 4 runs
19 Jun 2022
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
16 Jun 2022
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 26 runs (DLS)
14 Jun 2022
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Australia won by 2 wickets (DLS)
15 Jun 2019
The Oval, London
Australia won by 87 runs
4 Sep 2016
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Australia won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka vs Australia in T20Is
T20Is in this record book: 27, from Sep 2007 to Feb 2026.
Most Runs in Sri Lanka vs Australia T20Is
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
DA Warner Australia
17
17
653
100*
54.42
140.13
1
6
GJ Maxwell Australia
14
14
504
145*
45.82
174.39
1
2
AJ Finch Australia
18
18
477
64
29.81
128.92
0
3
P Nissanka Sri Lanka
11
11
397
100*
39.70
121.41
1
1
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
15
15
259
69*
18.50
105.71
0
2
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
10
10
252
104*
28.00
137.70
1
1
KIC Asalanka Sri Lanka
10
10
240
39
26.67
123.71
0
0
SPD Smith Australia
10
10
217
53*
31.00
117.93
0
1
MD Shanaka Sri Lanka
13
13
217
54*
19.73
110.71
0
1
MP Stoinis Australia
10
10
212
59*
35.33
179.66
0
1
Most wickets in T20Is
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
A Zampa Australia
13
13
21
3/14
14.95
6.04
0
JR Hazlewood Australia
8
8
15
4/12
11.60
5.44
0
KW Richardson Australia
10
10
15
4/30
19.73
8.00
0
MA Starc Australia
11
11
15
3/26
20.60
7.02
0
PJ Cummins Australia
10
10
13
2/23
22.15
7.58
0
PWH de Silva Sri Lanka
9
9
12
4/33
24.92
10.31
0
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
12
12
12
3/36
27.67
7.72
0
BAW Mendis Sri Lanka
5
5
10
6/16
12.90
6.79
1
JP Faulkner Australia
6
6
10
3/19
16.00
6.96
0
PVD Chameera Sri Lanka
10
10
10
2/30
34.70
8.90
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
GJ Maxwell Australia
145*
65
14
9
6 Sep 2016
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
104*
57
12
5
6 Aug 2011
P Nissanka Sri Lanka
100*
52
10
5
16 Feb 2026
DA Warner Australia
100*
56
10
4
27 Oct 2019
DA Warner Australia
90*
62
5
3
26 Jan 2013
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
BAW Mendis Sri Lanka
6/16
4
8 Aug 2011
JR Hazlewood Australia
4/12
4
11 Feb 2022
JR Hazlewood Australia
4/16
4
7 Jun 2022
SR Clark Australia
4/20
4
20 Sep 2007
KW Richardson Australia
4/30
4
8 Jun 2022
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Australia
263/3
20
Sri Lanka
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
6 Sep 2016
Australia
233/2
20
Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
27 Oct 2019
Sri Lanka
198/3
20
Australia
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
6 Aug 2011
Australia
187/6
20
Sri Lanka
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
22 Feb 2017
Sri Lanka
184/2
18
Australia
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
16 Feb 2026
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
87
16.2
Australia
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
9 May 2010
Sri Lanka
101
19.3
Australia
Newlands, Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
Sri Lanka
117
19
Australia
The Gabba, Brisbane
30 Oct 2019
Sri Lanka
128
19.3
Australia
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7 Jun 2022
Sri Lanka
146
18
Australia
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
22 Feb 2017
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Australia won by 134 runs
T20I
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
27 Oct 2019
Australia won by 85 runs
T20I
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
6 Sep 2016
Australia won by 81 runs
T20I
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
9 May 2010
Australia won by 10 wickets
T20I
Newlands, Cape Town
20 Sep 2007
Australia won by 10 wickets
T20I
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
7 Jun 2022
Australia won by 9 wickets
T20I
The Gabba, Brisbane
30 Oct 2019
Sri Lanka vs Australia T20I Results Timeline
Date
Venue
Result
16 Feb 2026
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
25 Oct 2022
Perth Stadium, Perth
Australia won by 7 wickets
11 Jun 2022
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
8 Jun 2022
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia won by 3 wickets
7 Jun 2022
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia won by 10 wickets
20 Feb 2022
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
18 Feb 2022
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Australia won by 6 wickets
15 Feb 2022
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Australia won by 6 wickets
13 Feb 2022
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Tied (Australia won the super over)
11 Feb 2022
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Australia won by 20 runs (DLS)
Most player of the match awards in Sri Lanka vs Australia matches
Top Run Scorers and Wicket Takers: Sri Lanka vs Australia
Michael Hussey (Australia) piled up 994 Test runs from just 13 innings, averaging 110.44 and making 5 hundreds. The next best, AD Mathews (Sri Lanka), has 817. Usman Khawaja (Australia) made the highest Test score, 232, at Galle in Jan 2025, in an innings of 654/6. Nathan Lyon (Australia) is first on the Test wicket list with 60, though Mitchell Starc (Australia) took 57 at the far lower average of 18.89. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) has 56, and his 7/64 in Aug 2016 is the standout analysis.
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) has 1,519 ODI runs, the most, and Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) the ODI wickets with 48. David Warner (Australia) tops the T20I runs with 653 and also holds the top ODI score, 163 at the Gabba in Mar 2012. Glenn Maxwell’s 145* off 65 balls at Pallekele in Sep 2016 is the best T20I innings. Warner also collected 6 match awards, a high for this rivalry. See the Australia records and Sri Lanka records for more.
Venues and the Biggest Wins
The R Premadasa Stadium has hosted 14 meetings, with Australia winning 7 and Sri Lanka 6. The Melbourne Cricket Ground is split exactly, 6 wins each from 12. The Gabba has been Australia’s stronghold at 7 wins out of 8, even though Australia were bowled out for 74 there in an ODI in Jan 2013.
Australia’s largest Test win, by an innings and 242 runs at Galle in Jan 2025, is one of their 4 innings wins, and Sri Lanka have 1. By runs, Australia’s best is 366 in the Canberra Test of Feb 2019. In T20Is they won by 134 runs at Adelaide in Oct 2019. For other Sri Lanka rivalries, see Sri Lanka vs Pakistan and India vs Sri Lanka.
Questions about Sri Lanka vs Australia
Which team has the better record, Sri Lanka or Australia?
Australia. From 102 meetings since Jan 2003 they hold 60 wins to Sri Lanka’s 37, and they top every format.
When did Sri Lanka and Australia last meet?
Pallekele, 16 Feb 2026: a T20I that Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets. P Nissanka made 100* off 52 balls.
Which batter leads the Test runs between these sides?
Michael Hussey of Australia: 994 runs, 13 innings, average 110.44, plus 3 Test match awards. Michael Clarke is the next Australian with 746.
What are the biggest team totals in this fixture?
Australia’s 654/6 at Galle on 29 Jan 2025 tops the Tests. Their 376/9 at Sydney in Mar 2015 is the best ODI total, and 263/3 at Pallekele in Sep 2016 the best in T20Is.
Which bowler has the most ODI wickets here?
Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka took 48 at 25.42. KMDN Kulasekara is next with 34, just ahead of NW Bracken of Australia on 33.