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Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2018–19

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2018–19
 
  Australia Sri Lanka
Dates 17 January – 5 February 2019
Captains Tim Paine Dinesh Chandimal
Test series

The Sri Lanka cricket team is scheduled to tour Australia in January and February 2019 to play two Test matches.[1] The first Test, in Brisbane, will be a day/night match.[2][3] They will also play a three-day warm-up match ahead of the Test series.[4] In April 2018, it was confirmed that the Manuka Oval would host its first ever Test match.[5]

Squads

Tests
 Australia  Sri Lanka[6]

Tour match

Three-day match: Cricket Australia XI vs Sri Lanka

Test series

1st Test

24–28 January 2019
(D/N)
Scorecard
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2nd Test

1–5 February 2019
Scorecard
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References

  1. ^ "Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Six Test matches in Australia's 2018-19 home season". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Schedule revealed for 2018-19 season". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka's packed Test schedule: three continents in four months". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Maiden test match dates confirmed as Manuka Oval set to host it's (sic) biggest summer of cricket". The Riotact. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Kusal Perera returns to Sri Lanka Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

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