Sri Lanka A cricket team in Australia in 2025
| Sri Lanka A cricket team in Australia in 2025 | |||
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| Australia A | Sri Lanka A | ||
| Dates | 4 – 25 July 2025 | ||
| Captains |
Jason Sangha (First-class) Matt Renshaw (List A) |
Pasindu Sooriyabandara (First-class) Lahiru Udara (List A) | |
| FC series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 0–0 | ||
| Most runs | Jake Weatherald (237) | Nuwanidu Fernando (240) | |
| Most wickets |
Liam Scott (4) Henry Thornton (4) Zanden Jeh (4) |
Sonal Dinusha (4) Nishan Peiris (4) | |
| LA series | |||
| Result | Australia A won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Matt Renshaw (248) | Nuwanidu Fernando (122) | |
| Most wickets | Sam Elliott (7) | Pramod Madushan (5) | |
The Sri Lanka A cricket team toured Australia in July 2025 to play against the Australia A cricket team.[1] The tour consisted of two first-class matches and three List A cricket matches.[2] In May 2025, Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the fixtures for the tour.[3]
Ahead of the series, former Test captain of the Australia men's cricket team, Tim Paine was appointed as the head coach of Australia A.[4]
Squads
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| First-class | List A[6] | First-class[7] | List A[8] |
On 20 June 2025, Australia A added Zanden Jeh.[9]
List A series
1st Unofficial ODI
2nd Unofficial ODI
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- Australia A won the toss and elected to field.
3rd Unofficial ODI
First-class series
1st Unofficial Test
13–16 July 2025
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- Australia A won the toss and elected to field.
- Zanden Jeh and Louis Smith (Australia A) both made their first-class debuts.
2nd Unofficial Test
20–23 July 2025
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- Australia A won the toss and elected to field.
- Jake Weatherald (Australia A) scored his 5,000th run in first-class cricket.
- Jason Sangha (Australia A) scored maiden double century in first-class cricket.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Australia to host Sri Lanka A for a multi-format series in July". The Paper. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Darwin to host Australia A-Sri Lanka A series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Darwin to host men's 'A' series against Sri Lanka". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Paine set to coach Australia A across three series this year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Peake picked for Australia A after one first-class game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Renshaw and Sangha to captain Australia A against Sri Lanka A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' Tour of Australia 2025 Squads". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads unveiled for tour of Australia 2025". The Paper. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "Uncapped Jeh added to A squad amid left-arm spin search". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Jason Sangha pushes Test credentials with unbeaten double ton vs Sri Lanka A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Sangha's double ton marks end of 'A' game bat-athon". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2025.