Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2010–11
| Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2010 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Australia | ||
| Dates | 31 October 2010 – 7 November 2010 | ||
| Captains | Kumar Sangakkara |
Michael Clarke (T20I, 1st and 3rd ODIs) Ricky Ponting (2nd ODI) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Upul Tharanga (117) | Michael Clarke (102) | |
| Most wickets | Thisara Perera (7) | Clint McKay (5) | |
| Player of the series | Lasith Malinga (SL) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kumar Sangakkara (44) | Brad Haddin (35) | |
| Most wickets | Suraj Randiv (3) | Peter Siddle (1) | |
| Player of the series | Suraj Randiv (SL) | ||
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Australia between 31 October and 7 November 2010. The tour consisted of one T20I and three One Day Internationals. Sri Lanka's One Day International series victory was their first series win in Australia.[1]
T20I series
[edit]Only T20I
[edit] 31 October
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- John Hastings and Clint McKay (both Aus) made their T20I debuts.
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
[edit] 3 November
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Xavier Doherty (Aus) made his ODI debut.
- The Sri Lankan partnership between Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga for 132 runs was the highest ninth wicket partnership in ODI cricket.[2]
2nd ODI
[edit] 5 November
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain first reduced the match to 45 overs per side. The Sri Lankan innings stopped after 41.1 overs due to further rain and Australia's target was adjusted to 240 runs from 38 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
3rd ODI
[edit]Tour matches
[edit]List A: Queensland vs Sri Lankans
[edit]List A: New South Wales vs Sri Lankans
[edit]Twenty20: New South Wales vs Sri Lankans
[edit] 27 October
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New South Wales
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- Sri Lankans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain reduced New South Wales' target to 123 runs from 14 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
Media coverage
[edit]Television
[edit]- Star Cricket: India and Sri Lanka
- Sky Sports: UK
- Nine Network/GEM: Australia
- Arab Radio and Television Network: Middle East
- Willow Cricket: USA
- ATN Cricket Plus: Canada
References
[edit]- ^ English, Peter (5 November 2010). "Sri Lanka break series drought on rainy night". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN EMEA.
- ^ "Sri Lanka comeback stuns Australia in Melbourne". BBC Sport. 3 November 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
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