# Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2011

The Australian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 6 August to 20 September 2011. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests played for Warne–Muralitharan Trophy. Four uncapped players had been named in the Australian Test squad; Shaun Marsh, Trent Copeland, James Pattinson and Nathan Lyon. Lyon had only made four first-class appearances and was previously one of the groundstaff at the Adelaide Oval.
During the test series, a five-year old kid going by the name Sharujan Shanmuganathan caught the attention of viewers when his free-flowing, elegant cover drive became a talking point as it was captured by one of the cameramen during the course of the test match. Sharujan was only five-years-old when he received recognition for playing cover drives, and commentator Tony Greig, who was named as one of the commentators for the test match, reportedly spotted him playing at the grass bank of the Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground. Tony Greig eventually nicknamed him "Little Sanga" during the air while doing commentary, and Greig later went on to interview the five-year-old Sharujan, which became an instant hit on television.

## Squads

| Tests | Tests | ODIs | ODIs | T20Is | T20Is |
| Sri Lanka | Australia | Sri Lanka | Australia | Sri Lanka | Australia |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) Mahela Jayawardene Rangana Herath Prasanna Jayawardene (wk) Shaminda Eranga Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Angelo Mathews Ajantha Mendis Tharanga Paranavitana Dammika Prasad Seekkuge Prasanna Thilan Samaraweera Kumar Sangakkara Lahiru Thirimanne Chanaka Welegedara | Michael Clarke (c) Shane Watson (vc) Michael Beer Brad Haddin (wk) Trent Copeland Ryan Harris Phillip Hughes Michael Hussey Mitchell Johnson Usman Khawaja Nathan Lyon Shaun Marsh James Pattinson Ricky Ponting Peter Siddle | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) Angelo Mathews (vc) Dinesh Chandimal Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Rangana Herath Mahela Jayawardene Suraj Randiv Nuwan Kulasekara Suranga Lakmal Ajantha Mendis Jeevan Mendis Chamara Silva Thisara Perera Lasith Malinga Shaminda Eranga Upul Tharanga Seekkuge Prasanna | Michael Clarke (c) Doug Bollinger Xavier Doherty Brad Haddin (wk) John Hastings David Hussey Michael Hussey Shaun Marsh James Pattinson Ricky Ponting Steven Smith Shane Watson | Tillakaratne Dilshan (c) Angelo Mathews (vc) Chamara Silva Kumar Sangakkara(wk) Dhammika Prasad Dilruwan Perera Ajantha Mendis Nuwan Kulasekara Mahela Jayawardene Shaminda Eranga Dinesh Chandimal Rangana Herath Suraj Randiv Suranga Lakmal Jeevan Mendis Thisara Perera | Cameron White (c) Aaron Finch Brad Haddin (wk) John Hastings David Hussey Mitchell Johnson (cricketer) Brett Lee Shaun Marsh Steve O'Keefe James Pattinson Steven Smith David Warner Shane Watson |

## Tour matches
### First-class: SL Board XI Vs Australia

* 25–27 August Scorecard
* Match drawn P Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi (Sri) and Tyron Wijewardene (Sri)
* Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat

## T20I series
### 1st T20I

* 6 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 198/3 (20 overs) | v | Australia 163/8 (20 overs) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan 104* (57) Brett Lee 1/38 (4 overs) | | David Warner 53 (31) Dilruwan Perera 3/26 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 35 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka De Silva (Sri) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) scored his first century in T20Is.

### 2nd T20I

* 8 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 157/9 (20 overs) | v | Australia 149/9 (20 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 86 (63) John Hastings 3/14 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 57 (24) Ajantha Mendis 6/16 (4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 8 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Ranmore Martinesz (Sri) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (Sri)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

## ODI series
### 1st ODI

* 10 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 191 (40.1 overs) | v | Australia 192/3 (38.1 overs) |
| Suraj Randiv 41 (50) Mitchell Johnson 6/31 (10 overs) | | Shane Watson 69 (51) Suraj Randiv 2/43 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 7 wickets (with 71 balls remaining) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka De Silva (Sri) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Mitchell Johnson (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

### 2nd ODI

* 14 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 208 (49.3 overs) | v | Australia 211/2 (38.2 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 52(85) Doug Bollinger 3/35 (10 overs) | | Ricky Ponting 90*(106) Nuwan Kulasekara 1/38 (7 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Umpires: Tony Hill (NZ) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (Sri) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat

### 3rd ODI

* 16 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 286/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 208 (44.2 overs) |
| Upul Tharanga 111 (139) Doug Bollinger 4/42 (10 overs) | | Michael Hussey 63 (76) Lasith Malinga 5/28 (8.2 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 78 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri) Player of the match: Upul Tharanga (Sri)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field
* Shaminda Eranga (Sri Lanka) made his ODI debut

### 4th ODI

* 20 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 132 (38.4 overs) | v | Australia 133/5 (28 overs) |
| Mahela Jayawardene 53 (102) Brett Lee 4/15 (6.4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 70 (80) Seekkuge Prasanna 3/32 (6 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets (with 132 balls remaining) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asoka De Silva (Sri) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Xavier Doherty (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* Seekkuge Prasanna (Sri Lanka) made his ODI debut

### 5th ODI

* 22 August (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 211 (46.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 213/6 (47 overs) |
| Shane Watson 56 (84) Lasith Malinga 3/35 (8 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 71 (119) James Pattinson 2/41 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ranmore Martinesz (Sri) Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (Sri)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* Lasith Malinga took his third ODI Hat-Trick

## Test series (Warne–Muralitharan Trophy)
### 1st Test

* 31 August – 4 September Scorecard
* Australia won by 125 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* Rain delayed play on Day 2 resulting Stumps to be called. Rain delayed play on Day 3 therefore there was no first session but an extended second and third session. Bad light on Day 3 suspended play at the end of the day with a min. of 3 overs to spare ultimately resulting in stumps. Rain delayed part of the first session on Day 4
* Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon (both Australia) made their test debut
On the 2nd day of the test, Nathan Lyon took his first wicket in tests with his first ball, his victim was Kumar Sangakkara; he is the 14th international player and 2nd Australian to do so. He finished with figures of 5/34, becoming the 131st player to take five wickets on debut in a Test match. Also, Trent Copeland took his first wicket in tests with his second ball; his victim was Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Australia lead the series 1–0

### 2nd Test

* 8–12 September Scorecard
* Match drawn Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* Match delayed by bad light on Day 1. Match delayed by rain on 2nd, 3rd and 4th days. Match delayed by bad light on Day 2 and 5, resulting in stumps
* Seekkuge Prasanna (Sri Lanka) and Shaun Marsh (Australia) made their test debut.
Ricky Ponting missed this test. Ponting's wife, Rianna, gave birth to the couple's second child, and he returned to Australia to witness the event. As a result, Shaun Marsh made his debut and he scored 141 off 315 balls.
Australia lead the series 1–0

### 3rd Test

* 16–20 September Scorecard
* Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* Match delayed by rain, a wet outfield and bad light on Day 1. Match delayed by bad light resulting in stumps on Day 2.
* Shaminda Eranga (Sri Lanka) made his test debut
On the first day Shaminda Eranga got his first wicket in tests with his first ball (repeating Nathan Lyon's feat in the 1st test); his victim was Shane Watson. Also on the first day Shaun Marsh achieved an average of 222 before he got out, the highest ever by an Australian. Michael Hussey was Man of the Match for all three test matches and was awarded Man of the Series.
Australia won the series 1-0