Before the Warne–Muralidaran Trophy, (1983–2004), Australia and Sri Lanka had played each other 18 times in the 21-year period, there had been four tours each in each country.
वॉर्न-मुरलीधरन चषकाआधी, (१९८३-२००४), ऑस्ट्रेलिया आणि श्रीलंका २१ वर्षांत १८ वेळा आमने-सामने आले, ज्यामध्ये प्रत्येक देशात चार मालिका झाल्या.