Australia vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats & Records in Test Cricket
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| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka | Australia | AUS | 9 wickets | 06 Feb 2025 | Galle | AUS won by 9 wickets |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | Australia | AUS | an inning and 242 runs. | 29 Jan 2025 | Galle | AUS won by an inning and 242 runs. |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | Australia | SL | an inning and 39 runs. | 08 Jul 2022 | Galle | SL won by an inning and 39 runs. |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | Australia | AUS | 10 wickets | 29 Jun 2022 | Galle | AUS won by 10 wickets |
| 5 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | 366 runs | 01 Feb 2019 | Canberra | AUS won by 366 runs |
| 6 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | an innings and 40 runs | 24 Jan 2019 | Brisbane | AUS won by an innings and 40 runs |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | Australia | SL | 163 runs | 13 Aug 2016 | Colombo | SL won by 163 runs |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | Australia | SL | 229 runs | 04 Aug 2016 | Galle | SL won by 229 runs |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | Australia | SL | 106 runs | 26 Jul 2016 | Kandy | SL won by 106 runs |
| 10 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 5 wickets | 03 Jan 2013 | Sydney | AUS won by 5 wickets |
| 11 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by an innings and 201 runs | 26 Dec 2012 | Melbourne | AUS won by an innings and 201 runs |
| 12 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 137 runs | 14 Dec 2012 | Hobart | AUS won by 137 runs |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | Australia | - | Match drawn | 16 Sep 2011 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | Australia | - | Match drawn | 08 Sep 2011 | Kandy | Match drawn |
| 15 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 125 runs | 31 Aug 2011 | Galle | AUS won by 125 runs |
| 16 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 96 runs | 16 Nov 2007 | Hobart | AUS won by 96 runs |
| 17 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by an innings and 40 runs | 08 Nov 2007 | Brisbane | AUS won by an innings and 40 runs |
| 18 | Australia | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 09 Jul 2004 | Cairns | Match drawn |
| 19 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 149 runs | 01 Jul 2004 | Darwin | AUS won by 149 runs |
| 20 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 121 runs | 24 Mar 2004 | Colombo | AUS won by 121 runs |
| 21 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 27 runs | 16 Mar 2004 | Kandy | AUS won by 27 runs |
| 22 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 197 runs | 08 Mar 2004 | Galle | AUS won by 197 runs |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | Australia | - | Match drawn | 30 Sep 1999 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | Australia | - | Match drawn | 22 Sep 1999 | Galle | Match drawn |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | Australia | SL | won by 6 wickets | 09 Sep 1999 | Kandy | SL won by 6 wickets |
| 26 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 148 runs | 25 Jan 1996 | Adelaide | AUS won by 148 runs |
| 27 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 10 wickets | 26 Dec 1995 | Melbourne | AUS won by 10 wickets |
| 28 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by an innings and 36 runs | 08 Dec 1995 | Perth | AUS won by an innings and 36 runs |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | Australia | - | Match drawn | 08 Sep 1992 | Moratuwa | Match drawn |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | Australia | - | Match drawn | 28 Aug 1992 | Colombo | Match drawn |
| 31 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 16 runs | 17 Aug 1992 | Colombo | AUS won by 16 runs |
| 32 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by 173 runs | 16 Dec 1989 | Hobart | AUS won by 173 runs |
| 33 | Australia | Sri Lanka | - | Match drawn | 08 Dec 1989 | Brisbane | Match drawn |
| 34 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by an innings and 108 runs | 12 Feb 1988 | Perth | AUS won by an innings and 108 runs |
| 35 | Australia | Sri Lanka | AUS | won by an innings and 38 runs | 22 Apr 1983 | Kandy | AUS won by an innings and 38 runs |
Australia vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test Cricket
Australia and Sri Lanka have faced each other in 35 Test matches, the first in 1983 and the latest beginning on 6 February 2025. Australia have won 22 and Sri Lanka 5, with 8 drawn or ended without a result. Australia lead by 17. The highest innings total Australia have made against Sri Lanka is 654, against Sri Lanka's best of 554. The lowest completed innings are 106 and 97 respectively. Australia batters have scored 52 centuries here, Sri Lanka batters 21. All of it is laid out match by match above. Last updated 9 September, 2026.
Sri Lanka's first Test against Australia, at Asgiriya Stadium in April 1983, ended in an innings defeat, and the pattern has been stubborn. Australia have won the clear majority of the Tests played and Sri Lanka have never won a series in Australia. The two have contested the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy since 2007, named for the leading wicket-takers in the format's history.
Almost everything Sri Lanka have achieved here has happened at Galle. Their 554 there in July 2022 set up a win by an innings and 39 runs, and the ground's low, sharply turning surface accounts for most of their five victories. Australia's reply came at the same venue in January 2025 - 654 for 6 declared, the biggest total this fixture has seen, a win by an innings and 242 runs, and a 2-0 series to follow.
It has produced some of the most one-sided Tests either side has played: Australia by 366 runs at Canberra in February 2019, and by an innings on four other occasions. Sri Lanka's win at Galle in 2022 was their first over Australia in any format for six years. Where the cricket is played, more than anything else, decides who wins it.
