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Sri Lanka A cricket team in Australia in 2025

Sri Lanka A cricket team in Australia in 2025
 
  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]

Ahead of the series former Test captain of Australia men's cricket team, Tim Paine appointed as the head coach of Australia A.[3]

Squads

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Australia Australia A[4] Sri Lanka Sri Lanka A
First-class List A[5] First-class[6] List A[7]

On 20 June 2025, Australia A added Zanden Jeh.[8]

List A series

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1st Unofficial ODI

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4 July 2025
10:00
Scorecard
Australia A
4/332 (50 overs)
v
Sri Lanka A
134 (35.4 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 85* (63)
Dushan Hemantha 1/29 (5 overs)
Kamil Mishara 65 (79)
Sam Elliott 5/14 (9 overs)
Australia A won by 198 runs
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin[9]
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Donovan Koch (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to field.
  • Oliver Peake (Australia A) made his List A debut.

2nd Unofficial ODI

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6 July 2025
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A
7/294 (50 overs)
v
Australia A
243 (41.1 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 82 (90)
Sam Elliott 2/30 (3 overs)
Matt Renshaw 106 (75)
Pramod Madushan 4/37 (8.1 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 51 runs
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin[10]
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Phillip Gillespie (Aus)
  • Australia A won the toss and elected to field.

3rd Unofficial ODI

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9 July 2025
10:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A
9/213 (50 overs)
v
Australia A
3/215 (32.3 overs)
Sahan Arachchige 47 (65)
Bryce Jackson 2/25 (8 overs)
Jason Sangha 79* (76)
Isitha Wijesundara 1/35 (6 overs)
Australia A won by 7 wickets
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin[11]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Donovan Koch (Aus)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Zanden Jeh (Australia A) made his List A debut.

First-class series

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1st Unofficial Test

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13–16 July 2025
Scorecard
v
272 (82 overs)
Sonal Dinusha 105* (148)
Liam Scott 2/27 (14 overs)
486 (161.4 overs)
Nathan McSweeney 94 (220)
Sonal Dinusha 4/97 (33 overs)
3/280 (81 overs)
Nuwanidu Fernando 104* (218)
Liam Scott 1/10 (10 overs)
Match drawn
Marrara Oval, Darwin[12]
Umpires: Shawn Craig (Aus) and Donovan Koch (Aus)
  • 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

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20–23 July 2025
Scorecard
v
6/485d (157 overs)
Pawan Rathnayake 122 (223)
Zanden Jeh 3/132 (43 overs)
4/558 (161 overs)
Jason Sangha 202* (379)
Nishan Peiris 2/144 (48 overs)
Match drawn
Marrara Cricket Ground, Darwin[13]
Umpires: Phillip Gillespie (Aus) and Sam Nogajski (Aus)
  • 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.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Australia to host Sri Lanka A for a multi-format series in July". The Paper. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Darwin to host men's 'A' series against Sri Lanka". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Paine set to coach Australia A across three series this year". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Peake picked for Australia A after one first-class game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Renshaw and Sangha to captain Australia A against Sri Lanka A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' Tour of Australia 2025 Squads". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka 'A' squads unveiled for tour of Australia 2025". The Paper. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Uncapped Jeh added to A squad amid left-arm spin search". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Australia A v Sri Lanka A One-Day 2025 - Men - 1st One-Day Match". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Australia A v Sri Lanka A One-Day 2025 - Men - 2nd One-Day Match". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Australia A v Sri Lanka A One-Day 2025 - Men - 3rd One-Day Match". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Australia A v Sri Lanka A 4-Day 2025 - Men - 1st Four-Day Match". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Australia A v Sri Lanka A 4-Day 2025 - Men - 2nd Four-Day Match". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Jason Sangha pushes Test credentials with unbeaten double ton vs Sri Lanka A". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Sangha's double ton marks end of 'A' game bat-athon". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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