The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Australia for four tour matches, two Test matches and the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series from 27 October 2007 to 7 March 2008.[1]
| Sri Lanka in Australia in 2007-08 | |||
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| Australia | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 8 November – 20 November 2007 | ||
| Captains | Ricky Ponting | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Phil Jaques (319) | Kumar Sangakkara (249) | |
| Most wickets | Brett Lee (16) | Muttiah Muralitharan (4) | |
| Player of the series | Brett Lee | ||
Squad lists
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- Ben Hilfenhaus was added after Tait was withdrawn with an elbow injury.
- Sujeewa de Silva was added as cover for Welegedara.
Test series
edit1st Test
edit8–12 November
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4/551 dec. (151 overs)
Michael Clarke 145* (249) Michael Hussey 133 (249) M Muralitharan 2/170 (50 overs) |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first
- Mitchell Johnson (cricketer) (Aus) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
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5/542 dec. (139 overs)
Phil Jaques 150 (237) Michael Hussey 132 (220) Dilhara Fernando 2/134 (26 overs) |
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Commonwealth Bank Series
editTour Matches
editCricket Australia Chairman's XI
edit27–29 October
(scorecard) |
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CA Chairman's XI
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Queensland
edit2–4 November
(scorecard) |
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Prime Minister's XI
editTasmania
editSee also
editReferences
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