We look at the players battles for 1st Test of Warne-Muralitharan Trophy to be played between SL vs AUS. We will also have the Sri Lanka vs Australia player records and player head to head records.

SL vs AUS player battle, player records and player head to head records for 1st Test, Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2025

AUS Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Nathan Lyon (OB) 46 214 4.7 3 5.4 - -
Mitchell Starc (LF) 38 160 4.2 5.2 3.4 - -
Scott Boland (RFM) 27 118 4.4 4.7 3.6 - -
Beau Webster (RM) 41 115 2.8 2.5 4 - -
Sean Abbott (RFM) 23 99 4.3 4 5.6 - -
Todd Murphy (OB) 32 98 3.1 2.3 4.2 - -
Matthew Kuhnemann (SLO) 20 59 3 3.2 3.7 - -
Nathan McSweeney (OB) 17 16 0.9 0.4 1 - -
Travis Head (OB) 17 14 0.8 - 1.1 - -
Marnus Labuschagne (RMF) 16 8 0.5 1.2 - - -
Steven Smith (LBG) 1 - - - - - -
Cooper Connolly (SLO) 5 - - - - - -

SL Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 29 135 4.7 3.5 4.5 - -
Asitha Fernando (RMF) 28 102 3.6 4.3 3.9 - -
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 30 95 3.2 3.9 3.7 - -
Lahiru Kumara (RF) 18 71 3.9 4.4 3.4 - -
Milan Rathnayake (RMF) 11 23 2.1 5 1.3 - -
Nishan Peiris (OB) 4 14 3.5 - 3 - -
Dhananjaya de Silva (OB) 23 13 0.6 1 0.5 - -
Kamindu Mendis (SLO) 5 6 1.2 - - - -
Sonal Dinusha (SLO) 2 2 1 - 1 - -
Angelo Mathews (RM) 3 - - - - - -

AUS Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Usman Khawaja (LHB) 56 3930 70.2 88.7 73.1 40.6 50.6
Marnus Labuschagne (RHB) 59 3822 64.8 54.7 68.8 44.8 58.1
Beau Webster (RHB) 37 3225 87.2 97 68.7 64 53.8
Nathan McSweeney (RHB) 45 3074 68.3 69 59.6 42.9 56.1
Travis Head (LHB) 41 3070 74.9 105.6 72.4 85.8 63.6
Alex Carey (LHB) 44 3026 68.8 55.7 65.1 65 68.7
Steven Smith (RHB) 44 2710 61.6 116.3 39.6 48.7 46.5
Sam Konstas (RHB) 21 1611 76.7 134.3 36.3 59.3 80.9
Josh Inglis (RHB) 14 1474 105.3 136.4 76.7 66.1 100.7
Todd Murphy (LHB) 30 785 26.2 19.2 27.9 71 41.7
Sean Abbott (RHB) 18 746 41.4 24 75.6 69.3 51.7
Nathan Lyon (RHB) 36 730 20.3 16.3 19.5 62.8 21.7
Mitchell Starc (LHB) 32 728 22.8 23.6 19 45.2 30.6
Cooper Connolly (LHB) 6 618 103 169 92 60.3 80.2
Matthew Kuhnemann (LHB) 19 187 9.8 12.3 11.8 44 20.8
Scott Boland (RHB) 21 148 7 4.9 4.7 31.8 8.3

SL Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Dhananjaya de Silva (RHB) 27 2324 86.1 113.3 27.4 64.9 60
Angelo Mathews (RHB) 29 2028 69.9 49.4 74.9 45.7 53.2
Dinesh Chandimal (RHB) 28 1970 70.4 63.1 62.1 53.8 53.9
Dimuth Karunaratne (LHB) 30 1965 65.5 65.2 74.7 56 67.3
Kamindu Mendis (LHB) 16 1916 119.8 164.4 99.5 70.1 61.2
Kusal Mendis (RHB) 27 1756 65 91.7 54.2 67.6 67.5
Pathum Nissanka (RHB) 11 759 69 27.5 84 76.5 70.7
Oshada Fernando (RHB) 8 498 62.3 44.5 12 52.5 92.4
Prabath Jayasuriya (RHB) 24 408 17 16.3 15.2 36.8 26.4
Sadeera Samarawickrama (RHB) 7 348 49.7 65.5 54 73.3 75
Milan Rathnayake (LHB) 7 306 43.7 49.3 26 72.8 41.3
Vishwa Fernando (RHB) 17 152 8.9 18 1.6 29.5 28.3
Sonal Dinusha (LHB) 1 148 148 148 - 84.5 71
Lahiru Kumara (LHB) 16 136 8.5 10.5 6.4 38.9 20.7
Lahiru Udara (RHB) 1 65 65 65 - 96.7 100
Asitha Fernando (RHB) 18 60 3.3 7.2 4 37.5 12.8
Nishan Peiris (LHB) 1 - - - - - -

SL vs AUS, Player Head to Head Battle (TEST)

Steven Smith ( AUS | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 45 106 42.5 1

Dinesh Chandimal ( SL | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 128 220 58.2 5
Nathan Lyon (OB) 189 349 54.2 1

Angelo Mathews ( SL | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 63 125 50.4 2
Nathan Lyon (OB) 191 371 51.5 7

Usman Khawaja ( AUS | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Jeffrey Vandersay (LB) 8 14 57.1 1
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 24 28 85.7 1
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 3 13 23.1 1

Dimuth Karunaratne ( SL | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 152 215 70.7 8
Nathan Lyon (OB) 123 276 44.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva ( SL | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 73 137 53.3 2
Nathan Lyon (OB) 126 250 50.4 3

Travis Head ( AUS | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Dhananjaya de Silva (OB) 39 86 45.3 1
Vishwa Fernando (LMF) 49 55 89.1 1
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 9 16 56.3 1

Alex Carey ( AUS | WK ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 24 33 72.7 1

Kusal Mendis ( SL | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 89 150 59.3 6
Nathan Lyon (OB) 158 217 72.8 2

Sadeera Samarawickrama ( SL | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Scott Boland (RFM) 4 8 50 1

Lahiru Udara ( SL | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Matthew Kuhnemann (SLO) 7 19 36.8 1

Kamindu Mendis ( SL | AR ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Todd Murphy (OB) 0 8 0 1

Marnus Labuschagne ( AUS | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Dhananjaya de Silva (OB) 13 13 100 1
Prabath Jayasuriya (SLO) 53 81 65.4 2

Pathum Nissanka ( SL | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Mitchell Starc (LF) 21 44 47.7 1