SL vs AUS Head to Head Records

Sri Lanka will be eyeing a series win when they take on Australia in the second game of the ongoing two-match ODI series. The final match of the series is scheduled to be played on Friday (February 14) at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Australia needs to win the upcoming contest to avoid a series loss. The visitors suffered a crushing 49-run loss in the series opener earlier this week. Australia did well with the ball to bowl out Sri Lanka for 214 runs. While no other batsman from Sri Lanka could score more than 30 runs, their captain Charith Asalanka scored 127.

For Australia, Sean Abbott picked up 3 wickets while Spencer Johnson, Aaron Hardie, and Nathan Ellis claimed two wickets each.

With the bat, Australia struggled on the tough pitch and were bowled out for just 165 runs. Alex Carey top-scored for his side, scoring 41 runs while Maheesh Theekshana picked up 4 wickets for the hosts. Ahead of the upcoming game, we are taking a look at the head-to-head record between the two teams in ODIs.

SL vs AUS Head to Head Records – 2nd ODI, Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2025:

SL vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Key Statistics

According to the SL vs AUS head-to-head record in ODIs, both teams have played 104 ODIs against each other so far. Even though Sri Lanka won the first ODI quite comfortably, Australia have maintained an upper hand in this rivalry.

Of the 104 ODIs between the two sides so far, Australia have won 64 while Sri Lanka have emerged victorious in only 36 games. Four ODIs between Sri Lanka and Australia ended in no result.

Australia have done well in Sri Lanka as well. Both sides have played 36 ODIs in Sri Lanka and the home side has not managed to dominate the Australian team. Of the 36 games, Sri Lanka have won 18 while Australia have won 15. At the R. Premadasa Stadium, Australia have won 7 of the 18 ODIs against Sri Lanka while the hosts have won 10 games.

SL vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: The last 5 matches

In the last five ODIs between the two teams, Sri Lanka have won three while Australia have won two.

SL vs AUS Head-to-Head Records: Best performers

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara holds the record for scoring the most runs in SL vs AUS ODIs. The former wicketkeeper-batsman played 43 games against Australia and scored 1675 runs with the help of two centuries and 10 half-centuries.

Sangakkara is one of the only three batsmen to reach the 1600-run mark in this fixture with Ricky Ponting and Mahela Jayawardene being the other two. For Australia, the record for scoring most runs in SL vs AUS ODIs is held by Ponting. The former Australia captain scored 1649 runs in 46 ODIs against Sri Lanka with the help of four centuries and 10 half-centuries.

Among the bowlers, Lasith Malinga and Muttiah Muralitharan jointly hold the record for most wickets in SL vs AUS ODIs. Malinga and Muralitharan picked up 48 wickets against Australia in the 50-over format. For Australia, Brett Lee has the most ODI wickets against Sri Lanka – 38.

Conclusion

Even though Australia has a better head-to-head record against Sri Lanka in ODIs, the latter defied the odds and won the first ODI. With momentum on their side, Sri Lanka will once again look to beat the odds and win the second ODI to complete a clean sweep.