Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016
| Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | Australia | ||
| Dates | 26 July 2016 – 9 September 2016 | ||
| Captains |
Angelo Mathews (Tests & ODIs) Dinesh Chandimal (T20Is) |
Steve Smith (Tests & ODIs) David Warner (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dhananjaya de Silva (325) | Steve Smith (247) | |
| Most wickets | Rangana Herath (28) | Mitchell Starc (24) | |
| Player of the series | Rangana Herath (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 5-match series 4–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Chandimal (236) | George Bailey (270) | |
| Most wickets | Dilruwan Perera (9) | Mitchell Starc (12) | |
| Player of the series | George Bailey (Aus) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Australia won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Dhananjaya de Silva (74) | Glenn Maxwell (211) | |
| Most wickets | Sachith Pathirana (3) |
Adam Zampa (4) James Faulkner (4) Mitchell Starc (4) | |
| Player of the series | Glenn Maxwell (Aus) | ||
The Australian cricket team toured Sri Lanka from 18 July to 9 September 2016 to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals (ODIs), two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) matches and a first-class practice match. The Test series was played for Warne–Muralitharan Trophy, with Sri Lanka winning 3–0, their first ever series whitewash against Australia. As a result, Australia slipped from first to third in the ICC Test Championship; Sri Lanka, who had started the series ranked seventh, moved up to sixth.
In August 2016, Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan announced that he would retire from both ODI and T20I cricket at the end of the series. He retired from all international cricket on 9 September 2016.
On 6 September 2016, Australia recorded the highest ever Twenty20 International score of 263/3 in first T20I of the series. Australia won the ODI series 4–1 and the T20I series 2–0.