| AUS beat SL by 5 wickets |
Prasanna Jayawardene, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, Phillip Hughes, Usman Khawaja, Jackson Bird, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Peter Siddle, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade,
Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Mahela Jayawardena, Tharanga Paranavitana, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Dhammika Prasad, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Pradeep, Rangana Herath, Shaminda Eranga, Suraj Randiv, Suranga Lakmal, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal
A green top and the seamers will be assisted first up. Spinners will play a hand as well.
| Australia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | Pace battery | Spin bowling |
| Weakness | Inconsistent top-order | Fragile batting, absence of Kumar Sangakkara |
| Opportunities | To win and hand Sri Lanka a humiliating series whitewash | To win and avoid whitewash |
| Threats | Tillakaratne Dilshan and Rangana Herath | Mitchell Johnson and Michael Clarke |
| Australia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 16 | 1 |
| Home Wins | 10 | 1 |
| Away Wins | 6 | 0 |
| Highest Innings Score | 617 on December 08, 1995 | 547 on August 17, 1992 |
| Lowest Innings Score | 120 on March 16, 2004 | 97 on July 01, 2004 |
| Australia | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Total Chased | 40 on December 26, 1995 | 94 on September 09, 1999 |
| Lowest Total Defended | 120 on March 16, 2004 | |
| Most Prolific Batsman | Ricky Ponting - 975 Runs | Kumar Sangakkara - 878 Runs |
| Highest Individual Score | 219 by Michael Slater On December 08, 1995 | 192 by Kumar Sangakkara On November 16, 2007 |
| Most Successful Bowler | Shane Warne - 59 Wickets | Muttiah Muralidaran - 54 Wickets |
| Best Bowling Analysis | 7/39 by Michael Kasprowicz On July 01, 2004 | 7/157 by Rangana Herath On September 16, 2011 |
