Not quite the fortress against Sri Lanka
In the last seven years, Sri Lanka are the only team to have won more games than they have lost when playing Australia at their own backyard
Bishen Jeswant
07-Mar-2015
Sri Lanka have generally had the better of their opponents in Australia, winning nine matches since 2008 • Getty Images
9-6 Sri Lanka's win-loss record against Australia, in Australia, in their last 15 completed ODIs. They are the only team to have won more than they have lost when playing against Australia, in Australia, during this period.
6-1Australia's win-loss record against Sri Lanka in World Cups. The only time Sri Lanka have beaten Australia in a World Cup game was in the final of 1996 edition. Earlier in that tournament, Australia had forfeited a league game against them because they chose not to travel to Sri Lanka for safety reasons.
9-12 Australia's win-loss record in their last 23 ODIs against Sri Lanka, since February 2008. South Africa and Sri Lanka are the only two teams against whom Australia have lost more ODIs than they have won in this period.
21 Ducks made by Australia's top-order batsmen (Nos. 1 to 7) since 2013, the fewest for any team. Sri Lanka's top-order batsmen have made 33 ducks, the second-most after West Indies (36 ducks).
29.5 Strike-rate of Australia's pacers in Australia and New Zealand since 2013, the best for any top-eight team. Sri Lanka's pacers average 36.6 in these conditions during the same period, the second-worst among these teams.
2.6 Australia's win-loss ratio in home ODIs in the last ten years, the best for any team. They have 74 wins and 28 losses. South Africa and India are the only other teams to have won twice as many home-ODIs as they have lost in this period.
31 The average age of the Sri Lankan squad, highest among the Test nations, with only UAE averaging more among other teams (32.5). Four players in the Sri Lankan squad are over 35: Rangana Herath (36), Kumar Sangakkara (37), Mahela Jayawardene (37) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (38).
4.63 Economy rate of Sri Lanka's spinners in ODIs outside Asia since 2013, the second-best for any Test nation. Their average of 32.2 is also the second-best, after India's spinners (30.3).
10 Number of times in the last 10 ODIs that the captain winning the toss has chosen to bat in Sydney. However, the team batting first has only won three of those games.
147 Number of ODIs that have been played in Sydney, the second-most at any venue in the world. The only venue to host more ODIs is Sharjah (218).