SL vs AUS Test Match Preview: The first Test match between the two teams will take place at the Galle International Stadium in Sri Lanka on January 29, 2025, starting at 10:00 AM.
Team Preview of Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test Match Prediction 2025
Australia will be looking to seal their place in the World Test Championship, but they will have to face the Sri Lanka team in spin-friendly condition, which is going to be quite hard for them because the last match both teams played at the same venue went in Sri Lanka way and that too by innings.
Australia needs to win both test matches if they want to seal their spot in the WTC, where South Africa has already been waiting for them at Lords, but it is going to be a tough task.
Australia did win the Border Gavaskar Trophy after a decade, and by just 2-1, in which India looked very weak in terms of batting, but now Aussies have to test themselves against the spin yards, where they failed many times.
Sri Lanka is already out of contention to qualify, but they will still look to win both matches to keep their ranking up. The last time Sri Lanka lost the test series at home was against Pakistan, who defeated them by 2-0 in 2023, but since then, they won against Afghanistan and New Zealand.
Sri Lanka recently lost the two-match series against South Africa in South Africa, but they are lions on their turf and will test every Aussie batter.
Check out all the player stats, pitch reports, and head-to-head stats for the match between Sri Lanka and Australia. You can build your fantasy team by reading and analyzing all the stats.
When and Where To Watch the SL vs AUS Test Match
| Match | Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test Match Prediction 2025 |
| Date & Time | January 29, 2025, 10:00 AM IST |
| Venue | Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka |
| Where to Watch | Fancode |
How To Buy a Free Ticket for the SL vs AUS Test Match?
Sri Lanka vs Australia 1st Test Match tickets can be brought from the main Sri Lanka website. Mycricket.com.IK
Player Injury Report For SL vs AUS Test Match 2025
Nissanka will likely miss the first match and Kamindu Mendis also.
SL vs AUS Head-to-Head Test Record
| Match Played | 38 |
| Sri Lanka Won | 5 |
| Australia Won | 20 |
| Draw/Tie | 8/0 |
Galle International Stadium Weather Report For SL vs AUS Test Match
There is a 60% chance of rain, and it can be abandoned.
Galle International Stadium Pitch Report, Sri Lanka, In SL vs AUS Test Match
| Match Played | 46 |
| Batting first won | 25 |
| Batting second won | 15 |
| Average 1st innings score | 369 |
| Average 2nd innings score | 309 |
| Average 3rd innings score | 239 |
| Average 4th innings score | 159 |
| Highest Team innings Total | 704/3 BY SL vs IRE |
| Lowest Team innings Total | 73/10 BY RSA vs SL |
The Galle International Stadium is known for being a spin-friendly ground, which typically favors spinners throughout the match. However, with the potential for rain, pace bowlers may find some movement with the new ball. Despite this, it’s likely to remain a surface where spinners have the upper hand. Batters tend to enjoy their time at the crease during the first three days, capitalizing on the conditions to score freely.
Important players for the Sri Lanka Team in the match against Australia
1. Prabath Jayasuriya has taken 71 wickets in just 16 innings at the Galle cricket stadium in a test match, and against Australia, he took 12 wickets in just 2 innings, which is amazing.
| Year | Innings | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 52.0 | 177 | 12 | 3.40 | 14.8 | 26.0 | 2 | 6/59 |
2. Dinesh Chandimal has scored 2733 runs in 33 innings with an average of 57.37 at the Galle venue, and in the last match at the same ground against the same Australian team, he scored a double century.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Avg | HS | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 116 | – | 116 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 433 | 108.2 | 162 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 55 | 55.0 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 168 | 24.0 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 490 | 98.0 | 206 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 144 | 48.0 | 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 207 | 69.0 | 116 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 38 | 1,730 | 55.8 | 206 | 7 | 6 |
| Year | Innings | Runs | Balls | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 18 | 43 | 2 | 9.0 | 41.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 219 | 348 | 2 | 109.5 | 62.9 | 206 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 237 | 391 | 4 | 59.2 | 60.6 | 206 | 0 | 1 |
3. Sonal Dinusha is one of the uncapped players who has been included in the test squad, and if he plays, he can be a great differential pick. He has taken 94 wickets in 61 innings and scored 2285 runs with an average of 40.08 in 69 innings. This makes him a great pick because he is a left-arm orthodox spinner, and Australia has many right-hand batters.
Important players for the Australia Team in the match against the Sri Lanka Team
1. Mitchell Starc might have gotten old, but he still holds the best record at the Galle and is on the list of great pacers. He has taken 16 wickets in 3 matches and will be key in the overcast conditions, which will be present all five days. He has taken 29 wickets at the Sri Lankan soil in 9 innings against Sri Lanka.
2. Nathan Lyon has taken 15 wickets in 5 innings at the Galle, and overall, he has taken 46 wickets in 25 innings against Sri Lanka, making him the main strike bowler for Australia.
| Year | Innings | Overs | Wickets | Avg | SR | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 6 | 94.5 | 8 | 36.9 | 71.1 | 1 | 5/34 |
| 2012 | 4 | 64.4 | 5 | 34.4 | 77.6 | 0 | 2/23 |
| 2013 | 2 | 34.0 | 2 | 67.5 | 102.0 | 0 | 1/66 |
| 2016 | 6 | 154.1 | 16 | 31.9 | 57.8 | 0 | 4/123 |
| 2019 | 4 | 61.5 | 4 | 44.0 | 92.8 | 0 | 2/70 |
| 2022 | 3 | 100.0 | 11 | 28.6 | 54.5 | 1 | 5/90 |
| Total | 25 | 509.3 | 46 | 34.9 | 66.5 | 2 | 5/34 |
3. Travis Head is likely to play as the opener because his record as a middle-order batter in Asia is not good at all, and Australia wants him to open. He has scored 327 runs with an average of 65.4, and he can bowl some overs, too, as Sri Lanka has many left-handers.
| Year | Innings | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 | 304 | 2 | 152.0 | 62.6 | 161 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 7.7 | 41.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 327 | 5 | 65.4 | 60.3 | 161 | 2 | 1 |
You can leave him to, as his average is just 7.7 at the Galle cricket ground in 3 innings.
SL vs AUS Test Match 2025
Sri Lanka will have a slightly better chance of winning against Australia.
SL vs AUS Test Match 2025 Fantasy Team Prediction
| Wicketkeeper | Dinesh Chandimal |
| Batters | Kusal Mendis, Steven Smith, Travis Head |
| All-rounders | Sonal Dinusha, Dhananjaya de Silva |
| Bowlers | Prabath Jayasuriya, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc, Jeffrey Vandersay, Sean Abbott |
| Captain Picks | Prabath Jayasuriya, Steven Smith |
| Vice-captain Picks | Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva |
Sri Lanka squad vs Australia In Test series
Dhananjaya de Silva (capt), Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka (subject to fitness), Oshada Fernando, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Sonal Dinusha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Jeffrey Vandersay, Nishan Peiris, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Milan Rathnayake.
Australia squad vs Sri Lanka In Test Series
Steven Smith, Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
SL vs AUS Test Match 2025: Probable Playing 11 of Sri Lanka
Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Dhananjaya de Silva(c), Sonal Dinusha, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Prabath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Jeffrey Vandersay
SL vs AUS Test Match 2025: Probable Playing 11 of Australia
Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Matt Kuhnemann, Sean Abbott
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