Sri Lanka vs Australia is a one-sided contest in women’s cricket. Australia have outdone the Asian side across formats.
Except for a few games, Sri Lanka haven’t really put up a fight. As a result, Australia have had an easy run against them.
While both sides haven’t played a lot of bilateral games, Australia have kept an upper hand. Even in ICC tournaments, Australia have a complete dominance, with Sri Lanka causing no trouble.
But there have been some heroic performances from the Lankans. Take, for instance, Chamari Athapaththu’s brilliant 178-run knock against a strong Australian attack in the 2017 World Cup. This innings made Australia sweat for a bit, something unusual for them.
Sri Lanka would like Australia to work hard when they face each other in the 2025 Women’s World Cup. Their match is scheduled for October 4, 2025, in Colombo.
Here we’ll look at the head-to-head timeline between Sri Lanka women and Australia women, including records and highlights.
Sri Lanka Women’s National Cricket Team vs Australia Women’s National Cricket Team Players (2025)
| Role | Sri Lanka Women | Australia Women |
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Chamari Athapaththu | Alyssa Healy |
| Batters | Vishmi Gunaratne, Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva | Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll |
| All-Rounders | Chamari Athapaththu, Kavisha Dilhari, Piumi Wathsala, Dewmi Vihanga | Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland |
| Wicketkeepers | Anushka Sanjeewani | Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry |
| Bowlers | Imesha Dulani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Udeshika Prabodhani, Inoka Ranaweera | Darcie Brown, Sophie Molineux, Megan Schutt, Georgia Wareham |
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Sri Lanka Women vs Australia Women Head-to-Head Timeline (Recent 10 Matches)
| Year | Match | Format | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Women’s T20 World Cup | T20I | Sharjah | Australia women won by 6 wickets |
| 2023 | Women’s T20 World Cup | T20I | Gqeberha | Australia women won by 10 wickets |
| 2020 | Women’s T20 World Cup | T20I | Perth | Australia women won by 5 wickets |
| 2019 | AUS-W vs SL-W, 3rd ODI | ODI | Brisbane | Australia women won by 9 wickets |
| 2019 | AUS-W vs SL-W, 2nd ODI | ODI | Brisbane | Australia women won by 110 runs |
| 2019 | AUS-W vs SL-W, 1st ODI | ODI | Brisbane | Australia women won by 157 runs |
| 2019 | AUS-W vs SL-W, 3rd T20I | T20I | North Sydney | Australia women won by 132 runs |
| 2019 | AUS-W vs SL-W, 2nd T20I | T20I | North Sydney | Australia women won by 9 wickets |
| 2019 | AUS-W vs SL-W, 1st T20I | T20I | North Sydney | Australia women won by 41 runs |
| 2017 | Women’s Cricket World Cup | ODI | Bristol | Australia women won by 8 wickets |
Notable Records and Highlights
ODI Cricket
- Australia have a clear dominance over Sri Lanka in women’s ODIs (11-0).
- Unbeaten streak: Australia haven’t lost a single ODI match against Sri Lanka yet.
- First ODI in 2000: Australia recorded a thumping win by 200 runs in the World Cup encounter. Karen Rolton’s unbeaten 154 took them to 282 before rolling out Sri Lanka for 82.
- First bilateral series: Sri Lanka and Australia played a bilateral ODI series for the first time in 2016. Australia clinched the four-match series 4-0.
- Athapaththu-Lanning masterclass: Chamari Athapaththu slammed an unbeaten 178 in the 2017 World Cup fixture to help Sri Lanka post 257 for 9. Meg Lanning’s unbeaten 152 saw Australia counter the target with ease.
- Top run-scorer: Australia’s Meg Lanning (434 runs)
- Top wicket-taker: Australia’s Kristen Beams (15 wickets)
T20I Cricket
- Australia maintain an impressive lead in women’s T20Is (8-0)
- First T20I in 2016: Australia won by 9 wickets in a low-scoring T20 World Cup match. Chamari Athapaththu (38) and Dilani Manodara (38) took Sri Lanka to 123 for 8. Fifties from Meg Lanning (56*) and Elyse Villani (53*) made the chase easy for Australia.
- Top run-scorer: Australia’s Beth Mooney (289 runs)
- Top wicket-taker: Australia’s Megan Schutt (13 wickets)
Top Players in SL-W vs AUS-W Rivalry
Batting: Meg Lanning, Chamari Athapaththu, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy
Bowling: Megan Schutt, Jess Jonassen, Udeshika Prabodhani, Chamari Athapaththu
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Upcoming Schedule (Women’s World Cup 2025)
Sri Lanka Women vs Australia Women – Women’s World Cup 2025 Match Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2025 | Sri Lanka Women vs Australia Women, 5th Match | Colombo (RPS) | 3:00 PM |
Where to Watch Women’s World Cup 2025 – Broadcasting and Live Streaming Info
Telecast: Star Sports Network
Live Stream: JioHotstar
As Sri Lanka take on Australia in familiar conditions, they aim to cause an upset. They showed a great fight in the tournament opener, but fell short in the end.
Australia, on the other hand, faced some challenges against New Zealand. But they showed their class by starting their campaign on the right note.
So, it won’t be an easy task for Sri Lanka to go past Australia. Nevertheless, we might see a great contest in Colombo.
