Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2012–13
| Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 2012–13 | |||
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| Australia | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 6 December 2012 – 28 January 2013 | ||
| Captains | Michael Clarke / George Bailey (ODI) | Mahela Jayawardene | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Michael Clarke (316) | Tillakaratne Dilshan (208) | |
| Most wickets | Peter Siddle (15) | Rangana Herath (12) | |
| Player of the series | Michael Clarke | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Phillip Hughes (257) | Tillakaratne Dilshan (152) | |
| Most wickets | Clint McKay (8) | Nuwan Kulasekara (11) | |
| Player of the series | Nuwan Kulasekara | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (97) | Mahela Jayawardene (69) | |
| Most wickets |
Glenn Maxwell (3) Xavier Doherty (3) |
Nuwan Kulasekara (2) Thisara Perera (2) |
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The Sri Lankan cricket team toured Australia from 6 December 2012 to 28 January 2013. The tour consisted of three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). Tests were played for the Warne–Muralidaran Trophy. The Test series was preceded by a match against the Cricket Australia Chairman's XI and Sri Lankans.
Australia won the test series in a 3-0 whitewash, the ODI series was drawn 2-2 and Sri Lanka won the T20I series 2-0.
Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara scored his 10,000th career run in the Melbourne Test, tying the record for the fastest player to achieve the milestone.
Australian cricketer Michael Hussey retired from Test cricket after the final test in Sydney.
Immediately prior to the series, Australia played a home series against South Africa, and lost the series 1-0. At the end of that series, Ricky Ponting, the second highest run scorer in Tests and former Test captain, retired.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka enjoyed some success at a home series against New Zealand, winning an ODI series and drawing a Test series 1-1.
On 20 November 2012, Sri Lanka announced a 16-man Test squad.
Australia announced a 12-man squad for the first Test in Hobart on 6 December 2012. Phillip Hughes was selected to replace Ricky Ponting, who retired after the preceding South African series.Jackson Bird (to replace the injured Ben Hilfenhaus) and Usman Khawaja (to cover for Michael Clarke) were the additions after to the Australian squad the first Test.Glenn Maxwell was picked to replace vice-captain Shane Watson after he was injured in the Boxing Day Test.Lahiru Thirimanne and Suranga Lakmal were called up for the final test.
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