title: Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1989–90
text: # Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1989–90
  
  The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Australia in the 1989-90 season and played 2 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 1-0 with one match drawn.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### First Test
  
  * 8–12 December 1989 (5-day match) Scorecard Cricinfo Scorecard
  * Match drawn Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: AR Crafter and CD Timmins Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  * D Ranatunga and AGD Wickremasinghe (both SL) made their Test debuts.
  
  ### Second Test
  
  * 16–20 December 1989 (5-day match) Scorecard Cricinfo scorecard
  * Australia won by 173 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: LJ King and SG Randell Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  * HP Tillakaratne (SL) made his Test debut.
  
  ## External sources
  
  * CricketArchive
  