[5] Australia won the opening T20I match by ten wickets, with Aaron Finch and David Warner making an unbeaten 134-run partnership.

[7] Sri Lanka won the third T20I by four wickets, after an unbeaten half century from their captain Dasun Shanaka, with Australia winning the series 2–1.

[8] In the ODI series, Australia won the opening match by two wickets,[9] with Glenn Maxwell making an unbeaten 80 from 51 balls.

[13] Sri Lanka won the fourth match by four runs to win their first ODI bilateral series at home against Australia since 1992.

[20] Dinesh Chandimal scored his first double century in a Test match with 206 not out,[21] and Prabath Jayasuriya took the best bowling figures for a Sri Lanka player on debut, with 12 for 177.

[29] Kasun Rajitha and Matheesha Pathirana were both ruled out of Sri Lanka's squad for the final T20I match, with Asitha Fernando and Pramod Madushan named as their replacements.

[34] Sri Lanka added Prabath Jayasuriya, Lakshitha Manasinghe, Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage to their squad for the second Test.