Sri Lanka vs Australia, 1st Test: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

The upcoming series in the Island nation can be deemed as a dead rubber in terms of the World Test Championship (WTC 2023-25), Sri Lanka (SL) will host Australia (AUS) for two Tests followed by two ODIs. 

Australia have booked their date with South Africa for the WTC final at Lord's in June while Sri Lanka were still in contention until the last possible moment to make it to the top two. Interestingly, there are some bleak permutations and combinations that could see Australia miss out on the WTC final, but all of them involve Australia being deducted points for over-rate offences, which is not a problem that should arise in the spinning conditions of Sri Lanka. 

Australia most recently beat India 3-1 and brought the Border-Gavaskar Trophy back home after 10 long years, along with virtually confirming their spot in the WTC Final. 

Sri Lanka's most recent series was nearly 2 months ago where they were swept 0-2 in South Africa, but managed to go down fighting nonetheless. Sri Lanka also now embark on a sparse itinerary where they are earmarked for just 4 Tests through all of 2025.

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Let us now look at milestones for first Sri Lanka vs Australia Test: 

Sri Lankan Players' Upcoming Milestones

• Kusal Mendis needs 22 runs to reach 4500 runs in Tests.
• Pathum Nissanka needs 83 runs to reach 1000 runs in Tests. 

Australian Players' Upcoming Milestones

• Steve Smith needs just 1 run to reach 10,000 Test runs. 
• Mitchell Starc needs 1 wicket to complete 700 wickets in international cricket. 
• Nathan Lyon needs 4 wickets to complete 50 Test wickets against Sri Lanka.