Ranking Australia's Test record against all Test-playing nations

#3 Sri Lanka: 58.62% win record

Australia and Sri Lanka have produced some exciting Test matches over the years

Matches played: 29

Matches won: 17

Matches drawn: 8

Matches lost: 4

First Test: April 1983

Last Test: August 2016

Since Australia and Sri Lanka played their first Test match against each other back in the early 80s, they have been involved in some stunning encounters over the years. The Warne v Muralitharan tussle probably is one of the biggest highlights of their exciting battle with each other.

The best chunk of this rivalry probably came in the 2000s, when extraordinary batsmen like Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Hayden, and Waugh came up against the brilliance of bowlers like Muttiah Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas, and Ajantha Mendis.

The other side of this battle was just as thrilling, with the immovable persistence of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Sanath Jayasuriya, and Tilakratne Dilshan was tested by the deadly combination of Shane Warne, Glen McGrath, Brett Lee, and Jason Gillespie.

The Kangaroos have seen tons of success against Sri Lanka and have barely lost to them in the 29 times they have come up against each other. However, the island nation has slowly started to make a comeback into this rivalry, and have won the last three Tests they played against Australia on the trot.