The Australian cricket team had a short tour of Sri Lanka during the 1982–83 season. The two countries played their first ever Test together, which Australia won. Sri Lanka defeated Australia in the rain affected ODI series 2–0.

Squad

The squad was announced in March 1983. Regular players Rod Marsh, Jeff Thomson, Geoff Lawson and Kim Hughes elected not to tour. Australia picked the following squad: Five of the players had not toured for Australia before: Smith, Maguire, Hogan, Wessels and Woolley. Woolley was chosen over two other Sheffield Shield wicketkeepers who had represented Australia in Test cricket, Kevin Wright and Steve Rixon. John Dyson, who had been an Australian regular over the home summer, was a surprise omission. Graham Yallop earned an international recall after a very strong domestic season. Tom Hogan was considered a surprise selection.

Test series

Only Test

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

4th ODI

Statistics

Most runs (Test)

Most wickets (Test)

Most runs (ODI)

Most wickets (ODI)