Australia v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sri Lanka tour of Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 1995 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl
Australia won by 10 wickets · Man of the Match: Glenn McGrath
Australia won by 10 wickets. Asanka Gurusinha top-scored with 143 for Sri Lanka. Man of the Match: Glenn McGrath.
Australia, 487 (6 wkts)
| Michael Slater | caught (Pramodya Wickramasinghe) | 62 | 132 |
| Mark Taylor | bowled | 7 | 28 |
| David Boon | caught (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 110 | 312 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 61 | 100 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 131 | 252 |
| Ricky Ponting | caught (Asanka Gurusinha) | 71 | 94 |
| Ian Healy | caught (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 41 | 70 |
| Paul Reiffel | not out | 4 | 13 |
| Shane Warne | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Craig McDermott | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 30.20-9-77-2Chaminda Vaas 40.40-11-93-1Chandika Hathurusinghe 9.00-0-23-0Asanka Gurusinha 2.00-0-8-0Muthiah Muralidaran 38.00-7-124-1Jayantha Silva 35.00-5-120-1Aravinda de Silva 10.00-0-47-1
Sri Lanka, 213 (10 wkts)
| Roshan Mahanama | caught (Mark Taylor) | 3 | 15 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | lbw | 23 | 79 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | caught (Ian Healy) | 27 | 85 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Paul Reiffel) | 18 | 84 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Shane Warne) | 51 | 105 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | caught (Mark Taylor) | 14 | 58 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (David Boon) | 50 | 59 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (Ian Healy) | 0 | 8 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | caught (Ian Healy) | 10 | 23 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | caught (Michael Slater) | 11 | 11 |
| Jayantha Silva | not out | 6 | 12 |
Craig McDermott 23.00-8-63-2Glenn McGrath 23.40-9-40-5Paul Reiffel 20.00-5-60-1Ricky Ponting 4.00-2-8-1Shane Warne 18.00-5-49-1
Sri Lanka, 287 (10 wkts)
| Roshan Mahanama | caught (Shane Warne) | 3 | 13 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | lbw | 39 | 95 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | lbw | 143 | 274 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Ian Healy) | 28 | 75 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | stumping (Ian Healy) | 2 | 7 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | caught (Ricky Ponting) | 38 | 106 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 11 | 68 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (David Boon) | 6 | 28 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | stumping (Ian Healy) | 17 | 37 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | caught (Mark Taylor) | 0 | 1 |
| Jayantha Silva | bowled | 0 | 6 |
Glenn McGrath 33.50-6-92-2Craig McDermott 17.00-1-54-1Paul Reiffel 20.00-7-59-2Shane Warne 37.00-10-71-4Mark Waugh 9.00-1-19-1
Australia, 38 (0 wkts)
| Mark Taylor | not out | 25 | 23 |
| Michael Slater | not out | 13 | 26 |
| David Boon | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Healy | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Craig McDermott | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrath | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Chaminda Vaas 3.00-0-25-0Asanka Gurusinha 3.00-1-6-0Aravinda de Silva 1.00-0-4-0Hashan Tillakaratne 0.40-0-5-0
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