Sri Lanka v Australia 1st Test

Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999) · Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy · 9 September 1999

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 96 for Australia. Shane Warne took 5/52.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999)
Ground: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Dates: 9 September 1999 to 11 September 1999
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva
Captains: Steve Waugh (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: PT Manuel and S Venkataraghavan
Match referee: CW Smith

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 188 all out. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 96 off 160 balls, and Jason Gillespie made 41. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 63 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the eighth wicket between Ricky Ponting and Jason Gillespie, 57% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 16 runs, to 16 for 4.

Sri Lanka replied with 234 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 78 off 146 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 46. Shane Warne took 5 for 52 for Australia. The innings was built on a 107-run stand for the fourth wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene, 46% of the total. Sri Lanka led by 46 on first innings.

Australia made 140 for 8 in their second innings. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 51 off 118 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 15 for Sri Lanka. From 37 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 58 for 5.

Set 95 to win, Sri Lanka made 95 for 4. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 31 not out off 70 balls. Colin Miller took 3 for 48 for Australia.

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 188 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Michael Slater	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	0	2
Greg Blewett	lbw b Nuwan Zoysa	0	4
Justin Langer	c Aravinda de Silva b Chaminda Vaas	7	21
Mark Waugh	c & b Chaminda Vaas	6	21
Steve Waugh	c Aravinda de Silva b Nuwan Zoysa	19	35
Ricky Ponting	c & b Muthiah Muralidaran	96	160
Ian Healy	st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muthiah Muralidaran	11	14
Shane Warne	c Marvan Atapattu b Nuwan Zoysa	0	9
Jason Gillespie	lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran	41	124
Colin Miller	c Marvan Atapattu b Muthiah Muralidaran	0	2
Glenn McGrath	not out	4	15

Extras 4 · Total 188 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	16	2	43	3
Nuwan Zoysa	13	2	38	3
Muthiah Muralidaran	25.1	4	63	4
Sanath Jayasuriya	5	0	5	0
Upul Chandana	8	1	39	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Michael Slater, 0.2 ov), 2-4 (Greg Blewett, 1.4 ov), 3-9 (Justin Langer, 6.3 ov), 4-16 (Mark Waugh, 8.2 ov), 5-40 (Steve Waugh, 18.5 ov), 6-59 (Ian Healy, 23.1 ov), 7-60 (Shane Warne, 24.5 ov), 8-167 (Jason Gillespie, 59.6 ov), 9-171 (Colin Miller, 61.2 ov), 10-188 (Ricky Ponting, 67.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater (0) and Greg Blewett (0)	0	2
second	Justin Langer (4) and Greg Blewett (0)	4	8
third	Mark Waugh (1) and Justin Langer (3)	5	30
fourth	Steve Waugh (2) and Mark Waugh (5)	7	11
fifth	Steve Waugh (17) and Ricky Ponting (6)	24	64
sixth	Ian Healy (11) and Ricky Ponting (8)	19	26
seventh	Shane Warne (0) and Ricky Ponting (1)	1	10
eighth	Ricky Ponting (64) and Jason Gillespie (41)	107	213
ninth	Ricky Ponting (4) and Colin Miller (0)	4	8
tenth	Glenn McGrath (4) and Ricky Ponting (13)	17	35

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 234 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	lbw b Glenn McGrath	18	18
Marvan Atapattu	c Justin Langer b Colin Miller	25	58
Russel Arnold	lbw b Colin Miller	19	49
Aravinda de Silva	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	78	146
Mahela Jayawardene	c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne	46	70
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Ian Healy b Shane Warne	4	4
Romesh Kaluwitharana	b Colin Miller	9	18
Upul Chandana	c Matthew Hayden b Shane Warne	12	28
Chaminda Vaas	not out	2	6
Nuwan Zoysa	c Colin Miller b Shane Warne	7	3
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Glenn McGrath b Colin Miller	0	3

Extras 14 · Total 234 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	18	5	66	1
Jason Gillespie	12	2	43	0
Colin Miller	20.3	6	62	4
Shane Warne	16	4	52	5

FALL OF WICKETS

1-22 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.1 ov), 2-69 (Russel Arnold, 20.2 ov), 3-70 (Marvan Atapattu, 20.6 ov), 4-177 (Mahela Jayawardene, 47.3 ov), 5-181 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 49.1 ov), 6-197 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 55.1 ov), 7-223 (Upul Chandana, 63.4 ov), 8-226 (Aravinda de Silva, 65.2 ov), 9-234 (Nuwan Zoysa, 65.6 ov), 10-234 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 66.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu (4) and Sanath Jayasuriya (18)	22	37
second	Marvan Atapattu (21) and Russel Arnold (19)	47	86
third	Aravinda de Silva (1) and Marvan Atapattu (0)	1	4
fourth	Aravinda de Silva (59) and Mahela Jayawardene (46)	107	161
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga (4) and Aravinda de Silva (0)	4	10
sixth	Aravinda de Silva (7) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (9)	16	36
seventh	Aravinda de Silva (11) and Upul Chandana (12)	26	52
eighth	Aravinda de Silva (0) and Chaminda Vaas (2)	3	10
ninth	Chaminda Vaas (0) and Nuwan Zoysa (7)	8	4
tenth	Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Chaminda Vaas (0)	0	3

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 140 FOR 8

Batter	How out	R	B
Greg Blewett	c Marvan Atapattu b Muthiah Muralidaran	14	85
Michael Slater	lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran	27	50
Justin Langer	lbw b Chaminda Vaas	5	19
Mark Waugh	b Chaminda Vaas	0	5
Ricky Ponting	c Sanath Jayasuriya b Upul Chandana	51	118
Ian Healy	b Muthiah Muralidaran	3	18
Shane Warne	run out (Sanath Jayasuriya)	6	10
Colin Miller	b Chaminda Vaas	8	32
Glenn McGrath	not out	10	29

Did not bat: Steve Waugh, Jason Gillespie

Extras 16 · Total 140 for 8

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Chaminda Vaas	15	7	15	3
Nuwan Zoysa	10	3	28	0
Aravinda de Silva	3	0	5	0
Muthiah Muralidaran	26	5	65	3
Sanath Jayasuriya	4	1	7	0
Upul Chandana	2.2	0	9	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-37 (Michael Slater, 15.2 ov), 2-49 (Justin Langer, 22.3 ov), 3-49 (Mark Waugh, 24.2 ov), 4-49 (Greg Blewett, 27.6 ov), 5-58 (Ian Healy, 33.3 ov), 6-75 (Shane Warne, 37.1 ov), 7-99 (Colin Miller, 46.5 ov), 8-140 (Ricky Ponting, 60.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Michael Slater (24) and Greg Blewett (12)	37	92
second	Justin Langer (5) and Greg Blewett (5)	12	44
third	Mark Waugh (0) and Greg Blewett (0)	0	11
fourth	Greg Blewett (0) and Ricky Ponting (0)	0	22
fifth	Ian Healy (3) and Ricky Ponting (5)	9	34
sixth	Shane Warne (7) and Ricky Ponting (10)	17	22
seventh	Ricky Ponting (8) and Colin Miller (8)	24	60
eighth	Glenn McGrath (10) and Ricky Ponting (28)	41	81

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 95 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Matthew Hayden b Colin Miller	18	23
Marvan Atapattu	c Greg Blewett b Glenn McGrath	0	5
Romesh Kaluwitharana	b Colin Miller	5	17
Aravinda de Silva	not out	31	70
Mahela Jayawardene	c Michael Slater b Colin Miller	9	20
Arjuna Ranatunga	not out	19	29

Did not bat: Nuwan Zoysa, Muthiah Muralidaran, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas

Extras 13 · Total 95 for 4

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Glenn McGrath	7	2	19	1
Colin Miller	13	2	48	3
Shane Warne	6.5	3	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Marvan Atapattu, 2.1 ov), 2-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.2 ov), 3-39 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 9.3 ov), 4-60 (Mahela Jayawardene, 15.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu (1) and Sanath Jayasuriya (10)	12	14
second	Sanath Jayasuriya (8) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (4)	12	19
third	Aravinda de Silva (13) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (1)	15	26
fourth	Aravinda de Silva (8) and Mahela Jayawardene (12)	21	35
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga (18) and Aravinda de Silva (15)	35	70

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