Australia v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 8 December 1995 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat
Australia won by an innings and 36 runs · Man of the Match: Michael Slater
Australia won by an innings and 36 runs. Michael Slater top-scored with 219 for Australia. Man of the Match: Michael Slater.
Sri Lanka, 235 (10 wkts)
| Roshan Mahanama | caught (Shane Warne) | 15 | 52 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | caught (Stuart Law) | 14 | 32 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | bowled | 46 | 140 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Shane Warne) | 10 | 27 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Ian Healy) | 32 | 54 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw | 6 | 51 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Mark Taylor) | 50 | 74 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 30 | 72 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (Ian Healy) | 4 | 7 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | caught (Brendon Julian) | 28 | 32 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 0 | 0 |
Craig McDermott 18.40-5-44-3Glenn McGrath 24.00-3-81-4Brendon Julian 17.00-8-32-0Shane Warne 27.00-7-75-3Mark Waugh 3.00-1-6-0
Australia, 589 (5 wkts)
| Michael Slater | caught (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 219 | 321 |
| Mark Taylor | lbw | 96 | 173 |
| David Boon | caught (Chandika Hathurusinghe) | 13 | 50 |
| Mark Waugh | caught (Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 111 | 223 |
| Ricky Ponting | lbw | 96 | 184 |
| Stuart Law | not out | 54 | 118 |
| Ian Healy | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Brendon Julian | 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 |
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 31.00-3-123-0Chaminda Vaas 31.00-5-103-2Muthiah Muralidaran 54.00-3-224-2Chandika Hathurusinghe 9.00-3-31-0Kumar Dharmasena 31.00-5-84-0Aravinda de Silva 18.00-1-42-1
Sri Lanka, 316 (10 wkts)
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 48 | 97 |
| Chandika Hathurusinghe | caught (Ian Healy) | 11 | 24 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | caught (Ian Healy) | 7 | 17 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Ricky Ponting) | 20 | 35 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 46 | 64 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | caught (Ricky Ponting) | 119 | 206 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Ricky Ponting) | 40 | 42 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | lbw | 18 | 63 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (Ian Healy) | 4 | 19 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | caught (Shane Warne) | 0 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 3 | 4 |
Craig McDermott 20.00-3-73-3Glenn McGrath 24.00-7-86-3Shane Warne 29.40-6-96-3Brendon Julian 13.00-4-40-1Mark Waugh 4.00-0-22-0Stuart Law 3.00-1-9-0
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