Australia Vs Sri Lanka 7Th Match
Prudential World Cup in England - 1975 (1975) · Kennington Oval, London · 11 June 1975
Australia won by 52 runs
Australia won by 52 runs. Alan Turner top-scored with 101 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Kennington Oval, London
- Date
- 11 June 1975
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 52 runs
- Player of the match
- Alan Turner
- Captains
- Ian Chappell (Australia), Anura Tennekoon (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Sunil Wettimuny (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- AE Fagg and WL Budd
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Sunil Wettimuny's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 328 for 5. Alan Turner top-scored with 101 off 113 balls, and Rick McCosker made 73. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the first wicket between Rick McCosker and Alan Turner, 55% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Kennington Oval, 228 across 8 ODIs.
Chasing 329, Sri Lanka made 276 for 4. Sunil Wettimuny top-scored with 53 not out off 102 balls, and Michael Tissera made 52. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the fifth wicket between Anura Tennekoon and Michael Tissera.
Australia won by 52 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 328 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick McCosker | bowled | 73 | 111 |
| Alan Turner | c Duleep Mendis | 101 | 113 |
| Ian Chappell | bowled | 4 | 7 |
| Greg Chappell | c Tony Opatha | 50 | 50 |
| Doug Walters | c Anura Tennekoon | 59 | 66 |
| Jeff Thomson | not out | 9 | 7 |
| Rod Marsh | not out | 9 | 7 |
Did not bat: Ross Edwards, Max Walker, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett
Extras 23 · Total 328 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Opatha | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Mevan Pieris | 11 | 0 | 68 | 2 |
| Bandula Warnapura | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Anura Ranasinghe | 7 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 12 | 3 | 60 | 2 |
| Lalith Kaluperuma | 12 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-182 (Alan Turner), 2-187 (Rick McCosker), 3-191 (Ian Chappell), 4-308 (Doug Walters), 5-308 (Greg Chappell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Rick McCosker and Alan Turner | 182 |
| second | Ian Chappell and Rick McCosker | 5 |
| third | Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell | 4 |
| fourth | Doug Walters and Greg Chappell | 117 |
| fifth | Greg Chappell and Jeff Thomson | 0 |
| sixth | Rod Marsh and Jeff Thomson | 20 |
SRI LANKA: 276 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranjit Fernando | bowled | 22 | 18 |
| Sunil Wettimuny | retired not out | 53 | 102 |
| Bandula Warnapura | st Rod Marsh | 31 | 39 |
| Duleep Mendis | retired not out | 32 | 45 |
| Anura Tennekoon | bowled | 48 | 71 |
| Michael Tissera | c Alan Turner | 52 | 72 |
| Anura Ranasinghe | not out | 14 | 18 |
| Mevan Pieris | not out | 0 | 3 |
Did not bat: Tony Opatha, Somachandra De Silva, Lalith Kaluperuma
Extras 24 · Total 276 for 4
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Lillee | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jeff Thomson | 12 | 5 | 22 | 1 |
| Ashley Mallett | 12 | 0 | 72 | 1 |
| Doug Walters | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| Max Walker | 12 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Greg Chappell | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ian Chappell | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Ranjit Fernando), 2-84 (Bandula Warnapura), 2-150 (Duleep Mendis), 2-164 (Sunil Wettimuny), 3-246 (Anura Tennekoon), 4-268 (Michael Tissera)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ranjit Fernando and Sunil Wettimuny | 30 |
| second | Sunil Wettimuny and Bandula Warnapura | 54 |
| third | Sunil Wettimuny and Duleep Mendis | 66 |
| fourth | Anura Tennekoon and Sunil Wettimuny | 14 |
| fifth | Anura Tennekoon and Michael Tissera | 82 |
| sixth | Michael Tissera and Anura Ranasinghe | 22 |
| seventh | Mevan Pieris and Anura Ranasinghe | 8 |
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