Australia Vs Sri Lanka 8Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 19 January 1985
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Wayne Phillips top-scored with 67 for Australia. Rumesh Ratnayake took 4/37.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1985 (1984/85)
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 19 January 1985
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Rumesh Ratnayake
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RA French and MW Johnson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 226 for 9. Wayne Phillips top-scored with 67 off 75 balls, and Graeme Wood made 42. Rumesh Ratnayake took 4 for 37 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 227, Sri Lanka made 230 for 6. Roy Dias top-scored with 48 off 64 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 46.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 226 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | bowled | 42 | 52 |
| Kepler Wessels | bowled | 28 | 53 |
| Greg Ritchie | c Ranjan Madugalle | 13 | 26 |
| Allan Border | st Amal Silva | 1 | 3 |
| David Boon | c Sidath Wettimuny | 34 | 66 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Ashantha de Mel | 67 | 75 |
| Simon O'Donnell | bowled | 7 | 9 |
| Geoff Lawson | c Ranjan Madugalle | 11 | 8 |
| Murray Bennett | not out | 6 | 7 |
| Craig McDermott | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Rodney Hogg | not out | 5 | 3 |
Extras 12 · Total 226 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 7 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Vinothen John | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 3 | 37 | 4 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 10 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Uvais Karnain | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Roy Dias | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Graeme Wood), 2-73 (Kepler Wessels), 3-74 (Allan Border), 4-88 (Greg Ritchie), 5-160 (David Boon), 6-191 (Simon O'Donnell), 7-204 (Wayne Phillips), 8-220 (Geoff Lawson), 9-220 (Craig McDermott)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels | 68 |
| second | Greg Ritchie and Kepler Wessels | 5 |
| third | Allan Border and Greg Ritchie | 1 |
| fourth | Greg Ritchie and David Boon | 14 |
| fifth | Wayne Phillips and David Boon | 72 |
| sixth | Wayne Phillips and Simon O'Donnell | 31 |
| seventh | Geoff Lawson and Wayne Phillips | 13 |
| eighth | Geoff Lawson and Murray Bennett | 16 |
| ninth | Murray Bennett and Craig McDermott | 0 |
| tenth | Rodney Hogg and Murray Bennett | 6 |
SRI LANKA: 230 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | lbw | 17 | 45 |
| Amal Silva | c Rodney Hogg | 23 | 50 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Allan Border | 24 | 37 |
| Roy Dias | run out | 48 | 64 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Kepler Wessels | 35 | 34 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 46 | 37 |
| Uvais Karnain | bowled | 16 | 19 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 5 | 12 |
Did not bat: Ashantha de Mel, Somachandra De Silva, Vinothen John
Extras 16 · Total 230 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 9.2 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Murray Bennett | 9 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Kepler Wessels | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-52 (Amal Silva), 3-86 (Ranjan Madugalle), 4-150 (Duleep Mendis), 5-161 (Roy Dias), 6-196 (Uvais Karnain)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 38 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Amal Silva | 14 |
| third | Roy Dias and Ranjan Madugalle | 34 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 64 |
| fifth | Roy Dias and Aravinda de Silva | 11 |
| sixth | Uvais Karnain and Aravinda de Silva | 35 |
| seventh | Rumesh Ratnayake and Aravinda de Silva | 34 |
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