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Australia Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match

Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 26 December 1989

Australia won by 30 runs

Australia won by 30 runs. Dean Jones top-scored with 85* for Australia. Simon O'Donnell took 4/36.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90)
Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Date
26 December 1989
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Australia won by 30 runs
Player of the match
Simon O'Donnell
Captains
Allan Border (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Debuts
Mark Taylor (Australia), Greg Campbell (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
CD Timmins and LJ King

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Mark Taylor, Greg Campbell and Sanath Jayasuriya played their first ODIs.

Australia batted first and made 228 for 5. Dean Jones top-scored with 85 not out off 89 balls, and Simon O'Donnell made 57. Arjuna Ranatunga took 3 for 41 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the sixth wicket between Dean Jones and Simon O'Donnell, 47% of the total.

Chasing 229, Sri Lanka made 198 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 55 off 70 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 36. Simon O'Donnell took 4 for 36 for Australia.

Australia won by 30 runs.

AUSTRALIA: 228 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Geoff Marshc Aravinda de Silva3882
Mark Taylorc Ravi Ratnayeke1125
David Boonc Sanath Jayasuriya1119
Dean Jonesnot out8589
Allan Borderc Athula Samarasekera1115
Steve Waughc Hashan Tillakaratne57
Simon O'Donnellnot out5760

Did not bat: Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Merv Hughes, Greg Campbell

Extras 10 · Total 228 for 5

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Graeme Labrooy90400
Ravi Ratnayeke91471
Rumesh Ratnayake9.50431
Arjuna Ranatunga102413
Asoka de Silva100420
Asanka Gurusinha1090

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Mark Taylor), 2-42 (David Boon), 3-88 (Geoff Marsh), 4-106 (Allan Border), 5-120 (Steve Waugh)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstGeoff Marsh and Mark Taylor17
secondDavid Boon and Geoff Marsh25
thirdDean Jones and Geoff Marsh46
fourthAllan Border and Dean Jones18
fifthDean Jones and Steve Waugh14
sixthDean Jones and Simon O'Donnell108
SRI LANKA: 198 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamac Allan Border3667
Athula Samarasekerac Merv Hughes3050
Arjuna Ranatungac Ian Healy5570
Aravinda de Silvac Allan Border910
Sanath Jayasuriyac Greg Campbell35
Asanka Gurusinhac Simon O'Donnell2240
Hashan Tillakaratnec Ian Healy1123
Ravi Ratnayekerun out02
Asoka de Silvanot out1317
Graeme Labrooybowled62
Rumesh Ratnayakec Ian Healy01

Extras 13 · Total 198 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Merv Hughes9.20412
Greg Campbell102360
Simon O'Donnell91364
Steve Waugh60261
Peter Taylor101362
Allan Border30170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-59 (Athula Samarasekera), 2-85 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-101 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-109 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 5-161 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-169 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-169 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-190 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 9-197 (Graeme Labrooy), 10-198 (Rumesh Ratnayake)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstRoshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera59
secondArjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama26
thirdArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva16
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya8
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha52
sixthArjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne8
seventhRavi Ratnayeke and Hashan Tillakaratne0
eighthAsoka de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne21
ninthAsoka de Silva and Graeme Labrooy7
tenthRumesh Ratnayake and Asoka de Silva1
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