Australia Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 4 January 1990
Australia won by 73 runs
Australia won by 73 runs. Dean Jones top-scored with 69 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 4 January 1990
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 73 runs
- Player of the match
- Dean Jones
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- CD Timmins and SG Randell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 202 for 7. Dean Jones top-scored with 69 off 98 balls, and Simon O'Donnell made 36. Rumesh Ratnayake took 3 for 44 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 82-run stand for the fifth wicket between Dean Jones and Simon O'Donnell, 41% of the total.
Chasing 203, Sri Lanka made 129 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 39 off 62 balls, and Hashan Tillakaratne made 38. Terry Alderman took 3 for 29 for Australia. From 121 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 8 runs, to 129 for 10.
Australia won by 73 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 202 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 9 | 25 |
| Mark Taylor | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 16 | 30 |
| Dean Jones | run out | 69 | 98 |
| Allan Border | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 16 |
| Steve Waugh | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 0 | 5 |
| Simon O'Donnell | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 36 | 78 |
| Ian Healy | c Graeme Labrooy | 33 | 32 |
| Peter Taylor | not out | 16 | 15 |
| Merv Hughes | not out | 0 | 1 |
Did not bat: Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 13 · Total 202 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Labrooy | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 2 | 44 | 3 |
| Asoka de Silva | 10 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-28 (Geoff Marsh), 2-28 (Mark Taylor), 3-42 (Allan Border), 4-46 (Steve Waugh), 5-128 (Simon O'Donnell), 6-163 (Dean Jones), 7-201 (Ian Healy)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor | 28 |
| second | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 0 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 14 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 4 |
| fifth | Dean Jones and Simon O'Donnell | 82 |
| sixth | Dean Jones and Ian Healy | 35 |
| seventh | Peter Taylor and Ian Healy | 38 |
| eighth | Merv Hughes and Peter Taylor | 1 |
SRI LANKA: 129 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 27 | 44 |
| Athula Samarasekera | lbw | 6 | 17 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ian Healy | 38 | 72 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 4 | 12 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 39 | 62 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | st Ian Healy | 8 | 20 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | c Merv Hughes | 1 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 0 | 3 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Simon O'Donnell | 2 | 7 |
| Asoka de Silva | run out | 1 | 2 |
| Graeme Labrooy | not out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 2 · Total 129 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merv Hughes | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Terry Alderman | 9 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Carl Rackemann | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | 9 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Athula Samarasekera), 2-49 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-58 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-101 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-121 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-125 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 7-125 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 8-125 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 9-127 (Asoka de Silva), 10-129 (Ravi Ratnayeke)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera | 8 |
| second | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 41 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 9 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 43 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 20 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Rumesh Ratnayake | 4 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke | 0 |
| ninth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Asoka de Silva | 2 |
| tenth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Graeme Labrooy | 2 |
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