Australia Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Sf
Austral-Asia Cup Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 1990 (1990) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 2 May 1990
Australia won by 114 runs
Australia won by 114 runs. Dean Jones top-scored with 117* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 2 May 1990
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 114 runs
- Player of the match
- Simon O'Donnell
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and Khizer Hayat
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 332 for 3. Dean Jones top-scored with 117 not out off 123 balls, and Simon O'Donnell made 74. The innings was built on a 137-run stand for the second wicket between Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh, 41% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 333, Sri Lanka made 218 for 9. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 76 off 109 balls.
Australia won by 114 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 332 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | c Brendon Kuruppu | 68 | 104 |
| Mark Taylor | st Brendon Kuruppu | 27 | 30 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 117 | 123 |
| Simon O'Donnell | bowled | 74 | 29 |
| David Boon | not out | 30 | 18 |
Did not bat: Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 16 · Total 332 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 70 | 1 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Ranjith Madurasinghe | 10 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 10 | 0 | 82 | 1 |
| Asoka de Silva | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Mark Taylor), 2-172 (Geoff Marsh), 3-278 (Simon O'Donnell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Mark Taylor | 35 |
| second | Dean Jones and Geoff Marsh | 137 |
| third | Dean Jones and Simon O'Donnell | 106 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and David Boon | 54 |
SRI LANKA: 218 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Geoff Marsh | 14 | 21 |
| Athula Samarasekera | lbw | 25 | 26 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | st Ian Healy | 76 | 109 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Geoff Marsh | 19 | 21 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Carl Rackemann | 26 | 32 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | run out | 4 | 20 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | c Allan Border | 8 | 8 |
| Asoka de Silva | c Ian Healy | 9 | 6 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | c Steve Waugh | 19 | 28 |
| Ranjith Madurasinghe | not out | 8 | 8 |
Did not bat: Asanka Gurusinha
Extras 10 · Total 218 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Carl Rackemann | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 5.4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 6 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-43 (Athula Samarasekera), 3-77 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-124 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-135 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 6-150 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 7-174 (Asoka de Silva), 8-208 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 9-218 (Champaka Ramanayake)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon Kuruppu and Athula Samarasekera | 25 |
| second | Athula Samarasekera and Hashan Tillakaratne | 18 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 34 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 47 |
| fifth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Hashan Tillakaratne | 11 |
| sixth | Rumesh Ratnayake and Hashan Tillakaratne | 15 |
| seventh | Asoka de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 24 |
| eighth | Champaka Ramanayake and Hashan Tillakaratne | 34 |
| ninth | Champaka Ramanayake and Ranjith Madurasinghe | 10 |
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