Sri Lanka Vs Australia 1St Odi
Australia tour of Sri Lanka - 1992 (1992) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 15 August 1992
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 105 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 15 August 1992
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Allan Border (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and WAU Wickramasinghe
- Match referee
- FJ Cameron
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 247 for 5. Mark Taylor top-scored with 94 off 129 balls, and Tom Moody made 54. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Taylor and Tom Moody, 44% of the total.
Chasing 248, Sri Lanka made 251 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 105 off 105 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 53. The innings was built on a 147-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha, 59% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining). Sri Lanka's 251 is the highest total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium. Aravinda de Silva's 105 is the highest individual score at P Saravanamuttu Stadium.
AUSTRALIA: 247 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 94 | 129 |
| Tom Moody | c Ruwan Kalpage | 54 | 90 |
| Dean Jones | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 30 | 38 |
| David Boon | lbw | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 31 | 30 |
| Allan Border | not out | 19 | 12 |
| Greg Matthews | not out | 1 | 2 |
Did not bat: Ian Healy, Craig McDermott, Tony Dodemaide, Mike Whitney
Extras 18 · Total 247 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-109 (Tom Moody), 2-175 (Dean Jones), 3-176 (David Boon), 4-216 (Mark Taylor), 5-244 (Mark Waugh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Tom Moody | 109 |
| second | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 66 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Taylor | 1 |
| fourth | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 40 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Mark Waugh | 28 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Greg Matthews | 3 |
SRI LANKA: 251 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 0 | 8 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ian Healy | 7 | 21 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Mark Waugh | 53 | 101 |
| Aravinda de Silva | run out | 105 | 105 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 45 | 46 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Waugh | 4 | 8 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | not out | 11 | 7 |
Did not bat: Champaka Ramanayake, Don Anurasiri, Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 25 · Total 251 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 9.2 | 1 | 64 | 1 |
| Mike Whitney | 10 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| Tony Dodemaide | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 7 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Greg Matthews | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Allan Border | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-12 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 3-159 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-202 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-212 (Marvan Atapattu), 6-214 (Romesh Kaluwitharana)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 3 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 9 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 147 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 43 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 10 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ruwan Kalpage | 37 |
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