Australia Vs Sri Lanka 9Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 9 January 1996
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining). Ricky Ponting top-scored with 123 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 9 January 1996
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Romesh Kaluwitharana
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and AJ McQuillan
- Match referee
- GT Dowling
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 213 for 5. Ricky Ponting top-scored with 123 off 138 balls, and Michael Bevan made 65. Manjula Munasinghe took 3 for 30 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting, 75% of the total.
Chasing 214, Sri Lanka made 214 for 7. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 77 off 75 balls, and Roshan Mahanama made 51. The innings was built on a 88-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 41% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 213 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 9 | 38 |
| Michael Slater | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 | 17 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out | 123 | 138 |
| Stuart Law | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 8 | 15 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 65 | 87 |
Did not bat: Shane Lee, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott
Extras 6 · Total 213 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Manjula Munasinghe | 10 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Michael Slater), 2-10 (Mark Waugh), 3-33 (Mark Taylor), 4-54 (Stuart Law), 5-213 (Ricky Ponting)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 8 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 2 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting | 23 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting and Stuart Law | 21 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 159 |
SRI LANKA: 214 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Shane Lee | 8 | 14 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Michael Slater) | 77 | 75 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out (Michael Slater) | 0 | 1 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 35 | 53 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 51 | 71 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw | 0 | 1 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | bowled | 1 | 6 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | not out | 28 | 57 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 0 | 5 |
Did not bat: Manjula Munasinghe, Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 14 · Total 214 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Shane Lee | 6 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 5.3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-39 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-127 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 4-144 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-144 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-147 (Ruwan Kalpage), 7-209 (Roshan Mahanama)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 17 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 22 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 88 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 17 |
| fifth | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 0 |
| sixth | Roshan Mahanama and Ruwan Kalpage | 3 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Dharmasena | 62 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena and Chaminda Vaas | 5 |
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