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Australia Vs Sri Lanka 10Th Match

Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth · 12 January 1996

Australia won by 83 runs

Australia won by 83 runs. Mark Waugh top-scored with 130 for Australia.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96)
Ground
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth
Date
12 January 1996
Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 83 runs
Player of the match
Mark Waugh
Captains
Mark Taylor (Australia), Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DB Hair and PD Parker
Match referee
GT Dowling

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 266 for 6. Mark Waugh top-scored with 130 off 144 balls, and Mark Taylor made 85. The innings was built on a 189-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 71% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, 206 across 20 ODIs.

Chasing 267, Sri Lanka made 183 for 9. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 58 not out off 103 balls, and Asanka Gurusinha made 45.

Australia won by 83 runs.

AUSTRALIA: 266 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Mark Taylorc Muthiah Muralidaran85109
Mark Waughrun out (Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana)130144
Ricky Pontingbowled1119
Steve Waughbowled1117
Stuart Lawrun out (Romesh Kaluwitharana)911
Michael Bevannot out12
Ian Healyc Sanath Jayasuriya01

Did not bat: Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne

Extras 19 · Total 266 for 6

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas101332
Ravindra Pushpakumara80410
Pramodya Wickramasinghe90600
Kumar Dharmasena100510
Aravinda de Silva1070
Ruwan Kalpage20180
Sanath Jayasuriya100482

FALL OF WICKETS

1-189 (Mark Taylor), 2-209 (Ricky Ponting), 3-251 (Steve Waugh), 4-258 (Mark Waugh), 5-266 (Stuart Law), 6-266 (Ian Healy)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMark Taylor and Mark Waugh189
secondMark Waugh and Ricky Ponting20
thirdSteve Waugh and Mark Waugh42
fourthMark Waugh and Stuart Law7
fifthMichael Bevan and Stuart Law8
sixthIan Healy and Michael Bevan0
SRI LANKA: 183 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyac Ian Healy2742
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Ricky Ponting2027
Asanka Gurusinhabowled4577
Aravinda de Silvalbw01
Roshan Mahanamac Ian Healy38
Hashan Tillakaratnenot out58103
Ruwan Kalpagec Michael Bevan16
Kumar Dharmasenarun out (Glenn McGrath)26
Chaminda Vaasst Ian Healy1023
Pramodya Wickramasingherun out (Ian Healy, Shane Warne)28
Ravindra Pushpakumaranot out12

Extras 14 · Total 183 for 9

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Craig McDermott100392
Glenn McGrath81221
Stuart Law100302
Paul Reiffel92251
Shane Warne100451
Steve Waugh30140

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-56 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-56 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-67 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-138 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-142 (Ruwan Kalpage), 7-151 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-172 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-175 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstSanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana56
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Romesh Kaluwitharana0
thirdAravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha0
fourthAsanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama11
fifthAsanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne71
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage4
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena9
eighthHashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas21
ninthHashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe3
tenthHashan Tillakaratne and Ravindra Pushpakumara8
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