Australia Vs Sri Lanka 1St Final
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 18 January 1996
Australia won by 18 runs
Australia won by 18 runs. Michael Bevan top-scored with 59 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 18 January 1996
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 18 runs
- Captains
- Mark Taylor (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and SG Randell
- Match referee
- GT Dowling
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 201 for 7. Michael Bevan top-scored with 59 off 101 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 51. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 42 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 202, Sri Lanka made 183 all out. Asanka Gurusinha top-scored with 47 off 82 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 34. Glenn McGrath took 3 for 28 for Australia. From 107 for 3 they lost 6 wickets for 25 runs, to 132 for 8.
Australia won by 18 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 201 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 4 | 10 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 51 | 74 |
| Steve Waugh | c Asanka Gurusinha | 13 | 33 |
| Stuart Law | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Bevan | c Roshan Mahanama | 59 | 101 |
| Ian Healy | not out | 50 | 55 |
| Paul Reiffel | bowled | 15 | 21 |
| Shane Warne | not out | 3 | 3 |
Did not bat: Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath
Extras 6 · Total 201 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Mark Taylor), 2-9 (Mark Waugh), 3-39 (Steve Waugh), 4-39 (Stuart Law), 5-100 (Ricky Ponting), 6-155 (Michael Bevan), 7-192 (Paul Reiffel)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 0 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 9 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 30 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting and Stuart Law | 0 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 61 |
| sixth | Ian Healy and Michael Bevan | 55 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Paul Reiffel | 37 |
| eighth | Ian Healy and Shane Warne | 9 |
SRI LANKA: 183 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Steve Waugh | 19 | 25 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw | 13 | 9 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Michael Bevan | 47 | 82 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Taylor | 34 | 47 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ian Healy | 1 | 4 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 16 | 34 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | bowled | 31 | 57 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | bowled | 4 | 5 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Healy | 2 | 12 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Mark Taylor | 0 | 5 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 8 | 13 |
Extras 8 · Total 183 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 9.1 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 2 | 44 | 1 |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 41 | 3 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Stuart Law | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-46 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-107 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-110 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-120 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-124 (Roshan Mahanama), 6-129 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-131 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-132 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 10-183 (Arjuna Ranatunga)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 17 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 29 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 61 |
| fourth | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 3 |
| fifth | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 10 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 4 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Kumar Dharmasena | 5 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chaminda Vaas | 2 |
| ninth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 1 |
| tenth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 20 |
| 11th | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravindra Pushpakumara | 31 |
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