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Australia Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Final

Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 20 January 1996

Australia won by 9 runs (revised target)

Australia won by 9 runs (revised target). Mark Taylor top-scored with 82 for Australia.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96)
Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Date
20 January 1996
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Australia won by 9 runs (revised target)
Captains
Mark Taylor (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
PD Parker 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 273 for 5. Mark Taylor top-scored with 82 off 95 balls, and Mark Waugh made 73. The innings was built on a 135-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 49% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 213 across 40 ODIs.

Sri Lanka replied with 159 for 8. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 41 off 43 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 30. Shane Warne took 3 for 20 for Australia.

Australia won by 9 runs (revised target).

AUSTRALIA: 273 FOR 5
BatterHow outRB
Mark Taylorc Romesh Kaluwitharana8295
Mark Waughc Ruwan Kalpage7382
Ricky Pontingc Chaminda Vaas1726
Steve Waughc Ruwan Kalpage27
Stuart Lawbowled2129
Michael Bevannot out3234
Ian Healynot out4028

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

Extras 6 · Total 273 for 5

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas101471
Ravindra Pushpakumara81390
Manjula Munasinghe40330
Kumar Dharmasena100452
Ruwan Kalpage100472
Sanath Jayasuriya80570

FALL OF WICKETS

1-135 (Mark Waugh, 24.5 ov), 2-170 (Ricky Ponting, 31.5 ov), 3-176 (Steve Waugh, 33.3 ov), 4-184 (Mark Taylor, 36.2 ov), 5-210 (Stuart Law, 42.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMark Taylor and Mark Waugh135149
secondMark Taylor and Ricky Ponting3542
thirdSteve Waugh and Mark Taylor610
fourthMark Taylor and Stuart Law817
fifthMichael Bevan and Stuart Law2635
sixthIan Healy and Michael Bevan6347
SRI LANKA: 159 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyac Glenn McGrath3025
Romesh Kaluwitharanalbw01
Aravinda de Silvac Paul Reiffel67
Asanka Gurusinhac Shane Warne2415
Arjuna Ranatungac Stuart Law4143
Ruwan Kalpagec Mark Taylor910
Hashan Tillakaratnerun out (Mark Waugh)2526
Kumar Dharmasenac Steve Waugh711
Manjula Munasinghenot out35
Chaminda Vaasnot out88

Did not bat: Ravindra Pushpakumara

Extras 6 · Total 159 for 8

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Glenn McGrath50361
Mark Waugh50311
Shane Warne50203
Steve Waugh10140
Paul Reiffel40221
Craig McDermott50331

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 0.2 ov), 2-22 (Aravinda de Silva, 3.4 ov), 3-49 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.3 ov), 4-66 (Asanka Gurusinha, 9.1 ov), 5-87 (Ruwan Kalpage, 12.4 ov), 6-135 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 20.1 ov), 7-146 (Kumar Dharmasena, 22.5 ov), 8-146 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 23.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana12
secondAravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya2120
thirdAsanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya2717
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha1716
fifthArjuna Ranatunga and Ruwan Kalpage2121
sixthArjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne4845
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena1116
eighthHashan Tillakaratne and Manjula Munasinghe02
ninthManjula Munasinghe and Chaminda Vaas1311
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