Australia Vs Sri Lanka 7Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Bellerive Oval, Hobart · 21 January 1999
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 82 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
- Date
- 21 January 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Marvan Atapattu
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- PD Parker and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
Australia batted first and made 210 for 9. Mark Waugh top-scored with 65 off 105 balls, and Darren Lehmann made 51. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 27 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the third wicket between Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann, 44% of the total.
Chasing 211, Sri Lanka made 211 for 7. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 82 off 121 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 54. Shane Warne took 3 for 45 for Australia. The innings was built on a 116-run stand for the second wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 55% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 210 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Roshan Mahanama | 65 | 105 |
| Adam Gilchrist | bowled | 12 | 27 |
| Greg Blewett | c Roshan Mahanama | 1 | 7 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Mahela Jayawardene | 51 | 65 |
| Shane Lee | c Upul Chandana | 18 | 21 |
| Steve Waugh | c Mahela Jayawardene | 20 | 22 |
| Michael Bevan | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 18 | 23 |
| Brendon Julian | c Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 7 |
| Shane Warne | c Upul Chandana | 5 | 8 |
| Adam Dale | not out | 7 | 13 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 5 · Total 210 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Adam Gilchrist, 8.5 ov), 2-25 (Greg Blewett, 11.1 ov), 3-118 (Darren Lehmann, 31.5 ov), 4-138 (Mark Waugh, 35.5 ov), 5-153 (Shane Lee, 38.4 ov), 6-185 (Steve Waugh, 43.4 ov), 7-196 (Brendon Julian, 45.4 ov), 8-198 (Michael Bevan, 46.2 ov), 9-206 (Shane Warne, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 20 | 53 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Greg Blewett | 5 | 14 |
| third | Mark Waugh and Darren Lehmann | 93 | 124 |
| fourth | Mark Waugh and Shane Lee | 20 | 24 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Shane Lee | 15 | 17 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 32 | 30 |
| seventh | Brendon Julian and Michael Bevan | 11 | 12 |
| eighth | Shane Warne and Michael Bevan | 2 | 4 |
| ninth | Shane Warne and Adam Dale | 8 | 17 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath and Adam Dale | 4 | 5 |
SRI LANKA: 211 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Damien Martyn) | 3 | 4 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw | 54 | 82 |
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Glenn McGrath) | 82 | 121 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 45 | 61 |
| Upul Chandana | c Adam Dale | 8 | 11 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Damien Martyn | 3 | 8 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | bowled | 1 | 3 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 4 | 7 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 9 · Total 211 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Adam Dale | 10 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| Brendon Julian | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Shane Lee | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| Greg Blewett | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.5 ov), 2-120 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 28.6 ov), 3-163 (Marvan Atapattu, 39.3 ov), 4-178 (Upul Chandana, 43.2 ov), 5-188 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 45.3 ov), 6-190 (Mahela Jayawardene, 46.2 ov), 7-198 (Roshan Mahanama, 47.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 4 | 5 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 116 | 169 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu | 43 | 63 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana | 15 | 23 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 10 | 13 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 5 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 8 | 9 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chaminda Vaas | 13 | 10 |
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