Australia Vs Sri Lanka 15Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 7 February 1999
Australia won by 43 runs
Australia won by 43 runs. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 154 for Australia. Shane Lee took 5/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 7 February 1999
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 43 runs
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Shane Warne (Australia), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and TA Prue
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 310 for 8. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 154 off 129 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 61. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the third wicket between Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 206 across 38 ODIs.
Chasing 311, Sri Lanka made 267 all out. Avishka Gunawardene top-scored with 75 off 66 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 68. Shane Lee took 5 for 33 for Australia. The innings was built on a 145-run stand for the first wicket between Romesh Kaluwitharana and Avishka Gunawardene, 54% of the total.
Australia won by 43 runs.
AUSTRALIA: 310 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | bowled | 19 | 37 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 154 | 129 |
| Brendon Julian | c Mahela Jayawardene | 0 | 2 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Mahela Jayawardene | 61 | 64 |
| Darren Lehmann | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 27 | 27 |
| Damien Martyn | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 18 | 20 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 11 | 13 |
| Shane Lee | run out (Chaminda Vaas) | 5 | 6 |
| Shane Warne | c Hashan Tillakaratne | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | not out | 2 | 1 |
Did not bat: Glenn McGrath
Extras 10 · Total 310 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 68 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 3.4 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 1.2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 9 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-92 (Mark Waugh, 14.2 ov), 2-92 (Brendon Julian, 14.4 ov), 3-213 (Ricky Ponting, 34.2 ov), 4-253 (Darren Lehmann, 41.1 ov), 5-286 (Adam Gilchrist, 45.3 ov), 6-291 (Damien Martyn, 46.5 ov), 7-301 (Shane Lee, 48.4 ov), 8-307 (Shane Warne, 49.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 92 | 86 |
| second | Brendon Julian and Adam Gilchrist | 0 | 2 |
| third | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 121 | 118 |
| fourth | Darren Lehmann and Adam Gilchrist | 40 | 41 |
| fifth | Damien Martyn and Adam Gilchrist | 33 | 26 |
| sixth | Damien Martyn and Michael Bevan | 5 | 8 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan and Shane Lee | 10 | 11 |
| eighth | Shane Warne and Michael Bevan | 6 | 6 |
| ninth | Michael Bevan and Michael Kasprowicz | 3 | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 267 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Damien Martyn | 68 | 60 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | bowled | 75 | 66 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Waugh | 11 | 13 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Mark Waugh) | 27 | 36 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Adam Gilchrist | 1 | 3 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ricky Ponting | 42 | 60 |
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 12 | 19 |
| Chaminda Vaas | bowled | 14 | 15 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | bowled | 3 | 9 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Adam Gilchrist | 4 | 5 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 267 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 8 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 8 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Brendon Julian | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Shane Lee | 8.1 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Michael Bevan | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-145 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 19.5 ov), 2-147 (Avishka Gunawardene, 20.4 ov), 3-164 (Aravinda de Silva, 24.2 ov), 4-166 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 24.6 ov), 5-200 (Mahela Jayawardene, 31.4 ov), 6-225 (Marvan Atapattu, 37.6 ov), 7-248 (Chaminda Vaas, 42.6 ov), 8-255 (Thilan Samaraweera, 45.2 ov), 9-265 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 46.4 ov), 10-267 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 47.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Romesh Kaluwitharana and Avishka Gunawardene | 145 | 119 |
| second | Aravinda de Silva and Avishka Gunawardene | 2 | 5 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene | 17 | 22 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 4 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Mahela Jayawardene | 34 | 40 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu | 25 | 38 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas | 23 | 30 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Thilan Samaraweera | 7 | 14 |
| ninth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 8 |
| tenth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 3 |
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