Sri Lanka Vs Australia 1St Match
Aiwa Cup Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999) · Galle International Stadium, Galle · 22 August 1999
Australia won by 50 runs (D/L method)
Australia won by 50 runs (D/L method). Michael Bevan top-scored with 42* for Australia. Sanath Jayasuriya took 5/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Galle International Stadium, Galle
- Date
- 22 August 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 50 runs (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Jason Gillespie
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Indika de Saram (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and PT Manuel
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Indika de Saram's first ODI.
Australia batted first and made 205 for 9. Michael Bevan top-scored with 42 not out off 44 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 38. Sanath Jayasuriya took 5 for 28 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka replied with 160 all out. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 33 off 46 balls, and Upul Chandana made 30. Jason Gillespie took 3 for 26 for Australia.
Australia won by 50 runs (D/L method). It is the largest victory by runs at Galle International Stadium across the 6 ODIs in our archive. Sanath Jayasuriya's 5 for 28 are the best innings figures at Galle International Stadium.
AUSTRALIA: 205 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Upul Chandana b Suresh Perera | 28 | 33 |
| Adam Gilchrist | run out (Mahela Jayawardene, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 27 | 31 |
| Ricky Ponting | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 38 | 73 |
| Darren Lehmann | run out (Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 26 | 40 |
| Tom Moody | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 13 |
| Steve Waugh | b Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 7 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 42 | 44 |
| Andrew Symonds | run out (Indika de Saram) | 8 | 6 |
| Shane Warne | c Upul Chandana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 8 |
| Jason Gillespie | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | not out | 4 | 6 |
Extras 17 · Total 205 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Upul Chandana | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-60 (Mark Waugh, 10.2 ov), 2-62 (Adam Gilchrist, 10.5 ov), 3-110 (Darren Lehmann, 23.1 ov), 4-119 (Tom Moody, 26.2 ov), 5-127 (Steve Waugh, 28.3 ov), 6-160 (Ricky Ponting, 36.5 ov), 7-170 (Andrew Symonds, 39.2 ov), 8-182 (Shane Warne, 40.3 ov), 9-183 (Jason Gillespie, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (28) and Adam Gilchrist (27) | 60 | 64 |
| second | Ricky Ponting (0) and Adam Gilchrist (0) | 2 | 3 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (19) and Darren Lehmann (25) | 48 | 73 |
| fourth | Tom Moody (6) and Ricky Ponting (2) | 9 | 19 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (6) and Ricky Ponting (2) | 8 | 13 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan (17) and Ricky Ponting (16) | 33 | 50 |
| seventh | Michael Bevan (3) and Andrew Symonds (7) | 10 | 8 |
| eighth | Shane Warne (3) and Michael Bevan (7) | 12 | 13 |
| ninth | Michael Bevan (0) and Jason Gillespie (0) | 1 | 2 |
| tenth | Michael Bevan (16) and Damien Fleming (4) | 22 | 14 |
SRI LANKA: 160 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Tom Moody b Damien Fleming | 1 | 6 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Adam Gilchrist b Jason Gillespie | 8 | 19 |
| Marvan Atapattu | b Jason Gillespie | 5 | 11 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Steve Waugh b Jason Gillespie | 7 | 7 |
| Indika de Saram | b Tom Moody | 24 | 31 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 33 | 46 |
| Upul Chandana | run out (Darren Lehmann) | 30 | 48 |
| Suresh Perera | c Michael Bevan b Shane Warne | 26 | 39 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 5 | 9 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | c Darren Lehmann b Shane Warne | 4 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Ricky Ponting b Darren Lehmann | 2 | 8 |
Extras 15 · Total 160 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Gillespie | 6 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| Damien Fleming | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 9 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Tom Moody | 7 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Darren Lehmann | 6.4 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.5 ov), 2-17 (Avishka Gunawardene, 4.5 ov), 3-25 (Mahela Jayawardene, 6.2 ov), 4-41 (Marvan Atapattu, 8.2 ov), 5-78 (Indika de Saram, 17.3 ov), 6-98 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 22.3 ov), 7-145 (Upul Chandana, 33.6 ov), 8-149 (Suresh Perera, 34.2 ov), 9-154 (Nuwan Zoysa, 34.6 ov), 10-160 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 37.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (1) and Avishka Gunawardene (4) | 7 | 11 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (2) and Avishka Gunawardene (8) | 10 | 18 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (7) and Mahela Jayawardene (1) | 8 | 9 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (2) and Indika de Saram (13) | 16 | 12 |
| fifth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (21) and Indika de Saram (11) | 37 | 55 |
| sixth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (10) and Upul Chandana (6) | 20 | 30 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana (24) and Suresh Perera (28) | 47 | 70 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Suresh Perera (0) | 4 | 2 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Nuwan Zoysa (4) | 5 | 4 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (2) and Chaminda Vaas (4) | 6 | 16 |
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