Sri Lanka Vs Australia Final
Aiwa Cup Australia, India, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1999 (1999) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 31 August 1999
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 63 balls remaining). Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 95* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 31 August 1999
- Toss
- Australia, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 63 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Romesh Kaluwitharana
- Captains
- Steve Waugh (Australia), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BC Cooray and KT Francis
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to bat.
Australia batted first and made 202 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 43 off 68 balls, and Mark Waugh made 32.
Chasing 203, Sri Lanka made 208 for 2. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 95 not out off 117 balls, and Russel Arnold made 47. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the second wicket between Romesh Kaluwitharana and Russel Arnold, 53% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 63 balls remaining).
AUSTRALIA: 202 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 32 | 52 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Mahela Jayawardene b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 21 | 16 |
| Ricky Ponting | run out (Indika de Saram, Romesh Kaluwitharana) | 18 | 37 |
| Darren Lehmann | c & b Upul Chandana | 21 | 34 |
| Steve Waugh | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 43 | 68 |
| Michael Bevan | b Upul Chandana | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Symonds | not out | 22 | 39 |
| Shane Warne | c Chamara Silva b Russel Arnold | 21 | 32 |
| Jason Gillespie | b Russel Arnold | 14 | 16 |
| Damien Fleming | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 4 |
| Glenn McGrath | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 1 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 202 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-37 (Adam Gilchrist, 5.6 ov), 2-74 (Mark Waugh, 16.6 ov), 3-75 (Ricky Ponting, 17.2 ov), 4-126 (Darren Lehmann, 31.3 ov), 5-126 (Michael Bevan, 31.4 ov), 6-144 (Steve Waugh, 36.1 ov), 7-178 (Shane Warne, 44.2 ov), 8-197 (Jason Gillespie, 48.3 ov), 9-198 (Damien Fleming, 49.2 ov), 10-202 (Glenn McGrath, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh (14) and Adam Gilchrist (21) | 37 | 37 |
| second | Mark Waugh (18) and Ricky Ponting (17) | 37 | 66 |
| third | Ricky Ponting (0) and Darren Lehmann (0) | 1 | 2 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh (30) and Darren Lehmann (21) | 51 | 85 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh (0) and Michael Bevan (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Steve Waugh (13) and Andrew Symonds (5) | 18 | 27 |
| seventh | Shane Warne (21) and Andrew Symonds (10) | 34 | 50 |
| eighth | Jason Gillespie (14) and Andrew Symonds (5) | 19 | 25 |
| ninth | Damien Fleming (0) and Andrew Symonds (1) | 1 | 5 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath (1) and Andrew Symonds (1) | 4 | 4 |
SRI LANKA: 208 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Adam Gilchrist b Damien Fleming | 24 | 46 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | not out | 95 | 117 |
| Russel Arnold | b Jason Gillespie | 47 | 57 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 26 | 23 |
Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Indika de Saram, Chamara Silva, Upul Chandana, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran, Nuwan Zoysa
Extras 16 · Total 208 for 2
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 0 | 47 | 0 |
| Jason Gillespie | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 7 | 1 | 28 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Andrew Symonds | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Waugh | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 1.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ricky Ponting | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Marvan Atapattu, 13.4 ov), 2-174 (Russel Arnold, 33.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (24) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (35) | 64 | 83 |
| second | Romesh Kaluwitharana (55) and Russel Arnold (47) | 110 | 122 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (26) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (5) | 34 | 38 |
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