England Vs Sri Lanka 8Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 23 January 1999
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining). Graeme Hick top-scored with 126* for England.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 23 January 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Captains
- Alec Stewart (England), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RA Emerson and AJ McQuillan
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
England batted first and made 302 for 3. Graeme Hick top-scored with 126 not out off 118 balls, and Neil Fairbrother made 78. The innings was built on a 154-run stand for the fourth wicket between Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Hick, 51% of the total. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 207 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 303, Sri Lanka made 303 for 9. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 120 off 111 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 51. The innings was built on a 86-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene.
Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining).
ENGLAND: 302 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Chaminda Vaas | 39 | 33 |
| Nick Knight | run out (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 45 | 74 |
| Graeme Hick | not out | 126 | 118 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 7 |
| Neil Fairbrother | not out | 78 | 71 |
Did not bat: Adam Hollioake, Mark Ealham, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally, Robert Croft, Vince Wells
Extras 9 · Total 302 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 9 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-64 (Alec Stewart, 10.1 ov), 2-139 (Nick Knight, 26.4 ov), 3-148 (Nasser Hussain, 28.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart (39) and Nick Knight (23) | 64 | 62 |
| second | Graeme Hick (49) and Nick Knight (22) | 75 | 99 |
| third | Nasser Hussain (5) and Graeme Hick (4) | 9 | 12 |
| fourth | Neil Fairbrother (78) and Graeme Hick (73) | 154 | 129 |
SRI LANKA: 303 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Neil Fairbrother b Darren Gough | 51 | 36 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Adam Hollioake) | 0 | – |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Neil Fairbrother b Alan Mullally | 3 | 12 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | b Robert Croft | 28 | 48 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Vince Wells | 120 | 111 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Vince Wells b Darren Gough | 41 | 51 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Nasser Hussain) | 5 | 6 |
| Upul Chandana | c Neil Fairbrother b Vince Wells | 25 | 18 |
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Neil Fairbrother) | 13 | 11 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 2 | 4 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 2 | 2 |
Extras 13 · Total 303 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 1 | 68 | 2 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| Adam Hollioake | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Vince Wells | 4.4 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 1.1 ov), 2-8 (Marvan Atapattu, 3.5 ov), 3-68 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 10.1 ov), 4-137 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 22.6 ov), 5-223 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 38.4 ov), 6-235 (Chaminda Vaas, 41.4 ov), 7-269 (Mahela Jayawardene, 45.2 ov), 8-288 (Upul Chandana, 47.4 ov), 9-298 (Roshan Mahanama, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (3) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (0) | 3 | 7 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (3) and Sanath Jayasuriya (1) | 5 | 17 |
| third | Hashan Tillakaratne (11) and Sanath Jayasuriya (47) | 60 | 38 |
| fourth | Hashan Tillakaratne (17) and Mahela Jayawardene (50) | 69 | 77 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga (41) and Mahela Jayawardene (41) | 86 | 94 |
| sixth | Chaminda Vaas (5) and Mahela Jayawardene (7) | 12 | 18 |
| seventh | Upul Chandana (11) and Mahela Jayawardene (22) | 34 | 22 |
| eighth | Roshan Mahanama (4) and Upul Chandana (14) | 19 | 14 |
| ninth | Roshan Mahanama (9) and Muthiah Muralidaran (1) | 10 | 6 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe (2) and Muthiah Muralidaran (1) | 5 | 5 |
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