Australia Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 8 January 1985
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining). Allan Border top-scored with 79* for Australia. Rodney Hogg took 4/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1985 (1984/85)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 8 January 1985
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Allan Border
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- RA French and PJ McConnell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 239 for 7. Amal Silva top-scored with 68 off 109 balls, and Roy Dias made 60. Rodney Hogg took 4 for 47 for Australia.
Chasing 240, Australia made 240 for 4. Allan Border top-scored with 79 not out off 82 balls, and Graeme Wood made 52. The innings was built on a 75-run stand for the fourth wicket between Allan Border and David Boon.
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 239 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | c Wayne Phillips | 20 | 64 |
| Amal Silva | c Murray Bennett | 68 | 109 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Graeme Wood | 22 | 31 |
| Roy Dias | c Allan Border | 60 | 60 |
| Duleep Mendis | bowled | 16 | 11 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 17 | 15 |
| Ashantha de Mel | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 8 | 10 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | not out | 4 | 2 |
Did not bat: Somachandra De Silva, Vinothen John
Extras 24 · Total 239 for 7
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 0 | 47 | 4 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 9 | 2 | 39 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| Murray Bennett | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
| Carl Rackemann | 10 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-104 (Brendon Kuruppu), 3-160 (Amal Silva), 4-181 (Duleep Mendis), 5-214 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-214 (Ashantha de Mel), 7-229 (Roy Dias)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 66 |
| second | Amal Silva and Brendon Kuruppu | 38 |
| third | Roy Dias and Amal Silva | 56 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 21 |
| fifth | Roy Dias and Aravinda de Silva | 33 |
| sixth | Ashantha de Mel and Roy Dias | 0 |
| seventh | Roy Dias and Ravi Ratnayeke | 15 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 |
AUSTRALIA: 240 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | retired not out | 52 | 75 |
| Andrew Hilditch | run out | 23 | 58 |
| Kepler Wessels | c Amal Silva | 1 | 6 |
| Allan Border | not out | 79 | 82 |
| David Boon | caught | 44 | 57 |
| Wayne Phillips | c Amal Silva | 3 | 2 |
| Simon O'Donnell | not out | 20 | 18 |
Did not bat: Murray Bennett, Craig McDermott, Rodney Hogg, Carl Rackemann
Extras 18 · Total 240 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 9.3 | 0 | 59 | 2 |
| Vinothen John | 9 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 8.5 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 9 | 0 | 69 | 1 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-68 (Andrew Hilditch), 2-70 (Kepler Wessels), 2-96 (Graeme Wood), 3-171 (David Boon), 4-176 (Wayne Phillips)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Andrew Hilditch | 68 |
| second | Graeme Wood and Kepler Wessels | 2 |
| third | Graeme Wood and Allan Border | 26 |
| fourth | Allan Border and David Boon | 75 |
| fifth | Allan Border and Wayne Phillips | 5 |
| sixth | Allan Border and Simon O'Donnell | 64 |
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