Australia Vs Sri Lanka 10Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 23 January 1985
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Kepler Wessels top-scored with 82 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1985 (1984/85)
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 23 January 1985
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kepler Wessels
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- SG Randell and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 240 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 81 not out off 87 balls, and Duleep Mendis made 80. The innings was built on a 139-run stand for the fifth wicket between Duleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva, 58% of the total.
Chasing 241, Australia made 242 for 7. Kepler Wessels top-scored with 82 off 97 balls, and Dean Jones made 62. The innings was built on a 90-run stand for the third wicket between Allan Border and Kepler Wessels.
Australia won by 3 wickets (with 17 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 240 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | bowled | 21 | 60 |
| Amal Silva | run out | 2 | 5 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Wayne Phillips | 7 | 16 |
| Roy Dias | c Wayne Phillips | 19 | 42 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Wayne Phillips | 80 | 79 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 81 | 87 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | bowled | 7 | 5 |
| Uvais Karnain | not out | 10 | 12 |
Did not bat: Ashantha de Mel, Somachandra De Silva, Vinothen John
Extras 13 · Total 240 for 6
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Lawson | 10 | 2 | 32 | 1 |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Rodney Hogg | 10 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 10 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Kepler Wessels | 10 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Amal Silva), 2-23 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-54 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-55 (Roy Dias), 5-194 (Duleep Mendis), 6-204 (Rumesh Ratnayake)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 3 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Sidath Wettimuny | 20 |
| third | Roy Dias and Sidath Wettimuny | 31 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 1 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva | 139 |
| sixth | Rumesh Ratnayake and Aravinda de Silva | 10 |
| seventh | Uvais Karnain and Aravinda de Silva | 36 |
AUSTRALIA: 242 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Wood | c Rumesh Ratnayake | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Smith | c Amal Silva | 4 | 17 |
| Kepler Wessels | c Duleep Mendis | 82 | 97 |
| Allan Border | st Amal Silva | 57 | 67 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 62 | 70 |
| David Boon | lbw | 3 | 6 |
| Wayne Phillips | bowled | 19 | 20 |
| Simon O'Donnell | c Uvais Karnain | 2 | 7 |
| Geoff Lawson | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Craig McDermott, Rodney Hogg
Extras 13 · Total 242 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 8 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Vinothen John | 10 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 10 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Uvais Karnain | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 8.1 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Roy Dias | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Graeme Wood), 2-29 (Steve Smith), 3-119 (Allan Border), 4-187 (Kepler Wessels), 5-195 (David Boon), 6-231 (Wayne Phillips), 7-238 (Simon O'Donnell)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Graeme Wood and Steve Smith | 0 |
| second | Kepler Wessels and Steve Smith | 29 |
| third | Allan Border and Kepler Wessels | 90 |
| fourth | Kepler Wessels and Dean Jones | 68 |
| fifth | Dean Jones and David Boon | 8 |
| sixth | Wayne Phillips and Dean Jones | 36 |
| seventh | Dean Jones and Simon O'Donnell | 7 |
| eighth | Geoff Lawson and Dean Jones | 4 |
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