Australia Vs Sri Lanka 11Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1989 (1989/90) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 18 February 1990
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining). Dean Jones top-scored with 80* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 18 February 1990
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Dean Jones
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- PJ McConnell and AR Crafter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 158 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 39 off 29 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 31. Greg Campbell took 3 for 31 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 207 across 21 ODIs.
Chasing 159, Australia made 159 for 3. Dean Jones top-scored with 80 not out off 120 balls.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 60 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 158 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Terry Alderman | 12 | 17 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Ian Healy | 1 | 13 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Ian Healy | 20 | 34 |
| Aravinda de Silva | bowled | 39 | 29 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ian Healy | 1 | 7 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | bowled | 3 | 13 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mark Taylor | 31 | 66 |
| Asoka de Silva | bowled | 7 | 18 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | run out | 31 | 39 |
| Ranjith Madurasinghe | c Peter Taylor | 1 | 8 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | not out | 1 | 5 |
Extras 11 · Total 158 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Alderman | 7 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Carl Rackemann | 9 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| Greg Campbell | 7 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Simon O'Donnell | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Peter Taylor | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Allan Border | 2.4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Athula Samarasekera), 2-21 (Brendon Kuruppu), 3-68 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-70 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-81 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-88 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-106 (Asoka de Silva), 8-150 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-155 (Ranjith Madurasinghe), 10-158 (Sanath Jayasuriya)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon Kuruppu and Athula Samarasekera | 10 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Brendon Kuruppu | 11 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 47 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 2 |
| fifth | Asanka Gurusinha and Hashan Tillakaratne | 11 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 |
| seventh | Asoka de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 18 |
| eighth | Rumesh Ratnayake and Sanath Jayasuriya | 44 |
| ninth | Ranjith Madurasinghe and Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 |
| tenth | Sanath Jayasuriya and Kapila Wijegunawardene | 3 |
AUSTRALIA: 159 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Jones | not out | 80 | 120 |
| Mark Taylor | c Ranjith Madurasinghe | 23 | 54 |
| Tom Moody | c Brendon Kuruppu | 5 | 19 |
| Allan Border | bowled | 29 | 35 |
| Steve Waugh | not out | 11 | 14 |
Did not bat: Simon O'Donnell, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Greg Campbell, Carl Rackemann, Terry Alderman
Extras 11 · Total 159 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Kapila Wijegunawardene | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 7 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Asoka de Silva | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Ranjith Madurasinghe | 6 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-67 (Mark Taylor), 2-78 (Tom Moody), 3-134 (Allan Border)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Dean Jones and Mark Taylor | 67 |
| second | Dean Jones and Tom Moody | 11 |
| third | Allan Border and Dean Jones | 56 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and Steve Waugh | 25 |
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