Australia Vs Sri Lanka 20Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 1992 (1991/92) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 7 March 1992
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining). Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 62 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 7 March 1992
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Australia won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Tom Moody
- Captains
- Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka), Allan Border (Australia)
- Umpires
- ID Robinson and PD Reporter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 189 for 9. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 62 off 83 balls, and Athula Samarasekera made 34.
Chasing 190, Australia made 190 for 3. Geoff Marsh top-scored with 60 off 113 balls, and Tom Moody made 57. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the first wicket between Geoff Marsh and Tom Moody, 63% of the total.
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 36 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 189 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Dean Jones, Craig McDermott) | 7 | 10 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Ian Healy | 34 | 63 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | lbw | 5 | 23 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Tom Moody | 62 | 83 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Dean Jones | 23 | 52 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 15 | 29 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | run out (Mark Waugh, Ian Healy) | 5 | 13 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | run out | 14 | 15 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | run out (Mark Waugh) | 5 | 10 |
| Don Anurasiri | not out | 4 | 4 |
Did not bat: Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 15 · Total 189 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Whitney | 10 | 3 | 26 | 1 |
| Tom Moody | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Peter Taylor | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Allan Border | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-28 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-72 (Athula Samarasekera), 4-123 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-151 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-163 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-166 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-182 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-189 (Ruwan Kalpage)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera | 8 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Athula Samarasekera | 20 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Athula Samarasekera | 44 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 51 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 28 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 12 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage | 3 |
| eighth | Champaka Ramanayake and Ruwan Kalpage | 16 |
| ninth | Don Anurasiri and Ruwan Kalpage | 7 |
AUSTRALIA: 190 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Marsh | c Don Anurasiri | 60 | 113 |
| Tom Moody | c Roshan Mahanama | 57 | 86 |
| Mark Waugh | c Roshan Mahanama | 26 | 27 |
| David Boon | not out | 27 | 36 |
| Dean Jones | not out | 12 | 8 |
Did not bat: Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Ian Healy, Peter Taylor, Craig McDermott, Mike Whitney
Extras 8 · Total 190 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 3 | 29 | 2 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 9 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-120 (Tom Moody), 2-130 (Geoff Marsh), 3-165 (Mark Waugh)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Marsh and Tom Moody | 120 |
| second | Geoff Marsh and Mark Waugh | 10 |
| third | David Boon and Mark Waugh | 35 |
| fourth | Dean Jones and David Boon | 25 |
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