Australia Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Match
Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates in United Arab Emirates - 1994 (1993/94) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 14 April 1994
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 79 balls remaining). Mark Taylor top-scored with 68* for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 14 April 1994
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 9 wickets (with 79 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mark Waugh
- Captains
- Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Debuts
- Upul Chandana (Sri Lanka), Manjula Munasinghe (Sri Lanka), Michael Bevan (Australia), Justin Langer (Australia)
- Umpires
- K Kanjee and KE Liebenberg
- Match referee
- AM Ebrahim
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. Upul Chandana, Manjula Munasinghe, Michael Bevan and Justin Langer played their first ODIs.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 154 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 64 off 97 balls. Shane Warne took 3 for 29 for Australia. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 227 across 108 ODIs.
Chasing 155, Australia made 158 for 1. Mark Taylor top-scored with 68 not out off 106 balls, and Mark Waugh made 64. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 84% of the total.
Australia won by 9 wickets (with 79 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 154 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 10 | 19 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Justin Langer | 24 | 40 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 1 | 16 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | run out | 8 | 30 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Taylor | 64 | 97 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Michael Bevan | 4 | 28 |
| Upul Chandana | c Michael Bevan | 18 | 37 |
| Pubudu Dassanayake | lbw | 7 | 7 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | lbw | 2 | 7 |
| Manjula Munasinghe | bowled | 2 | 19 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 14 · Total 154 all out
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | 9.3 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Tim May | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-38 (Athula Samarasekera), 3-40 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-61 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 5-91 (Ruwan Kalpage), 6-124 (Upul Chandana), 7-136 (Pubudu Dassanayake), 8-142 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-153 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 10-154 (Manjula Munasinghe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera | 30 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Athula Samarasekera | 8 |
| third | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 |
| fourth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Sanath Jayasuriya | 21 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Ruwan Kalpage | 30 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Upul Chandana | 33 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Pubudu Dassanayake | 12 |
| eighth | Champaka Ramanayake and Hashan Tillakaratne | 6 |
| ninth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Manjula Munasinghe | 11 |
| tenth | Manjula Munasinghe and Chaminda Vaas | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 158 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | not out | 68 | 106 |
| Michael Slater | bowled | 15 | 33 |
| Mark Waugh | not out | 64 | 83 |
Did not bat: Matthew Hayden, Michael Bevan, Steve Waugh, Justin Langer, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Tim May, Damien Fleming
Extras 11 · Total 158 for 1
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champaka Ramanayake | 8 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Manjula Munasinghe | 6.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-25 (Michael Slater)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 25 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 133 |
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