Australia Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 21 December 1995
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining). Mark Taylor top-scored with 90 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 21 December 1995
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Mark Taylor
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Umpires
- DB Hair and DJ Harper
- Match referee
- GT Dowling
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 255 for 9. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 75 off 94 balls, and Hashan Tillakaratne made 62. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the third wicket between Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha.
Chasing 256, Australia made 257 for 5. Mark Taylor top-scored with 90 off 115 balls, and Ricky Ponting made 56. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the second wicket between Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh, 42% of the total.
Australia won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 255 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 5 | 11 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ian Healy | 24 | 26 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Mark Waugh | 38 | 58 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Shane Lee | 75 | 94 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Ian Healy, Mark Waugh) | 7 | 14 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Shane Lee | 62 | 67 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 0 | 4 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | run out (Mark Waugh) | 7 | 17 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 14 | 14 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 4 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | not out | 0 | – |
Extras 19 · Total 255 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Michael Kasprowicz | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Shane Lee | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 53 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Michael Bevan | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Roshan Mahanama, 2.5 ov), 2-32 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.5 ov), 3-111 (Asanka Gurusinha, 25.5 ov), 4-134 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 30.6 ov), 5-173 (Aravinda de Silva, 37.3 ov), 6-175 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 38.3 ov), 7-203 (Kumar Dharmasena, 43.2 ov), 8-239 (Chaminda Vaas, 48.1 ov), 9-253 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 17 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 25 | 24 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 79 | 114 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 23 | 31 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 39 | 39 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 2 | 6 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena | 28 | 29 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas | 36 | 29 |
| ninth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 14 | 10 |
| tenth | Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 257 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Taylor | run out (Muthiah Muralidaran) | 90 | 115 |
| Michael Slater | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 10 | 13 |
| Mark Waugh | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 55 | 70 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 56 | 71 |
| Stuart Law | run out | 7 | 10 |
| Michael Bevan | not out | 18 | 16 |
| Shane Lee | not out | 4 | 7 |
Did not bat: Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath
Extras 17 · Total 257 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8.4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Michael Slater, 3.4 ov), 2-131 (Mark Waugh, 25.6 ov), 3-192 (Mark Taylor, 40.3 ov), 4-212 (Stuart Law, 43.4 ov), 5-239 (Ricky Ponting, 47.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Taylor and Michael Slater | 23 | 22 |
| second | Mark Taylor and Mark Waugh | 108 | 134 |
| third | Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting | 61 | 87 |
| fourth | Ricky Ponting and Stuart Law | 20 | 19 |
| fifth | Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting | 27 | 24 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan and Shane Lee | 18 | 12 |
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