Sri Lanka Vs Australia Final
Singer World Series Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka - 1996 (1996) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 7 September 1996
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 75* for Sri Lanka. Upul Chandana took 4/35.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 7 September 1996
- Toss
- Australia, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Ian Healy (Australia)
- Umpires
- CJ Mitchley and SA Bucknor
- Match referee
- JR Reid
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Australia won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 234 for 3. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 75 not out off 64 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 58. The innings was built on a 103-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva, 44% of the total.
Chasing 235, Australia made 184 all out. Steve Waugh top-scored with 55 off 53 balls, and Stuart Law made 31. Upul Chandana took 4 for 35 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs.
SRI LANKA: 234 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Stuart Law | 27 | 20 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Darren Lehmann | 58 | 45 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Michael Bevan | 29 | 46 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 75 | 64 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 39 | 40 |
Did not bat: Hashan Tillakaratne, Roshan Mahanama, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 6 · Total 234 for 3
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Damien Fleming | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| Paul Reiffel | 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Darren Lehmann | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Mark Waugh | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-104 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-131 (Asanka Gurusinha)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 42 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 62 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha | 27 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 103 |
AUSTRALIA: 184 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 9 | 12 |
| Michael Slater | c Upul Chandana | 8 | 6 |
| Ricky Ponting | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 | 26 |
| Steve Waugh | c Upul Chandana | 55 | 53 |
| Stuart Law | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 31 | 37 |
| Michael Bevan | bowled | 7 | 11 |
| Darren Lehmann | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 15 | 12 |
| Ian Healy | c Muthiah Muralidaran | 20 | 19 |
| Paul Reiffel | c Roshan Mahanama | 12 | 20 |
| Damien Fleming | not out | 1 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrath | c Roshan Mahanama | 0 | 3 |
Extras 9 · Total 184 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Upul Chandana | 6 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-17 (Michael Slater), 2-26 (Mark Waugh), 3-48 (Ricky Ponting), 4-104 (Stuart Law), 5-129 (Steve Waugh), 6-145 (Michael Bevan), 7-151 (Darren Lehmann), 8-183 (Paul Reiffel), 9-183 (Ian Healy), 10-184 (Glenn McGrath)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Michael Slater | 17 |
| second | Mark Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 9 |
| third | Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting | 22 |
| fourth | Steve Waugh and Stuart Law | 56 |
| fifth | Steve Waugh and Michael Bevan | 25 |
| sixth | Michael Bevan and Darren Lehmann | 16 |
| seventh | Ian Healy and Darren Lehmann | 6 |
| eighth | Ian Healy and Paul Reiffel | 32 |
| ninth | Ian Healy and Damien Fleming | 0 |
| tenth | Glenn McGrath and Damien Fleming | 1 |
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