Australia Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney · 13 January 1999
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining). Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 131 for Australia.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
- Date
- 13 January 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- Australia won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adam Gilchrist
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Shane Warne (Australia)
- Umpires
- SJA Taufel and TA Prue
- Match referee
- PL van der Merwe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 259 for 9. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 73 off 95 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 65. The innings was built on a 95-run stand for the first wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Sydney Cricket Ground, 213 across 40 ODIs.
Chasing 260, Australia made 260 for 2. Adam Gilchrist top-scored with 131 off 118 balls, and Mark Waugh made 63. The innings was built on a 151-run stand for the first wicket between Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist, 58% of the total.
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 259 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Gilchrist | 65 | 62 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 32 | 38 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Mark Waugh | 18 | 23 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | run out (Damien Martyn) | 73 | 95 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Ricky Ponting) | 26 | 39 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Adam Gilchrist | 11 | 21 |
| Upul Chandana | bowled | 2 | 6 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Adam Gilchrist | 5 | 7 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 13 | 14 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | run out (Adam Dale, Damien Fleming) | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Extras 14 · Total 259 for 9
| Bowler (Australia) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Damien Fleming | 10 | 0 | 61 | 1 |
| Greg Blewett | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Brendon Julian | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Michael Bevan | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Damien Martyn | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-95 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 14.6 ov), 2-106 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 17.1 ov), 3-130 (Marvan Atapattu, 23.2 ov), 4-183 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 35.3 ov), 5-214 (Mahela Jayawardene, 42.3 ov), 6-217 (Upul Chandana, 43.5 ov), 7-226 (Roshan Mahanama, 46.1 ov), 8-258 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 49.5 ov), 9-259 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 95 | 90 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 11 | 13 |
| third | Hashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu | 24 | 37 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne | 53 | 73 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Mahela Jayawardene | 31 | 42 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Upul Chandana | 3 | 8 |
| seventh | Roshan Mahanama and Hashan Tillakaratne | 9 | 14 |
| eighth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Chaminda Vaas | 32 | 22 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 1 |
AUSTRALIA: 260 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | c Suresh Perera | 63 | 76 |
| Adam Gilchrist | c Marvan Atapattu | 131 | 118 |
| Ricky Ponting | not out | 43 | 59 |
| Damien Martyn | not out | 16 | 24 |
Did not bat: Greg Blewett, Michael Bevan, Brendon Julian, Shane Warne, Damien Fleming, Brad Young, Glenn McGrath
Extras 7 · Total 260 for 2
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 9 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7.1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-151 (Mark Waugh, 25.6 ov), 2-225 (Adam Gilchrist, 39.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist | 151 | 156 |
| second | Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist | 74 | 80 |
| third | Damien Martyn and Ricky Ponting | 35 | 41 |
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