England Vs Sri Lanka 6Th Match
Carlton & United Series Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1999 (1998/99) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 19 January 1999
England won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
England won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining). Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 76 for Sri Lanka. Darren Gough took 4/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 19 January 1999
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Darren Gough
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Alec Stewart (England)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper 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 186 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 76 off 105 balls, and Upul Chandana made 50. Darren Gough took 4 for 28 for England. The innings was built on a 92-run stand for the sixth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana, 49% of the total. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 21 for 4.
Chasing 187, England made 189 for 3. Graeme Hick top-scored with 66 not out off 101 balls, and John Crawley made 31.
England won by 7 wickets (with 28 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 186 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Nasser Hussain | 1 | 17 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | bowled | 15 | 20 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Graeme Hick | 1 | 11 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | bowled | 0 | 13 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Alec Stewart | 12 | 38 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Nasser Hussain, Darren Gough) | 76 | 105 |
| Upul Chandana | c Vince Wells | 50 | 68 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | bowled | 8 | 10 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 11 | 15 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Nasser Hussain | 1 | 3 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | run out (Mark Ealham, Alan Mullally) | 0 | – |
Extras 11 · Total 186 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 10 | 3 | 28 | 4 |
| Alan Mullally | 10 | 2 | 23 | 1 |
| Adam Hollioake | 9 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| Mark Ealham | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Robert Croft | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Vince Wells | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-10 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 4.4 ov), 2-19 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 6.4 ov), 3-20 (Marvan Atapattu, 8.3 ov), 4-21 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 10.6 ov), 5-48 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.1 ov), 6-140 (Upul Chandana, 42.1 ov), 7-158 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 45.1 ov), 8-180 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 48.2 ov), 9-184 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 49.4 ov), 10-186 (Nuwan Zoysa, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 10 | 28 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 9 | 12 |
| third | Hashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu | 1 | 11 |
| fourth | Hashan Tillakaratne and Mahela Jayawardene | 1 | 15 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene | 27 | 67 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana | 92 | 120 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 18 | 18 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Chaminda Vaas | 22 | 19 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 8 |
| tenth | Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa | 2 | 2 |
ENGLAND: 189 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Stewart | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 20 | 35 |
| Nick Knight | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 31 | 36 |
| Graeme Hick | not out | 66 | 101 |
| Nasser Hussain | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 29 | 51 |
| John Crawley | not out | 31 | 52 |
Did not bat: Adam Hollioake, Mark Ealham, Darren Gough, Alan Mullally, Robert Croft, Vince Wells
Extras 12 · Total 189 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 10 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 7.2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Nick Knight, 10.6 ov), 2-53 (Alec Stewart, 12.1 ov), 3-115 (Nasser Hussain, 28.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alec Stewart and Nick Knight | 52 | 66 |
| second | Alec Stewart and Graeme Hick | 1 | 7 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Graeme Hick | 62 | 97 |
| fourth | Graeme Hick and John Crawley | 74 | 102 |
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