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Sri Lanka Vs West Indies 1St Match

Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 15 December 1995

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 30 balls remaining). Sherwin Campbell top-scored with 47 for West Indies.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Benson & Hedges World Series Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia - 1995 (1995/96)
Ground
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date
15 December 1995
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Arjuna Ranatunga
Captains
Richie Richardson (West Indies), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
DJ Harper and TA Prue
Match referee
GT Dowling

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

West Indies batted first and made 160 for 8. Sherwin Campbell top-scored with 47 off 102 balls. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Adelaide Oval, 207 across 21 ODIs.

Chasing 161, Sri Lanka made 161 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 46 off 60 balls. Ian Bishop took 3 for 38 for West Indies.

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 30 balls remaining).

WEST INDIES: 160 FOR 8
BatterHow outRB
Phil Simmonsc Roshan Mahanama1850
Sherwin Campbelllbw47102
Richie Richardsonc Romesh Kaluwitharana513
Shivnarine Chanderpaulrun out (Hashan Tillakaratne)19
Carl Hooperc Hashan Tillakaratne2349
Jimmy Adamsc Muthiah Muralidaran1122
Roger Harperc Sanath Jayasuriya2329
Courtney Brownerun out (Sanath Jayasuriya)612
Ian Bishopnot out816
Curtly Ambrosenot out0–

Did not bat: Courtney Walsh

Extras 18 · Total 160 for 8

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Pramodya Wickramasinghe70220
Chaminda Vaas71171
Asanka Gurusinha80250
Arjuna Ranatunga101242
Muthiah Muralidaran100352
Kumar Dharmasena80271

FALL OF WICKETS

1-40 (Phil Simmons, 14.6 ov), 2-50 (Richie Richardson, 18.5 ov), 3-56 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 21.3 ov), 4-101 (Carl Hooper, 33.6 ov), 5-122 (Sherwin Campbell, 39.6 ov), 6-122 (Jimmy Adams, 40.3 ov), 7-136 (Courtney Browne, 44.3 ov), 8-160 (Roger Harper, 49.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstPhil Simmons and Sherwin Campbell4090
secondRichie Richardson and Sherwin Campbell1023
thirdShivnarine Chanderpaul and Sherwin Campbell616
fourthCarl Hooper and Sherwin Campbell4575
fifthJimmy Adams and Sherwin Campbell2136
sixthRoger Harper and Jimmy Adams03
seventhRoger Harper and Courtney Browne1424
eighthRoger Harper and Ian Bishop2432
ninthCurtly Ambrose and Ian Bishop01
SRI LANKA: 161 FOR 6
BatterHow outRB
Roshan Mahanamac Sherwin Campbell01
Sanath Jayasuriyac Ian Bishop2858
Asanka Gurusinhabowled1530
Aravinda de Silvac Courtney Browne4660
Arjuna Ranatungac Sherwin Campbell2737
Hashan Tillakaratnenot out1762
Romesh Kaluwitharanac Courtney Browne821
Kumar Dharmasenanot out512

Did not bat: Chaminda Vaas, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 15 · Total 161 for 6

Bowler (West Indies)OMRW
Curtly Ambrose70291
Courtney Walsh105231
Ian Bishop101383
Phil Simmons30170
Roger Harper50250
Carl Hooper101231

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Roshan Mahanama, 0.1 ov), 2-24 (Asanka Gurusinha, 11.1 ov), 3-54 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 16.2 ov), 4-113 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 26.5 ov), 5-130 (Aravinda de Silva, 33.4 ov), 6-152 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 40.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstRoshan Mahanama and Sanath Jayasuriya01
secondAsanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya2466
thirdAravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya3031
fourthArjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva5963
fifthAravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne1741
sixthHashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana2243
seventhHashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena925
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