RESULT
Australia vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 16 January, 1996, Melbourne Cricket Ground & Match Stats
SL
246/7 (49.4 ov)
AUS
242/4 (50.0 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Australia Inning
242/4 (50.0 ov)
RR 4.84
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Waugh
c Mahanama b Vaas
|
6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
|
Mark Taylor
c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
|
32 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 58.18 |
|
Ricky Ponting
c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
|
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Steve Waugh
not out
|
102 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 88.70 |
|
Stuart Law
c Ranatunga b Pushpakumara
|
47 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 68.12 |
|
Michael Bevan
not out
|
43 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 116.22 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 2, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.84 RUNS PER OVER) | 242/4 (50.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
12-1 (Mark Waugh, 0 ov),
54-3 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov),
28-2 (Ricky Ponting, 0 ov),
156-4 (Stuart Law, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Ian Healy,
Paul Reiffel,
Shane Warne,
Craig McDermott,
Glenn McGrath
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
Sri Lanka (target 243 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning
246/7 (49.4 ov)
RR 4.98
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sanath Jayasuriya
c †Healy b McGrath
|
3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
|
Romesh Kaluwitharana
c Waugh b Warne
|
74 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 108.82 |
|
Asanka Gurusinha
c †Healy b Reiffel
|
17 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 34.00 |
|
Hashan Tillakaratne
c †Healy b Warne
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Aravinda de Silva
lbw b Bevan
|
45 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 73.77 |
|
Roshan Mahanama
b Warne
|
31 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 75.61 |
|
Arjuna Ranatunga
run out
|
18 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
|
Kumar Dharmasena
not out
|
24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Chaminda Vaas
not out
|
13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.50 |
| EXTRAS (b 1, lb 18, w 2, nb 0, p 0) | 21 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.98 RUNS PER OVER) | 246/7 (49.4 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
35-1 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0 ov),
108-4 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 0 ov),
96-2 (Asanka Gurusinha, 0 ov),
107-3 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 0 ov),
196-6 (Aravinda de Silva, 0 ov),
180-5 (Roshan Mahanama, 0 ov),
222-7 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Pramodya Wickramasinghe,
Ravindra Pushpakumara
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Glenn McGrath | 9.4 | 0 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.86 |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Stuart Law | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Mark Waugh | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Michael Bevan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- Commonwealth Bank Series
- DATE & TIME
- Tuesday, January 16, 1996 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
- VENUE
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne