Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Final at Melbourne, , Jan 18 1996 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

1st Final (D/N), Melbourne, January 18, 1996, Benson & Hedges World Series

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Australia

201/7

Sri Lanka

(48.1/50 ov, T:202) 183

Australia won by 18 runs

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Australia  (50 ovs maximum)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mark Taylor (c)	c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas	0	3	1	0	0	0.00
Mark Waugh	b Vaas	4	10	20	0	0	40.00
Ricky Ponting	run out (Mahanama)	51	74	129	4	0	68.91
Steve Waugh	c Gurusinha b Wickramasinghe	13	33	37	2	0	39.39
Stuart Law	c †Kaluwitharana b Pushpakumara	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Michael Bevan	c Mahanama b Pushpakumara	59	101	118	5	0	58.41
Ian Healy †	not out	50	55	78	0	0	90.90
Paul Reiffel	b Vaas	15	21	24	1	0	71.42
Shane Warne	not out	3	3	4	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 2)	6
TOTAL	50 Ov (RR: 4.02)	201/7
Did not bat: Craig McDermott,  Glenn McGrath
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Mark Taylor), 2-9 (Mark Waugh), 3-39 (Steve Waugh), 4-39 (Stuart Law), 5-100 (Ricky Ponting), 6-155 (Michael Bevan), 7-192 (Paul Reiffel)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Chaminda Vaas	10	1	42	3	4.20	-	-	-	0	0
Ravindra Pushpakumara	10	1	34	2	3.40	-	-	-	0	0
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	8	0	30	1	3.75	-	-	-	0	0
Kumar Dharmasena	10	1	31	0	3.10	-	-	-	0	0
Aravinda de Silva	5	0	24	0	4.80	-	-	-	2	1
Sanath Jayasuriya	7	0	37	0	5.28	-	-	-	0	0

Sri Lanka  (T: 202 runs from 50 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sanath Jayasuriya	c SR Waugh b McGrath	19	25	35	1	0	76.00
Romesh Kaluwitharana †	lbw b McGrath	13	9	11	3	0	144.44
Asanka Gurusinha	c Bevan b McDermott	47	82	121	4	0	57.31
Aravinda de Silva	c Taylor b Warne	34	47	64	3	0	72.34
Hashan Tillakaratne	c †Healy b Warne	1	4	3	0	0	25.00
Roshan Mahanama	b ME Waugh	16	34	64	1	0	47.05
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)	b McGrath	31	57	87	1	0	54.38
Kumar Dharmasena	b McDermott	4	5	6	1	0	80.00
Chaminda Vaas	c †Healy b McDermott	2	12	8	0	0	16.66
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	c Taylor b Reiffel	0	5	7	0	0	0.00
Ravindra Pushpakumara	not out	8	13	26	0	0	61.53
Extras	(lb 5, nb 1, w 2)	8
TOTAL	48.1 Ov (RR: 3.79)	183
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-46 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-107 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-110 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-120 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-124* (Roshan Mahanama, retired not out), 6-129 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-131 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-132 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-152 (Roshan Mahanama), 10-183 (Arjuna Ranatunga)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Glenn McGrath	9.1	0	28	3	3.05	-	-	-	0	0
Paul Reiffel	10	2	44	1	4.40	-	-	-	0	0
Mark Waugh	6	0	23	1	3.83	-	-	-	0	0
Craig McDermott	10	1	41	3	4.10	-	-	-	0	1
Shane Warne	10	1	29	2	2.90	-	-	-	2	0
Stuart Law	3	0	13	0	4.33	-	-	-	0	0

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MATCH FLOW

• Aus: 10 overs - 26/2, 20 - 57/4, 30 - 100/5, 40-143 50 - 18th over, 100 - 30th, 150 - 41st, 200 - 50th
• ME Waugh dropped on 0 by Jayasuriya in Pushpakumara's 2nd over
• Ball was changed after 41 overs during Australian innings
• RT Ponting - 50 in 72 balls, 124 mins, 4 fours
• MG Bevan - 50 in 94 balls, 108 mins, 4 fours
• IA Healy - 50 in 63 balls

• SL : 10 overs - 49/2, 20 - 96/2, 30 - 119/4, 40 - 141/8 50 - 11th over, 100 - 22nd, 150 - 42nd
• RS Mahanama retired hurt on 4* from 124/5 to 132/8 (pulled leg muscle)

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	Benson & Hedges World Series Sri Lanka tour of Australia
Season	1995/96
Series result	Australia led the best-of-3-finals 1-0
Match number	ODI no. 1041
Match days	daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Darrell Hair Steve Randell
TV Umpire	Bill Sheahan
Match Referee	Graham Dowling