Sri Lanka in Australia, 1998/99
Australia 'A' v Sri Lanka
W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
3 January 1999 (50-over match)

Result: Australia 'A' won by 8 wickets

Toss: Australia 'A'
Umpires: SJ Davis and TA Prue
TV Umpire: RA Emerson
Match Referee: RJ Evans
List A Debut: MJ Nicholson (Australia 'A').
Man of the Match: S Lee

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   M   B  4 6
ST Jayasuriya         c Campbell         b Nicholson            5  14  14  1 0
+RS Kaluwitharana     c Blewett          b Nicholson           21  55  22  3 0
DA Gunawardene                           b Dale                 2  15  11  0 0
MS Atapattu           run out (Blewett/Nicholson)              12  18  17  1 0
*A Ranatunga          not out                                  21  78  43  2 0
RS Mahanama           lbw                b Lee                  2   5   5  0 0
HP Tillakaratne       c Campbell         b Lee                  1  29  17  0 0
UDU Chandana          c Dale             b Lee                 10  14  14  2 0
GP Wickramasinghe                        b Lee                  0   1   3  0 0
DNT Zoysa                                b Denton               0   5   2  0 0
PDRL Perera                              b Harvey               0  11   3  0 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 14)                             15
Total                 (all out, 25.1 overs, 132 mins)          89

FoW: 1-8 (Jayasuriya, 2.5 ov), 2-27 (Gunawardene, 5.5 ov),
     3-46 (Atapattu, 10.1 ov), 4-46 (Kaluwitharana, 10.4 ov),
     5-50 (Mahanama, 11.6 ov), 6-64 (Tillakaratne, 17.4 ov),
     7-76 (Chandana, 21.3 ov), 8-76 (Wickramasinghe, 21.6 ov),
     9-79 (Zoysa, 22.4 ov), 10-89 (Perera, 25.1 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nicholson                    7      0     22      2 (6w)
Dale                         5      0     28      1 (2w)
Lee                          7      1     11      4 (4w)
Denton                       6      0     27      1 (2w)
Harvey                       0.1    0      0      1

Australia 'A' innings (target: 90 runs from 50 overs)           R   M   B  4 6
*GS Blewett           not out                                  34  79  51  3 0
+RJ Campbell          c Jayasuriya       b Zoysa               14  19  10  3 0
MJ Di Venuto          c Tillakaratne     b Perera              17  14  15  3 0
DR Martyn             not out                                  24  42  30  2 0
Extras                (lb 1, w 2)                               3
Total                 (2 wickets, 18 overs, 79 mins)           92

DNB: A Symonds, S Lee, IJ Harvey, BE Young,
     MJ Nicholson, AC Dale, GJ Denton.

FoW: 1-19 (Campbell, 4.4 ov), 2-38 (Di Venuto, 7.5 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Zoysa                        7      1     18      1 (2w)
Wickramasinghe               5      0     36      0
Perera                       4      0     25      1
Chandana                     2      0     12      0

• Because of the early finish a 25-over-a-side exhibition game was played after the conclusion of this match.
• Attendance 11,979

Tour Index

Team Pages: Australia 'A', Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth

Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, RS Kaluwitharana, DA Gunawardene, MS Atapattu, A Ranatunga, RS Mahanama, HP Tillakaratne, UDU Chandana, GP Wickramasinghe, DNT Zoysa, PDRL Perera.

Australia 'A' Player Pages: GS Blewett, RJ Campbell, MJ Di Venuto, DR Martyn, A Symonds, S Lee, IJ Harvey, BE Young, MJ Nicholson, AC Dale, GJ Denton.

Match Officials' Pages: SJ Davis, TA Prue, RA Emerson, RJ Evans.