Australia vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test at Melbourne, Dec 26 1995 - Match Result

RESULT

2nd Test, Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1995, Sri Lanka tour of Australia

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Australia

(T:41) 500/6d & 41/0

Sri Lanka

(fo) 233 & 307

Australia won by 10 wickets

Player Of The Match

Glenn McGrath

, AUS

5/40 & 2/92

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Australia1st Inn

500/6(165 overs)

Steve Waugh

*131 (252)

Pramodya Wickramasinghe

2/77 (30.2)

David Boon

110 (312)

Chaminda Vaas

1/93 (40.4)

Sri Lanka1st Inn

233/10(88.4 overs)

Arjuna Ranatunga

51 (105)

Glenn McGrath

5/40 (23.4)

Romesh Kaluwitharana

50 (59)

Craig McDermott

2/63 (23)

Sri Lanka2nd Inn

307/10(116.5 overs)

Asanka Gurusinha

143 (274)

Shane Warne

4/71 (37)

Chandika Hathurusinghe

39 (95)

Glenn McGrath

2/92 (33.5)

Australia2nd Inn

41/0(7.4 overs)

Mark Taylor

*25 (23)

Asanka Gurusinha

0/6 (3)

Michael Slater

*13 (26)

Aravinda de Silva

0/4 (1)

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Match details

GroundMelbourne Cricket Ground

TossSri Lanka, elected to field first

Series

Sri Lanka tour of Australia

Season1995/96

Player Of The Match

Glenn McGrath

Series resultAustralia led the 3-match series 2-0

Match numberTest no. 1319

Match daysday (5-day match)

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Umpires

Darrell Hair

Steve Dunne

TV Umpire

Bill Sheahan

Match Referee

Graham Dowling

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