Australia vs Sri Lanka, 12th Match at Melbourne, Jan 16 1996 - Match Result

RESULT

12th Match (D/N), Melbourne, January 16, 1996, Benson & Hedges World Series

242/4

(49.4/50 ov, T:243) 246/7

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Romesh Kaluwitharana

, SL

74 (68) & 2 catches

Glenn McGrath has conceded the most runs in an innings (76) in ODIs for AUS, going past McDermott's record of 75

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 242/4(50 overs)

102* (115)

Pramodya Wickramasinghe

2/33 (8)

47 (69)

1/43 (10)

Sri Lanka • 246/7(49.4 overs)

Romesh Kaluwitharana

74 (68)

3/40 (10)

Aravinda de Silva

45 (61)

1/36 (10)

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Match details

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Australia, elected to bat first
Series	Benson & Hedges World Series Sri Lanka tour of Australia
Season	1995/96
Player Of The Match	Romesh Kaluwitharana
Match number	ODI no. 1039
Match days	daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Darrell Hair Steve Randell
TV Umpire	Bill Sheahan
Match Referee	Graham Dowling
Points	Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0

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AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA

Toss: Australia

AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	caught	3	18
RS Kaluwitharana	caught	74	68
AP Gurusinha	caught	17	50
HP Tillakaratne	caught	0	5
PA de Silva	lbw	45	61
RS Mahanama	bowled	31	41
A Ranatunga	run out	18	24
HDPK Dharmasena	not out	24	24
WPUJC Vaas	not out	13	8
Extras	(b 1, lb 18, w 2)
Total	246(7 wkts; 49.4 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	35	Sanath Jayasuriya	Romesh Kaluwitharana
2nd	61	Asanka Gurusinha	Romesh Kaluwitharana
3rd	11	Hashan Tillakaratne	Romesh Kaluwitharana
4th	1	Aravinda de Silva	Romesh Kaluwitharana
5th	72	Aravinda de Silva	Roshan Mahanama
6th	16	Arjuna Ranatunga	Aravinda de Silva
7th	26	Arjuna Ranatunga	Kumar Dharmasena
8th	24	Kumar Dharmasena	Chaminda Vaas

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Benson & Hedges World Series

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	8	5	3	10	0.517
SL	8	4	4	8	-0.524
WI	8	3	5	6	-0.014