Australia vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match at Sydney, Dec 21 1995 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
4th Match (D/N), Sydney, December 21, 1995, Benson & Hedges World Series
Sri Lanka  (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| run out (Ponting) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | |||
| c †Healy b McGrath | 24 | 26 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 92.30 | |||
| c Waugh b Bevan | 38 | 58 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 65.51 | |||
| c & b Lee | 75 | 94 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 79.78 | |||
| run out (†Healy/Waugh) | 7 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |||
| c Lee b McGrath | 62 | 67 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 92.53 | |||
| b Kasprowicz | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| run out (Waugh) | 7 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 41.17 | |||
| run out (Ponting) | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| not out | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 | |||
| not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 2, lb 11, nb 1, w 5) | 19 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 5.10, 216 Mins) | 255/9 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-7 (Roshan Mahanama, 2.5 ov), 2-32 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.5 ov), 3-111 (Asanka Gurusinha, 25.5 ov), 4-134 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 30.6 ov), 5-173 (Aravinda de Silva, 37.3 ov), 6-175 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 38.3 ov), 7-203 (Kumar Dharmasena, 43.2 ov), 8-239 (Chaminda Vaas, 48.1 ov), 9-253 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 49.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 4.70 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5.10 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 4.00 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 5.30 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5.16 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | - | 1 | 0 |
Australia  (T: 256 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| run out (Muralidaran) | 90 | 115 | 165 | 6 | 0 | 78.26 | |||
| c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas | 10 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 76.92 | |||
| run out (Mahanama) | 55 | 70 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 | |||
| c Muralidaran b Dharmasena | 56 | 71 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 78.87 | |||
| run out | 7 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 | |||
| not out | 18 | 16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 | |||
| not out | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |||
| Extras | (lb 13, w 4) | 17 | |||||||
| Total | 49.4 Ov (RR: 5.17, 212 Mins) | 257/5 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-23 (Michael Slater, 3.4 ov), 2-131 (Mark Waugh, 25.6 ov), 3-192 (Mark Taylor, 40.3 ov), 4-212 (Stuart Law, 43.4 ov), 5-239 (Ricky Ponting, 47.4 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3.42 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 5.55 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 5.20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8.4 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 4.73 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4.37 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Match Flow
Sri Lanka 50 off 11.2 overs
Sri Lanka 100 off 23.3 overs
PA de Silva 50 in 87 mins off 76 balls
Sri Lanka 150 off 33 overs
Sri Lanka 200 off 42.2 overs
HP Tillakaratne 50 off 56 balls.
WPUJC Vaas batted with a runner for one ball before being dismissed.
Sri Lanka 250 off 49.3 overs
During change of innings, the match referee announced that a 3 by de Silva should have been a 4. The innings was thus increased from 9-254 to 9-255 and de Silva's, Kasprowicz's, and the FoW figures were changed accordingly.
Australia 50 off 12.3 overs
Australia 100 off 19.3 overs
MA Taylor 50 off 66 balls
ME Waugh 50 off 58 balls
Australia 150 off 31.4 overs
MA Taylor run out by direct hit from Muralitharan at deep mid-on
MA Taylor 90: 37x1, 10x2, 3x3, 6x4.
SG Law dropped on 1 by Ranatunga
Australia 200 off 42.3 overs
RT Ponting 50 off 64 balls
Winning shot was a 4 by Bevan off the 3rd last ball of the match
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Match Details
GroundSydney Cricket Ground
TossSri Lanka, elected to bat first
Season1995/96
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 1026
Match daysdaynight (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Match Referee
PointsAustralia 2, Sri Lanka 0