- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (lb 2, nb 5, w 18)TOTAL102 all out (45.2 Overs, RR: 2.25)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (UC Hathurusingha, 0.6 ov), 2-12 (AP Gurusinha, 6.2 ov), 3-17 (ST Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 4-19 (RS Mahanama, 8.4 ov), 5-33 (PA de Silva, 14.3 ov), 6-34 (RS Kaluwitharana, 15.6 ov), 7-77 (WPUJC Vaas, 37.4 ov), 8-95 (AMN Munasinghe, 43.2 ov), 9-98 (GP Wickramasinghe, 44.3 ov), 10-102 (M Muralitharan, 45.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CEL Ambrose 10 3 20 3 2.00 7 2 CA Walsh 9 2 19 2 2.11 2 1 OD Gibson 8.2 2 15 2 1.80 2 2 IR Bishop 7 1 18 1 2.57 6 0 PV Simmons 9 2 19 1 2.11 1 0 RA Harper 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
04/01Result
7th Match (D/N), Benson & Hedges World Series at Brisbane, Jan 5 1996
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104/3 (26.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
04/01Result
7th Match (D/N), Benson & Hedges World Series at Brisbane, Jan 5 1996
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104/3 (26.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (lb 2, nb 7, w 8)TOTAL104/3 (26.1 Overs, RR: 3.97)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (PV Simmons), 2-46 (S Chanderpaul), 3-68 (SL Campbell)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB WPUJC Vaas 10 2 24 2 2.40 1 4 AMN Munasinghe 7 1 34 0 4.85 5 0 GP Wickramasinghe 6 0 24 0 4.00 2 0 M Muralitharan 3 0 16 0 5.33 0 4 HP Tillakaratne 0.1 0 4 0 24.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
5 January 1996 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
West Indies 2, Sri Lanka 0
Match Notes
- Umpire RA Emerson makes his debut in an international match.
- 1st ever floodlit ODI in Brisbane.
- 25th anniversary of One-day Internationals (first one held on the 5th of January 1971, Australia defeating England at the MCG).
- Play started 35 minutes after the scheduled starting time of 1:30pm. Tea interval reduced to 30 minutes, and play extended beyond it's normal finishing time. Match remains at 50 overs per side.
- Ambrose's 3rd over had 4 wides.
- Walsh (apparent thigh strain) substituted from the 11th over to the 17th over.
- Bishop's 4th over had 4 wides.
- Sri Lanka 100 off 44.4 overs.
- Browne takes 5 catches and equals the world record for most dismissals by a wicket keeper.
- Murali's second over had 2 no-balls for throwing.
- WI 100 coming in the 26th over.
Aus Tri Series (CB) News
Sri Lankans represent a different challenge for Australia
In a summer which has proven to be pretty uneventful and one-sided, thearrival of Sri Lanka to the fray is much anticipated.