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RESULT • 52nd Match • IPL • T20 • Bengaluru

RCB

213/5

CSK

(20 ov, T:214) 211/5

RCB won by 2 runs

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157/9

(19.5/20 ov, T:158) 159/8

Gladiators won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

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Australia vs Sri Lanka, 9th Match at Melbourne, Jan 09 1996 - Match Result

RESULT

9th Match (D/N), Melbourne, January 09, 1996, Benson & Hedges World Series

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Australia

213/5

Sri Lanka

(47.3/50 ov, T:214) 214/7

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Romesh Kaluwitharana

, SL

77 (75) & 2 catches

159

Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting's 159-run partnership is AUS's highest for the 5th wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 115 between Allan Border and Bruce Laird

159

Michael Bevan and Ricky Ponting's 159-run partnership is the highest for the 5th wicket in ODIs, breaking the record of 152 between Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 213/5(50 overs)

Ricky Ponting

123 (138)

Manjula Munasinghe

3/30 (10)

Michael Bevan

65* (87)

Pramodya Wickramasinghe

1/29 (6)

Sri Lanka • 214/7(47.3 overs)

77 (75)

2/42 (10)

51 (71)

1/37 (10)

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. 1032
Match days	daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	Daryl Harper Tony McQuillan
TV Umpire	Bill Sheahan
Match Referee	Graham Dowling
Points	Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0

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AUSTRALIA v SRI LANKA

At Melbourne, January 9 (day/night)

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	caught	8	14
RS Kaluwitharana	run out	77	75
AP Gurusinha	run out	0	1
PA de Silva	lbw	35	53
RS Mahanama	lbw	51	71
HP Tillakaratne	lbw	0	1
RS Kalpage	bowled	1	6
HDPK Dharmasena	not out	28	57
WPUJC Vaas	not out	0	5
Extras	(lb 7, nb 2, w 5)
Total	214(7 wkts; 47.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
CJ McDermott	10	0	42	2	4.2 (2 nb)
PR Reiffel	10	0	47	1	4.7
S Lee	6	2	26	0	4.33
SK Warne	10	1	37	1	3.7
ME Waugh	6	0	31	0	5.16
MG Bevan	5.3	0	24	1	4.36

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	17	Sanath Jayasuriya	Romesh Kaluwitharana
2nd	22	Asanka Gurusinha	Romesh Kaluwitharana
3rd	88	Aravinda de Silva	Romesh Kaluwitharana
4th	17	Aravinda de Silva	Roshan Mahanama
5th	0	Roshan Mahanama	Hashan Tillakaratne
6th	3	Roshan Mahanama	Ruwan Kalpage
7th	62	Roshan Mahanama	Kumar Dharmasena
8th	5	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

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