Sri Lanka vs Australia, Final at Colombo, Sep 07 1996 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
Final, Colombo (RPS), September 07, 1996, Singer World Series
Sri Lanka  (35 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Law b McGrath | 27 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 135.00 | |||
| c & b Lehmann | 58 | 45 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 128.88 | |||
| c Bevan b McGrath | 29 | 46 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 63.04 | |||
| not out | 75 | 64 | 76 | 2 | 3 | 117.18 | |||
| not out | 39 | 40 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 97.50 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 2) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 35 Ov (RR: 6.68) | 234/3 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-42 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-104 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-131 (Asanka Gurusinha) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 5.00 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 7.57 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 10.75 | - | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 5.80 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4.42 | - | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 8.20 | - | 0 | 0 |
Australia  (T: 235 runs from 35 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| run out (Mahanama) | 9 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |||
| c Chandana b Vaas | 8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | |||
| c Jayasuriya b Vaas | 17 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 65.38 | |||
| c & b Chandana | 55 | 53 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 103.77 | |||
| c Muralidaran b Dharmasena | 31 | 37 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 83.78 | |||
| b Dharmasena | 7 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 63.63 | |||
| st †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran | 15 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 125.00 | |||
| c Muralidaran b Chandana | 20 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 105.26 | |||
| c Mahanama b Chandana | 12 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 | |||
| not out | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| c Mahanama b Chandana | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 3, nb 2, w 4) | 9 | |||||||
| Total | 33 Ov (RR: 5.57) | 184 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-17 (Michael Slater), 2-26 (Mark Waugh), 3-48 (Ricky Ponting), 4-104 (Stuart Law), 5-129 (Steve Waugh), 6-145 (Michael Bevan), 7-151 (Darren Lehmann), 8-183 (Paul Reiffel), 9-183 (Ian Healy), 10-184 (Glenn McGrath) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 4.60 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.50 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 4.00 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 5.40 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 6.60 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 5.83 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Match Flow
Match delayed by exactly 2 hours due to a soaked ground. Reduced to a 35 over per side match, 7 overs maximum per bowler, fielding restrictions for 10 overs.
Sri Lanka 50 in 5.5 overs
RS Kaluwitharana 50 off 33 balls
Sri Lanka 100 in 12.5 overs
Sri Lanka 150 in 24.1 overs
PA de Silva 50 off 55 balls
Sri Lanka 200 in 32.1 overs
2 sixes in ME Waugh's 5th over
35th over: Reiffel to de Silva : 6 6 2 1 to Ranatunga: 2 1
Australia 50 in 8.5 overs
Australia 100 in 18.6 overs
SR Waugh 50 off 51 balls
SR Waugh hit 2 consecutive fours prior to being out
Australia 150 in 25.5 overs
UDU Chandana took the wickets of Reiffel and Healy with consecutive deliveries. Fleming successfully played the next delivery, despite 5 fielders positioned around the bat on the off-side.
Match Details
TossAustralia, elected to field first
Series
Season1996
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultSri Lanka won the 1996 Singer World Series
Match numberODI no. 1114
Match daysday (50-over match)
Umpires
Match Referee