Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test 1995/96 - Score Report

result

2nd Test, Melbourne, Dec 26 - 30 1995, Sri Lanka tour of Australia

Australia

(7.4 ov, target 41)500/6d & 41/0

Sri Lanka

(f/o) 233 & 307

Australia won by 10 wickets

player of the match

Glenn McGrath

Australia

Australia 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Slater	c Wickramasinghe b Vaas	62	132	196	8	0	46.96

Mark Taylor (c)	b Wickramasinghe	7	28	30	1	0	25.00

David Boon	c Muralitharan b Wickramasinghe	110	312	408	11	0	35.25

Mark Waugh	b Muralitharan	61	100	139	6	0	61.00

Steve Waugh	not out	131	252	329	11	0	51.98

Ricky Ponting	c Gurusinha b Silva	71	94	125	9	1	75.53

Ian Healy †	c Muralitharan b de Silva	41	70	86	3	0	58.57

Paul Reiffel	not out	4	13	13	0	0	30.76

Extras	(lb 8, nb 3, w 2)	13
TOTAL	(165 Ov, RR: 3.03, 666 Mts)	500/6d
Did not bat: Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Mark Taylor), 2-116 (Michael Slater), 3-219 (Mark Waugh), 4-280 (David Boon), 5-395 (Ricky Ponting), 6-488 (Ian Healy)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	30.2	9	77	2	2.53	-	-	-	2	1
Chaminda Vaas	40.4	11	93	1	2.28	-	-	-	0	1
Chandika Hathurusingha	9	0	23	0	2.55	-	-	-	0	0
Asanka Gurusinha	2	0	8	0	4.00	-	-	-	0	0
Muttiah Muralitharan	38	7	124	1	3.26	-	-	-	0	1
Jayantha Silva	35	5	120	1	3.42	-	-	-	0	0
Aravinda de Silva	10	0	47	1	4.70	-	-	-	0	0

Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Roshan Mahanama	c Taylor b McGrath	3	15	14	0	0	20.00

Chandika Hathurusingha	lbw b McGrath	23	79	133	1	0	29.11

Asanka Gurusinha	c †Healy b Ponting	27	85	109	1	0	31.76

Aravinda de Silva	c Reiffel b McGrath	18	84	113	2	0	21.42

Arjuna Ranatunga (c)	c Warne b McDermott	51	105	141	9	0	48.57

Hashan Tillakaratne	c Taylor b Warne	14	58	74	0	0	24.13

Romesh Kaluwitharana †	c Boon b McDermott	50	59	95	7	0	84.74

Chaminda Vaas	c †Healy b Reiffel	0	8	7	0	0	0.00

Pramodya Wickramasinghe	c †Healy b McGrath	10	23	41	2	0	43.47

Muttiah Muralitharan	c Slater b McGrath	11	11	21	1	0	100.00

Jayantha Silva	not out	6	12	13	1	0	50.00

Extras	(b 6, lb 7, nb 7)	20
TOTAL	(88.4 Ov, RR: 2.62, 385 Mts)	233
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-64 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-68 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 4-128 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-140 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-182 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-183 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-213 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-221 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 10-233 (Muttiah Muralitharan)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Craig McDermott	23	8	63	2	2.73	-	-	-	5
Glenn McGrath	23.4	9	40	5	1.69	-	-	-	0
Paul Reiffel	20	5	60	1	3.00	-	-	-	3
Ricky Ponting	4	2	8	1	2.00	-	-	-	0
Shane Warne	18	5	49	1	2.72	-	-	-	0

Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Roshan Mahanama	c Warne b Reiffel	3	13	20	0	0	23.07

Chandika Hathurusingha	lbw b Warne	39	95	131	4	0	41.05

Asanka Gurusinha	lbw b Reiffel	143	274	353	15	1	52.18

Aravinda de Silva	c †Healy b McDermott	28	75	101	2	0	37.33

Romesh Kaluwitharana †	st †Healy b Warne	2	7	15	0	0	28.57

Hashan Tillakaratne	c Ponting b ME Waugh	38	106	153	2	0	35.84

Arjuna Ranatunga (c)	not out	11	68	113	0	0	16.17

Chaminda Vaas	c Boon b McGrath	6	28	27	1	0	21.42

Pramodya Wickramasinghe	st †Healy b Warne	17	37	46	2	0	45.94

Muttiah Muralitharan	c Taylor b Warne	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Jayantha Silva	b McGrath	0	6	7	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 7, lb 5, nb 8)	20
TOTAL	(116.5 Ov, RR: 2.62, 488 Mts)	307
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-97 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-168 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-172 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 5-255 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-273 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-285 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-306 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-306 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 10-307 (Jayantha Silva)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Glenn McGrath	33.5	6	92	2	2.71	-	-	-	0
Craig McDermott	17	1	54	1	3.17	-	-	-	4
Paul Reiffel	20	7	59	2	2.95	-	-	-	4
Shane Warne	37	10	71	4	1.91	-	-	-	0
Mark Waugh	9	1	19	1	2.11	-	-	-	0

Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 41 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mark Taylor (c)	not out	25	23	31	2	0	108.69

Michael Slater	not out	13	26	31	2	0	50.00

Extras	(lb 1, nb 2)	3
TOTAL	(7.4 Ov, RR: 5.34, 31 Mts)	41
Did not bat: David Boon, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy †, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath

BOWLING	O	M	R	ECON	0s	4s	6s	NB
Chaminda Vaas	3	0	25	8.33	-	-	-	2
Asanka Gurusinha	3	1	6	2.00	-	-	-	0
Aravinda de Silva	1	0	4	4.00	-	-	-	0
Hashan Tillakaratne	0.4	0	5	7.50	-	-	-	0

MATCH DETAILS

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	Sri Lanka tour of Australia
Season	1995/96
Player Of The Match	Glenn McGrath
Series result	Australia led the 3-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 1319
Match days	day(5-day match)
Test debut	Jayantha Silva
Umpires	Darrell Hair Steve Dunne
TV Umpire	Bill Sheahan
Match Referee	Graham Dowling

CLOSE OF PLAY

Tue, 26 Dec - day 1 -Australia 1st innings 234/3 (David Boon 93*, Steve Waugh 2*, 90 ov)

Wed, 27 Dec - day 2 -Sri Lanka 1st innings 25/1 (Chandika Hathurusingha 16*, Asanka Gurusinha 10*, 13 ov)

Thu, 28 Dec - day 3 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 33/1 (Chandika Hathurusingha 17*, Asanka Gurusinha 10*, 13 ov)

Fri, 29 Dec - day 4 -Sri Lanka 2nd innings 284/6 (Arjuna Ranatunga 6*, Chaminda Vaas 5*, 103 ov)

Sat, 30 Dec - day 5 -Australia 2nd innings 41/0 (7.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH NOTES

General

Day 1: Crowd: 55239
Muralitharan called for throwing by D Hair, 7 times.
Day 2: Crowd: 18292
Mark Taylor completes 100 test catches
Vaas completed an over after Wickremasinghe left the field injured.
Day 3: Crowd: 20847
Sri Lanka 200 off 80 overs
Kasprowicz fielding for SR Waugh (injured back)
Day 4: Crowd: 11010
Gurusinha 50 off 86 balls, 5x4
Gurusinha 100 off 207 balls in 271 mins, 10x4, 1x6
Day 5: Crowd: ~15000 (admitted free of charge) Ric Finlay, Travis.

Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
MA Taylor	not out	25	23
MJ Slater	not out	13	26
Extras	(lb 1, nb 2)
Total	41(0 wkts; 7.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	3	0	25	0	8.33 (2 nb)
AP Gurusinha	3	1	6	0	2
PA de Silva	1	0	4	0	4
HP Tillakaratne	0.4	0	5	0	7.5

Australia 1st INNINGS

Sri Lanka 1st INNINGS

Sri Lanka 2nd INNINGS (FOLLOWING ON)

Australia 2nd INNINGS (target: 41 runs)

MATCH DETAILS

Glenn McGrath

Jayantha Silva

Darrell Hair

Steve Dunne

Bill Sheahan

Graham Dowling

CLOSE OF PLAY

MATCH NOTES

General

Australia Innings