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Sri Lanka vs Australia, 5th Match at Colombo, Feb 17 1996 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

5th Match, Colombo (RPS), February 17, 1996, Wills World Cup

Sri Lanka won (walkover without a ball bowled)

Sri Lanka Team

Arjuna Ranatunga	Batter
Aravinda de Silva	Batting Allrounder
Asanka Gurusinha	Opening Batter
Roshan Mahanama	Batter
Hashan Tillakaratne	Batter
Marvan Atapattu	Batter
Sanath Jayasuriya	Allrounder
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Bowler
Romesh Kaluwitharana	Wicketkeeper Batter
Muthiah Muralidaran	Bowler
Kumar Dharmasena	Allrounder
Upul Chandana	Bowler
Ravindra Pushpakumara	Bowler
Chaminda Vaas	Bowler

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Australia were not in attendance

Australia forfeited the match due to safety concerns, and were in Bombay at the time of the match.

Match Details

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss	no toss
Series	Wills World Cup
Season	1995/96
Match number	ODI no. 001051a
Match days	day (50-over match)
Umpires	Cyril Mitchley Mahboob Shah
TV Umpire	Farid Malik
Match Referee	Nasim-ul-Ghani
Points	Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0

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Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	5	5	0	10	1.607
AUS	5	3	2	6	0.903
IND	5	3	2	6	0.452
WI	5	2	3	4	-0.134
ZIM	5	1	4	2	-0.939
KENYA	5	1	4	2	-1.007

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	5	5	0	10	2.043
PAK	5	4	1	8	0.961
NZ	5	3	2	6	0.552
ENG	5	2	3	4	0.079
UAE	5	1	4	2	-1.830
NED	5	0	5	0	-1.923