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

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5th Match, Colombo (RPS), February 17, 1996, Wills World Cup
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Sri Lanka won (walkover without a ball bowled)

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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
Tossno toss
Series
Season1995/96
Match numberODI no. 001051a
Match daysday (50-over match)
Umpires
South Africa
Cyril Mitchley
Pakistan
Mahboob Shah
TV Umpire
U.A.E.
Farid Malik
Match Referee
Pakistan
Nasim-ul-Ghani
PointsSri Lanka 2, Australia 0
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Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL550101.607
AUS53260.903
IND53260.452
WI5234-0.134
ZIM5142-0.939
KENYA5142-1.007
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA550102.043
PAK54180.961
NZ53260.552
ENG52340.079
UAE5142-1.830
NED5050-1.923
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