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wc158 Australia v Sri Lanka

Wills World Cup 1995/96 (Final)

Venue Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 17th March 1996 (50-over match) (day/night)

Balls per over 6

Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field

Result Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

Umpires SA Bucknor, DR Shepherd

Third umpire CJ Mitchley

Referee CH Lloyd

Man of the Match PA de Silva

Australia innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MA Taylor	c Jayasuriya b de Silva	74	83	109	8	1
ME Waugh	c Jayasuriya b Vaas	12	15	29	1	-
RT Ponting	b de Silva	45	73	90	2	-
SR Waugh	c de Silva b Dharmasena	13	25	32	-	-
SK Warne	st Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan	2	5	4	-	-
SG Law	c de Silva b Jayasuriya	22	30	43	-	1
MG Bevan	not out	36	49	58	2	-
+IA Healy	b de Silva	2	3	2	-	-
PR Reiffel	not out	13	18	21	-	-
DW Fleming	did not bat
GD McGrath	did not bat
Extras	(10 lb, 1 nb, 11 w)	22
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 50 overs)	241
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (ME Waugh), 2-137 (Taylor), 3-152 (Ponting), 4-156 (Warne), 5-170 (SR Waugh), 6-202 (Law), 7-205 (Healy)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wickramasinghe	7	0	38	0	2	-
Vaas	6	1	30	1	-	-
Muralitharan	10	0	31	1	1	-
Dharmasena	10	0	47	1	-	1
Jayasuriya	8	0	43	1	5	-
de Silva	9	0	42	3	3	-

Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
ST Jayasuriya	run out	9	7	9	1	-
+RS Kaluwitharana	c Bevan b Fleming	6	13	27	-	-
AP Gurusinha	b Reiffel	65	99	119	6	1
PA de Silva	not out	107	124	176	13	-
*A Ranatunga	not out	47	37	72	4	1
HP Tillakaratne	did not bat
RS Mahanama	did not bat
HDPK Dharmasena	did not bat
WPUJC Vaas	did not bat
GP Wickramasinghe	did not bat
M Muralitharan	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 5 w)	11
Total	(3 wickets, 46.2 overs)	245
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Jayasuriya), 2-23 (Kaluwitharana), 3-148 (Gurusinha)

Australia bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McGrath	8.2	1	28	0	-	-
Fleming	6	0	43	1	4	-
Warne	10	0	58	0	1	1
Reiffel	10	0	49	1	-	-
ME Waugh	6	0	35	0	-	-
SR Waugh	3	0	15	0	-	1
Bevan	3	0	12	0	-	-

Notes
--> MA Taylor passed 3000 runs in ODIs when he reached 47
--> MA Taylor passed 4500 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 54
--> PA de Silva passed 7000 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 24

Jayasuriya named player of the tournament after the 2nd semi final.

a9772 o1083 wc158	Australia v Sri Lanka
	Wills World Cup 1995/96 (Final)
Venue	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore on 17th March 1996 (50-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
Result	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Umpires	SA Bucknor, DR Shepherd
Third umpire	CJ Mitchley
Referee	CH Lloyd
Man of the Match	PA de Silva