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Australia v Sri Lanka
Benson and Hedges World Series Cup 1995/96 (2nd Final)
VenueSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney on 20th January 1996 (50-over match) (day/night)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultAustralia won by 8 runs (Adjusted highest scoring overs)
UmpiresPD Parker, SG Randell
TV umpireDB Hair
RefereeGT Dowling

Australia inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
ME Waughc and b Kalpage73821088-89.02
*MA Taylorc Kaluwitharana b Kalpage82951556-86.32
RT Pontingc Vaas b Dharmasena1726261-65.38
SR Waughc Kalpage b Dharmasena275--28.57
SG Lawb Vaas2129321-72.41
MG Bevannot out3234561-94.12
+IA Healynot out4028321-142.86
PR Reiffeldid not bat      
SK Warnedid not bat      
CJ McDermottdid not bat      
GD McGrathdid not bat      
Extras(5 lb, 1 w)6
Total(5 wickets, innings closed, 212 minutes, 50 overs)273
Fall of wickets:
1-135 (ME Waugh, 24.5 ov), 2-170 (Ponting, 31.5 ov), 3-176 (SR Waugh, 33.3 ov), 4-184 (Taylor, 36.2 ov), 5-210 (Law, 42.1 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
Vaas10   1471--60.004.70
Pushpakumara8   139011-4.88
Munasinghe4   0330---8.25
Dharmasena10   0452--30.004.50
Kalpage10   0472--30.004.70
Jayasuriya8   0570---7.12

Sri Lanka inningsRunsBallsMins4s6sS-Rate
ST Jayasuriyac McGrath b Warne3025305-120.00
+RS Kaluwitharanalbw b McGrath012--0.00
PA de Silvac Reiffel b ME Waugh6713--85.71
AP Gurusinhac Warne b Reiffel2415262-160.00
*A Ranatungac Law b Warne4143702-95.35
RS Kalpagec Taylor b McDermott910161-90.00
HP Tillakaratnerun out (ME Waugh)2526541-96.15
HDPK Dharmasenac SR Waugh b Warne71111--63.64
AMN Munasinghenot out3512--60.00
WPUJC Vaasnot out889--100.00
KR Pushpakumaradid not bat      
Extras(3 lb, 3 w)6
Total(8 wickets, innings closed, 128 minutes, 25 overs)159
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Kaluwitharana, 0.2 ov), 2-22 (de Silva, 3.4 ov), 3-49 (Jayasuriya, 6.3 ov), 4-66 (Gurusinha, 9.1 ov), 5-87 (Kalpage, 12.4 ov), 6-135 (Ranatunga, 20.1 ov), 7-146 (Dharmasena, 22.5 ov), 8-146 (Tillakaratne, 23.1 ov)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-BallsS-RateEcon
McGrath5   0361-130.007.20
ME Waugh5   03111-30.006.20
Warne5   02031-10.004.00
SR Waugh1   0140---14.00
Reiffel4   02211-24.005.50
McDermott5   0331--30.006.60

Notes
--> Sri Lanka target was 168 runs in 25 overs
--> Australia innings: 50 in 11.3 overs
--> Australia innings: 100 in 19.1 overs
--> Australia innings: 150 in 27.4 overs
--> Australia innings: 200 in 40.4 overs
--> Australia innings: 250 in 47.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 6.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 14.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 150 in 23.5 overs
--> AMN Munasinghe made his last appearance in List A matches
--> AMN Munasinghe made his last appearance in ODI matches
--> ME Waugh 50 in 55 balls, 79 minutes with 6 fours
--> MA Taylor 50 in 64 balls, 101 minutes with 5 fours
--> WPUJC Vaas reached 50 wickets in ODI matches when he dismissed SG Law, his 1st wicket in the Australia innings
--> SK Warne reached 100 wickets in List A matches when he dismissed HDPK Dharmasena, his 3rd wicket in the Sri Lanka innings

RS Kaluwitharana was named the Player of the Preliminary Series prior to the start of the match.
de Silva was injured with a bleeding hand when he dropped Healy (11) in the 46th over, off the bowling of Jayasuriya. M Muralitharan substituted for the remainder of the innings.
Ranatunga dropped Healy (13) in the first ball of the 47th over bowled by Vaas.
Vaas dropped Healy (30) off his own bowling in the 49th over
Heavy rain during the tea break delayed the start of Sri Lanka's innings. Target was readjusted to 168 in 25 overs (167 would be an Australian win).
Jayasuriya (12) was dropped by Reiffel in the 3rd over off McGrath's bowling.
Ranatunga (20) survived a caught and bowled chance in the 16th over by Reiffel.
Jayasuriya was a runner for Ranatunga from the 18th over, having been denied to do so by umpire Randell in the previous over.
Match finished at 10:58pm (scheduled finishing time was 10:30pm)
12th men: S Lee (Aus), M Muralitharan (SL)
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