Australia vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 12th Match, 16 January, 1996, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Benson Hedges World Series | January 16, 1996, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*246/7 (49.4 ov)
*242/4 (50.0 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
Australia Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Waugh
c Mahanama b Vaas
|
6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
|
Mark Taylor
c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
|
32 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 58.18 |
|
Ricky Ponting
c †Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe
|
5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
Steve Waugh
not out
|
102 | 115 | 6 | 1 | 88.70 |
|
Stuart Law
c Ranatunga b Pushpakumara
|
47 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 68.12 |
|
Michael Bevan
not out
|
43 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 116.22 |
| EXTRAS ( b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 2, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.84 RUNS PER OVER) | 242/4 (50.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
12-1 (Mark Waugh, 0 ov), 54-3 (Mark Taylor, 0 ov), 28-2 (Ricky Ponting, 0 ov), 156-4 (Stuart Law, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT
Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.30 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.50 |
Sri Lanka (target 243 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Tuesday, January 16, 1996 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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