Australia vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, Commonwealth Bank Series, 8th Match, 14 January, 1988, Melbourne Cricket Ground
Benson Hedges World Series Cup | January 14, 1988, 07:30 PM | Melbourne Cricket Ground
*243/8 (50.0 ov)
*205/10 (44.5 ov)
Australia won by 38 runs
Australia Inning Inning
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Boon
c Ranatunga b Ratnayeke
|
1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
|
Geoff Marsh
c †De Alwis b Labrooy
|
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dean Jones
c Mahanama b Ranatunga
|
31 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 54.39 |
|
Mike Veletta
b Jeganathan
|
46 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 67.65 |
|
Steve Waugh
c †De Alwis b Labrooy
|
27 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 67.50 |
|
Allan Border
c Labrooy b de Silva
|
61 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 101.67 |
|
Greg Dyer
c Madugalle b Labrooy
|
4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
|
Peter Taylor
not out
|
27 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 93.10 |
|
Craig McDermott
c Gurusinha b Labrooy
|
19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 135.71 |
|
Tony Dodemaide
not out
|
10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 142.86 |
| EXTRAS ( b 0, lb 11, w 6, nb 0, p 0) | 17 | ||||
| TOTAL (4.86 RUNS PER OVER) | 243/8 (50.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS
6-2 (David Boon, 0 ov), 2-1 (Geoff Marsh, 0 ov), 66-3 (Dean Jones, 0 ov), 90-4 (Mike Veletta, 0 ov), 158-5 (Steve Waugh, 0 ov), 190-7 (Allan Border, 0 ov), 172-6 (Greg Dyer, 0 ov), 220-8 (Craig McDermott, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT
Tim May
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Dots | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 10 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Sridharan Jeganathan | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 |
Sri Lanka (target 244 runs off 50.0 overs) Inning Inning
Match Information
SERIES
DATE & TIME
Thursday, January 14, 1988 - 07:30 PM
TOSS
Toss Australia won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE
Melbourne Cricket Ground , Melbourne
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