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Australia v Sri Lanka @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
18 January 1996
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: DB Hair, SG Randell
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: GT Dowling
Match Result: Australia won by 18 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Mark Waugh | b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 10 | 20 | - | - |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | run out (Roshan Mahanama > ) | 51 | 74 | 129 | 4 | - |
| 4. Steve Waugh | c Asanka Gurusinha b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 13 | 33 | 37 | 2 | - |
| 5. Stuart Law | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Michael Bevan | c Roshan Mahanama b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 59 | 101 | 118 | 5 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | not out | 50 | 55 | 78 | - | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | b Chaminda Vaas | 15 | 21 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | not out | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-0 (Mark Taylor), 2-9 (Mark Waugh), 3-39 (Steve Waugh), 4-39 (Stuart Law), 5-100 (Ricky Ponting), 6-155 (Michael Bevan), 7-192 (Paul Reiffel). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 8 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 1 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (2w,1nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Steve Waugh b Glenn McGrath | 19 | 25 | 35 | 1 | - |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Michael Bevan b Craig McDermott | 47 | 82 | 121 | 4 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 34 | 47 | 64 | 3 | - |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Roshan Mahanama | b Mark Waugh | 16 | 34 | 64 | 1 | - |
| *7. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Glenn McGrath | 31 | 57 | 87 | 1 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | b Craig McDermott | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Healy b Craig McDermott | 2 | 12 | 8 | - | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Mark Taylor b Paul Reiffel | 0 | 5 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 8 | 13 | 26 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-46 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-107 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-110 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-120 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-129 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-131 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-132 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-152 (Roshan Mahanama), 183 (Arjuna Ranatunga). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 2w, 1nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48.1 ovs) 183 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 9.1 | 0 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 10 | 2 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 10 | 1 | 41 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 | (2w,0nb) |
| Stuart Law | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Stuart Law, Michael Bevan, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath