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Australia v Sri Lanka @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
12, 13, 14, 15 February 1988 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: RC Bailhache, PJ McConnell
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 108 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Marsh | b Graeme Labrooy | 53 | 116 | 148 | 5 | - |
| 2. David Boon | b Ravi Ratnayeke | 64 | 113 | 170 | 6 | - |
| 3. Dean Jones | lbw b Graeme Labrooy | 102 | 174 | 251 | 13 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | b Ravi Ratnayeke | 88 | 0 | 151 | 7 | - |
| 5. Mike Veletta | c Guy de Alwis b Ravi Ratnayeke | 21 | 57 | 72 | 3 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Graeme Labrooy b Kaushik Amalean | 20 | 54 | 71 | 2 | - |
| +7. Greg Dyer | c Champaka Ramanayake b Kaushik Amalean | 38 | 84 | 134 | 3 | - |
| 8. Peter Taylor | c Kaushik Amalean b Ravi Ratnayeke | 18 | 38 | 44 | 2 | - |
| 9. Tony Dodemaide | not out | 16 | 39 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | c Guy de Alwis b Kaushik Amalean | 4 | 5 | 17 | - | - |
| 11. Merv Hughes | b Kaushik Amalean | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-120 (Geoff Marsh), 2-133 (David Boon), 3-289 (Allan Border), 4-346 (Mike Veletta), 5-346 (Dean Jones), 6-380 (Steve Waugh), 7-418 (Peter Taylor), 8-434 (Greg Dyer), 9-443 (Craig McDermott), 455 (Merv Hughes). |
| Extras | 0b, 12lb, 5w, 6nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 137.2 ovs) 455 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 40 | 6 | 98 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Labrooy | 36 | 5 | 108 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 17 | 2 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kaushik Amalean | 22.2 | 1 | 97 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Kaluperuma | 13 | 0 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 41 | 134 | 185 | 3 | - |
| 2. Brendon Kuruppu | c Geoff Marsh b Craig McDermott | 19 | 55 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 3. Sanath Kaluperuma | lbw b Craig McDermott | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Steve Waugh | 6 | 21 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c & b Steve Waugh | 55 | 169 | 225 | 5 | - |
| *6. Ranjan Madugalle | c Allan Border b Tony Dodemaide | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Geoff Marsh b Craig McDermott | 24 | 39 | 61 | 5 | - |
| +8. Guy de Alwis | c Greg Dyer b Steve Waugh | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | c Greg Dyer b Steve Waugh | 9 | 55 | 69 | - | - |
| 10. Graeme Labrooy | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 4 | 14 | 23 | 1 | - |
| 11. Kaushik Amalean | not out | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-51 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-51 (Sanath Kaluperuma), 3-60 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-93 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-107 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-147 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 7-148 (Guy de Alwis), 8-181 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-182 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 194 (Graeme Labrooy). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 2w, 14nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 82.3 ovs) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 20 | 3 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 18 | 2 | 61 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dodemaide | 22.3 | 6 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 20 | 7 | 33 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Taylor | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | run out ( > > ) | 28 | 43 | 53 | 5 | - |
| 2. Brendon Kuruppu | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 3 | 50 | 74 | - | - |
| 3. Sanath Kaluperuma | c & b Merv Hughes | 6 | 23 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Tony Dodemaide | 7 | 37 | 49 | 1 | - |
| 5. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Tony Dodemaide | 45 | 65 | 92 | 6 | - |
| *6. Ranjan Madugalle | c Steve Waugh b Merv Hughes | 7 | 0 | 33 | - | - |
| 7. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Greg Dyer b Tony Dodemaide | 38 | 41 | 63 | 5 | - |
| +8. Guy de Alwis | c Steve Waugh b Merv Hughes | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 9. Champaka Ramanayake | c Mike Veletta b Merv Hughes | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Graeme Labrooy | b Merv Hughes | 4 | 9 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 11. Kaushik Amalean | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-36 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-42 (Brendon Kuruppu), 3-42 (Sanath Kaluperuma), 4-66 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-83 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-111 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-130 (Guy de Alwis), 8-131 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-153 (Graeme Labrooy), 153 (Ravi Ratnayeke). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.1 ovs) 153 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 21 | 7 | 67 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 8 | 4 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tony Dodemaide | 19.1 | 7 | 58 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Geoff Marsh, David Boon, Dean Jones, Allan Border, Mike Veletta, Steve Waugh, Greg Dyer, Peter Taylor, Tony Dodemaide, Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes