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Australia v Sri Lanka @ W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
8, 9, 10, 11 December 1995 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: Khizer Hayat, PD Parker
Third Umpire: BT Rennie
Match Referee: GT Dowling
Match Result: Australia won by an innings and 36 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Shane Warne b Craig McDermott | 15 | 52 | 80 | 1 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Stuart Law b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 32 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | b Glenn McGrath | 46 | 140 | 157 | 4 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c & b Shane Warne | 10 | 27 | 40 | 1 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 32 | 54 | 79 | 2 | 1 |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Craig McDermott | 6 | 51 | 68 | - | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 50 | 74 | 90 | 7 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | b Craig McDermott | 30 | 72 | 92 | 4 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 4 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Brendon Julian b Glenn McGrath | 28 | 32 | 38 | 5 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 2-38 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-54 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-129 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-132 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-172 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-193 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 8-205 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-251 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 251 (Kumar Dharmasena). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.4 ovs) 251 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 18.4 | 5 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 24 | 3 | 81 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Brendon Julian | 17 | 8 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 27 | 7 | 75 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 219 | 321 | 460 | 15 | 5 |
| *2. Mark Taylor | lbw b Aravinda de Silva | 96 | 173 | 224 | 14 | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Chandika Hathurusingha b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 50 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 111 | 223 | 261 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Ricky Ponting | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 96 | 184 | 236 | 8 | - |
| 6. Stuart Law | not out | 54 | 118 | 153 | 1 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 8. Brendon Julian | ||||||
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-228 (Mark Taylor), 2-266 (David Boon), 3-422 (Michael Slater), 4-496 (Mark Waugh), 5-617 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 18nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 174 ovs) 617 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 31 | 3 | 123 | 0 | (0w,7nb) |
| Chaminda Vaas | 31 | 5 | 103 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 54 | 3 | 224 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 9 | 3 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 31 | 5 | 84 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 18 | 1 | 42 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | b Glenn McGrath | 48 | 97 | 128 | 6 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 11 | 24 | 35 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Ian Healy b Craig McDermott | 7 | 17 | 30 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 20 | 35 | 36 | 4 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Glenn McGrath | 46 | 64 | 114 | 6 | 1 |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 119 | 206 | 267 | 12 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Ricky Ponting b Brendon Julian | 40 | 42 | 45 | 6 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | lbw b Craig McDermott | 18 | 63 | 87 | 3 | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 4 | 19 | 20 | 1 | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Shane Warne b Craig McDermott | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 3 | 4 | 10 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-35 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 2-56 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-87 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-105 (Roshan Mahanama), 5-193 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-258 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-310 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-318 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-319 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 330 (Hashan Tillakaratne). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.4 ovs) 330 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 20 | 3 | 73 | 3 | (0w,10nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 24 | 7 | 86 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 29.4 | 6 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brendon Julian | 13 | 4 | 40 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Stuart Law | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Slater, Mark Taylor, David Boon, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Stuart Law, Ian Healy, Brendon Julian, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath