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Australia v Sri Lanka @ Adelaide Oval
25, 26, 27, 28, 29 January 1996 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: LH Barker, SG Randell
Third Umpire: DJ Harper
Match Referee: GT Dowling
Match Result: Australia won by 148 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 21 | 55 | 73 | - | 1 |
| 2. Michael Slater | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 3. David Boon | b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 43 | 115 | 171 | 2 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Ravindra Pushpakumara b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 71 | 137 | 199 | 4 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 170 | 316 | 421 | 13 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 27 | 31 | - | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Ravindra Pushpakumara b Kumar Dharmasena | 70 | 119 | 161 | 8 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | c Asanka Gurusinha b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 56 | 124 | 163 | 7 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | c Ravindra Pushpakumara b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 33 | 39 | 63 | 5 | - |
| 10. Craig McDermott | not out | 15 | 16 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-1 (Michael Slater), 2-36 (Mark Taylor), 3-96 (David Boon), 4-181 (Mark Waugh), 5-196 (Ricky Ponting), 6-326 (Ian Healy), 7-443 (Steve Waugh), 8-467 (Paul Reiffel), 9-502 (Shane Warne). |
| Extras | 5b, 9lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 157.3 ovs, 656 mins) 502 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 42 | 11 | 106 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 34 | 4 | 126 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 39.3 | 7 | 120 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 25 | 3 | 80 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 13 | 2 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Mark Waugh b Paul Reiffel | 28 | 63 | 86 | 4 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ian Healy b Paul Reiffel | 48 | 57 | 82 | 7 | 1 |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Paul Reiffel b Glenn McGrath | 17 | 44 | 66 | 1 | - |
| 4. Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Steve Waugh b Craig McDermott | 60 | 148 | 203 | 3 | - |
| +5. Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Paul Reiffel | 31 | 35 | 44 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 65 | 155 | 207 | 3 | - |
| *7. Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Taylor b Glenn McGrath | 19 | 45 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Mark Waugh b Paul Reiffel | 8 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Paul Reiffel | 10 | 28 | 43 | - | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-86 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-89 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-129 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-171 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 5-237 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 6-290 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-290 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-299 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-309 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 317 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe). |
| Extras | 8b, 13lb, 1w, 7nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.1 ovs, 414 mins) 317 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 20 | 5 | 81 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 27 | 4 | 91 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 26 | 4 | 74 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 19.1 | 4 | 39 | 5 | (0w,5nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 15 | 34 | 60 | 1 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 31 | 39 | 1 | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 35 | 66 | 92 | 5 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 44 | 61 | - | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 61 | 129 | 181 | 5 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 20 | 61 | 64 | 2 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Chandika Hathurusingha b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 43 | 63 | 80 | 2 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | not out | 14 | 15 | 25 | 2 | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-22 (Mark Taylor), 2-36 (Michael Slater), 3-70 (Mark Waugh), 4-75 (David Boon), 5-122 (Ricky Ponting), 6-186 (Ian Healy). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 73 ovs, 304 mins) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 21 | 6 | 44 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 17 | 2 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 13 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 22 | 1 | 67 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ian Healy b Steve Waugh | 112 | 188 | 272 | 14 | 2 |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 14 | 46 | 61 | 2 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | b Paul Reiffel | 2 | 28 | 28 | - | - |
| 4. Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Ian Healy b Steve Waugh | 65 | 197 | 246 | 6 | - |
| +5. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Steve Waugh | 0 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 16 | 17 | - | - |
| *7. Aravinda de Silva | c Mark Taylor b Mark Waugh | 3 | 26 | 30 | - | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Mark Taylor b Steve Waugh | 2 | 16 | 21 | - | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 26 | 32 | 46 | 5 | - |
| 10. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | b Shane Warne | 6 | 17 | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | not out | 3 | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-51 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 2-70 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-195 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-195 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 5-199 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-208 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-216 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 8-225 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-232 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 252 (Chaminda Vaas). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 9nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.2 ovs) 252 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 22.2 | 6 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 15 | 0 | 60 | 1 | (0w,8nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 19 | 8 | 34 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 27 | 11 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 9 | 3 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Michael Slater, Mark Taylor, David Boon, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath