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Sri Lanka v Australia @ R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
30 August 1996
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: SA Bucknor, CJ Mitchley
Third Umpire: KT Francis
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Waugh | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 50 | 55 | 87 | 7 | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | run out (Upul Chandana > ) | 9 | 19 | 24 | - | - |
| 3. Stuart Law | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Kumar Dharmasena | 13 | 8 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 4. Michael Bevan | c Chaminda Vaas b Upul Chandana | 56 | 78 | 102 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 22 | 36 | 45 | - | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | not out | 46 | 57 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. Darren Lehmann | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Upul Chandana | 2 | 4 | 14 | - | - |
| *+8. Ian Healy | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 8 | 16 | 16 | - | - |
| 9. Jason Gillespie | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Upul Chandana | 6 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Damien Fleming | c Upul Chandana b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 8 | 12 | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Michael Slater), 2-52 (Stuart Law), 3-97 (Mark Waugh), 4-149 (Steve Waugh), 5-157 (Michael Bevan), 6-163 (Darren Lehmann), 7-178 (Ian Healy), 8-198 (Jason Gillespie), 9-203 (Damien Fleming). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 41 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 38 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 44 | 28 | 58 | 8 | 1 |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Steve Waugh | 8 | 13 | 14 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | run out (Darren Lehmann > ) | 16 | 30 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 83 | 95 | 144 | 11 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Damien Fleming | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Damien Fleming | 1 | 10 | 10 | - | - |
| 7. Roshan Mahanama | b Glenn McGrath | 50 | 78 | 95 | 3 | - |
| 8. Upul Chandana | not out | 14 | 25 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 9. Kumar Dharmasena | ||||||
| 10. Chaminda Vaas | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-22 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-78 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-78 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-78 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-81 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-196 (Roshan Mahanama). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 7w, 6nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 45.5 ovs) 232 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Steve Waugh | 5 | 1 | 36 | 1 | (2w,3nb) |
| Stuart Law | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 9.5 | 0 | 44 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 8 | 1 | 26 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (1w,2nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Darren Lehmann | 6 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Bevan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Asanka Gurusinha, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Roshan Mahanama, Upul Chandana, Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan