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Australia v Sri Lanka @ Bellerive Oval, Hobart
16, 17, 18, 19, 20 December 1989 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: LJ King, SG Randell
Match Result: Australia won by 173 runs
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | c Roshan Mahanama b Rumesh Ratnayake | 41 | 73 | 100 | 3 | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Rumesh Ratnayake | 23 | 46 | 69 | 2 | - |
| 3. Tom Moody | c Asanka Gurusinha b Rumesh Ratnayake | 6 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Asoka de Silva b Ravi Ratnayeke | 24 | 0 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Rumesh Ratnayake | 3 | 2 | 7 | - | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Graeme Labrooy | 16 | 24 | 22 | 3 | - |
| 7. Peter Sleep | not out | 47 | 125 | 176 | 2 | - |
| +8. Ian Healy | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Asanka Gurusinha | 17 | 47 | 62 | 1 | - |
| 9. Merv Hughes | b Asoka de Silva | 27 | 43 | 53 | 4 | - |
| 10. Greg Campbell | c Roshan Mahanama b Rumesh Ratnayake | 6 | 38 | 40 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Mark Taylor), 2-68 (Tom Moody), 3-83 (David Boon), 4-89 (Dean Jones), 5-112 (Steve Waugh), 6-123 (Allan Border), 7-166 (Ian Healy), 8-207 (Merv Hughes), 9-224 (Greg Campbell), 224 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72.4 ovs) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 15 | 2 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Labrooy | 19 | 3 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 19.4 | 2 | 66 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 6 | 0 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Ian Healy b Peter Sleep | 85 | 229 | 316 | 3 | - |
| 2. Dammika Ranatunga | c Tom Moody b Terry Alderman | 2 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Mark Taylor b Terry Alderman | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 4. Asoka de Silva | c Allan Border b Greg Campbell | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 5. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Greg Campbell | 75 | 130 | 196 | 9 | 3 |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Tom Moody b Peter Sleep | 21 | 53 | 74 | 1 | - |
| +7. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Taylor b Peter Sleep | 0 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| 8. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Mark Taylor b Merv Hughes | 9 | 11 | 15 | 2 | - |
| 9. Graeme Labrooy | b Merv Hughes | 11 | 28 | 37 | 1 | - |
| 10. Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 4 | 23 | 32 | - | - |
| 11. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Allan Border b Merv Hughes | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Dammika Ranatunga), 2-15 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-18 (Asoka de Silva), 4-146 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-188 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-192 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-193 (Roshan Mahanama), 8-201 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 9-216 (Graeme Labrooy), 216 (Rumesh Ratnayake). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 83.4 ovs) 216 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 23 | 2 | 71 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Campbell | 23 | 9 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 21.4 | 6 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 10 | 4 | 26 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Taylor | c Asanka Gurusinha b Aravinda de Silva | 108 | 212 | 291 | 12 | - |
| 2. David Boon | c Rumesh Ratnayake b Graeme Labrooy | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 3. Tom Moody | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Rumesh Ratnayake | 5 | 18 | 20 | - | - |
| 4. Merv Hughes | c Asanka Gurusinha b Rumesh Ratnayake | 30 | 44 | 79 | 2 | - |
| *5. Allan Border | b Aravinda de Silva | 85 | 0 | 202 | 6 | - |
| 6. Dean Jones | not out | 118 | 178 | 252 | 6 | - |
| 7. Steve Waugh | not out | 134 | 177 | 234 | 14 | - |
| 8. Peter Sleep | ||||||
| +9. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 10. Greg Campbell | ||||||
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-1 (David Boon), 2-10 (Tom Moody), 3-77 (Merv Hughes), 4-240 (Mark Taylor), 5-253 (Allan Border). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 4w, 22nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 125 ovs) 513 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graeme Labrooy | 22 | 3 | 100 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 35 | 5 | 123 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 19 | 1 | 86 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 21 | 2 | 83 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 18 | 1 | 65 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Greg Campbell | 5 | 7 | 8 | - | - |
| 2. Dammika Ranatunga | c Ian Healy b Merv Hughes | 45 | 123 | 148 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c sub b Merv Hughes | 20 | 62 | 86 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Greg Campbell b Peter Sleep | 72 | 133 | 190 | 12 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Dean Jones b Merv Hughes | 38 | 91 | 132 | 3 | - |
| +6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Steve Waugh b Peter Sleep | 6 | 21 | 26 | - | - |
| 7. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Ian Healy b Greg Campbell | 75 | 187 | 220 | 13 | - |
| 8. Asoka de Silva | b Greg Campbell | 50 | 189 | 226 | 4 | - |
| 9. Graeme Labrooy | b Merv Hughes | 5 | 12 | 15 | - | - |
| 10. Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 2 | 15 | 25 | - | - |
| 11. Rumesh Ratnayake | lbw b Merv Hughes | 5 | 15 | 14 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-53 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-94 (Dammika Ranatunga), 4-187 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-187 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-208 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-332 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-337 (Graeme Labrooy), 9-337 (Asoka de Silva), 348 (Rumesh Ratnayake). |
| Extras | 9b, 12lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 141.4 ovs) 348 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 30 | 12 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greg Campbell | 33 | 8 | 102 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Sleep | 36 | 16 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 31.4 | 8 | 88 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Moody | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Jones | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, David Boon, Tom Moody, Merv Hughes, Allan Border, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Peter Sleep, Ian Healy, Greg Campbell, Terry Alderman