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Australia v Sri Lanka @ Melbourne Cricket Ground
26, 27, 28, 29, 30 December 1995 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: RS Dunne, DB Hair
Third Umpire: WP Sheahan
Match Referee: GT Dowling
Match Result: Australia won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Michael Slater | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 62 | 132 | 196 | 8 | - |
| *2. Mark Taylor | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 28 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 3. David Boon | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 110 | 312 | 408 | 11 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 61 | 100 | 139 | 6 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | not out | 131 | 252 | 329 | 11 | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c Asanka Gurusinha b Jayantha Silva | 71 | 94 | 125 | 9 | 1 |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Aravinda de Silva | 41 | 70 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 8. Paul Reiffel | not out | 4 | 13 | 13 | - | - |
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-14 (Mark Taylor), 2-116 (Michael Slater), 3-219 (Mark Waugh), 4-280 (David Boon), 5-395 (Ricky Ponting), 6-488 (Ian Healy). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 2w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 165 ovs, 666 mins) 500 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 30.2 | 9 | 77 | 2 | (2w,1nb) |
| Chaminda Vaas | 40.4 | 11 | 93 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Chandika Hathurusingha | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 38 | 7 | 124 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jayantha Silva | 35 | 5 | 120 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Mark Taylor b Glenn McGrath | 3 | 15 | 14 | - | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 23 | 79 | 133 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Ian Healy b Ricky Ponting | 27 | 85 | 109 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Paul Reiffel b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 84 | 113 | 2 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Shane Warne b Craig McDermott | 51 | 105 | 141 | 9 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 14 | 58 | 74 | - | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c David Boon b Craig McDermott | 50 | 59 | 95 | 7 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Ian Healy b Paul Reiffel | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Ian Healy b Glenn McGrath | 10 | 23 | 41 | 2 | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Michael Slater b Glenn McGrath | 11 | 11 | 21 | 1 | - |
| 11. Jayantha Silva | not out | 6 | 12 | 13 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-64 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-68 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 4-128 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-140 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-182 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-183 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-213 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-221 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 233 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 6b, 7lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.4 ovs, 385 mins) 233 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Craig McDermott | 23 | 8 | 63 | 2 | (0w,5nb) |
| Glenn McGrath | 23.4 | 9 | 40 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 20 | 5 | 60 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ricky Ponting | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 18 | 5 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Shane Warne b Paul Reiffel | 3 | 13 | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | lbw b Shane Warne | 39 | 95 | 131 | 4 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | lbw b Paul Reiffel | 143 | 274 | 353 | 15 | 1 |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Ian Healy b Craig McDermott | 28 | 75 | 101 | 2 | - |
| +5. Romesh Kaluwitharana | st Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 2 | 7 | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Ricky Ponting b Mark Waugh | 38 | 106 | 153 | 2 | - |
| *7. Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 11 | 68 | 113 | - | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c David Boon b Glenn McGrath | 6 | 28 | 27 | 1 | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | st Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 17 | 37 | 46 | 2 | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Mark Taylor b Shane Warne | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Jayantha Silva | b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-97 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-168 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-172 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 5-255 (Asanka Gurusinha), 6-273 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-285 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-306 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-306 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 307 (Jayantha Silva). |
| Extras | 7b, 5lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 116.5 ovs, 488 mins) 307 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 33.5 | 6 | 92 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McDermott | 17 | 1 | 54 | 1 | (0w,4nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 20 | 7 | 59 | 2 | (0w,4nb) |
| Shane Warne | 37 | 10 | 71 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 9 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Mark Taylor | not out | 25 | 23 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | not out | 13 | 26 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 3. David Boon | ||||||
| 4. Mark Waugh | ||||||
| 5. Steve Waugh | ||||||
| 6. Ricky Ponting | ||||||
| +7. Ian Healy | ||||||
| 8. Paul Reiffel | ||||||
| 9. Shane Warne | ||||||
| 10. Craig McDermott | ||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 7.4 ovs, 31 mins) 41 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | 0.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, Michael Slater, David Boon, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Paul Reiffel, Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath