Australia vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test at Adelaide, Jan 25 1996, Sri Lanka tour of Australia

RESULT
3rd Test, Adelaide, January 25 - 29, 1996, Sri Lanka tour of Australia
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502/9d & 215/6d
(T:401) 317 & 252

Australia won by 148 runs

Player Of The Match
170, 61* & 4/34
steve-waugh
Player Of The Series
362 runs • 4 wkts
steve-waugh
Australia 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Australia 2nd Innings
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
Match Flow
Info
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas2155730138.18
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas011000.00
b Pushpakumara431151712037.39
c Pushpakumara b Wickramasinghe711371994051.82
b Pushpakumara17031642113053.79
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas627310022.22
c Pushpakumara b Dharmasena701191618058.82
c Gurusinha b Wickramasinghe561241637045.16
c Pushpakumara b Wickramasinghe3339635084.61
not out 1516271093.75
Extras(b 5, lb 9, nb 2, w 1)17
TOTAL157.3 Ov (RR: 3.18, 656 Mins)502/9d
Did not bat:
Fall of wickets: 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)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
421110632.52---00
34412623.70---01
39.3712033.03---11
401503.75---00
2538013.20---00
1324103.15---00
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c ME Waugh b Reiffel2863864044.44
c †Healy b Reiffel4857827184.21
c Reiffel b McGrath1744661038.63
c SR Waugh b McDermott601482033040.54
lbw b Reiffel3135444188.57
c †Healy b McGrath651552073041.93
c Taylor b McGrath1945621042.22
c †Healy b McGrath033000.00
c ME Waugh b Reiffel871210114.28
b Reiffel1028430035.71
not out 27110028.57
Extras(b 8, lb 13, nb 7, w 1)29
TOTAL97.1 Ov (RR: 3.26, 414 Mins)317
Fall of wickets: 1-86 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-89 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 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), 10-317 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2058114.05---02
2749143.37---00
2647402.84---00
19.143952.03---05
521102.20---00
Australia 2nd Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
b Wickramasinghe1534601044.11
b Pushpakumara1031391032.25
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas3566925053.03
c Tillakaratne b Vaas1244610027.27
not out 611291815047.28
c †Kaluwitharana b Vaas2061642032.78
c Hathurusingha b Pushpakumara4363802068.25
not out 1415252093.33
Extras(b 1, lb 1, nb 3)5
TOTAL73 Ov (RR: 2.94, 304 Mins)215/6d
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Mark Taylor), 2-36 (Michael Slater), 3-70 (Mark Waugh), 4-75 (David Boon), 5-122 (Ricky Ponting), 6-186 (Ian Healy)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
2164432.09---00
1726323.70---00
1313913.00---02
2216703.04---01
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings (T: 401 runs)
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c †Healy b SR Waugh11218827214259.57
c †Healy b McGrath1446612030.43
b Reiffel22828007.14
c †Healy b SR Waugh651972466032.99
b SR Waugh027000.00
c †Healy b McGrath316170018.75
c Taylor b ME Waugh326300011.53
c Taylor b SR Waugh216210012.50
c †Healy b McGrath2632465081.25
b Warne617120035.29
not out 320200015.00
Extras(b 1, lb 6, nb 9)16
TOTAL96.2 Ov (RR: 2.61)252
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Chandika Hathurusinghe), 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), 10-252 (Chaminda Vaas)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
22.264832.14---00
1506014.00---08
1983441.78---01
27116812.51---00
411513.75---00
932002.22---00
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 25 Jan - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 239/5 (Steve Waugh 70*, Ian Healy 21*, 86 ov)
Fri, 26 Jan - day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 80/0 (Chandika Hathurusinghe 24*, Sanath Jayasuriya 47*, 16 ov)
Sat, 27 Jan - day 3 - Australia 2nd innings 16/0 (Michael Slater 7*, Mark Taylor 9*, 6 ov)
Sun, 28 Jan - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 69/1 (Sanath Jayasuriya 50*, Asanka Gurusinha 2*, 21 ov)
Mon, 29 Jan - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 252 (96.2 ov) - end of match
MATCH FLOW
General
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
  • Lunch 136/2 (Jayasuriya 74*, Ranatunga 34*)
  • Tea was taken upon de Silva's dismissal.
  • Tea 208/6 (Ranatunga 61*)
  • Aggregate Crowd: 63478
  • B&H International Cricketer of the Year: SR Waugh (awarded to the best player in the Australian international season)
MATCH DETAILS
Adelaide Oval
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1995/96
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultAustralia won the 3-match series 3-0
Match numberTest no. 1324
Match daysday (5-day match)
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