Sri Lanka vs Australia, 3rd Test at Colombo, Sep 30 1999, Australia tour of Sri Lanka

RESULT
3rd Test, Colombo (SSC), September 30 - October 04, 1999, Australia tour of Sri Lanka
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Match drawn

Player Of The Match
105*
ricky-ponting
Player Of The Series
253 runs
ricky-ponting
Australia 1st Innings
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
Match Flow
Info
Australia 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Atapattu b Herath702102289033.33
st †Kaluwitharana b Arnold591441916040.97
c Ranatunga b Muralidaran3282863039.02
c Arnold b Muralidaran1328411046.42
c †Kaluwitharana b Herath1469700020.28
not out 10517122211061.40
c Jayawardene b Vaas738380018.42
lbw b Vaas049000.00
c Atapattu b Muralidaran3278993041.02
lbw b Vaas049000.00
c Atapattu b Vaas023000.00
Extras(nb 10)10
TOTAL136.4 Ov (RR: 2.50)342
Fall of wickets: 1-126 (Michael Slater, 52.4 ov), 2-147 (Greg Blewett, 64.4 ov), 3-182 (Mark Waugh, 75.1 ov), 4-183 (Justin Langer, 77.1 ov), 5-221 (Steve Waugh, 96.3 ov), 6-253 (Ian Healy, 106.4 ov), 7-255 (Shane Warne, 108.2 ov), 8-335 (Damien Fleming, 133.6 ov), 9-342 (Colin Miller, 136.2 ov), 10-342 (Glenn McGrath, 136.4 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
23.455442.281145001
106.4 to IA Healy, pushing forward awkwardly, thick edge spits straight to the point, and so ends another poor effort from Healy. 253/6
108.2 to SK Warne, seaming down the line of the off stump, appeal, he's a goner. 255/7
136.2 to CR Miller, driving nowhere near it takes the pad on the stumps and gone lbw. 342/9
136.4 to GD McGrath, rising ball tries to swing to leg side takes the leading edge to point. 342/10
1042302.30615000
35109822.8016911000
64.4 to GS Blewett, jumps down and lofts straight to the cover fielder. 147/2
96.3 to SR Waugh, orthodox turn nicks the outside edge, Waugh on the front foot trying to defend, Willey gives him, Waugh's not very pleased. 221/5
52515032.8822512009
75.1 to ME Waugh, comes down ball bobs off pad bat nowhere near it to short leg and the batsman is given out. 182/3
77.1 to JL Langer, turns away takes the edge to first slip. 183/4
133.6 to DW Fleming, comes down and chips a driven straight to the deep mid on. 335/8
921401.55381000
74310.42390000
52.4 to MJ Slater, jumps down the wicket misses the ball and is stumped by a knot. 126/1
Sri Lanka 1st Innings 
BATTING RBM4s6sSR
c Warne b McGrath011000.00
c †Healy b Fleming211140018.18
lbw b Fleming0923000.00
not out 1959771032.20
c †Healy b Fleming2152633040.38
not out 1340033.33
Extras(b 8, lb 1, nb 4, w 5)18
TOTAL21.5 Ov (RR: 2.79)61/4
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (Marvan Atapattu, 3.1 ov), 3-10 (Russel Arnold, 5.1 ov), 4-60 (Mahela Jayawardene, 21.2 ov)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
1032512.50521014
0.1 to ST Jayasuriya, takes a thin edge pushing forward to first slip. 0/1
5.501432.40271000
3.1 to MS Atapattu, swing just a little away taking the outside edge to the keeper. 7/2
5.1 to RP Arnold, taken on the pad swinging back in. 10/3
21.2 to DPMD Jayawardene, pushes forward takes a solid nick through to the keeper. 60/4
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10202.0040000
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 30 Sep - day 1 - Australia 1st innings 203/4 (Steve Waugh 10*, Ricky Ponting 11*, 88.2 ov)
Fri, 01 Oct - day 2 - Australia 1st innings 318/7 (Ricky Ponting 90*, Damien Fleming 23*, 126.2 ov)
Sat, 02 Oct - day 3 - Australia 1st innings 342
Sun, 03 Oct - day 4 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 61/4 (Aravinda de Silva 19*, Arjuna Ranatunga 1*, 21.5 ov)
Mon, 04 Oct - day 5 - no play
MATCH FLOW
General
  • RT Ponting 50 off 85 balls, 4x4 0x6 Date-stamped : 04 Sep1999 - 11:22
MATCH DETAILS
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
TossAustralia, elected to bat first
Series
Season1999
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series resultSri Lanka won the 3-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 1461
Match daysday (5-day match)
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