Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1995–96
International cricket tour
The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Australia in the 1995-96 season and played 3 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 3-0.
The second Test had controversy when umpire Darrell Hair called Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing.[1]
Test series summary
1st Test
8–11 December 1995 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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251 (89.4 overs) RS Kaluwitharana 50 (74) GD McGrath 4/81 (24 overs) | 617/5d (174 overs) MJ Slater 219 (321) WPUJC Vaas 2/103 (31 overs) | |
330 (93.4 overs) HP Tillakaratne 119 (206) CJ McDermott 3/73 (20 overs) |
Australia won by an innings and 36 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and PD Parker (AUS) Player of the match: MJ Slater (AUS) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- SG Law and RT Ponting (both AUS) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
26–30 December 1995 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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41/0 (7.4 overs) MA Taylor 25* (23) |
Australia won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
3rd Test
25–29 January 1996 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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Australia won by 148 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
External sources
- ESPN cricinfo
References
- Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
- ^ Australia v Sri Lanka Australia v Sri Lanka - 26-30 December 1995, The Electronic Telegraph, ESPNcricinfo
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