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Test Match #1319 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1995-1996 Australia v Sri Lanka - 2nd Test
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
26th December, 1995
 
 Australia 500/6 dec & 41/0
Sri Lanka 233 & 307
Australia won by 10 wickets

 
Australia   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Michael Slater c Wickramasinghe b Vaas 62  132  8  0 46.97 12.40%
Mark Taylor* b Wickramasinghe 7  28  1  0 25.00 1.40%
David Boon c Muralitharan b Wickramasinghe 110  312  11  0 35.26 22.00%
Mark Waugh b Muralitharan 61  100  6  0 61.00 12.20%
Steve Waugh not out 131  252  11  0 51.98 26.20%
Ricky Ponting c Gurusinha b KJ Silva 71  94  9  1 75.53 14.20%
Ian Healy† c Muralitharan b PA de Silva 41  70  3  0 58.57 8.20%
Paul Reiffel not out 4  13  0  0 30.77 0.80%
Extras (lb 8, w 2, nb 3) 13  
Total 6 wickets declared   (165.0 overs @ 3.03 rpo) 500
 
Did not Bat
 
Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath
Fall of Wickets
 
1-14 Taylor, 2-116 Slater, 3-219 ME Waugh, 4-280 Boon, 5-395 Ponting, 6-488 Healy
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Pramodya Wickremasinghe 30.2 9 77 2 2.54 20.00
Chaminda Vaas 40.4 11 93 1 2.29 10.00
Chandika Hathurusingha 9.0 0 23 0 2.56
Asanka Gurusinha 2.0 0 8 0 4.00
Muttiah Muralitharan 38.0 7 124 1 3.26 10.00
Kelaniyage Silva 35.0 5 120 1 3.43 10.00
Aravinda de Silva 10.0 0 47 1 4.70 10.00
 
 
Sri Lanka   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Roshan Mahanama c Taylor b McGrath 3  15  0  0 20.00 1.29%
Chandika Hathurusingha lbw b McGrath 23  79  1  0 29.11 9.87%
Asanka Gurusinha c †Healy b Ponting 27  85  1  0 31.76 11.59%
Aravinda de Silva c Reiffel b McGrath 18  84  2  0 21.43 7.73%
Arjuna Ranatunga* c Warne b McDermott 51  105  9  0 48.57 21.89%
Hashan Tillakaratne c Taylor b Warne 14  58  0  0 24.14 6.01%
Romesh Kaluwitharana† c Boon b McDermott 50  59  7  0 84.75 21.46%
Chaminda Vaas c †Healy b Reiffel 0  8  0  0 0.00
Pramodya Wickremasinghe c †Healy b McGrath 10  23  2  0 43.48 4.29%
Muttiah Muralitharan c Slater b McGrath 11  11  1  0 100.00 4.72%
Kelaniyage Silva not out 6  12  1  0 50.00 2.58%
Extras (b 6, lb 7, nb 7) 20  
Total All Out   (88.4 overs @ 2.63 rpo) 233
Fall of Wickets
 
1-3 Mahanama, 2-64 Gurusinha, 3-68 Hathurusingha, 4-128 PA de Silva, 5-140 Ranatunga,
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6-182 Tillakaratne, 7-183 Vaas, 8-213 Wickramasinghe, 9-221 Kaluwitharana,
nbsp;
10-233 Muralitharan
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Craig McDermott 23.0 8 63 2 2.74 20.00
Glenn McGrath 23.4 9 40 5 1.69 50.00
Paul Reiffel 20.0 5 60 1 3.00 10.00
Ricky Ponting 4.0 2 8 1 2.00 10.00
Shane Warne 18.0 5 49 1 2.72 10.00
 
 
Sri Lanka   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Roshan Mahanama c Warne b Reiffel 3  13  0  0 23.08 0.98%
Chandika Hathurusingha lbw b Warne 39  95  4  0 41.05 12.70%
Asanka Gurusinha lbw b Reiffel 143  274  15  1 52.19 46.58%
Aravinda de Silva c †Healy b McDermott 28  75  2  0 37.33 9.12%
Romesh Kaluwitharana† st †Healy b Warne 2  7  0  0 28.57 0.65%
Hashan Tillakaratne c Ponting b ME Waugh 38  106  2  0 35.85 12.38%
Arjuna Ranatunga* not out 11  68  0  0 16.18 3.58%
Chaminda Vaas c Boon b McGrath 6  28  1  0 21.43 1.95%
Pramodya Wickremasinghe st †Healy b Warne 17  37  2  0 45.95 5.54%
Muttiah Muralitharan c Taylor b Warne 0  1  0  0 0.00
Kelaniyage Silva b McGrath 0  6  0  0 0.00
Extras (b 7, lb 5, nb 8) 20  
Total All Out   (116.5 overs @ 2.63 rpo) 307
Fall of Wickets
 
1-11 Mahanama, 2-97 Hathurusingha, 3-168 PA de Silva, 4-172 Kaluwitharana,
nbsp;
5-255 Gurusinha, 6-273 Tillakaratne, 7-285 Vaas, 8-306 Wickramasinghe,
nbsp;
9-306 Muralitharan, 10-307 KJ Silva
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Glenn McGrath 33.5 6 92 2 2.72 20.00
Craig McDermott 17.0 1 54 1 3.18 10.00
Paul Reiffel 20.0 7 59 2 2.95 20.00
Shane Warne 37.0 10 71 4 1.92 40.00
Mark Waugh 9.0 1 19 1 2.11 10.00
 
 
Australia   2nd Innings  (target 41)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Mark Taylor* not out 25  23  2  0 108.70 60.98%
Michael Slater not out 13  26  2  0 50.00 31.71%
Extras (lb 1, nb 2) 3  
Total 0 wickets   (7.4 overs @ 5.35 rpo) 41
 
Did not Bat
 
David Boon, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy†, Paul Reiffel,
 
Shane Warne, Craig McDermott, Glenn McGrath
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
Chaminda Vaas 3.0 0 25 0 8.33
Asanka Gurusinha 3.0 1 6 0 2.00
Aravinda de Silva 1.0 0 4 0 4.00
Hashan Tillakaratne 0.4 0 5 0 7.50
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
Series 1995-1996 Australia v Sri Lanka - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #1319
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match Glenn McGrath
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - Australia 1st innings 234/3, 90 overs (DC Boon 93*, SR Waugh 2*)
Day 2 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 25/1, 13 overs (UC Hathurusingha 16*, AP Gurusinha 10*)
Day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 33/1, 13 overs (UC Hathurusingha 17*, AP Gurusinha 10*)
Day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 284/6, 103 overs (A Ranatunga 6*, WPUJC Vaas 5*)
Day 5 - Australia 2nd Innings 41/0, 7.4 overs - end of match

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