Sri Lanka in Australia, 1998-99
Australia 'A' v Sri Lanka
Melbourne Cricket Ground
8 January 1999 (50-over match)

Result: Australia 'A' won by 5 wickets

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: SJ Davis and PD Parker
TV Umpire: RL Parry

Sri Lanka innings (50 overs maximum)                            R   B   4  6
DA Gunawardene        c Martyn           b Lee                 19  40   2  0
+RS Kaluwitharana     c Symonds          b Nicholson           22  28   3  0
MS Atapattu           c Campbell         b Lee                 10  10   2  0
*PA de Silva          retired hurt                             45  72   1  0
RS Mahanama           lbw                b Lee                  9  32   0  0
HP Tillakaratne       c Blewett          b Harvey              35  66   2  0
ASA Perera            run out (Symonds)                         7  13   0  0
UDU Chandana                         c & b Lee                  9   9   0  0
WPUJC Vaas            not out                                   4  14   0  0
M Muralitharan        run out (Symonds)                         3   6   0  0
DNT Zoysa             c Di Venuto        b Harvey               3       0  0
Extras                (b 1, lb 6, w 6, nb 1)                   14
Total                 (all out, 49 overs, 216 mins)           180

FoW: 1-42 (Kaluwitharana, 10.1 ov), 2-55 (Gunawardene, 12.4 ov),
     3-56 (Atapattu, 12.6 ov), 4-85 (Mahanama, 22.6 ov),
     5-154 (Perera, 41.4 ov), 6-166 (Tillakaratne, 44.3 ov),
     7-168 (Chandana, 45.2 ov), 8-175 (Muralitharan, 46.4 ov),
     9-180 (Zoysa, 48.6 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Nicholson                    6      0     35      1 (1nb, 2w)
Denton                      10      1     28      0
Lee                          9      0     27      4 (1w)
Harvey                      10      0     27      2 (2w)
Young                       10      0     38      0
Symonds                      4      0     18      0 (1w)

Australia 'A' innings (target: 181 runs from 50 overs)          R   B   4  6
*GS Blewett                          c & b Chandana            43  85   3  0
+RJ Campbell          c Kaluwitharana    b Vaas                 5  15   0  0
MJ Di Venuto                             b Vaas                 8  14   1  0
DR Martyn             c Kaluwitharana    b Perera              32  49   2  0
BJ Hodge              c Chandana         b Zoysa               39  65   0  0
A Symonds             not out                                  46  68   1  0
S Lee                 not out                                   0   0   0  0
Extras                (lb 2, w 4, nb 2)                         8
Total                 (5 wickets, 49 overs)                   181

DNB: IJ Harvey, BE Young, MJ Nicholson, GJ Denton.

FoW: 1-10 (Campbell, 4.3 ov), 2-29 (Di Venuto, 10.2 ov),
     3-91 (Blewett, 26.3 ov), 4-93 (Martyn, 27.3 ov),
     5-180 (Hodge, 48.3 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                        10      2     24      2 (2nb)
Zoysa                       10      0     40      1
Muralitharan                10      0     33      0
Perera                       6      0     34      1 (1w)
Chandana                    10      0     36      1 (1w)
Tillakaratne                 3      0     12      0

• PA de Silva retired hurt at 138/4 (injured thigh)

Tour Index

Team Pages: Australia 'A', Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sri Lanka Player Pages: DA Gunawardene, RS Kaluwitharana, MS Atapattu, PA de Silva, RS Mahanama, HP Tillakaratne, ASA Perera, UDU Chandana, WPUJC Vaas, M Muralitharan, DNT Zoysa.

Australia 'A' Player Pages: GS Blewett, RJ Campbell, MJ Di Venuto, DR Martyn, BJ Hodge, A Symonds, S Lee, IJ Harvey, BE Young, MJ Nicholson, GJ Denton.

Match Officials' Pages: SJ Davis, PD Parker, RL Parry.