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Fri, 30 Aug 1996 - 00:00 – 3rd • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka
228/9 (43.00)
Australia
232/6 (45.50)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Mark Waugh
1
Michael Bevan
1
Aravinda de Silva
1
Roshan Mahanama
1
Best Average
Damien Fleming
8.666666
Upul Chandana
12.666666
Muttiah Muralitharan
20.500000
Sanath Jayasuriya
21.500000
Steve Waugh
36.000000
Most Wickets
Damien Fleming
3
Upul Chandana
3
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Kumar Dharmasena
1
Most Runs Conceed
Kumar Dharmasena
49
Glenn McGrath
44
Sanath Jayasuriya
43
Muttiah Muralitharan
41
Best Economy
Damien Fleming
3.250000
Upul Chandana
3.800000
Muttiah Muralitharan
4.100000
Chaminda Vaas
4.142857
Sanath Jayasuriya
4.300000
Best Strike Rate
Stuart Law
1.625000
Sanath Jayasuriya
1.571428
Mark Waugh
0.909090
Aravinda de Silva
0.873684
Ricky Ponting
0.807017
Best Bowling Fig
Damien Fleming
3
Upul Chandana
3
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Kumar Dharmasena
1
Most Fours
Aravinda de Silva
11
Sanath Jayasuriya
8
Mark Waugh
7
Roshan Mahanama
3
Asanka Gurusinha
2
Michael Bevan
2
Upul Chandana
2
Most Runs
Aravinda de Silva
83
Michael Bevan
56
Roshan Mahanama
50
Mark Waugh
50
Ricky Ponting
46
Best Averages
Michael Bevan
56.000000
Roshan Mahanama
50.000000
Mark Waugh
50.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
44.000000
Steve Waugh
22.000000
Highest Score
Aravinda de Silva
83
Michael Bevan
56
Roshan Mahanama
50
Mark Waugh
50
Ricky Ponting
46
Most Wickets
Steve Waugh
1
Glenn McGrath
1
Most Runs Conceed
Upul Chandana
38
Steve Waugh
36
Mark Waugh
29
Chaminda Vaas
29
Best Strike Rate
Michael Bevan
0.717948
Glenn McGrath
0.666666
Best Economy
Darren Lehmann
4.333333
Michael Bevan
4.500000
Jason Gillespie
4.500000
Best Strike Rate
Damien Fleming
16
Upul Chandana
20
Steve Waugh
30
Sanath Jayasuriya
30
Muttiah Muralitharan
30
Kumar Dharmasena
54
Glenn McGrath
57
Best Bowling Fig
Steve Waugh
1
Glenn McGrath
1
Most Not Outs
Glenn McGrath
1
Ricky Ponting
1
Aravinda de Silva
1
Best Averages
Asanka Gurusinha
16.000000
Stuart Law
13.000000
Michael Slater
9.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Kumar Dharmasena
49
Glenn McGrath
44
Sanath Jayasuriya
43
Muttiah Muralitharan
41
Upul Chandana
38
Steve Waugh
36
Mark Waugh
29
Most Balls Faced
Aravinda de Silva
95
Michael Bevan
78
Roshan Mahanama
78
Ricky Ponting
57
Mark Waugh
55
Highest Score
Sanath Jayasuriya
44
Steve Waugh
22
Asanka Gurusinha
16
Most sixes
Ricky Ponting
1
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Most Not Outs
Upul Chandana
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Chaminda Vaas
29
Most Runs
Sanath Jayasuriya
44
Steve Waugh
22
Asanka Gurusinha
16
Most Ducks
Arjuna Ranatunga
1
Best Average
Glenn McGrath
44.000000
Kumar Dharmasena
49.000000
Most Balls Faced
Steve Waugh
36
Asanka Gurusinha
30
Sanath Jayasuriya
28