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Thu, 09 Sep - Sat, 11 Sep 1999 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Sri Lanka
518/10 (45.00) & 95/4 (26.5)
Australia
403/4 (20.00) & 140/10 (60.2)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Chaminda Vaas
9.666666
Shane Warne
14.000000
Colin Miller
15.714285
Muttiah Muralitharan
18.285714
Nuwan Zoysa
22.000000
Most Wickets
Colin Miller
7
Muttiah Muralitharan
7
Chaminda Vaas
6
Shane Warne
5
Nuwan Zoysa
3
Most Runs Conceed
Muttiah Muralitharan
128
Colin Miller
110
Glenn McGrath
85
Shane Warne
70
Nuwan Zoysa
66
Best Bowling Fig
Shane Warne
5
Colin Miller
4
Muttiah Muralitharan
4
Chaminda Vaas
3
Nuwan Zoysa
3
Most 50s
Ricky Ponting
2
Aravinda de Silva
2
Best Economy
Sanath Jayasuriya
1.333333
Aravinda de Silva
1.666666
Chaminda Vaas
1.870967
Muttiah Muralitharan
2.504892
Nuwan Zoysa
2.869565
Best Strike Rate
Nuwan Zoysa
2.333333
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.878048
Arjuna Ranatunga
0.696969
Mahela Jayawardene
0.611111
Steve Waugh
0.542857
Best Averages
Aravinda de Silva
109.000000
Ricky Ponting
73.500000
Jason Gillespie
41.000000
Mahela Jayawardene
27.500000
Arjuna Ranatunga
23.000000
Best Average
Glenn McGrath
42.500000
Upul Chandana
48.000000
Most Dots
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Upul Chandana
1
Shane Warne
1
Most Fours
Aravinda de Silva
18
Ricky Ponting
14
Mahela Jayawardene
8
Jason Gillespie
5
Sanath Jayasuriya
5
Romesh Kaluwitharana
3
Michael Slater
3
Most Runs
Ricky Ponting
147
Aravinda de Silva
109
Mahela Jayawardene
55
Jason Gillespie
41
Sanath Jayasuriya
36
Highest Score
Ricky Ponting
96
Aravinda de Silva
78
Mahela Jayawardene
46
Jason Gillespie
41
Michael Slater
27
Most Wickets
Glenn McGrath
2
Upul Chandana
1
Most Runs Conceed
Chaminda Vaas
58
Upul Chandana
48
Best Bowling Fig
Upul Chandana
1
Glenn McGrath
1
Most Not Outs
Glenn McGrath
2
Arjuna Ranatunga
2
Aravinda de Silva
2
Best Strike Rate
Ricky Ponting
0.528776
Michael Slater
0.519230
Most Runs
Michael Slater
27
Marvan Atapattu
25
Most Ducks
Mark Waugh
2
Shane Warne
2
Michael Slater
2
Best Economy
Shane Warne
3.111111
Colin Miller
3.303303
Best Strike Rate
Shane Warne
27
Colin Miller
28.5429
Chaminda Vaas
31
Most Not Outs
Chaminda Vaas
1
Most Fours
Ian Healy
1
Mark Waugh
1
Shane Warne
1
Nuwan Zoysa
1
Most Balls Faced
Ricky Ponting
278
Aravinda de Silva
216
Jason Gillespie
124
Mahela Jayawardene
90
Greg Blewett
89
Marvan Atapattu
63
Most Ducks
Greg Blewett
2
Colin Miller
2
Marvan Atapattu
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Highest Score
Marvan Atapattu
25
Arjuna Ranatunga
19
Steve Waugh
19
Russel Arnold
19
Most sixes
Ricky Ponting
2
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
43.8
Nuwan Zoysa
46
Upul Chandana
61.2
Glenn McGrath
75
Best Averages
Russel Arnold
19.000000
Steve Waugh
19.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
18.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Glenn McGrath
66
Muttiah Muralitharan
65
Colin Miller
62
Shane Warne
52
Chaminda Vaas
43
Jason Gillespie
43
Upul Chandana
39
Most Balls Faced
Michael Slater
52
Most sixes
Colin Miller
1
Arjuna Ranatunga
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Nuwan Zoysa
38