Wed, 13 Jan 1999 - 00:00 – 3rd • Sydney Cricket Ground
Australia won by 8 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)
AustraliaAustralia
259/9 (44.00)
Sri LankaSri Lanka
260/2 (46.10)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Best Average 43 Chaminda Vaas 49 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most 50s 1 Hashan Tillakaratne
Best Average 21 Brendon Julian 22 Shane Warne 39 Glenn McGrath
Most 50s 1 Mark Waugh
Most Wickets 2 Shane Warne 2 Brendon Julian
Most 50s 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Wickets 1 Muttiah Muralitharan 1 Chaminda Vaas 1 Glenn McGrath
Most Runs Conceed 61 Damien Fleming 44 Shane Warne 61 Upul Chandana 49 Muttiah Muralitharan 43 Chaminda Vaas
Best Bowling Fig 2 Shane Warne 2 Brendon Julian
Most Runs Conceed 40 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Bowling Fig 1 Muttiah Muralitharan 1 Chaminda Vaas 1 Glenn McGrath
Best Economy 3.9 Glenn McGrath 4 Damien Martyn 3.94 Sanath Jayasuriya 4.9 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Strike Rate 1.05 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Fours 10 Adam Gilchrist 3 Mark Waugh 2 Damien Martyn
Best Strike Rate 0.93 Chaminda Vaas 0.84 Romesh Kaluwitharana 0.78 Marvan Atapattu
Most Runs 131 Adam Gilchrist 63 Mark Waugh 43 Ricky Ponting
Best Strike Rate 0.77 Hashan Tillakaratne
Most Fours 9 Sanath Jayasuriya 5 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Highest Score 131 Adam Gilchrist 63 Mark Waugh 43 Ricky Ponting
Most Fours 3 Hashan Tillakaratne 1 Arjuna Ranatunga 1 Marvan Atapattu
Most Wickets 1 Damien Fleming
Most Runs Conceed 39 Glenn McGrath
Best Bowling Fig 1 Damien Fleming
Most Fours 1 Chaminda Vaas
Most Runs 73 Hashan Tillakaratne 65 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Not Outs 1 Damien Martyn 1 Ricky Ponting
Best Average 61 Damien Fleming
Best Economy 4.4 Shane Warne 5.2 Michael Bevan
Best Strike Rate 24 Brendon Julian
Most Runs 32 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Highest Score 73 Hashan Tillakaratne 65 Sanath Jayasuriya
Best Strike Rate 30 Shane Warne 60 Glenn McGrath 60 Damien Fleming
Highest Score 32 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Best Averages 73 Hashan Tillakaratne 65 Sanath Jayasuriya 131 Adam Gilchrist 63 Mark Waugh
Most 100s 1 Adam Gilchrist
Best Averages 32 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Best Economy 5.14 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Best Strike Rate 36 Chaminda Vaas
Worst Bowling Fig 61 Damien Fleming 44 Shane Warne 42 Brendon Julian
Most Runs 26 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Ducks 1 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Not Outs 1 Chaminda Vaas
Best Strike Rate 1.11 Adam Gilchrist 0.83 Mark Waugh
Most Fours 2 Ricky Ponting
Best Averages 26 Arjuna Ranatunga 18 Marvan Atapattu
Worst Bowling Fig 61 Upul Chandana
Most Balls Faced 118 Adam Gilchrist
Most sixes 2 Adam Gilchrist 1 Ricky Ponting
Worst Bowling Fig 49 Muttiah Muralitharan 43 Chaminda Vaas
Best Strike Rate 60 Muttiah Muralitharan
Most Balls Faced 95 Hashan Tillakaratne 62 Sanath Jayasuriya 39 Arjuna Ranatunga
Worst Bowling Fig 39 Glenn McGrath
Most Balls Faced 76 Mark Waugh 59 Ricky Ponting
Worst Bowling Fig 40 Mahela Jayawardene
Highest Score 26 Arjuna Ranatunga
Ricky Ponting vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 12
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.1
Balanced matchup
Adam Gilchrist vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 10
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.9
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Mark Waugh vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.9
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.2
Balanced matchup
Upul Chandana vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 45.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Roshan Mahanama vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Damien Martyn vs Chaminda Vaas
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.0
Balanced matchup
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Chaminda Vaas vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.0
Balanced matchup
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Damien Martyn vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.3
Balanced matchup
Roshan Mahanama vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.7
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 54.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.5
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.5
Balanced matchup
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Brendon Julian
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 42.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Brendon Julian
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Chaminda Vaas vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 58.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Brendon Julian
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Hashan Tillakaratne vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Roshan Mahanama vs Brendon Julian
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Damien Martyn vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ricky Ponting vs Shane Warne
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 63.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ricky Ponting vs Glenn McGrath
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.0
Balanced matchup
Ricky Ponting vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Upul Chandana vs Damien Fleming
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance