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Sat, 07 Sep 1996 - 00:00 – Final • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 50 runs
Sri Lanka
234/3 (35.00)
Australia
184/10 (33.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Sri Lanka innigs
234/3 (35.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Law b McGrath
27
20
21
5
0
135.00
In 1996
Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
c & b Lehmann
58
45
68
5
0
128.88
In 1996
Career
Asanka Gurusinha
c Bevan b McGrath
29
46
90
1
0
63.04
In 1996
Career
Aravinda de Silva
not out
75
64
76
2
3
117.18
In 1996
Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
not out
39
40
54
1
1
97.50
In 1996
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 1, nb 2, w 2)
6
Total
234/3 35 Ov (RR: 6.68)
4446
4085
0
266
76
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Glenn McGrath
7.00
0
35
2
5.00
0
1
1
In 1996
Career
Damien Fleming
7.00
0
53
0
7.57
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Paul Reiffel
4.00
0
43
0
10.75
0
1
3
In 1996
Career
Darren Lehmann
5.00
0
29
1
5.80
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Steve Waugh
7.00
0
31
0
4.42
0
0
1
In 1996
Career
Mark Waugh
5.00
0
41
0
8.20
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Australia innigs
184/10 (33.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Mark Waugh
run out (Mahanama)
9
12
20
0
0
75.00
In 1996
Career
Michael Slater
c Chandana b Vaas
8
6
12
1
0
133.33
In 1996
Career
Ricky Ponting
c Jayasuriya b Vaas
17
26
25
2
0
65.38
In 1996
Career
Steve Waugh
c & b Chandana
55
53
79
2
1
103.77
In 1996
Career
Stuart Law
c Muralidaran b Dharmasena
31
37
45
2
0
83.78
In 1996
Career
Michael Bevan
b Dharmasena
7
11
25
0
0
63.63
In 1996
Career
Darren Lehmann
st †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran
15
12
16
2
0
125.00
In 1996
Career
Ian Healy (c)(WK)
c Muralidaran b Chandana
20
19
29
0
0
105.26
In 1996
Career
Paul Reiffel
c Mahanama b Chandana
12
20
23
0
0
60.00
In 1996
Career
Damien Fleming
not out
1
1
4
0
0
100.00
In 1996
Career
Glenn McGrath
c Mahanama b Chandana
0
3
3
0
0
0.00
In 1996
Career
Extras
(lb 3, nb 2, w 4)
9
Total
184 33 Ov (RR: 5.57)
3496
3800
0
171
19
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Chaminda Vaas
5.00
0
23
2
4.60
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Asanka Gurusinha
2.00
0
17
0
8.50
0
3
0
In 1996
Career
Aravinda de Silva
3.00
0
18
0
6.00
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Muthiah Muralidaran
7.00
0
28
1
4.00
0
1
2
In 1996
Career
Sanath Jayasuriya
5.00
0
27
0
5.40
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Kumar Dharmasena
5.00
0
33
2
6.60
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
Upul Chandana
6.00
0
35
4
5.83
0
0
0
In 1996
Career
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