Thu, 18 Jan 1996 - 00:00 – 1st Final • Melbourne Cricket Ground
Australia won by 18 runs
AustraliaAustralia
201/7 (43.00)
Sri LankaSri Lanka
183/10 (48.10)

AUS vs SL - 1st Final info

Match No
1st Final
Match Date
Thu 01 1996
Teams
Australia, Sri Lanka
Series
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies in Australia)
Ground
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Toss
Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Umpires
Darrell HairSteve Randell
Match Result
Australia won by 18 runs, Sri Lanka
Type No
ODI no. 1041 ODI, Sri Lanka
Season
1995/96, Sri Lanka
Australia innigs
201/7 (43.00)
Total
201/7 50 Ov (RR: 4.02)		3819 (3819)
Michael Bevan 59 (59)
Ricky Ponting 51 (51)
Chaminda Vaas3/42
Ravindra Pushpakumara2/34
Pramodya Wickramasinghe1/30
Sri Lanka innigs
183/10 (48.10)
Total
183 48.1 Ov (RR: 3.79)		3477 (3477)
Asanka Gurusinha 47 (47)
Aravinda de Silva 34 (34)
Craig McDermott3/41
Glenn McGrath3/28
Shane Warne2/29