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Test # 1461
Australia in Sri Lanka, 1999, 3rd Test
Sri Lanka v Australia
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
30 September, 1,2,3,4 October 1999 (5-day match)

Result: Match drawn
Series: Sri Lanka wins the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: Australia
Umpires: KT Francis and P Willey (Eng)
TV Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: CW Smith (WI)
Man of the Match: RT Ponting
Man of the Series: RT Ponting

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Australia 203/4 (SR Waugh 10*, Ponting 11*, 88.2 ov)
  • Day 2: Australia 318/7 (Ponting 90*, Fleming 23*, 126.2 ov)
  • Day 3: Australia 342
  • Day 4: Sri Lanka 61/4 (de Silva 19*, Ranatunga 1*, 21.5 ov)
    Australia 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    GS Blewett            c Atapattu         b Herath              70 228 210  9 0
    MJ Slater             st Kaluwitharana   b Arnold              59 191 144  6 0
    JL Langer             c Ranatunga        b Muralitharan        32  86  82  3 0
    ME Waugh              c Arnold           b Muralitharan        13  41  28  1 0
    *SR Waugh             c Kaluwitharana    b Herath              14  70  69  0 0
    RT Ponting            not out                                 105 222 171 11 0
    +IA Healy             c Jayawardene      b Vaas                 7  38  38  0 0
    SK Warne              lbw                b Vaas                 0   9   4  0 0
    DW Fleming            c Atapattu         b Muralitharan        32  99  78  3 0
    CR Miller             lbw                b Vaas                 0   9   4  0 0
    GD McGrath            c Atapattu         b Vaas                 0   3   2  0 0
    Extras                (nb 10)                                  10
    Total                 (all out, 136.4 overs)                  342
    
    FoW: 1-126 (Slater, 52.4 ov), 2-147 (Blewett, 64.4 ov),
         3-182 (ME Waugh, 75.1 ov), 4-183 (Langer, 77.1 ov),
         5-221 (SR Waugh, 96.3 ov), 6-253 (Healy, 106.4 ov),
         7-255 (Warne, 108.2 ov), 8-335 (Fleming, 133.6 ov),
         9-342 (Miller, 136.2 ov), 10-342 (McGrath, 136.4 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Vaas                        23.4    5     54      4 (1nb)
    Zoysa                       10      4     23      0
    Herath                      35     10     98      2
    Muralitharan                52      5    150      3 (9nb)
    Jayasuriya                   9      2     14      0
    Arnold                       7      4      3      1
    
    Sri Lanka 1st innings                                           R   M   B  4 6
    *ST Jayasuriya        c Warne            b McGrath              0   1   1  0 0
    MS Atapattu           c Healy            b Fleming              2  14  11  0 0
    RP Arnold             lbw                b Fleming              0  23   9  0 0
    PA de Silva           not out                                  19  77  59  1 0
    DPMD Jayawardene      c Healy            b Fleming             21  63  52  3 0
    A Ranatunga           not out                                   1   4   3  0 0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 1, w 5, nb 4)                   18
    Total                 (4 wickets, 21.5 overs)                  61
    
    DNB: +RS Kaluwitharana, WPUJC Vaas, HMRKB Herath, DNT Zoysa,
         M Muralitharan.
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Jayasuriya, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (Atapattu, 3.1 ov),
         3-10 (Arnold, 5.1 ov), 4-60 (Jayawardene, 21.2 ov).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McGrath                     10      3     25      1 (4nb, 1w)
    Fleming                      5.5    0     14      3
    Warne                        5      1     11      0
    Miller                       1      0      2      0
    

    • RT Ponting 50 off 85 balls, 4x4 0x6




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    Team Pages: Sri Lanka, Australia.

    Ground Page: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

    Australia Player Pages: GS Blewett, MJ Slater, JL Langer, ME Waugh, SR Waugh, RT Ponting, IA Healy, SK Warne, DW Fleming, CR Miller, GD McGrath.

    Sri Lanka Player Pages: ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu, RP Arnold, PA de Silva, DPMD Jayawardene, A Ranatunga, RS Kaluwitharana, WPUJC Vaas, HMRKB Herath, DNT Zoysa, M Muralitharan.

    Match Officials' Pages: KT Francis, P Willey, EAR de Silva, CW Smith.

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