Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1995–96

The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Australia in the 1995-96 season and played 3 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 3-0.

The second Test had controversy when umpire Darryl Hair called Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing.[1]

Test series summary

1st Test
8–11 December 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
251 (89.4 overs)
RS Kaluwitharana 50 (74)
GD McGrath 4/81 (24 overs)
617/5d (174 overs)
MJ Slater 219 (321)
WPUJC Vaas 2/103 (31 overs)
330 (93.4 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 119 (206)
CJ McDermott 3/73 (20 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 36 runs
WACA Ground, Perth
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and PD Parker (AUS)
Player of the match: MJ Slater (AUS)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • SG Law and RT Ponting (both AUS) made their Test debuts.

2nd Test
26–30 December 1995
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
500/6d (165 overs)
SR Waugh 131* (252)
GP Wickramasinghe 2/77 (30.2 overs)
233 (88.4 overs)
A Ranatunga 51 (105)
GD McGrath 5/40 (23.4 overs)
41/0 (7.4 overs)
MA Taylor 25* (23)
307 (f/o) (116.5 overs)
AP Gurusinha 143 (274)
SK Warne 4/71 (37 overs)
Australia won by 10 wickets
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

3rd Test
25–29 January 1996
(5-day match)
Scorecard
v
502/9d (157.3 overs)
SR Waugh 170 (316)
WPUJC Vaas 3/106 (42 overs)
317 (97.1 overs)
HP Tillakaratne 65 (155)
PR Reiffel 5/39 (19.1 overs)
215/6d (73 overs)
SR Waugh 61* (129)
WPUJC Vaas 3/44 (21 overs)
252 (96.2 overs)
ST Jayasuriya 112 (188)
SR Waugh 4/34 (19 overs)
Australia won by 148 runs
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and SG Randell (AUS)
Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

External sources

References
  • Playfair Cricket Annual (annual)
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)
  1. Australia v Sri Lanka Australia v Sri Lanka - 26-30 December 1995, The Electronic Telegraph, ESPNcricinfo


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