Australia vs Sri Lanka 2nd Semi-final Austral-Asia Cup 1990 Article

Read the article of Australia vs Sri Lanka 2nd Semi-final Austral-Asia Cup 1990 - Austral-Asia Cup six-nation one-day international tournament of the second semi-final played between Sri Lanka and Australia at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah in 02nd May 1990.

Dean Jones' classy century, Geoff Marsh's steady half-century and Simon O'Donnell's power-hitting 29-ball 74 sets up to Australia resounding 114-run victory over Sri Lanka and qualify for the final in a one-sided game of the second final of a Austral-Asia Cup.

Match Stats :  Australia's 114-run win was their fifth largest victory by terms of runs in One-day international and It is their second biggest win against Sri Lanka in ODIs after their biggest win also against Sri Lanka at Adelaide in 1985. Dean Jones became the second Australian batsman to scored six centuries in One-day internationals after Geoff Marsh's 7-hundreds. Dean Jones became the fourth Australian batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in ODIs after Alan Turner, Allan Border and David Boon. Australia's 332 was their highest score in One-day internationals, previous highest was 328 also against Sri Lanka at The Oval in the 1975 World Cup. Simon O'Donnell hammered a 18-ball fastest fifty ever in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 21-ball half-century held by Lance Cairns against Australia at Melbourne in 1983.

Australia scored mammoth total of 332-3 in 50 overs with top scorer by Dean Jones hit a unbeaten 117 off 123-balls - which was his 6th ODI hundred and his first century against Sri Lanka in ODIs - including 7-fours & a six.

Simon O'Donnell hammered a 74 off 29-balls including 6-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 255.17, Geoff Marsh cracked a 68 off 104-balls included 3-fours & a six.

David Boon blasted a 30 off 18-balls including one-six & a four and Mark Taylor scored 27 off 30-balls included 3-fours.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Ranjith Madurasinghe, Ravi Ratnayeke and Champaka Ramanayake each took one-wickets.

Sri Lanka scored 218 for all-out in 45.4 overs with top scorer by Hashan Tillakaratne hit a 76 off 109-balls including 5-fours.

Arjuna Ranatunga scored 26 off 32-balls including a boundary, Athula Samarasekera struck 25 off 26-balls included 4-fours, Aravinda de Silva and Champaka Ramanayake each scored 19-runs.

Australia best bowler by Peter Taylor, Terry Alderman, Allan Border each took 2-wickets and one for Simon O'Donnell - Steve Waugh.

                   

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