Read the highlights of Australia vs Sri Lanka - The 10th match of the 1995-96 Benson & Hedges World Series triangular cricket tournament between Australia and Sri Lanka played at the Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth on January 12, 1996.
Match Overview:
Openers Mark Waugh's career-best 130 and Mark Taylor's captain innings of 85 sets up to Australia comfortable 83-run victory over Sri Lanka and guaranteed them a place in the best-of-three finals in the tenth match of a Benson and Hedges World Series.
Match Stats:
- Mark Waugh became the sixth Australian batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- Mark Waugh became the fourth Australian batsman to scored five centuries in ODIs.
- Mark Waugh's 130 was the third highest score for Australia in one-day international and the highest-score by an Australian batsman against Sri Lanka in ODIs, surpassing the previous record of 123 held by Ricky Ponting at Melbourne earlier in this tournament's previous game.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Australia scored 266-6 in 50 overs with top scorer by Mark Waugh cracked a career-best 130 off 144-balls - which was his 5th ODI hundred and his first century against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
Mark Waugh cracked a 85 off 109-balls including 5-fours, Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting each scored 11-runs.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Chaminda Vaas and Sanath Jayasuriya both took 2-wickets.
Sri Lanka scored 183-9 in the allotted 50 overs with top scorer by Hashan Tillakaratne cracked a unbeaten 58 off 103-balls including three boundaries.
Asanka Gurusinha struck 45 off 77-balls including 5-fours, Sanath Jayasuriya scored 27 off 42-balls included 2-fours and Romesh Kaluwitharana hit 20 off 27-balls contained 3-fours.
Australia best bowler by Stuart Law, Craig McDermott both took 2-wickets, Glenn McGrath, Paul Reiffel and Shane Warne each took one-wickets.
Mark Waugh named Player of the match for his career-best batting performance to smashed a 130-runs knocked off facing 144-balls including 7-fours & 3-sixes.
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