Watch the highlights of Australia vs Sri Lanka -The first final match of the best-of-three finals of the 1995-96 Benson & Hedges World Series triangular cricket tournament between Australia and Sri Lanka played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on January 18, 1996.
Match Overview:
Half-centuries from Ricky Ponting, Michael Bevan and Ian Healy before Glenn McGrath, Craig McDermott's three-wicket hauls and Shane Warne's two wickets helped to Australia narrow 18-run victory over Sri Lanka and take a 1-0 lead in a see-saw first final encounter of the best-of-three finals of a Benson and Hedges World Series.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
Australia scored 201-7 in 50 overs with top scorer by Michael Bevan cracked a 59 off 101-balls including 5-fours.
Ricky Ponting struck 51 off 74-balls including 4-fours, Ian Healy hit a unbeaten 50 off 55-balls without a boundary and Paul Reiffel scored 15 off 21-balls contained a boundary.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Chaminda Vaas picked up 3-wickets for 42-runs in 10-overs including a maiden, Ravindra Pushpakumara took 2-wickets and one for Pramodya Wickramasinghe.
Sri Lanka bowled out for 183 in 48.1 overs with top scorer by Asanka Gurusinha cracked a 47 off 82-balls including 4-fours.
Aravinda de Silva struck 34 off 47-balls including 3-fours, Arjuna Ranatunga cracked a 31 off 57-balls included a boundary, Sanath Jayasuriya hit 19 off 25-balls contained a four and Roshan Mahanama scored 16 off 34-balls with a four.
Australia best bowler by Glenn McGrath picked up 3-wickets for 28-runs in 9.1-overs with economy rate of 3.05, Craig McDermott captured three-wickets for 41-runs in 10-overs included a maiden, Shane Warne took 2-wickets and one for Mark Waugh - Paul Reiffel.
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