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Sri Lanka v Australia
Australia in Sri Lanka 1992 (1st Test)
VenueSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd August 1992 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultAustralia won by 16 runs
UmpiresKT Francis, TM Samarasinghe
RefereeFJ Cameron
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 9/0 (Mahanama 6*, Hathurusingha 3*)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 265/3 (Gurusinha 87*, Ranatunga 69*)
Close of play day 3Australia (2) 26/0 (Moody 8*, Taylor 9*)
Close of play day 4Australia (2) 393/7 (Matthews 51*, McDermott 28*)
Player of the MatchGRJ Matthews
Australia first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MA Taylorlbw b Wickramasinghe421071423- 
TM Moodylbw b Ramanayake1913-- 
DC Boonc Ramanayake b Hathurusingha32801183- 
DM Joneslbw b Hathurusingha108131- 
ME Waughc Kaluwitharana b Hathurusingha52035-- 
*AR Borderb Hathurusingha31520-- 
GRJ Matthewslbw b Ramanayake66171- 
+IA Healynot out661411888- 
CJ McDermottc Ranatunga b Ramanayake22283931 
SK Warnec and b Anurasiri2459753- 
MR Whitneyc and b Wickramasinghe1357651- 
Extras(10 lb, 19 nb, 3 w)32
Total(all out, 367 minutes, 84 overs)256
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Moody), 2-84 (Boon), 3-94 (Taylor), 4-96 (Jones), 5-109 (Border), 6-118 (Waugh), 7-124 (Matthews), 8-162 (McDermott), 9-207 (Warne), 10-256 (Whitney)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Ramanayake20   4513--
Wickramasinghe18   4692--
Hathurusingha22   5664--
Madurasinghe10   1210--
Gurusinha2   0170--
Anurasiri12   2221--
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RS Mahanamac Healy b Waugh7815221213- 
UC Hathurusinghac Taylor b Waugh1862852- 
AP Gurusinhac Jones b Whitney13739952518- 
PA de Silvalbw b Matthews69121- 
*A Ranatungac Warne b Matthews127192266153 
MS Atapattub Matthews011-- 
+RS Kaluwitharananot out13215820326- 
CPH Ramanayakec Healy b McDermott02537-- 
GP Wickramasinghec Matthews b McDermott2119243- 
MAWR Madurasinghenot out515231- 
SD Anurasiridid not bat      
Extras(2 b, 7 lb, 13 nb, 1 w)23
Total(8 wickets, declared, 700 minutes, 170 overs)547
Fall of wickets:
1-36 (Hathurusingha), 2-128 (Mahanama), 3-137 (de Silva), 4-367 (Ranatunga), 5-367 (Atapattu), 6-463 (Gurusinha), 7-472 (Ramanayake), 8-503 (Wickramasinghe)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McDermott40   91252--
Whitney32   10841--
Moody17   3440--
Waugh17   3772--
Warne22   21070--
Matthews38   11933--
Border4   180--
Australia second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
TM Moodyb Ramanayake135676-- 
MA Taylorc Gurusinha b Anurasiri431131605- 
DC Boonc Ranatunga b Anurasiri6814917410- 
DM Jonesrun out57821189- 
ME Waughc Kaluwitharana b Wickramasinghe56791094- 
*AR Borderc Gurusinha b Anurasiri1542351- 
GRJ Matthewsc Kaluwitharana b Ramanayake641291959- 
+IA Healylbw b Hathurusingha1221381- 
CJ McDermottlbw b Ramanayake4048635- 
SK Warneb Anurasiri3582985- 
MR Whitneynot out1037511- 
Extras(23 lb, 34 nb, 1 w)58
Total(all out, 563 minutes, 132 overs)471
Fall of wickets:
1-41 (Moody), 2-107 (Taylor), 3-195 (Boon), 4-233 (Jones), 5-269 (Border), 6-319 (Waugh), 7-361 (Healy), 8-417 (McDermott), 9-431 (Matthews), 10-471 (Warne)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Ramanayake37   101133--
Wickramasinghe19   0791--
Hathurusingha27   7791--
Anurasiri35   31274--
Madurasinghe14   1500--
Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RS Mahanamac Boon b Matthews3973967- 
UC Hathurusingharun out36631004- 
AP Gurusinhanot out31881354- 
PA de Silvac Border b McDermott3732457- 
*A Ranatungac Border b McDermott028-- 
MS Atapattub Matthews125-- 
+RS Kaluwitharanab Matthews4551- 
CPH Ramanayakelbw b Matthews616331- 
GP Wickramasinghec Waugh b Warne2510-- 
SD Anurasiric Waugh b Warne11111-- 
MAWR Madurasinghec Matthews b Warne028-- 
Extras(2 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)7
Total(all out, 232 minutes, 51.1 overs)164
Fall of wickets:
1-76 (Mahanama), 2-79 (Hathurusingha), 3-127 (de Silva), 4-132 (Ranatunga), 5-133 (Atapattu), 6-137 (Kaluwitharana), 7-147 (Ramanayake), 8-150 (Wickramasinghe), 9-156 (Anurasiri), 10-164 (Madurasinghe)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
McDermott14   4432--
Whitney5   2130--
Moody5   0100--
Matthews20   2764--
Waugh2   060--
Warne5.13113--
Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Australia (1) 68/1 (Taylor 36*, Boon 22*)
--> Day 1 Tea: Australia (1) 168/8 (Healy 21*, Warne 2*)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 78/1 (Mahanama 44*, Gurusinha 13*)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 156/3 (Gurusinha 39*, Ranatunga 9*)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 367/5 (Gurusinha 119*)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 463/6 (Kaluwitharana 77*, Ramanayake 0*)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Australia (2) 118/2 (Boon 27*, Jones 7*)
--> Day 4 Tea: Australia (2) 253/4 (Waugh 24*, Border 10*)
--> Day 5 Lunch: Australia (2) 464/9 (Warne 35*, Whitney 9*)
--> Day 5 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 29/2 (Gurusinha 0*)
--> RS Kaluwitharana made his debut in Test matches
--> MAWR Madurasinghe made his last appearance in Test matches
--> IA Healy (1) 50 in 130 balls, 165 minutes with 5 fours
--> SK Warne (1) passed his previous highest score of 20 in Test matches
--> MR Whitney (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in Test matches
--> RS Mahanama (1) 50 in 125 balls, 166 minutes with 7 fours
--> AP Gurusinha (1) 50 in 152 balls, 184 minutes with 8 fours
--> AP Gurusinha (1) 100 in 265 balls, 330 minutes with 14 fours
--> AP Gurusinha (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in Test matches
--> AP Gurusinha (1) passed his previous highest score of 123 in First-Class matches
--> AP Gurusinha (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 53
--> A Ranatunga (1) 50 in 69 balls, 87 minutes with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> A Ranatunga (1) 100 in 149 balls, 216 minutes with 11 fours and 3 sixes
--> RS Kaluwitharana (1) made his first century in Test matches
--> RS Kaluwitharana (1) 50 in 61 balls, 70 minutes with 10 fours
--> RS Kaluwitharana (1) 100 in 137 balls, 183 minutes with 19 fours
--> RS Kaluwitharana (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 94
--> DC Boon (2) 50 in 114 balls, 144 minutes with 7 fours
--> DM Jones (2) 50 in 76 balls, 106 minutes with 8 fours
--> ME Waugh (2) 50 in 72 balls, 95 minutes with 8 fours
--> GRJ Matthews (2) 50 in 71 balls, 102 minutes with 8 fours
--> GRJ Matthews (2) passed 6500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 43
--> SK Warne (2) passed his previous highest score of 24 in Test matches
--> SK Warne (2) equalled his previous highest score of 35 in First-Class matches
--> RS Kaluwitharana made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> MR Whitney made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> GRJ Matthews made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> DM Jones made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> DC Boon made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> CJ McDermott made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> CPH Ramanayake made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> MAWR Madurasinghe made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> IA Healy made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> MA Taylor made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> TM Moody made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> MS Atapattu made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> ME Waugh made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> UC Hathurusingha made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> GP Wickramasinghe made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> SK Warne made his debut in Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> SK Warne made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> UC Hathurusingha achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed DM Jones in the Australia first innings (previous best was 1-40)
--> CPH Ramanayake achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed CJ McDermott in the Australia first innings (previous best was 2-39)
--> GRJ Matthews reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed PA de Silva, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> SK Warne achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed SD Anurasiri in the Sri Lanka second innings (previous best was 1-150)
A Ranatunga 127, 192 balls, 15x4, 3x6
RS Kaluwitharana 132*, 158 balls, 26x4