Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test
Australia won by 10 wickets
Match summary
Test 1319| Innings | Score | Top scorer | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia 1st innings | 500/6d (165 overs) | SR Waugh 131* (252) | GP Wickramasinghe 2/77 (30.2 overs) |
| Sri Lanka 1st innings | 233 (88.4 overs) | A Ranatunga 51 (105) | GD McGrath 5/40 (23.4 overs) |
| Sri Lanka 2nd innings | 307 (f/o) (116.5 overs) | AP Gurusinha 143 (274) | SK Warne 4/71 (37 overs) |
| Australia 2nd innings | 41/0 (7.4 overs) | MA Taylor 25* (23) | - |
- Result
- Australia won by 10 wickets
- Toss
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Captains
- Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Mark Taylor (Australia)
- Player of the match
- GD McGrath (AUS)
- Umpires
- RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS)
No full scorecard is held for this match.