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Australia v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in Australia 1989/90 (1st Test)
VenueBrisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th December 1989 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
ResultMatch drawn
UmpiresAR Crafter, CD Timmins
Close of play day 1Australia (1) 178/2 (Moody 101*, Border 54*)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 81/2 (Gurusinha 28*, EAR de Silva 1*)
Close of play day 3Sri Lanka (1) 275/6 (PA de Silva 75*, Ratnayeke 22*)
Close of play day 4Australia (2) 94/1 (Taylor 36*, Moody 22*)
Man of the matchPA de Silva


Australia first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
DC Boonc Samarasekera b Labrooy087--
MA Taylorc Wickremasinghe b Ramanayake924461-
TM Moodyc Wickremasinghe b Labrooy10617921812-
*AR Borderc A Ranatunga b Labrooy561091665-
DM Joneslbw b Labrooy1526331-
SR Waughc A Ranatunga b Ramanayake60991475-
+IA Healylbw b Gurusinha2155541-
MG Hughesrun out2519274-
GF Lawsonc Wickremasinghe b Labrooy2225383-
CG Rackemannnot out52342--
TM Aldermanc PA de Silva b Gurusinha1831374-
Extras(1 b, 8 lb, 21 nb)30
Total(all out, 412 minutes, 95.3 overs)367
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Boon), 2-27 (Taylor), 3-185 (Border), 4-197 (Moody), 5-210 (Jones), 6-247 (Healy), 7-295 (Hughes), 8-339 (Lawson), 9-339 (Waugh), 10-367 (Alderman, 95.3 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Ratnayeke8.51170--
Labrooy31.151335--
Ramanayake26   21012--
A Ranatunga13   1490--
EAR de Silva8   1210--
Gurusinha8.31372--

Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
RS Mahanamalbw b Alderman52941--
D Ranatungac Waugh b Lawson401201463-
AP Gurusinhac Healy b Rackemann431041773-
EAR de Silvab Alderman22128163--
PA de Silvac Lawson b Rackemann167361491171
*A Ranatungalbw b Hughes2563872-
MAR Samarasekerac Moody b Rackemann1833453-
JR Ratnayekelbw b Hughes561382116-
+AGD Wickremasinghec Boon b Hughes2911--
GF Labrooylbw b Alderman1811--
CPH Ramanayakenot out1015301-
Extras(23 lb, 4 nb, 2 w)29
Total(all out, 711 minutes, 166.3 overs)418
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Mahanama), 2-80 (D Ranatunga), 3-114 (Gurusinha), 4-148 (EAR de Silva), 5-201 (A Ranatunga), 6-238 (Samarasekera), 7-382 (Ratnayeke), 8-386 (Wickremasinghe), 9-391 (Labrooy), 10-418 (PA de Silva, 166.3 ov)
Australia bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Alderman40   13813--
Lawson33   10511--
Rackemann30.36883--
Hughes39   81233--
Moody16   8150--
Border7   0360--
Jones1   010--

Australia second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
MA Taylorlbw b Ramanayake164334425172
DC Boonlbw b Ramanayake26621005-
TM Moodyc A Ranatunga b EAR de Silva3078923-
DM Jonesc Ramanayake b PA de Silva2345622-
SR Waughb Gurusinha571471823-
+IA Healynot out2652623-
CG Rackemannb Gurusinha021--
MG Hughesnot out23384611
*AR Borderdid not bat 
GF Lawsondid not bat 
TM Aldermandid not bat 
Extras(5 b, 4 lb, 17 nb)26
Total(6 wickets, 488 minutes, 123 overs)375
Fall of wickets:
1-60 (Boon), 2-124 (Moody), 3-167 (Jones), 4-316 (Taylor), 5-324 (Waugh), 6-324 (Rackemann)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Labrooy24   4690--
Ramanayake28   3812--
EAR de Silva39   81121--
PA de Silva15   2451--
Gurusinha10   3312--
A Ranatunga6   0250--
Mahanama1   030--

Notes
--> TM Moody (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 61
--> D Ranatunga made his debut in Test Matches
--> EAR de Silva (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 21
--> PA de Silva (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 122
--> PA de Silva (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 141
--> AGD Wickremasinghe made his debut in Test Matches
--> MA Taylor (2) passed 1000 runs in Test Matches when he reached 76
--> SR Waugh (2) passed 6000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 23
--> GF Labrooy achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test Matches when he dismissed GF Lawson in the Australia first innings (previous best was 4-119)

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