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Australia vs Sri Lanka, Final at Lahore, , Mar 17 1996 - Match Result

RESULT

Final (D/N), Lahore, March 17, 1996, Wills World Cup

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241/7

(46.2/50 ov, T:242) 245/3

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Aravinda de Silva

, SL

107* (124), 3/42 & 2 catches

Player Of The Series

Sanath Jayasuriya

, SL

221 runs • 7 wkts

Romesh Kaluwitharana has broken the record for most dismissals by a wicketkeeper (42) in ODIs for SL, going past Hashan Tillakaratne's 41

de Silva has scored 5 hundreds in ODIs, the most for SL breaking Mahanama's record

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Scorecard summary

Australia • 241/7(50 overs)

74 (83)

Aravinda de Silva

3/42 (9)

45 (73)

Muthiah Muralidaran

1/31 (10)

Sri Lanka • 245/3(46.2 overs)

Aravinda de Silva

107* (124)

1/49 (10)

Asanka Gurusinha

65 (99)

1/43 (6)

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Match details

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	Wills World Cup Sri Lanka tour of Pakistan
Season	1995/96
Player Of The Match	Aravinda de Silva
Player Of The Series	Sanath Jayasuriya
Series result	Sri Lanka won the 1995/96 Wills World Cup
Match number	ODI no. 1083
Match days	daynight (50-over match)
Umpires	David Shepherd Steve Bucknor
TV Umpire	Cyril Mitchley
Match Referee	Clive Lloyd

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	run out	9	7
RS Kaluwitharana	caught	6	13
AP Gurusinha	bowled	65	99
PA de Silva	not out	107	124
A Ranatunga	not out	47	37
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 5)
Total	245(3 wkts; 46.2 ovs)

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Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	5	5	0	10	1.607
AUS	5	3	2	6	0.903
IND	5	3	2	6	0.452
WI	5	2	3	4	-0.134
ZIM	5	1	4	2	-0.939
KENYA	5	1	4	2	-1.007

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	5	5	0	10	2.043
PAK	5	4	1	8	0.961
NZ	5	3	2	6	0.552
ENG	5	2	3	4	0.079
UAE	5	1	4	2	-1.830
NED	5	0	5	0	-1.923

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