Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1999
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Sri Lanka | Australia | ||
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Result | Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 1–0 |
Tour matches[]
List A: Sri Lanka Board XI vs Australia XI[]
19 August
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Sri Lanka Board XI
208/5 (50 overs) |
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- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
22 August
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
- Rain stopped play from 11:54am to 1:20pm at the fall of Lehmann's wicket. Match reduced to 43 overs per side and the lunch break shortened to 20 minutes.
- Indika de Saram (Sri) made his ODI debut.
Test series[]
Sri Lanka won the three-match Test series 1-0 with 2 draws. Their win in the first match was their first victory against Australia in Tests.[1]
1st Test[]
9–11 September 1999
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
2nd Test[]
22–26 September 1999
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55/0 (17.2 overs)
MS Atapattu 28* (61) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the fourth day.
- HMRKB Herath (SL) made his Test debut.
3rd Test[]
30 September–4 October 1999
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the final day.
External links[]
References[]
- ^ "The original Indian hero". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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- 1999 in Sri Lankan cricket
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