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Australian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1999
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Tour matches
List A: Sri Lanka Board XI vs Australia XI
19 August Scorecard |
Sri Lanka Board XI 208/5 (50 overs) |
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- Sri Lanka Board XI won the toss and elected to bat
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ODI series
1st ODI
22 August Scorecard |
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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.
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Test series
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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 Scorecard |
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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 Scorecard |
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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 Scorecard |
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- There was no play on the final day.
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