Australia v Zimbabwe @ R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo
26 August 1996
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: KT Francis, WAU Wickremasinghe
Third Umpire: CJ Mitchley
Match Referee: JR Reid
Match Result: Australia won by 125 runs
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Michael Slater | c Paul Strang b Guy Whittall | 50 | 69 | 79 | 4 | - | |
| 2. Mark Waugh | b Paul Strang | 18 | 27 | 43 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Ricky Ponting | c & b Guy Whittall | 53 | 82 | 93 | - | - | |
| 4. Steve Waugh | c Alistair Campbell b Guy Whittall | 82 | 70 | 89 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5. Stuart Law | b Heath Streak | 20 | 24 | 44 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Michael Bevan | c Alistair Campbell b Eddo Brandes | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - | |
| *+7. Ian Healy | b Eddo Brandes | 5 | 10 | 18 | - | - | |
| 8. Brad Hogg | not out | 11 | 14 | 16 | - | - | |
| 9. Paul Reiffel | |||||||
| 10. Damien Fleming | |||||||
| 11. Glenn McGrath |
| FOW | 1-48 (Mark Waugh), 2-92 (Michael Slater), 3-167 (Ricky Ponting), 4-230 (Steve Waugh), 5-240 (Michael Bevan), 6-242 (Stuart Law), 7-263 (Ian Healy). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 3w, 3nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs) 263 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Heath Streak | 10 | 1 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddo Brandes | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Strang | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Flower | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Guy Whittall | 10 | 0 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Dekker | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ali Shah | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Zimbabwe
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Grant Flower | c Ricky Ponting b Damien Fleming | 7 | 23 | 20 | - | - | |
| 2. Ali Shah | c Mark Waugh b Brad Hogg | 41 | 76 | 125 | - | 1 | |
| +3. Andy Flower | lbw b Damien Fleming | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | |
| *4. Alistair Campbell | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Craig Wishart | c Ian Healy b Paul Reiffel | 0 | 7 | 7 | - | - | |
| 6. Guy Whittall | b Paul Reiffel | 11 | 27 | 34 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Craig Evans | c Ian Healy b Steve Waugh | 15 | 29 | 29 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Mark Dekker | not out | 8 | 43 | 49 | - | - | |
| 9. Paul Strang | b Mark Waugh | 9 | 26 | 28 | - | - | |
| 10. Heath Streak | b Mark Waugh | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 11. Eddo Brandes | c Brad Hogg b Mark Waugh | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-16 (Grant Flower), 2-16 (Andy Flower), 3-33 (Alistair Campbell), 4-35 (Craig Wishart), 5-56 (Guy Whittall), 6-98 (Craig Evans), 7-100 (Ali Shah), 8-120 (Paul Strang), 9-120 (Heath Streak), 138 (Eddo Brandes). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 10w, 7nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 41 ovs) 138 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 | (3w,2nb) |
| Paul Reiffel | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Steve Waugh | 7 | 2 | 24 | 1 | (2w,2nb) |
| Brad Hogg | 9 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (2w,3nb) |
| Mark Waugh | 5 | 1 | 24 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia: Michael Slater, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Stuart Law, Michael Bevan, Ian Healy, Brad Hogg, Paul Reiffel, Damien Fleming, Glenn McGrath
Zimbabwe: Grant Flower, Ali Shah, Andy Flower, Alistair Campbell, Craig Wishart, Guy Whittall, Craig Evans, Mark Dekker, Paul Strang, Heath Streak, Eddo Brandes
