Sri Lanka v Australia @ Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
9, 10, 11 September 1999 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: PT Manuel, S Venkataraghavan
Third Umpire: BC Cooray
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Michael Slater | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2. Greg Blewett | lbw b Nuwan Zoysa | 0 | 4 | 8 | - | - | |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Aravinda de Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 21 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c & b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 21 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Aravinda de Silva b Nuwan Zoysa | 19 | 35 | 55 | 3 | - | |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 96 | 160 | 243 | 10 | 1 | |
| +7. Ian Healy | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 14 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Shane Warne | c Marvan Atapattu b Nuwan Zoysa | 0 | 9 | 7 | - | - | |
| 9. Jason Gillespie | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 41 | 124 | 145 | 5 | - | |
| 10. Colin Miller | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | not out | 4 | 15 | 20 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Michael Slater), 2-4 (Greg Blewett), 3-9 (Justin Langer), 4-16 (Mark Waugh), 5-40 (Steve Waugh), 6-59 (Ian Healy), 7-60 (Shane Warne), 8-167 (Jason Gillespie), 9-171 (Colin Miller), 188 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 67.1 ovs, 264 mins) 188 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 16 | 2 | 43 | 3 | (0w,3nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 13 | 2 | 38 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 25.1 | 4 | 63 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 8 | 1 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Glenn McGrath | 18 | 18 | 27 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Justin Langer b Colin Miller | 25 | 58 | 91 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Russel Arnold | lbw b Colin Miller | 19 | 49 | 58 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 78 | 146 | 183 | 13 | - | |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Ricky Ponting b Shane Warne | 46 | 70 | 117 | 7 | - | |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ian Healy b Shane Warne | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Colin Miller | 9 | 18 | 23 | 2 | - | |
| 8. Upul Chandana | c sub b Shane Warne | 12 | 28 | 30 | 3 | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 2 | 6 | 14 | - | - | |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | c Colin Miller b Shane Warne | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Glenn McGrath b Colin Miller | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-69 (Russel Arnold), 3-70 (Marvan Atapattu), 4-177 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-181 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-197 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-223 (Upul Chandana), 8-226 (Aravinda de Silva), 9-234 (Nuwan Zoysa), 234 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.3 ovs, 272 mins) 234 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 18 | 5 | 66 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Jason Gillespie | 12 | 2 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Miller | 20.3 | 6 | 62 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Shane Warne | 16 | 4 | 52 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Greg Blewett | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 85 | 110 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Michael Slater | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 27 | 50 | 61 | 3 | - | |
| 3. Justin Langer | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 5 | 19 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Mark Waugh | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 5 | 6 | - | - | |
| 5. Ricky Ponting | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Upul Chandana | 51 | 118 | 136 | 4 | 1 | |
| +6. Ian Healy | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 18 | 20 | - | - | |
| 7. Shane Warne | run out (Sanath Jayasuriya > > ) | 6 | 10 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Colin Miller | b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 32 | 35 | - | 1 | |
| 9. Glenn McGrath | not out | 10 | 29 | 50 | 1 | - | |
| *10. Steve Waugh | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Jason Gillespie | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Michael Slater), 2-49 (Justin Langer), 3-49 (Mark Waugh), 4-49 (Greg Blewett), 5-58 (Ian Healy), 6-75 (Shane Warne), 7-99 (Colin Miller), 8-140 (Ricky Ponting). |
| Extras | 6b, 5lb, 1w, 4nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60.2 ovs, 233 mins) 140 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 15 | 7 | 15 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 3 | 28 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 26 | 5 | 65 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 2.2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c sub b Colin Miller | 18 | 23 | 24 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Greg Blewett b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 5 | 10 | - | - | |
| +3. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Colin Miller | 5 | 17 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 31 | 70 | 86 | 5 | - | |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Michael Slater b Colin Miller | 9 | 20 | 31 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 19 | 29 | 46 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7. Russel Arnold | |||||||
| 8. Upul Chandana | |||||||
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | |||||||
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | |||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-12 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-39 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 4-60 (Mahela Jayawardene). |
| Extras | 8b, 2lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 26.5 ovs, 110 mins) 95 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 7 | 2 | 19 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Colin Miller | 13 | 2 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 6.5 | 3 | 18 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene, Arjuna Ranatunga, Russel Arnold, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan
Australia:
Greg Blewett, Michael Slater, Justin Langer, Mark Waugh, Ricky Ponting, Ian Healy, Shane Warne, Colin Miller, Glenn McGrath, Steve Waugh, Jason Gillespie
