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Sri Lanka v Australia @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
30 September, 1, 2, 3, 4 October 1999 (five-day match)
Toss: Australia (bat)
Umpires: KT Francis, P Willey
Third Umpire: EAR de Silva
Match Referee: CW Smith
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Greg Blewett | c Marvan Atapattu b Rangana Herath | 70 | 210 | 228 | 9 | - |
| 2. Michael Slater | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Russel Arnold | 59 | 144 | 191 | 6 | - |
| 3. Justin Langer | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Muttiah Muralitharan | 32 | 82 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mark Waugh | c Russel Arnold b Muttiah Muralitharan | 13 | 28 | 41 | 1 | - |
| *5. Steve Waugh | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Rangana Herath | 14 | 69 | 70 | - | - |
| 6. Ricky Ponting | not out | 105 | 171 | 222 | 11 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | c Mahela Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 38 | 38 | - | - |
| 8. Shane Warne | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 9. Damien Fleming | c Marvan Atapattu b Muttiah Muralitharan | 32 | 78 | 99 | 3 | - |
| 10. Colin Miller | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| 11. Glenn McGrath | c Marvan Atapattu b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-126 (Michael Slater), 2-147 (Greg Blewett), 3-182 (Mark Waugh), 4-183 (Justin Langer), 5-221 (Steve Waugh), 6-253 (Ian Healy), 7-255 (Shane Warne), 8-335 (Damien Fleming), 9-342 (Colin Miller), 342 (Glenn McGrath). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 10nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 136.4 ovs) 342 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 23.4 | 5 | 54 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 4 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rangana Herath | 35 | 10 | 98 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 52 | 5 | 150 | 3 | (0w,9nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Shane Warne b Glenn McGrath | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 2 | 11 | 14 | - | - |
| 3. Russel Arnold | lbw b Damien Fleming | 0 | 9 | 23 | - | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | not out | 19 | 59 | 77 | 1 | - |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Ian Healy b Damien Fleming | 21 | 52 | 63 | 3 | - |
| 6. Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | ||||||
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | ||||||
| 9. Rangana Herath | ||||||
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | ||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-7 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-10 (Russel Arnold), 4-60 (Mahela Jayawardene). |
| Extras | 8b, 1lb, 5w, 4nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 21.5 ovs) 61 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Glenn McGrath | 10 | 3 | 25 | 1 | (1w,4nb) |
| Damien Fleming | 5.5 | 0 | 14 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Warne | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Colin Miller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Russel Arnold, Aravinda de Silva, Mahela Jayawardene, Arjuna Ranatunga, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Chaminda Vaas, Rangana Herath, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan