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Australia v Sri Lanka @ Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
8, 9, 10, 11, 12 December 1989 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: AR Crafter, CD Timmins
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. David Boon | c Athula Samarasekera b Graeme Labrooy | 0 | 8 | 7 | - | - |
| 2. Mark Taylor | c Gamini Wickremasinghe b Champaka Ramanayake | 9 | 24 | 46 | 1 | - |
| 3. Tom Moody | c Gamini Wickremasinghe b Graeme Labrooy | 106 | 179 | 218 | 12 | - |
| *4. Allan Border | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Graeme Labrooy | 56 | 0 | 166 | 5 | - |
| 5. Dean Jones | lbw b Graeme Labrooy | 15 | 26 | 33 | 1 | - |
| 6. Steve Waugh | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Champaka Ramanayake | 60 | 99 | 147 | 5 | - |
| +7. Ian Healy | lbw b Asanka Gurusinha | 21 | 55 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 8. Merv Hughes | run out ( > > ) | 25 | 19 | 27 | 4 | - |
| 9. Geoff Lawson | c Gamini Wickremasinghe b Graeme Labrooy | 22 | 0 | 38 | 3 | - |
| 10. Carl Rackemann | not out | 5 | 23 | 42 | - | - |
| 11. Terry Alderman | c Aravinda de Silva b Asanka Gurusinha | 18 | 31 | 37 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (David Boon), 2-27 (Mark Taylor), 3-185 (Allan Border), 4-197 (Tom Moody), 5-210 (Dean Jones), 6-247 (Ian Healy), 7-295 (Merv Hughes), 8-339 (Geoff Lawson), 9-339 (Steve Waugh), 367 (Terry Alderman). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 21nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 95.3 ovs) 367 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 8.5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Labrooy | 31.1 | 5 | 133 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 26 | 2 | 101 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 13 | 1 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 8.3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Terry Alderman | 5 | 29 | 41 | - | - |
| 2. Dammika Ranatunga | c Steve Waugh b Geoff Lawson | 40 | 120 | 146 | 3 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Ian Healy b Carl Rackemann | 43 | 104 | 177 | 3 | - |
| 4. Asoka de Silva | b Terry Alderman | 22 | 128 | 163 | - | - |
| 5. Aravinda de Silva | c Geoff Lawson b Carl Rackemann | 167 | 361 | 491 | 17 | 1 |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | lbw b Merv Hughes | 25 | 63 | 87 | 2 | - |
| 7. Athula Samarasekera | c Tom Moody b Carl Rackemann | 18 | 33 | 45 | 3 | - |
| 8. Ravi Ratnayeke | lbw b Merv Hughes | 56 | 138 | 211 | 6 | - |
| +9. Gamini Wickremasinghe | c David Boon b Merv Hughes | 2 | 9 | 11 | - | - |
| 10. Graeme Labrooy | lbw b Terry Alderman | 1 | 8 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 10 | 15 | 30 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-80 (Dammika Ranatunga), 3-114 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-148 (Asoka de Silva), 5-201 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-238 (Athula Samarasekera), 7-382 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-386 (Gamini Wickremasinghe), 9-391 (Graeme Labrooy), 418 (Aravinda de Silva). |
| Extras | 0b, 23lb, 2w, 4nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 166.3 ovs) 418 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Terry Alderman | 40 | 13 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Lawson | 33 | 10 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Carl Rackemann | 30.3 | 6 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Merv Hughes | 39 | 8 | 123 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Moody | 16 | 8 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Border | 7 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dean Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Australia
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mark Taylor | lbw b Champaka Ramanayake | 164 | 334 | 425 | 17 | 2 |
| 2. David Boon | lbw b Champaka Ramanayake | 26 | 62 | 100 | 5 | - |
| 3. Tom Moody | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Asoka de Silva | 30 | 78 | 92 | 3 | - |
| 4. Dean Jones | c Champaka Ramanayake b Aravinda de Silva | 23 | 45 | 62 | 2 | - |
| 5. Steve Waugh | b Asanka Gurusinha | 57 | 147 | 182 | 3 | - |
| +6. Ian Healy | not out | 26 | 52 | 62 | 3 | - |
| 7. Carl Rackemann | b Asanka Gurusinha | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 8. Merv Hughes | not out | 23 | 38 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| *9. Allan Border | ||||||
| 10. Geoff Lawson | ||||||
| 11. Terry Alderman |
| FOW | 1-60 (David Boon), 2-124 (Tom Moody), 3-167 (Dean Jones), 4-316 (Mark Taylor), 5-324 (Steve Waugh), 6-324 (Carl Rackemann). |
| Extras | 5b, 4lb, 0w, 17nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 123 ovs) 375 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graeme Labrooy | 24 | 4 | 69 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 28 | 3 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 39 | 8 | 112 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 15 | 2 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 10 | 3 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roshan Mahanama | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Australia:
Mark Taylor, David Boon, Tom Moody, Dean Jones, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Carl Rackemann, Merv Hughes, Allan Border, Geoff Lawson, Terry Alderman