# 1998–99 Australia Tri-Nation Series

The 1998–99 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1998–99 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and Sri Lanka. Australia and England reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.

## Squads

| Australia | England | Sri Lanka |
| Steve Waugh (c) Michael Bevan Greg Blewett Adam Dale Damien Fleming Adam Gilchrist Brendon Julian Darren Lehmann Glenn McGrath Damien Martyn Ricky Ponting Shane Warne Bradley Young | Alec Stewart (c) Mark Alleyne John Crawley Robert Croft Mark Ealham Neil Fairbrother Ashley Giles Darren Gough Dean Headley Graeme Hick Adam Hollioake Ben Hollioake Nasser Hussain Nick Knight Alan Mullally Vince Wells | Arjuna Ranatunga (c) Marvan Atapattu Upul Chandana Aravinda de Silva Avishka Gunawardene Sanath Jayasuriya Mahela Jayawardene Romesh Kaluwitharana Roshan Mahanama Muttiah Muralitharan Ruchira Perera Suresh Perera Thilan Samaraweera hashan Tillakaratne Chaminda Vaas Pramodya Wickramasinghe Nuwan Zoysa |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.538 |
| 2 | England | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.157 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.667 |

## Group stage
### 1st Match

* 10 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 178/8 (50 overs) | v | Australia 145/9 (36 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 47 (82) Glenn McGrath 2/24 (10 overs) | | Michael Bevan 56 (76) Alan Mullally 4/18 (8 overs) |
* England won by 7 runs (revised target) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Tony McQuillan (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Alan Mullally (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.
* Australia's target reduced to 153 runs from 36 overs
* Vince Wells and Mark Alleyne (Eng) made their ODI debuts.

### 2nd Match

* 11 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 207/7 (50 overs) | v | England 208/6 (49.3 overs) |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana 58 (61) Adam Hollioake 3/32 (10 overs) | | Neil Fairbrother 67 (105) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/34 (10 overs) |
* England won by 4 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Eng)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

### 3rd Match

* 13 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 259/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 260/2 (46.1 overs) |
| Hashan Tillakaratne 73 (95) Shane Warne 2/44 (10 overs) | | Adam Gilchrist 131 (118) Chaminda Vaas 1/43 (6 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Terry Prue (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

### 4th Match

* 15 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 178 (43.2 overs) | v | Australia 182/1 (39.2 overs) |
| Nasser Hussain 47 (62) Glenn McGrath 4/54 (10 overs) | | Mark Waugh 83 (109) Alan Mullally 1/42 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 9 wickets The MCG, Melbourne Umpires: Ross Emerson (Aus) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 5th Match

* 17 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 282/4 (50 overs) | v | Australia 275/6 (50 overs) |
| Graeme Hick 108 (129) Damien Fleming 3/64 (10 overs) | | Mark Waugh 85 (95) Darren Gough 2/40 (10 overs) |
* England won by 7 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 6th Match

* 19 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 186 (50 overs) | v | England 189/3 (45.2 overs) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga 76 (105) Darren Gough 4/28 (10 overs) | | Graeme Hick 66 (101) Nuwan Zoysa 2/22 (6 overs) |
* England won by 7 wickets MCG, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Harper (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus) Player of the match: Darren Gough (Eng)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

### 7th Match

* 21 January 1999 Scorecard
| Australia 210/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 211/7 (49.3 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 65 (105) Chaminda Vaas 3/27 (10 overs) | | Marvan Atapattu 82 (121) Shane Warne 3/45 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

### 8th Match

* 23 January 1999 14:00 UTC+10:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 3/302 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 9/303 (49.4 overs) |
| Graeme Hick 126 (118) Sanath Jayasuriya 1/42 (10 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 120 (111) Vince Wells 2/30 (4.4 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ross Emerson (Aus) and Tony McQuillan (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
* Mahela Jayawardene (SL) scored his first century in ODIs.
* This was the highest successful run chase in an ODI match at the Adelaide Oval.
* This match was also notable for a controversy over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling.

### 9th Match

* 24 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 270 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 190 (41.4 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 57 (68) Chaminda Vaas 3/63 (10 overs) | | Roshan Mahanama 55 (82) Glenn McGrath 5/40 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 80 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

### 10th Match

* 26 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 239/8 (50 overs) | v | England 223 (48.3 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 65 (80) Robert Croft 2/40 (10 overs) | | Graeme Hick 109 (119) Glenn McGrath 3/40 (9.3 overs) |
* Australia won by 16 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### 11th Match

* 29 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 227/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 99 (33.3 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 81 (119) Ruchira Perera 3/55 (10 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 40 (58) Mark Ealham 5/32 (10 overs) |
* England won by 128 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Mark Ealham (Eng)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

### 12th Match

* 31 January 1999 Scorecard
| Australia 274/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 229 (46.3 overs) |
| Michael Bevan 72 (65) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/48 (10 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 50 (49) Shane Warne 3/53 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 45 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

### 13th Match

* 3 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 181/7 (44 overs) | v | England 170/9 (44 overs) |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 (87) Mark Alleyne 3/27 (9 overs) | | Nick Knight 58 (109) Thilan Samaraweera 3/34 (9 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 11 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Tony McQuillan (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Thilan Samaraweera (SL)
* England won the toss and elected to field.
* Match reduced to 44 overs each

### 14th Match

* 5 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard
| England 210/8 (50 overs) | v | Australia 211/6 (47 overs) |
| Vince Wells 39 (63) Adam Dale 2/28 (10 overs) | | Ricky Ponting 43 (71) Alan Mullally 2/31 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus)
* England won the toss and elected to bat.

### 15th Match

* 7 February 1999 Scorecard
| Australia 310/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 267 (47.1 overs) |
| Adam Gilchrist 154 (129) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/15 (3.4 overs) | | Avishka Gunawardene 75 (66) Shane Lee 5/33 (8.1 overs) |
* Australia won by 43 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus) Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

## Final series

Australia won the best of three final series against England 2–0.

### 1st Final

* 10 February 1999 Scorecard
| Australia 232/8 (50 overs) | v | England 222 (49.2 overs) |
| Michael Bevan 69 (74) Vince Wells 3/30 (10 overs) | | Nasser Hussain 58 (98) Glenn McGrath 4/45 (9.2 overs) |
* Australia won by 10 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Michael Bevan (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

### 2nd Final

* 13 February 1999 Scorecard
| Australia 272/5 (50 overs) | v | England 110 (31.5 overs) |
| Darren Lehmann 71 (75) Vince Wells 1/34 (5 overs) | | Alec Stewart 32 (36) Shane Warne 3/16 (5.5 overs) |
* Australia won by 162 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Darren Lehmann (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.