# 1995–96 Australian Tri-Series

The 1995–96 World Series was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to Sri Lanka and West Indies. Australia and Sri Lanka reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0. Sri Lanka and West Indies contested the tri-series for the first time since the 1984-85 season

## Squads

| Australia | Sri Lanka | West Indies |
| Mark Taylor (c) Michael Bevan Ian Healy Michael Kasprowicz Stuart Law Shane Lee Craig McDermott Glenn McGrath Ricky Ponting Paul Reiffel Michael Slater Shane Warne Mark Waugh Steve Waugh | Arjuna Ranatunga (c) Aravinda de Silva Kumar Dharmasena Chamara Dunusinghe Asanka Gurusinha Chandika Hathurusingha Sanath Jayasuriya Romesh Kaluwitharana Roshan Mahanama Manjula Munasinghe Muttiah Muralitharan Ravindra Pushpakumara Sanjeeva Ranatunga Jayantha Silva Hashan Tillakaratne Eric Upashantha Chaminda Vaas Pramodya Wickremasinghe | Richie Richardson (c) Jimmy Adams Curtly Ambrose Ian Bishop Courtney Browne Sherwin Campbell Shivnarine Chanderpaul Anderson Cummins Ottis Gibson Roger Harper Roland Holder Carl Hooper Phil Simmons Courtney Walsh Stuart Williams |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.368 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.282 |
| 3 | West Indies | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.439 |

## Result summary

* 15 December 1995 Scorecard
| West Indies 160/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 161/6 (45 overs) |
| SL Campbell 47 (102) A Ranatunga 2/24 (10 overs) | | PA de Silva 46 (60) IR Bishop 3/38 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue Player of the match: A Ranatunga (SL)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* 17 December 1995 Scorecard
| Australia 242/6 (47 overs) | v | West Indies 121/6 (47 overs) |
| ME Waugh 53 (65) RA Harper 4/46 (10 overs) | | S Chanderpaul 39 (83) CJ McDermott 2/8 (7 overs) |
* Australia won by 121 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: AJ McQuillan and TA Prue Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* The match was reduced before play started to 47 overs per side
* S Lee (AUS) made his ODI debut
* 19 December 1995 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 249/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 225 (49.1 overs) |
| SG Law 74 (86) CEL Ambrose 2/36 (10 overs) | | S Chanderpaul 73 (116) MG Bevan 2/31 (8 overs) |
* Australia won by 24 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell Player of the match: MG Bevan (AUS)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* MS Kasprowicz (AUS) made his ODI debut
* 21 December 1995 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 255/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 257/5 (49.4 overs) |
| PA de Silva 75 (94) GD McGrath 2/47 (10 overs) | | MA Taylor 90 (115) HDPK Dharmasena 1/41 (8.4 overs) |
* Australia won by 5 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: DB Hair and DJ Harper Player of the match: MA Taylor (AUS)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* 1 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| West Indies 172/9 (43 overs) | v | Australia 173/9 (43 overs) |
| CL Hooper 93* (96) PR Reiffel 4/29 (9 overs) | | MG Bevan 78* (88) CEL Ambrose 3/20 (9 overs) |
* Australia won by 1 wicket Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PD Parker and TA Prue Player of the match: PR Reiffel (AUS)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to bat
* The match was reduced to 43 overs per side
* 3 January 1996 Scorecard
| West Indies 194 (48.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 124 (37.4 overs) |
| S Chanderpaul 77 (117) WPUJC Vaas 3/21 (9 overs) | | AP Gurusinha 48 (83) OD Gibson 5/42 (8.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 70 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: SJ Davis and TA Prue Player of the match: S Chanderpaul (WI)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* 5 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 102 (45.2 overs) | v | West Indies 104/3 (26.1 overs) |
| HP Tillakaratne 37 (116) CEL Ambrose 3/20 (10 overs) | | SL Campbell 34 (39) WPUJC Vaas 2/24 (10 overs) |
* West Indies won by 7 wickets Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: RA Emerson and AJ McQuillan Player of the match: CEL Ambrose (WI)
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat
* The first ever Day/Night ODI in Brisbane
* 7 January 1996 Scorecard
| West Indies 231 (49.3 overs) | v | Australia 217 (47.4 overs) |
| RB Richardson 81 (111) GD McGrath 3/47 (9.3 overs) | | SG Law 62 (99) OD Gibson 2/38 (5.4 overs) |
* West Indies won by 14 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker Player of the match: OD Gibson (WI)
* Australia won the toss and elected to field
* 9 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 213/5 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 214/7 (47.3 overs) |
| RT Ponting 123* (138) AMN Munasinghe 3/30 (10 overs) | | RS Kaluwitharana 77 (75) CJ McDermott 2/42 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DJ Harper and AJ McQuillan Player of the match: RS Kaluwitharana (SL)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* 12 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 266/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 183/9 (50 overs) |
| ME Waugh 130 (144) WPUJC Vaas 2/33 (10 overs) | | HP Tillakaratne 58* (103) SG Law 2/30 (10 overs) |
* Australia won by 83 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DB Hair and PD Parker Player of the match: ME Waugh (AUS)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat
* 14 January 1996 Scorecard
| Sri Lanka 202 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 186/9 (50 overs) |
| RS Kaluwitharana 50 (54) RS Mahanama 50 (82) OD Gibson 5/40 (10 overs) | | S Chanderpaul 44 (89) PA de Silva 3/43 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 16 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: DJ Harper and TA Prue Player of the match: RS Kaluwitharana (SL)
* West Indies won the toss and elected to field
* 16 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 242/4 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 246/7 (49.4 overs) |
| SR Waugh 102* (115) GP Wickramasinghe 2/33 (8 overs) | | RS Kaluwitharana 74 (68) SK Warne 3/40 (10 overs) |
* Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell Player of the match: RS Kaluwitharana (SL)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat

## Final series

Australia won the best of three final series against Sri Lanka 2–0.
* 18 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 201/7 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 183 (48.1 overs) |
| MG Bevan 59 (101) WPUJC Vaas 3/426 (10 overs) | | AP Gurusinha 47 (82) GD McGrath 3/28 (9.1 overs) |
* Australia won by 18 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: DB Hair and SG Randell
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* 20 January 1996 (D/N) Scorecard
| Australia 273/5 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 159/8 (25 overs) |
| MA Taylor 82 (95) HDPK Dharmasena 2/45 (10 overs) | | A Ranatunga 41 (43) SK Warne 3/20 (5 overs) |
* Australia won by 8 runs (adjusted highest scoring overs) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: PD Parker and SG Randell
* Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
* Sri Lanka target was 168 runs in 25 overs