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by Sa'adi Thawfeeq

The ICC Champions trophy semi-final clash between Sri Lanka and Australia at the R. Premadasa Stadium under lights today (Friday) is the 44th one-day international between the two countries in 27 years.

The two met initially in the inaugural World Cup match played at the Oval in 1975 and Australia triumphed by 52 runs after brave resistance put up by Sri Lanka. Since then a further 42 matches have been played, the last being in August 1999 when Sri Lanka won by eight wickets the Aiwa Cup final under Sanath Jayasuriya, who had been installed as the new captain following the country's disastrous showing in the 1999 World Cup in England.

The two countries have not met in a one-day international for three years.

SRI LANKA v AUSTRALIA ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS 
(All the results)  

YEAR      Venue      SL score                Aust score  Result

1975	Oval          276-4 (60)		328-5 (60)	     Australia by 52 runs 
1983	Sara          169-8 (44.1)	168-9 (45)	     Sri Lanka by 2 wkts 
1983	Sara          213-6 (43.2)	207-5 (45)	     Sri Lanka by 4 wkts
1983	SSC	194-5 (39.2)		     No Result 
1983	SSC	124-3 (19.2)	                     No Result 
1985	Sydney	239-7 (49)		240-4 (46.2)   Australia by 6 wkts 
1985	Melbourne	230-6 (49.2)	226-9 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 4 wkts
1985	Sydney	240-6 (50)		242-7 (47.1)   Australia by 3 wkts
1985	Adelaide	91 (35.5)		323-2 (50)	     Australia by 232 runs
1985	Perth	171 (44.3)		172-1 (23.5)   Australia by 9 wkts
1988	Perth	168 (44.2)		249-7 (50)	     Australia by 81 runs
1988	Adelaide	208-8 (50)		289-6 (50)      Australia by 81 runs
1988	Melbourne	205 (44.5)		243-8 (50)	     Australia by 38 runs
1988	Sydney	188-9 (50)		189-7 (49.3)   Australia by 3 wkts
1989	Margoa	194 (47.1)		222-7 (50)	     Australia by 28 runs 
1989	Melbourne	198 (47.2)		228-5 (48.5)   Australia by 30 runs 
1989	Perth	203-9 (48)		204-1 (38.5)   Australia won by 9 wkts 
1990	Melbourne	129 (41)		202-7 (50)	     Australia by 73 runs
1990	Adelaide	158 (40.4)		159-3 (40)	     Australia by 7 wkts 
1990	Sharjah	218 (45.4)		332-3 (50)	     Australia by 114 runs
1992	Adelaide	174 (44)		280-6 (50)      Australia by 7 wkts 
1992	Sara 	251-6 (49.2)  	247-5 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 4 wkts 
1992	Khettarama194-5 (42.5)	216-7 (50)	     Sri Lanka on FRR
1992	Khettarama207-6 (50)		208-5 (47.5)   Australia by 5 wkts
1994	Sharjah	154 (48.3)		158-1 (36.3)   Australia by 9 wkts
1994	Sara         164-4 (34.4)              225-6 (50)	     Sri Lanka on FRR
1995	Sydney	255-9 (50)		257-5 (49.4)   Australia by 5 wkts 
1996	Melbourne	214-7 (47.3)	213-5 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 3 wkts
1996	Perth	183-9 (50)		266-6 (50)	     Australia by 83 runs 
1996	Melbourne	246-7 (49.4)	242-4 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 3 wkts 
1996	Melbourne	183 (48.1)		201-7 (50)	     Australia by 18 runs 
1996	Sydney	159-8 (25)		273-5 (50)	     Australia by 8 runs 
1996	Lahore	245-3 (46.2)	241-7 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 7 wkts 
1996	R.Premadasa 232-6 (45.5)	228-9 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 4 wkts
1996	R.Premadasa 234-3 (35)	184 (33)	     Sri Lanka by 50 runs
1999	Sydney	259-9 (50)		260-2 (46.1)   Australia by 8 wkts
1999	Hobart	211-7 (49.3)	210-9 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 3 wkts
1999	Adelaide	190 (41.4)		270 (50)	     Australia by 80 runs
1999	Perth	229 (46.3)		274-7 (50)      Australia by 45 runs
1999	Melbourne	267 (47.1)		310-8 (50)	     Australia by 43 runs 
1999	Galle	160 (37.4)		205-9 (50)	     Australia by 51 runs 
1999	R.Premadasa 214 (47.1)	241-9 (50)	     Australia by 27 runs
1999	R.Premadasa 208-2 (39.3)	202 (50)	     Sri Lanka by 8 wkts

SUMMARY : Played 43, Sri Lanka Won 13, Australia Won 28, Tied 0, No Result 2.   [Back]

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