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England vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match at Adelaide, , Jan 23 1999 - Cricket Photos

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8th Match (D/N), Adelaide, January 23, 1999, Carlton & United Series

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England

302/3

Sri Lanka

(49.4/50 ov, T:303) 303/9

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket (with 2 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Mahela Jayawardene

, SL

120 (111)

Darren Gough and Roshan Mahanama indulge in a spot of shoulder barging•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

Arjuna Ranatunga showed his support to Muttiah Muralitharan after umpire Ross Emerson's no-ball call, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 23 January, 1999, Adelaide

Arjuna Ranatunga showed his support to Muttiah Muralitharan after umpire Ross Emerson's no-ball call•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

Arjuna Ranatunga has a chat with match referee Peter van der Merwe, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 23 January, 1999, Adelaide

Arjuna Ranatunga has a chat with match referee Peter van der Merwe•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

A frustrated Adam Hollioake kicks the air after Mahela Jayawardene scores a four, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 23 January, 1999, Adelaide

A frustrated Adam Hollioake kicks the air after Mahela Jayawardene scores a four •Jan 23, 1999•PA Images via Getty Images

Darren Gough warms up ahead of the Sri Lanka clash, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 22 January, 1999, Adelaide

Darren Gough warms up ahead of the Sri Lanka clash•Jan 22, 1999•Getty Images

Arjuna Ranatunga and Ross Emerson get into a finger-wagging argument, England v Sri Lanka, Adelaide, January 23, 1999

Arjuna Ranatunga and Ross Emerson in argument•Jan, 1999•Getty Images

Darren Gough and Roshan Mahanama tussle as Sri Lanka look to steal a run, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 23 January, 1999, Adelaide

Darren Gough and Roshan Mahanama tussle as Sri Lanka look to steal a run•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

Arjuna Ranatunga chops one behind square, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 23 January, 1999, Adelaide

Arjuna Ranatunga chops one behind square•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

Graeme Hick shapes to play a shot, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, 23 January, 1999, Adelaide

Graeme Hick shapes to play a shot•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

Muttiah Muralitharan bowls, England v Sri Lanka, Carlton & United Series, Adelaide, January 23, 1999

Muttiah Muralitharan bowls•Jan 23, 1999•Getty Images

Arjuna Ranatunga leads his players off the field after an argument with the umpires over Muttiah Muraltharan being no-balled, England v Sri Lanka, Adelaide, January 23, 1999

Arjuna Ranatunga leads his players off the field•Jan, 1999•Getty Images

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Jayawardene's 120 trumps Hick's 126* as Sri Lanka hunt down 303 with two balls to spare

RetroPreview - Nervous expectation around Adelaide as England take on feisty Sri Lanka

England have beaten Sri Lanka twice in the series but will be wary of the shocks Ranatunga's men have inflicted recently

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	caught	51	36
RS Kaluwitharana	run out	0	0
MS Atapattu	caught	3	12
HP Tillakaratne	bowled	28	48
DPMD Jayawardene	lbw	120	111
A Ranatunga	caught	41	51
WPUJC Vaas	run out	5	6
UDU Chandana	caught	25	18
RS Mahanama	run out	13	11
M Muralidaran	not out	2	4
GP Wickramasinghe	not out	2	2
Extras	(lb 9, w 4)
Total	303(9 wkts; 49.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
D Gough	10	1	68	2	6.8
AD Mullally	10	0	61	1	6.1
AJ Hollioake	5	0	45	0	9
MA Ealham	10	1	48	0	4.8
RDB Croft	10	0	42	1	4.2
VJ Wells	4.4	0	30	2	6.42

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	3	Sanath Jayasuriya	Romesh Kaluwitharana
2nd	5	Marvan Atapattu	Sanath Jayasuriya
3rd	60	Hashan Tillakaratne	Sanath Jayasuriya
4th	69	Hashan Tillakaratne	Mahela Jayawardene
5th	86	Arjuna Ranatunga	Mahela Jayawardene
6th	12	Chaminda Vaas	Mahela Jayawardene
7th	34	Upul Chandana	Mahela Jayawardene
8th	19	Roshan Mahanama	Upul Chandana
9th	10	Roshan Mahanama	Muthiah Muralidaran
10th	5	Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Muthiah Muralidaran

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Carlton & United Series

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	10	7	3	14	0.538
ENG	10	5	5	10	0.157
SL	10	3	7	6	-0.667

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