- 23rd Jan 1999, 25 Years ago on this Day
- Sri Lanka vs England at Adelaide
- Carlton & United Series (Tri Series)
Graeme Hick & Mahela Jayawardene played one of their Best Knocks in ODI Cricket while the Cricket Lovers witnessed a Thrilling Game of Cricket. Hick scored 126* (118 Balls 5 Fours 4 Sixer) helped England to post a total 302.
Mahela Jayawardene played one of his Best Knock in ODI Cricket while the Cricket Lovers witnessed a Thrilling Game of Cricket. He scored his First ODI Ton scoring 120 (111 Balls 9 Fours) and played the anchor role in chasing 303 during that Era. It was Srilanka’s Highest successful run chase during that era.
One of the incident took place during the First Innings at 17.4 Overs as Muralitharan’s deliveries were being called No ball for throwing by umpire RA Emerson at square leg. Captain Ranatunga then confronted the umpire and a heated argument followed. Ranatunga then summoned the Sri Lankan players to leave the field. Team manager Ranjith Fernando and match referee Peter van der Merwe were summoned and discussions and phonecalls to the Sri Lankan Cricket Board were conducted on the boundary line before play resumed after 14 minutes. Later Ranatunga involved in an ugly word exchange with Alec Stewart.
- SL 303/9 (49.4)
- Eng 302/3 (50)
- SriLanka won by 1 Wicket
- Man of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene