Match 7 - Australia vs Sri Lanka at Oval

1975 World Cup, Match 7 - Australia beat Sri Lanka by 52 runs at Kennington Oval in London. Though Sri Lanka lost the match but it was an improved performance by the team. Against a might total of 328, they mangaed to score 276. Alan Turner was awarded man of the match for his 101 run innings.

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1975 World Cup, Match 7 - 11th June 1975, Sri Lanka vs Australia at Oval, Scorecard

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⇒ Toss : Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first
⇒ Umpires : WL Budd and AE Fagg
⇒ Match Result : Australia won by 52 runs
⇒ Man of the Match : Alan Turner

Australia Batting

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⇒ Rick McCosker b de Silva 73
⇒ Alan Turner c Mendis b de Silva 101
⇒ Ian Chappell (C) b Kaluperuma 4
⇒ Greg Chappell c Opatha b Pieris 50
⇒ Doug Walters c Tennekoon b Pieris 59
⇒ Jeff Thomson not out 9
⇒ Rodney Marsh (WK) not out 9
⇒ Did not bat - Ross Edwards, Max Walker, Dennis Lillee, Ashley Mallett

Extras : 23 (Wides: 1 No Balls: 1 Byes: 1 Leg Byes: 20)

Total : 328/5 (60.0 Overs)

Fall of Wickets : 1-182 (Turner), 2-187 (McCosker), 3-191 (Ian Chappell), 4-308 (Walters), 5-308 (Greg Chappell)

Sri Lanka Bowling

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⇒ Opatha 9-0-32-0
⇒ Pieris 11-0-68-2
⇒ Warnapura 9-0-40-0
⇒ Ranasinghe 7-0-55-0
⇒ de Silva 12-3-60-2
⇒ Kaluperuma 12-0-50-1

Sri Lanka Batting

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⇒ Sunil Wettimuny retired hurt 53
⇒ Ranjith Fernando (WK) b Thomson 22
⇒ Bandula Warnapura st Marsh b Mallett 31
⇒ Duleep Mendis retired hurt 32
⇒ Anura Tennekoon (C) b Ian Chappell 48
⇒ Michael Tissera c Turner b Ian Chappell 52
⇒ Anura Ranasinghe not out 14
⇒ Mevan Pieris not out 0
⇒ Did not bat - Tony Opatha, Somachandra de Silva, Lalith Kaluperuma

Extras : 24 (Wides : 8 No Balls: 2 Byes: 6 Leg Byes: 8)

Total : 276/4 (60.0 Overs)

Fall of Wickets : 1-30 (Fernando), 2-84 (Warnapura), 3-246 (Tennekoon), 4-268 (Tissera)

Australia Bowling

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⇒ Lillee 10-0-42-0
⇒ Thomson 12-5-22-1
⇒ Mallett 12-0-72-1
⇒ Walters 6-1-33-0
⇒ Walker 12-1-44-0
⇒ Greg Chappell 4-0-25-0
⇒ Ian Chappell 4-0-14-2

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