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This is an archive article published on October 4, 1999
Rain saves Lanka8217;s day
COLOMBO, OCT 3: Rain and bad light saved Sri Lanka from a possible first innings collapse in the three-Test series against Australia toda...
COLOMBO, OCT 3: Rain and bad light saved Sri Lanka from a possible first innings collapse in the three-Test series against Australia today, the fourth day of the final Test.
Sri Lanka need 82 runs to avoid the follow-on, and four of their top order batsmen were back in the pavilion when rain stopped play 32 minutes after lunch. Replying to Australia8217;s first innings total of 342 all out, Sri Lanka scored 61 for four when dark clouds gathered over Colombo and it started to rain. Only one hour and 32 minutes of play was possible today. When it stopped raining, bad light prevented start of play.
When play started after an hour8217;s delay, Sri Lanka made a disastrous start, losing skipper Sanath Jayasuriya8217;s wicket on the first ball of the innings. They lost two more wickets 8212; Russel Arnold and opener Marvan Atapattu 8212; quickly. After lunch, Mahela Jayawardena 21 also departed.
SCOREBOARD
Australia 1st innings: 342
Sri Lanka 1st innings: S Jayasuriya c Warne b McGrath 0, M Atapattu c Healy bFleming 2, R Arnold lbw Fleming 0, A de Silva batting 19, M Jayawardena c Healy b Fleming 21, A Ranatunga batting 1. Extras b8, lb1, nb5, w4: 18. Total for 4 wkts in 21.5 overs 61.
Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-7, 3-10, 4-60.
Bowling: McGrath 10-3-25-1, Fleming 5.5-0-14-3, Warne 5-1-11-0, Miller 1-0-2-0.
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