title: Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1995–96
text: # Sri Lankan cricket team in Australia in 1995–96
  
  The Sri Lanka national cricket team toured Australia in the 1995-96 season and played 3 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 3-0.
  
  The second Test had controversy when umpire Darrell Hair called Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan for throwing.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### 1st Test
  
  * 8–11 December 1995 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Australia won by an innings and 36 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Khizer Hayat (PAK) and PD Parker (AUS) Player of the match: MJ Slater (AUS)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  * The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  * SG Law and RT Ponting (both AUS) made their Test debuts.
  
  ### 2nd Test
  
  * 26–30 December 1995 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Australia won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: RS Dunne (NZ) and DB Hair (AUS) Player of the match: GD McGrath (AUS)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  
  ### 3rd Test
  
  * 25–29 January 1996 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Australia won by 148 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: LH Barker (WI) and SG Randell (AUS) Player of the match: SR Waugh (AUS)
  * Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  
  ## External sources
  
  * ESPN cricinfo
  