Cricket series
| 1998–99 Carlton and United Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 10 January 1999 – 13 February 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result | Won by  Australia2–0 in final series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series | Glenn McGrath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1997–981999–00 → | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998–99 Australia Tri-Nation Series (more commonly known as the 1998–99 Carlton and United Series) was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tri-series where Australia played host to England and Sri Lanka. Australia and England reached the Finals, which Australia won 2–0.
Squads
Points table
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points | NRR |
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| 1 | Australia
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10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.538 |
| 2 |  England
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10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.157 |
| 3 |  Sri Lanka
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10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.667 |
Group stage
1st Match
| 10 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| England 178/8 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 145/9 (36 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 47 (82) Glenn McGrath 2/24 (10 overs) |
Michael Bevan 56 (76) Alan Mullally 4/18 (8 overs) |
| England won by 7 runs (revised target) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Tony McQuillan (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Alan Mullally (Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Australia's target reduced to 153 runs from 36 overs
- Vince Wells and Mark Alleyne (Eng) made their ODI debuts.
2nd Match
| 11 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 207/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 208/6 (49.3 overs) |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana 58 (61) Adam Hollioake 3/32 (10 overs) |
Neil Fairbrother 67 (105) Muttiah Muralitharan 3/34 (10 overs) |
| England won by 4 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Neil Fairbrother (Eng) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Match
| 13 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 259/9 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 260/2 (46.1 overs) |
| Hashan Tillakaratne 73 (95) Shane Warne 2/44 (10 overs) |
Adam Gilchrist 131 (118) Chaminda Vaas 1/43 (6 overs) |
| Australia won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Terry Prue (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
4th Match
| 15 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| England 178 (43.2 overs) |
v | Australia 182/1 (39.2 overs) |
| Nasser Hussain 47 (62) Glenn McGrath 4/54 (10 overs) |
Mark Waugh 83 (109) Alan Mullally 1/42 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 9 wickets The MCG, Melbourne Umpires: Ross Emerson (Aus) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
5th Match
| 17 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| England 282/4 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 275/6 (50 overs) |
| Graeme Hick 108 (129) Damien Fleming 3/64 (10 overs) |
Mark Waugh 85 (95) Darren Gough 2/40 (10 overs) |
| England won by 7 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
6th Match
| 19 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 186 (50 overs) |
v | England 189/3 (45.2 overs) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga 76 (105) Darren Gough 4/28 (10 overs) |
Graeme Hick 66 (101) Nuwan Zoysa 2/22 (6 overs) |
| England won by 7 wickets MCG, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Harper (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus) Player of the match: Darren Gough (Eng) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
7th Match
| 21 January 1999 Scorecard |
| Australia 210/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 211/7 (49.3 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 65 (105) Chaminda Vaas 3/27 (10 overs) |
Marvan Atapattu 82 (121) Shane Warne 3/45 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Marvan Atapattu (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
8th Match
| 23 January 1999 14:00 UTC+10:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| England 3/302 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 9/303 (49.4 overs) |
| Graeme Hick 126 (118) Sanath Jayasuriya 1/42 (10 overs) |
Mahela Jayawardene 120 (111) Vince Wells 2/30 (4.4 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Ross Emerson (Aus) and Tony McQuillan (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Mahela Jayawardene (SL) scored his first century in ODIs.
- This was the highest successful run chase in an ODI match at the Adelaide Oval.
- This match was also notable for a controversy over Muttiah Muralitharan's bowling.
9th Match
| 24 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Australia 270 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 190 (41.4 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 57 (68) Chaminda Vaas 3/63 (10 overs) |
Roshan Mahanama 55 (82) Glenn McGrath 5/40 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 80 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Aus) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
10th Match
| 26 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Australia 239/8 (50 overs) |
v | England 223 (48.3 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 65 (80) Robert Croft 2/40 (10 overs) |
Graeme Hick 109 (119) Glenn McGrath 3/40 (9.3 overs) |
| Australia won by 16 runs Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
11th Match
| 29 January 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| England 227/7 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 99 (33.3 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 81 (119) Ruchira Perera 3/55 (10 overs) |
Sanath Jayasuriya 40 (58) Mark Ealham 5/32 (10 overs) |
| England won by 128 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Mark Ealham (Eng) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
12th Match
| 31 January 1999 Scorecard |
| Australia 274/7 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 229 (46.3 overs) |
| Michael Bevan 72 (65) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 3/48 (10 overs) |
Sanath Jayasuriya 50 (49) Shane Warne 3/53 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 45 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus) Player of the match: Ricky Ponting (Aus) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
13th Match
| 3 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 181/7 (44 overs) |
v | England 170/9 (44 overs) |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 (87) Mark Alleyne 3/27 (9 overs) |
Nick Knight 58 (109) Thilan Samaraweera 3/34 (9 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 11 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Tony McQuillan (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Thilan Samaraweera (SL) |
- England won the toss and elected to field.
- Match reduced to 44 overs each
14th Match
| 5 February 1999 (D/N) Scorecard |
| England 210/8 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 211/6 (47 overs) |
| Vince Wells 39 (63) Adam Dale 2/28 (10 overs) |
Ricky Ponting 43 (71) Alan Mullally 2/31 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Peter Parker (Aus) and Darrell Hair (Aus) Player of the match: Damien Martyn (Aus) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
15th Match
| 7 February 1999 Scorecard |
| Australia 310/8 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 267 (47.1 overs) |
| Adam Gilchrist 154 (129) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/15 (3.4 overs) |
Avishka Gunawardene 75 (66) Shane Lee 5/33 (8.1 overs) |
| Australia won by 43 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Terry Prue (Aus) Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Final series
Australia won the best of three final series against England 2–0.
1st Final
| 10 February 1999 Scorecard |
| Australia 232/8 (50 overs) |
v | England 222 (49.2 overs) |
| Michael Bevan 69 (74) Vince Wells 3/30 (10 overs) |
Nasser Hussain 58 (98) Glenn McGrath 4/45 (9.2 overs) |
| Australia won by 10 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Michael Bevan (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
2nd Final
| 13 February 1999 Scorecard |
| Australia 272/5 (50 overs) |
v | England 110 (31.5 overs) |
| Darren Lehmann 71 (75) Vince Wells 1/34 (5 overs) |
Alec Stewart 32 (36) Shane Warne 3/16 (5.5 overs) |
| Australia won by 162 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Darren Lehmann (Aus) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
External links
References
- "1st Match, Carlton & United Series at Brisbane, Jan 10 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "2nd Match, Carlton & United Series at Brisbane, Jan 11 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "3rd Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Jan 13 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "4th Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Jan 15 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "5th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Jan 17 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "6th Match, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Jan 19 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "7th Match, Carlton & United Series at Hobart, Jan 21 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "8th Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Jan 23 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "9th Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Jan 24 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "10th Match, Carlton & United Series at Adelaide, Jan 26 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
- "11th Match, Carlton & United Series at Perth, Jan 29 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "12th Match, Carlton & United Series at Perth, Jan 31 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "13th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Feb 3 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "14th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Feb 5 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "15th Match, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Feb 7 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "1st Final, Carlton & United Series at Sydney, Feb 10 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- "2nd Final, Carlton & United Series at Melbourne, Feb 13 1999". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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