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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
7 November 1996
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: ID Robinson, G Sharp
Third Umpire: SK Bansal
Match Referee: MJK Smith
Match Result: New Zealand won by 29 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Craig Spearman | c Upul Chandana b Sajeewa de Silva | 39 | 52 | 59 | 3 | - |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c & b Sajeewa de Silva | 0 | 7 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Adam Parore | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 4. Stephen Fleming | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 7 | 18 | - | - |
| 5. Chris Cairns | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Upul Chandana | 71 | 91 | 129 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. Mark Greatbatch | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 55 | 52 | 1 | - |
| 7. Chris Harris | not out | 34 | 62 | 85 | - | - |
| *+8. Lee Germon | c Sajeewa de Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 20 | 24 | 27 | - | - |
| 9. Dipak Patel | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Simon Doull | not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Danny Morrison |
| FOW | 1-7 (Nathan Astle), 2-7 (Adam Parore), 3-25 (Stephen Fleming), 4-48 (Craig Spearman), 5-92 (Mark Greatbatch), 6-165 (Chris Cairns), 7-205 (Lee Germon), 8-205 (Dipak Patel). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 6w, 4nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 22 | 4 | (2w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 8 | 1 | 37 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 9 | 0 | 33 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Nathan Astle b Simon Doull | 15 | 13 | 17 | 3 | - |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Simon Doull | 16 | 27 | 43 | 2 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c Simon Doull b Dipak Patel | 27 | 63 | 84 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Chris Harris b Danny Morrison | 47 | 74 | 107 | 3 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Chris Harris | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Simon Doull b Danny Morrison | 41 | 77 | 87 | 1 | 1 |
| 7. Upul Chandana | c Chris Cairns b Chris Harris | 4 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | b Nathan Astle | 7 | 14 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Chris Harris b Chris Cairns | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Chris Cairns | 3 | 8 | 17 | - | - |
| 11. Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-40 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 3-83 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-88 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-131 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-142 (Upul Chandana), 7-158 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-162 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-175 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 177 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 6w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.1 ovs) 177 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 9 | 0 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 7 | 1 | 29 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 9.1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 10 | 2 | 26 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Craig Spearman, Nathan Astle, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Chris Cairns, Mark Greatbatch, Chris Harris, Lee Germon, Dipak Patel, Simon Doull, Danny Morrison