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Sri Lanka v New Zealand @ Colombo Cricket Club Ground
16, 18, 19, 20, 21 April 1987 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: PW Vidanagamage, WAU Wickremasinghe
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Roshan Mahanama | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 16 | 42 | 58 | 2 | - |
| +2. Brendon Kuruppu | not out | 201 | 548 | 777 | 24 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | lbw b Sir Richard Hadlee | 22 | 50 | 73 | 2 | - |
| 4. Roy Dias | c John Bracewell b Sir Richard Hadlee | 25 | 0 | 87 | 3 | - |
| 5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ian Smith b John Bracewell | 15 | 58 | 83 | - | - |
| *6. Duleep Mendis | c John Bracewell b Sir Richard Hadlee | 12 | 0 | 71 | 1 | - |
| 7. Ranjan Madugalle | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Evan Gray | 60 | 0 | 236 | 6 | 1 |
| 8. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Martin Crowe b John Bracewell | 12 | 47 | 51 | 2 | - |
| 9. Rumesh Ratnayake | c John Bracewell b Sir Richard Hadlee | 17 | 38 | 54 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Don Anurasiri | c Ian Smith b Ewen Chatfield | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | not out | 0 | 20 | 35 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-70 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-129 (Roy Dias), 4-166 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-210 (Duleep Mendis), 6-319 (Ranjan Madugalle), 7-342 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 8-382 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-383 (Don Anurasiri). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 1w, 11nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 173.5 ovs) 397 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 38.5 | 10 | 102 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 38 | 11 | 104 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Crowe | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Snedden | 16 | 4 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Bracewell | 47 | 14 | 98 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Evan Gray | 27 | 12 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Ken Rutherford | c Ranjan Madugalle b Rumesh Ratnayake | 11 | 22 | 56 | 1 | - |
| 2. Phil Horne | c Brendon Kuruppu b Don Anurasiri | 16 | 92 | 131 | 1 | - |
| 3. Andrew Jones | lbw b Ravi Ratnayeke | 38 | 88 | 142 | 4 | - |
| 4. Martin Crowe | c Duleep Mendis b Ravi Ratnayeke | 27 | 30 | 48 | 5 | - |
| *5. Jeff Crowe | not out | 120 | 398 | 609 | 13 | - |
| 6. Evan Gray | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | 31 | 105 | 170 | 2 | - |
| 7. Sir Richard Hadlee | not out | 151 | 240 | 406 | 14 | 2 |
| 8. John Bracewell | ||||||
| +9. Ian Smith | ||||||
| 10. Martin Snedden | ||||||
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-20 (Ken Rutherford), 2-51 (Phil Horne), 3-90 (Martin Crowe), 4-99 (Andrew Jones), 5-160 (Evan Gray). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 4w, 6nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 163 ovs) 406 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 32 | 7 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kosala Kuruppuarachchi | 20 | 3 | 64 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 23 | 10 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 37 | 6 | 111 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Anurasiri | 36 | 13 | 67 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Dias | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Roshan Mahanama, Brendon Kuruppu, Asanka Gurusinha, Roy Dias, Arjuna Ranatunga, Duleep Mendis, Ranjan Madugalle, Ravi Ratnayeke, Rumesh Ratnayake, Don Anurasiri, Kosala Kuruppuarachchi