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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Eden Park, Auckland
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 March 1991 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: BL Aldridge, RL McHarg
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charith Senanayake | c Ian Smith b Chris Cairns | 20 | 20 | 31 | 3 | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | b Willie Watson | 13 | 58 | 75 | 1 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | lbw b Chris Cairns | 50 | 105 | 137 | 7 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Ian Smith b Chris Cairns | 96 | 141 | 192 | 14 | 2 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ian Smith b Chris Cairns | 34 | 66 | 89 | 5 | - |
| +6. Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Danny Morrison | 31 | 76 | 108 | 5 | - |
| 7. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Ian Smith b Willie Watson | 18 | 22 | 26 | 3 | - |
| 8. Asoka de Silva | c Andrew Jones b Dipak Patel | 2 | 31 | 39 | - | - |
| 9. Graeme Labrooy | not out | 70 | 80 | 89 | 12 | 2 |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Mark Greatbatch b Willie Watson | 18 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| 11. Champaka Ramanayake | c Ian Smith b Danny Morrison | 1 | 32 | 37 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-34 (Charith Senanayake), 2-61 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 3-132 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-223 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-234 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-255 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 7-273 (Asoka de Silva), 8-325 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 9-356 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 380 (Champaka Ramanayake). |
| Extras | 2b, 15lb, 1w, 9nb, 0pen) 27 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105 ovs) 380 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 21 | 5 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 32 | 5 | 136 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Willie Watson | 31.5 | 11 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Thomson | 12.1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 8 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Trevor Franklin | lbw b Rumesh Ratnayake | 13 | 70 | 105 | 1 | - |
| 2. John Wright | c Arjuna Ranatunga b Champaka Ramanayake | 84 | 168 | 213 | 10 | 1 |
| 3. Andrew Jones | c Rumesh Ratnayake b Asoka de Silva | 27 | 69 | 96 | 3 | - |
| 4. Mark Greatbatch | lbw b Graeme Labrooy | 65 | 175 | 266 | 6 | - |
| 5. Ken Rutherford | c Asanka Gurusinha b Asoka de Silva | 15 | 28 | 38 | 3 | - |
| 6. Shane Thomson | lbw b Rumesh Ratnayake | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Dipak Patel | c Graeme Labrooy b Champaka Ramanayake | 41 | 98 | 128 | 5 | - |
| *+8. Ian Smith | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 3 | 10 | 11 | - | - |
| 9. Chris Cairns | c Aravinda de Silva b Graeme Labrooy | 17 | 49 | 60 | 1 | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | lbw b Graeme Labrooy | 7 | 34 | 43 | - | - |
| 11. Willie Watson | not out | 5 | 25 | 33 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-63 (Trevor Franklin), 2-139 (Andrew Jones), 3-140 (John Wright), 4-170 (Ken Rutherford), 5-172 (Shane Thomson), 6-247 (Dipak Patel), 7-257 (Ian Smith), 8-299 (Chris Cairns), 9-304 (Mark Greatbatch), 317 (Danny Morrison). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 31nb, 0pen) 39 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 115.3 ovs) 317 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graeme Labrooy | 21.3 | 6 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 26 | 7 | 96 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 33 | 3 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 29 | 8 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charith Senanayake | c Mark Greatbatch b Chris Cairns | 8 | 11 | 16 | - | - |
| 2. Chandika Hathurusingha | c Ian Smith b Chris Cairns | 74 | 214 | 249 | 12 | - |
| 3. Asanka Gurusinha | c & b Chris Cairns | 29 | 41 | 54 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Danny Morrison b Shane Thomson | 123 | 193 | 261 | 6 | 5 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Shane Thomson b Chris Cairns | 30 | 66 | 92 | 1 | 1 |
| +6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Chris Cairns b Shane Thomson | 3 | 9 | 13 | - | - |
| 7. Sanath Jayasuriya | not out | 12 | 28 | 54 | 1 | - |
| 8. Graeme Labrooy | c Danny Morrison b Chris Cairns | 1 | 10 | 7 | - | - |
| 9. Asoka de Silva | c Mark Greatbatch b Shane Thomson | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 10. Rumesh Ratnayake | c Mark Greatbatch b Danny Morrison | 20 | 26 | 32 | - | 2 |
| 11. Champaka Ramanayake | b Danny Morrison | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Charith Senanayake), 2-56 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-201 (Chandika Hathurusingha), 4-276 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-282 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-282 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-285 (Graeme Labrooy), 8-288 (Asoka de Silva), 9-319 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 319 (Champaka Ramanayake). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 0w, 13nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98 ovs) 319 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 20 | 2 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 27 | 6 | 75 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Willie Watson | 9 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Thomson | 19 | 5 | 63 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 23 | 6 | 78 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Trevor Franklin | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Graeme Labrooy | 31 | 89 | 135 | 4 | - |
| 2. John Wright | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Champaka Ramanayake | 20 | 53 | 66 | 3 | - |
| 3. Andrew Jones | lbw b Graeme Labrooy | 73 | 219 | 249 | 4 | - |
| 4. Mark Greatbatch | b Graeme Labrooy | 7 | 35 | 40 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Rutherford | lbw b Graeme Labrooy | 6 | 21 | 30 | - | - |
| 6. Shane Thomson | not out | 80 | 144 | 169 | 8 | 1 |
| 7. Dipak Patel | not out | 16 | 56 | 60 | 3 | - |
| *+8. Ian Smith | ||||||
| 9. Chris Cairns | ||||||
| 10. Danny Morrison | ||||||
| 11. Willie Watson |
| FOW | 1-39 (John Wright), 2-80 (Trevor Franklin), 3-95 (Mark Greatbatch), 4-117 (Ken Rutherford), 5-217 (Andrew Jones). |
| Extras | 1b, 9lb, 0w, 18nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 99 ovs) 261 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Graeme Labrooy | 19 | 6 | 42 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 19 | 4 | 62 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 21 | 3 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 25 | 4 | 61 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Trevor Franklin, John Wright, Andrew Jones, Mark Greatbatch, Ken Rutherford, Shane Thomson, Dipak Patel, Ian Smith, Chris Cairns, Danny Morrison, Willie Watson