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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ McLean Park, Napier
11, 12, 13, 14, 15 March 1995 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: DB Cowie, SG Randell
Third Umpire: EA Watkin
Match Referee: BN Jarman
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Asanka Gurusinha | b Kerry Walmsley | 2 | 3 | 15 | - | - |
| 2. Dulip Samaraweera | c Bryan Young b Kerry Walmsley | 33 | 80 | 123 | 4 | - |
| 3. Sanjeeva Ranatunga | c Gavin Larsen b Dion Nash | 12 | 23 | 22 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Adam Parore b Dion Nash | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | lbw b Danny Morrison | 9 | 32 | 39 | 1 | - |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Bryan Young b Kerry Walmsley | 55 | 111 | 147 | 4 | - |
| +7. Chamara Dunusinghe | c Ken Rutherford b Gavin Larsen | 11 | 34 | 40 | 1 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 33 | 95 | 131 | 4 | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Stephen Fleming b Danny Morrison | 13 | 21 | 36 | - | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Dion Nash b Gavin Larsen | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Gavin Larsen b Danny Morrison | 1 | 10 | 20 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Asanka Gurusinha), 2-40 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 3-40 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-54 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 5-64 (Dulip Samaraweera), 6-88 (Chamara Dunusinghe), 7-137 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-166 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-178 (Muttiah Muralitharan), 183 (Ravindra Pushpakumara). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69 ovs) 183 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 19 | 5 | 40 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry Walmsley | 17 | 3 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dion Nash | 16 | 4 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 17 | 6 | 39 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 2. Darrin Murray | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 5 | 16 | - | - |
| 3. Mark Greatbatch | lbw b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | - |
| 4. Stephen Fleming | c Sanjeeva Ranatunga b Chaminda Vaas | 35 | 61 | 83 | 5 | - |
| *5. Ken Rutherford | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 32 | 117 | 177 | 4 | - |
| 6. Shane Thomson | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 13 | 9 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 23 | 35 | - | - |
| 8. Gavin Larsen | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 9. Dion Nash | lbw b Ravindra Pushpakumara | 0 | 13 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | not out | 7 | 10 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 11. Kerry Walmsley | b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Bryan Young), 2-4 (Mark Greatbatch), 3-6 (Darrin Murray), 4-53 (Stephen Fleming), 5-65 (Shane Thomson), 6-78 (Adam Parore), 7-79 (Gavin Larsen), 8-94 (Dion Nash), 9-104 (Ken Rutherford), 109 (Kerry Walmsley). |
| Extras | 5b, 1lb, 1w, 5nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.5 ovs) 109 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 19 | 7 | 33 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18.5 | 3 | 47 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 | (1w,4nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Asanka Gurusinha | lbw b Gavin Larsen | 8 | 39 | 45 | - | - |
| 2. Dulip Samaraweera | run out ( > > ) | 6 | 14 | 24 | 1 | - |
| 3. Sanjeeva Ranatunga | lbw b Gavin Larsen | 7 | 24 | 29 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Adam Parore b Danny Morrison | 62 | 92 | 142 | 9 | - |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Bryan Young b Dion Nash | 74 | 234 | 301 | 8 | - |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Danny Morrison | 28 | 64 | 99 | 3 | - |
| +7. Chamara Dunusinghe | b Danny Morrison | 91 | 240 | 323 | 8 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | b Kerry Walmsley | 36 | 124 | 172 | 4 | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c sub b Gavin Larsen | 16 | 29 | 57 | 1 | - |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 10 | 10 | 23 | - | - |
| 11. Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Adam Parore b Danny Morrison | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-14 (Dulip Samaraweera), 2-21 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-22 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 4-121 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-165 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-205 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-294 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-323 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-352 (Chamara Dunusinghe), 352 (Ravindra Pushpakumara). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 144.3 ovs) 352 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dion Nash | 36 | 12 | 87 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kerry Walmsley | 38 | 7 | 112 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 39 | 13 | 73 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shane Thomson | 6 | 3 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Danny Morrison | 25.3 | 5 | 61 | 4 | (0w,5nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Dulip Samaraweera b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 64 | 90 | 1 | - |
| 2. Darrin Murray | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 36 | 114 | 175 | 3 | - |
| 3. Mark Greatbatch | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 46 | 82 | 82 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. Stephen Fleming | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| *5. Ken Rutherford | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 20 | 56 | 58 | 2 | - |
| 6. Shane Thomson | c Asanka Gurusinha b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 42 | 59 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Muttiah Muralitharan | 17 | 50 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 8. Gavin Larsen | not out | 21 | 71 | 91 | 3 | - |
| 9. Dion Nash | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 23 | 31 | - | - |
| 10. Danny Morrison | c Asanka Gurusinha b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Kerry Walmsley | c Chamara Dunusinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-37 (Bryan Young), 2-108 (Mark Greatbatch), 3-108 (Darrin Murray), 4-112 (Stephen Fleming), 5-141 (Ken Rutherford), 6-141 (Shane Thomson), 7-166 (Adam Parore), 8-181 (Dion Nash), 9-181 (Danny Morrison), 185 (Kerry Walmsley). |
| Extras | 6b, 11lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 23 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.4 ovs) 185 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 13 | 2 | 42 | 0 | (0w,4nb) |
| Chaminda Vaas | 26.4 | 10 | 43 | 5 | (0w,3nb) |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 9 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 36 | 15 | 64 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bryan Young, Darrin Murray, Mark Greatbatch, Stephen Fleming, Ken Rutherford, Shane Thomson, Adam Parore, Gavin Larsen, Dion Nash, Danny Morrison, Kerry Walmsley