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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Carisbrook, Dunedin
7, 8, 9, 10 March 1997 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: CE King, ID Robinson
Third Umpire: RS Dunne
Match Referee: PJP Burge
Match Result: New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | not out | 267 | 422 | 605 | 37 | - |
| 2. Blair Pocock | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 64 | 85 | - | - |
| 3. Matt Horne | c Roshan Mahanama b Arjuna Ranatunga | 66 | 108 | 143 | 8 | 1 |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Nuwan Zoysa b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 51 | 59 | 69 | 8 | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | b Chaminda Vaas | 27 | 48 | 54 | 5 | - |
| 6. Daniel Vettori | c Roshan Mahanama b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 13 | 14 | - | - |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Roshan Mahanama b Nuwan Zoysa | 70 | 123 | 141 | 9 | 1 |
| +8. Adam Parore | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe b Chaminda Vaas | 19 | 28 | 45 | 3 | - |
| 9. Dipak Patel | not out | 30 | 42 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. Heath Davis | ||||||
| 11. Simon Doull |
| FOW | 1-55 (Blair Pocock), 2-195 (Matt Horne), 3-271 (Stephen Fleming), 4-337 (Nathan Astle), 5-343 (Daniel Vettori), 6-466 (Chris Cairns), 7-512 (Adam Parore). |
| Extras | 0b, 14lb, 2w, 21nb, 0pen) 37 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 146 ovs) 586 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 35 | 6 | 144 | 4 | (1w,5nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 40 | 6 | 112 | 1 | (0w,8nb) |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 25 | 4 | 117 | 1 | (0w,5nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 33 | 6 | 136 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Simon Doull | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - |
| 2. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Simon Doull | 26 | 75 | 102 | 2 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Simon Doull | 25 | 66 | 82 | 3 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Dipak Patel b Heath Davis | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Bryan Young b Simon Doull | 14 | 40 | 48 | 1 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 55 | 160 | 246 | 8 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Stephen Fleming b Dipak Patel | 43 | 50 | 81 | 5 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Matt Horne b Dipak Patel | 2 | 17 | 18 | - | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Adam Parore b Heath Davis | 43 | 76 | 77 | 6 | - |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | c Bryan Young b Heath Davis | 0 | 7 | 11 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Chris Cairns b Simon Doull | 0 | 10 | 13 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-55 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-58 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-58 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-79 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-135 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-141 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-214 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-215 (Nuwan Zoysa), 222 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.2 ovs) 222 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 21.2 | 5 | 58 | 5 | (1w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 19 | 6 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Matt Horne | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 22 | 4 | 67 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 14 | 5 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Parore b Simon Doull | 50 | 68 | 111 | 6 | - |
| 2. Roshan Mahanama | b Simon Doull | 21 | 46 | 65 | 3 | - |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | b Dipak Patel | 22 | 57 | 88 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Nathan Astle | 0 | 14 | 20 | - | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Matt Horne b Daniel Vettori | 13 | 45 | 58 | 1 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 55 | 61 | - | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c & b Daniel Vettori | 103 | 103 | 134 | 13 | 2 |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c & b Heath Davis | 57 | 97 | 130 | 7 | 1 |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Simon Doull b Nathan Astle | 0 | 8 | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 16 | 16 | 33 | 3 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c & b Simon Doull | 26 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-49 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-82 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-85 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-99 (Marvan Atapattu), 5-115 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-133 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-270 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 8-271 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-285 (Chaminda Vaas), 328 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.3 ovs) 328 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Simon Doull | 20.3 | 5 | 82 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 22 | 2 | 79 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Matt Horne | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 15 | 3 | 51 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 10 | 3 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 15 | 3 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Bryan Young, Blair Pocock, Matt Horne, Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Daniel Vettori, Chris Cairns, Adam Parore, Dipak Patel, Heath Davis, Simon Doull