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Sri Lanka v New Zealand @ Galle International Stadium
3, 4, 5, 6, 7 June 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: BC Cooray, DL Orchard
Third Umpire: KT Francis
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by an innings and 16 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 46 | 152 | 183 | 6 | - |
| 2. Matt Horne | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | lbw b Kumar Dharmasena | 14 | 49 | 57 | 2 | - |
| 4. Nathan Astle | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Kumar Dharmasena | 53 | 192 | 210 | 4 | 1 |
| 5. Daniel Vettori | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 13 | 43 | 43 | 1 | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Kumar Dharmasena | 30 | 87 | 105 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chris Cairns | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Chris Harris | c Pramodya Wickramasinghe b Kumar Dharmasena | 4 | 14 | 13 | - | - |
| 10. Paul Wiseman | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Kumar Dharmasena | 23 | 47 | 50 | 1 | - |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | not out | 0 | 14 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Matt Horne), 2-21 (Stephen Fleming), 3-90 (Bryan Young), 4-90 (Daniel Vettori), 5-110 (Craig McMillan), 6-137 (Nathan Astle), 7-137 (Chris Cairns), 8-147 (Chris Harris), 9-190 (Adam Parore), 193 (Paul Wiseman). |
| Extras | 0b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.1 ovs) 193 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 24.1 | 4 | 72 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 38 | 13 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 9 | 33 | 0 | (0w,2nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Chris Harris b Daniel Vettori | 21 | 31 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Daniel Vettori b Paul Wiseman | 35 | 117 | 130 | 3 | - |
| 3. Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Chris Harris | 167 | 278 | 338 | 18 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 10 | 19 | 23 | - | 1 |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Shayne O'Connor b Daniel Vettori | 36 | 55 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | b Paul Wiseman | 10 | 37 | 63 | 1 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Chris Harris > > ) | 3 | 13 | 12 | - | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | run out (Chris Harris > > ) | 12 | 65 | 76 | 1 | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Chris Harris b Daniel Vettori | 12 | 18 | 27 | 2 | - |
| 10. Niroshan Bandaratilleke | run out (Chris Harris > > ) | 4 | 6 | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-106 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-135 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-211 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-262 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-271 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-301 (Mahela Jayawardene), 8-315 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-319 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 323 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.4 ovs) 323 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shayne O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Wiseman | 30 | 3 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 26 | 4 | 88 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 25.4 | 6 | 56 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 11 | 3 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 11 | 28 | 38 | 2 | - |
| 2. Matt Horne | lbw b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 3 | 20 | 31 | - | - |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 43 | 63 | 1 | - |
| 4. Nathan Astle | b Aravinda de Silva | 13 | 70 | 87 | 1 | - |
| 5. Craig McMillan | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 1 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| +6. Adam Parore | not out | 32 | 86 | 109 | 3 | - |
| 7. Chris Cairns | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 16 | 38 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 8. Chris Harris | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 9 | 12 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | run out (Niroshan Bandaratilleke > > ) | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Paul Wiseman | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| 11. Shayne O'Connor | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 24 | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Matt Horne), 2-21 (Bryan Young), 3-40 (Stephen Fleming), 4-41 (Craig McMillan), 5-69 (Nathan Astle), 6-94 (Chris Cairns), 7-103 (Chris Harris), 8-106 (Daniel Vettori), 9-109 (Paul Wiseman), 114 (Shayne O'Connor). |
| Extras | 7b, 7lb, 1w, 2nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 55 ovs) 114 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 24 | 9 | 36 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 16 | 7 | 24 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
Sri Lanka:
Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Kumar Dharmasena, Pramodya Wickramasinghe, Niroshan Bandaratilleke, Muttiah Muralitharan