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Sri Lanka v New Zealand @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
10, 11, 12, 13 June 1998 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: PT Manuel, VK Ramaswamy
Third Umpire: I Anandappa
Match Referee: Talat Ali
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 164 runs
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Bryan Young b Chris Cairns | 13 | 27 | 31 | 2 | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Daniel Vettori b Paul Wiseman | 48 | 138 | 175 | 6 | - |
| 3. Mahela Jayawardene | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 16 | 26 | 28 | 2 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Craig Spearman b Chris Cairns | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | run out (Craig McMillan > > ) | 4 | 25 | 39 | - | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Bryan Young b Craig McMillan | 43 | 135 | 157 | 3 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Craig McMillan | 28 | 78 | 70 | 4 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 11 | 42 | 60 | 2 | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | not out | 24 | 44 | 68 | 2 | - |
| 10. Niroshan Bandaratilleke | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Nathan Astle b Chris Cairns | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-52 (Mahela Jayawardene), 3-56 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-70 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-102 (Marvan Atapattu), 6-156 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 7-163 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-196 (Kumar Dharmasena), 9-201 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke), 206 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 1b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 88.4 ovs) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 17.4 | 1 | 62 | 5 | (0w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 25 | 7 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Priest | 24 | 11 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Wiseman | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 12 | 5 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | c Marvan Atapattu b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 2 | 20 | 33 | - | - |
| 2. Craig Spearman | c Aravinda de Silva b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 4 | 10 | 16 | - | - |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | b Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 78 | 233 | 314 | 8 | - |
| 4. Nathan Astle | c Marvan Atapattu b Kumar Dharmasena | 16 | 34 | 42 | 4 | - |
| 5. Matt Horne | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Aravinda de Silva | 35 | 68 | 77 | 3 | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Aravinda de Silva | 2 | 3 | 7 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | lbw b Aravinda de Silva | 19 | 48 | 47 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chris Cairns | run out (Mahela Jayawardene > > ) | 6 | 13 | 19 | - | - |
| 9. Mark Priest | c sub b Muttiah Muralitharan | 12 | 74 | 74 | 2 | - |
| 10. Daniel Vettori | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Wiseman | not out | 1 | 19 | 25 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-5 (Craig Spearman), 2-7 (Bryan Young), 3-30 (Nathan Astle), 4-94 (Matt Horne), 5-98 (Craig McMillan), 6-128 (Adam Parore), 7-143 (Chris Cairns), 8-181 (Mark Priest), 9-183 (Daniel Vettori), 193 (Stephen Fleming). |
| Extras | 11b, 2lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 86.3 ovs) 193 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6.3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 20 | 6 | 48 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 18 | 4 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 18.5 | 7 | 30 | 3 | (0w,4nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 23.1 | 3 | 60 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Parore b Chris Cairns | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | - |
| 3. Mahela Jayawardene | c Matt Horne b Daniel Vettori | 11 | 40 | 55 | 1 | - |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Nathan Astle b Daniel Vettori | 3 | 15 | 20 | - | - |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Chris Cairns b Mark Priest | 64 | 96 | 114 | 9 | - |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | b Daniel Vettori | 40 | 72 | 96 | 7 | - |
| +7. Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Mark Priest | 88 | 146 | 170 | 8 | - |
| 8. Kumar Dharmasena | b Craig McMillan | 11 | 54 | 55 | - | - |
| 9. Pramodya Wickramasinghe | c Stephen Fleming b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 15 | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Niroshan Bandaratilleke | c Stephen Fleming b Daniel Vettori | 7 | 15 | 19 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | not out | 26 | 42 | 60 | 4 | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-16 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-24 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-36 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-138 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-140 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 7-188 (Kumar Dharmasena), 8-193 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe), 9-211 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke), 282 (Romesh Kaluwitharana). |
| Extras | 8b, 10lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.5 ovs) 282 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Cairns | 17 | 0 | 75 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 33 | 10 | 64 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Paul Wiseman | 6 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 14 | 2 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Mark Priest | 11.5 | 0 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bryan Young | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 56 | 86 | 3 | - |
| 2. Craig Spearman | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 22 | 78 | 109 | 3 | - |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | lbw b Kumar Dharmasena | 3 | 19 | 21 | - | - |
| 4. Nathan Astle | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 16 | 66 | 95 | 3 | - |
| 5. Matt Horne | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 12 | 27 | 38 | 1 | - |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 11 | 10 | - | - |
| +7. Adam Parore | b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 2 | 15 | 21 | - | - |
| 8. Chris Cairns | b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 26 | 40 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 9. Mark Priest | b Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 2 | 15 | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Daniel Vettori | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| 11. Paul Wiseman | not out | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-44 (Bryan Young), 2-57 (Craig Spearman), 3-63 (Stephen Fleming), 4-82 (Matt Horne), 5-84 (Craig McMillan), 6-93 (Adam Parore), 7-105 (Nathan Astle), 8-128 (Chris Cairns), 9-131 (Mark Priest), 131 (Daniel Vettori). |
| Extras | 6b, 10lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 54.3 ovs) 131 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Niroshan Bandaratilleke | 17 | 3 | 52 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 2 | 14 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 18.3 | 8 | 30 | 5 | (0w,3nb) |
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