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New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Jade Stadium, Christchurch
7, 8, 9 December 2006 (five-day match)
Toss: Sri Lanka (bat)
Umpires: BG Jerling, SJA Taufel
Third Umpire: GA Baxter
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match Result: New Zealand won by 5 wickets
1st Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Jamie How b James Franklin | 33 | 96 | 138 | 3 | 1 |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Stephen Fleming b Shane Bond | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | - |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Mathew Sinclair b Shane Bond | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c James Franklin b Shane Bond | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 | - |
| 5. Chamara Kapugedera | lbw b James Franklin | 37 | 86 | 115 | 7 | - |
| 6. Chamara Silva | b James Franklin | 0 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | c Jamie How b Chris Martin | 7 | 39 | 61 | 1 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Brendon McCullum b Jacob Oram | 4 | 11 | 19 | - | - |
| 9. Farveez Maharoof | c Stephen Fleming b Jacob Oram | 15 | 32 | 38 | 2 | 1 |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | not out | 7 | 17 | 30 | 1 | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Nathan Astle b Chris Martin | 14 | 9 | 15 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-11 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-17 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-37 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-87 (Upul Tharanga), 5-87 (Chamara Silva), 6-106 (Chamara Kapugedera), 7-110 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-121 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 9-132 (Farveez Maharoof), 154 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 13lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 52.4 ovs, 237 mins) 154 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shane Bond | 13 | 2 | 43 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Chris Martin | 16.4 | 2 | 37 | 2 | (1w,3nb) |
| James Franklin | 12 | 0 | 30 | 3 | (0w,2nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 10 | 5 | 30 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Craig Cumming | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 43 | 131 | 186 | 5 | - |
| 2. Jamie How | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 3. Mathew Sinclair | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 36 | 84 | 100 | 5 | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Chamara Kapugedera b Farveez Maharoof | 48 | 158 | 210 | 6 | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 6. Jacob Oram | c Chamara Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 3 | 11 | - | - |
| +7. Brendon McCullum | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - |
| 8. Daniel Vettori | c Mahela Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 63 | 114 | 142 | 8 | - |
| 9. James Franklin | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 0 | 9 | 6 | - | - |
| 10. Shane Bond | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 1 | 8 | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Chris Martin | not out | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Jamie How), 2-73 (Mathew Sinclair), 3-106 (Craig Cumming), 4-108 (Nathan Astle), 5-113 (Jacob Oram), 6-113 (Brendon McCullum), 7-188 (Stephen Fleming), 8-190 (James Franklin), 9-206 (Shane Bond), 206 (Daniel Vettori). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 7nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.4 ovs, 348 mins) 206 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 4 | 49 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 19.4 | 2 | 43 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 14 | 3 | 44 | 1 | (0w,3nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 34 | 7 | 65 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Stephen Fleming b Shane Bond | 24 | 40 | 47 | 3 | - |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Shane Bond > > ) | 10 | 11 | 13 | - | 1 |
| 3. Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 100 | 154 | 173 | 12 | 1 |
| *4. Mahela Jayawardene | c Stephen Fleming b James Franklin | 0 | 6 | 9 | - | - |
| 5. Chamara Kapugedera | c Jacob Oram b Shane Bond | 1 | 6 | 5 | - | - |
| 6. Chamara Silva | c Daniel Vettori b Shane Bond | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| +7. Prasanna Jayawardene | run out (Shane Bond > > ) | 11 | 35 | 49 | 2 | - |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | c Brendon McCullum b Jacob Oram | 0 | 3 | 6 | - | - |
| 9. Farveez Maharoof | c Brendon McCullum b Shane Bond | 7 | 18 | 23 | - | - |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | c Brendon McCullum b James Franklin | 0 | 28 | 50 | - | - |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | run out (Chris Martin > Brendon McCullum > ) | 8 | 19 | 37 | 2 | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-44 (Upul Tharanga), 3-45 (Mahela Jayawardene), 4-46 (Chamara Kapugedera), 5-46 (Chamara Silva), 6-74 (Prasanna Jayawardene), 7-80 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-99 (Farveez Maharoof), 9-143 (Lasith Malinga), 170 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.1 ovs, 207 mins) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Shane Bond | 19.1 | 5 | 63 | 4 | (0w,3nb) |
| Chris Martin | 11 | 2 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| James Franklin | 13 | 1 | 34 | 2 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Craig Cumming | c Prasanna Jayawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 43 | 57 | 66 | 4 | 2 |
| 2. Jamie How | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 11 | 31 | 54 | - | - |
| 3. Mathew Sinclair | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muttiah Muralitharan | 4 | 18 | 22 | - | - |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 5. Nathan Astle | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 24 | 39 | 50 | 3 | - |
| 6. Jacob Oram | not out | 12 | 46 | 55 | 1 | - |
| +7. Brendon McCullum | not out | 14 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. Daniel Vettori | ||||||
| 9. James Franklin | ||||||
| 10. Shane Bond | ||||||
| 11. Chris Martin |
| FOW | 1-58 (Jamie How), 2-66 (Craig Cumming), 3-66 (Stephen Fleming), 4-68 (Mathew Sinclair), 5-103 (Nathan Astle). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 5w, 4nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 33 ovs, 133 mins) 119 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 12 | 3 | 33 | 2 | (0w,3nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 5 | 34 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Daniel Vettori, Shane Bond, Nathan Astle, Craig Cumming, Stephen Fleming, Jamie How, Chris Martin, James Franklin, Mathew Sinclair, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum