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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
Venue:
R.Premadasa Stadium,
Colombo
Date & Time:
May 27
-
May 31
,
05:30 AM
LOCAL
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New Zealand won by 167 runs
New Zealand 1st Innings
305-10 (105.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bryan Young
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
30
117
4
0
25.64
Matt Horne
b Bandaratilleke
15
47
3
0
31.91
Stephen Fleming
c Jayasuriya b Kalpage
78
180
12
0
43.33
Nathan Astle
c Jayawardene b Kalpage
30
48
4
0
62.50
Craig McMillan
lbw b Muralitharan
0
4
0
0
0.00
Adam Parore
c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe
67
113
8
0
59.29
Chris Cairns
c Bandara b Muralitharan
20
44
1
1
45.45
Chris Harris
lbw b Wickramasinghe
19
37
3
0
51.35
Daniel Vettori
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
20
48
4
0
41.67
Paul Wiseman
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
6
22
1
0
27.27
Simon Doull
not out
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 9, w 1, nb 9, p 0)
Total
305
(10 wkts, 105.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
25-1 (
M Horne
, 7.5),
97-2 (
B Young
, 39.5),
141-3 (
N Astle
, 53.4),
141-4 (
C McMillan
, 54.4),
188-5 (
S Fleming
, 67.6),
229-6 (
C Cairns
, 80.4),
269-7 (
C Harris
, 90.5),
282-8 (
A Parore
, 96.3),
296-9 (
P Wiseman
, 101.6),
305-10 (
Vettori
, 105.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
14
2
55
2
0
1
3.93
Mahela Jayawardene
3
0
10
0
0
0
3.33
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
22
6
51
1
0
0
2.32
Muttiah Muralitharan
38.2
9
90
5
8
0
2.36
Malinga Bandara
13
3
41
0
1
0
3.15
Ruwan Kalpage
15
2
49
2
0
0
3.27
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
285-10 (90.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Parore b Cairns
10
20
2
0
50.00
Marvan Atapattu
c Parore b Cairns
0
5
0
0
0.00
Mahela Jayawardene
c Vettori b Wiseman
52
108
10
0
48.15
Aravinda de Silva
c Doull b McMillan
37
85
4
0
43.53
Arjuna Ranatunga
b Cairns
49
74
6
1
66.22
Romesh Kaluwitharana
b Vettori
72
136
13
0
52.94
Ruwan Kalpage
b Wiseman
6
10
1
0
60.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
lbw b Vettori
27
51
2
0
52.94
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
run out (Wiseman)
20
51
2
0
39.22
Muttiah Muralitharan
b Vettori
0
5
0
0
0.00
Malinga Bandara
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
285
(10 wkts, 90.2 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
6-1 (
M Atapattu
, 1.4),
21-2 (
S Jayasuriya
, 5.6),
101-3 (
A Silva
, 35.3),
105-4 (
Mahela
, 36.4),
206-5 (
A Ranatunga
, 63.4),
221-6 (
R Kalpage
, 0),
237-7 (
Romesh Kaluwitharana
, 0),
284-8 (
P Wickramasinghe
, 89.2),
284-9 (
Muralitharan
, 89.5),
285-10 (
N Bandaratilleke
, 90.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Simon Doull
12.2
2
43
0
1
0
3.52
Chris Cairns
15
0
59
3
2
0
3.93
Chris Harris
7
1
27
0
1
0
3.86
Daniel Vettori
24
8
56
3
0
0
2.33
Paul Wiseman
20
4
61
2
0
0
3.05
Craig McMillan
12
4
31
1
0
0
2.58
New Zealand 2nd Innings
444-6 d (123 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bryan Young
lbw b Bandaratilleke
11
13
2
0
84.62
Matt Horne
c Ranatunga b Muralitharan
35
69
5
0
50.72
Stephen Fleming
not out
174
333
16
1
52.25
Nathan Astle
c Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
34
104
2
1
32.69
Craig McMillan
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
142
179
13
6
79.33
Adam Parore
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
1
6
0
0
16.67
Chris Cairns
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
6
21
1
0
28.57
Chris Harris
not out
14
28
1
0
50.00
Extras
27
(b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
444
(6 wkts, 123 Ov)
Did not Bat
Daniel Vettori
,
Paul Wiseman
,
Simon Doull
Fall of Wickets
11-1 (
B Young
, 3.1),
68-2 (
M Horne
, 24.4),
160-3 (
N Astle
, 56.4),
400-4 (
C McMillan
, 110.5),
404-5 (
A Parore
, 112.2),
416-6 (
C Cairns
, 116.3)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
7
0
21
0
0
0
3.00
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
39
8
105
1
1
0
2.69
Aravinda de Silva
2
0
14
0
0
0
7.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
36
5
137
4
8
0
3.81
Malinga Bandara
8
0
38
0
4
0
4.75
Ruwan Kalpage
15
4
51
0
0
0
3.40
Sanath Jayasuriya
16
0
63
1
0
0
3.94
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
297-10 (131.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Young b Wiseman
59
91
8
0
64.84
Marvan Atapattu
c Horne b Wiseman
16
33
2
0
48.48
Mahela Jayawardene
c Horne b Wiseman
54
255
5
0
21.18
Aravinda de Silva
lbw b Vettori
71
155
8
1
45.81
Arjuna Ranatunga
c & b Vettori
9
29
2
0
31.03
Romesh Kaluwitharana
c Parore b McMillan
39
58
8
0
67.24
Ruwan Kalpage
c Young b Vettori
16
29
3
0
55.17
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
c Horne b Wiseman
16
91
1
0
17.58
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
c Young b Cairns
0
1
0
0
0.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
9
45
2
0
20.00
Malinga Bandara
lbw b Wiseman
0
8
0
0
0.00
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 4, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
297
(10 wkts, 131.5 Ov)
Fall of Wickets
70-1 (
M Atapattu
, 14.3),
89-2 (
S Jayasuriya
, 30.4),
194-3 (
A Silva
, 84.1),
216-4 (
A Ranatunga
, 92.4),
216-5 (
Mahela
, 93.1),
239-6 (
R Kalpage
, 100.6),
277-7 (
Romesh Kaluwitharana
, 113.5),
279-8 (
P Wickramasinghe
, 115.2),
289-9 (
N Bandaratilleke
, 129.3),
297-10 (
N Bandaratilleke
, 131.5)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Simon Doull
3
0
15
0
0
0
5.00
Chris Cairns
19
6
64
1
3
0
3.37
Paul Wiseman
46.5
17
82
5
0
0
1.76
Daniel Vettori
51
23
101
3
0
0
1.98
Craig McMillan
6
4
12
1
0
0
2.00
Chris Harris
4
1
16
0
0
0
4.00
Nathan Astle
2
0
2
0
0
0
1.00
Match Info
Match
SL vs NZ, 1st Test, New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
Date
-
Time
Venue
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires
K.T.Francis, Rudi Koertzen
Third Umpire
Udaya Wickramasinghe
Match Referee
Talat Ali
Sri Lanka Squad
Playing
Sanath Jayasuriya
,
Marvan Atapattu
,
Mahela Jayawardene
,
Aravinda de Silva
,
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
,
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk)
,
Ruwan Kalpage
,
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
,
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
,
Muttiah Muralitharan
,
Malinga Bandara
Bench
Support Staff
New Zealand Squad
Playing
Bryan Young
,
Matt Horne
,
Stephen Fleming (c)
,
Nathan Astle
,
Craig McMillan
,
Adam Parore (wk)
,
Chris Cairns
,
Chris Harris
,
Daniel Vettori
,
Paul Wiseman
,
Simon Doull
Bench
Support Staff
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