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Sri Lanka v New Zealand
New Zealand in Sri Lanka 1998 (1st Test)
VenueR Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st May 1998 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossNew Zealand won the toss and decided to bat
ResultNew Zealand won by 167 runs
UmpiresKT Francis, RE Koertzen
TV umpireWAU Wickremasinghe
RefereeTalat Ali
Close of play day 1New Zealand (1) 282/7 (Parore 67*, Vettori 9*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2Sri Lanka (1) 251/7 (Wickramasinghe 9*, Bandaratilleke 8*; 82 overs)
Close of play day 3New Zealand (2) 260/3 (Fleming 106*, McMillan 64*; 79 overs)
Close of play day 4Sri Lanka (2) 111/2 (Jayawardene 13*, de Silva 19*; 48 overs)
Player of the MatchSP Fleming
New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BA Youngc Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan301171364- 
MJ Horneb Bandaratilleke1523323- 
*SP Flemingc Jayasuriya b Kalpage7818020912- 
NJ Astlec Jayawardene b Kalpage3048494- 
CD McMillanlbw b Muralitharan042-- 
+AC Parorec Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe671131898- 
CL Cairnsc Bandara b Muralitharan20445011 
CZ Harrislbw b Wickramasinghe1937413- 
DL Vettoric Kalpage b Muralitharan2048804- 
PJ Wisemanc Jayawardene b Muralitharan622241- 
SB Doullnot out1510-- 
Extras(9 lb, 9 nb, 1 w)19
Total(all out, 400 minutes, 105.2 overs)305
Fall of wickets:
1-25 (Horne, 7.5 ov), 2-97 (Young, 39.5 ov), 3-141 (Astle, 53.4 ov), 4-141 (McMillan, 54.4 ov), 5-188 (Fleming, 67.6 ov), 6-229 (Cairns, 80.4 ov), 7-269 (Harris, 90.5 ov), 8-282 (Parore, 96.3 ov), 9-296 (Wiseman, 101.6 ov), 10-305 (Vettori, 105.2 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wickramasinghe14   25521-
Jayawardene3   0100--
Bandaratilleke22   6511--
Muralitharan38.29905-8
Bandara13   3410-1
Kalpage15   2492--
Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Parore b Cairns1020302- 
MS Atapattuc Parore b Cairns058-- 
DPMD Jayawardenec Vettori b Wiseman5210812810- 
PA de Silvac Doull b McMillan3785964- 
*A Ranatungab Cairns497412261 
+RS Kaluwitharanab Vettori7213616613- 
RS Kalpageb Wiseman610261- 
GP Wickramasinghelbw b Vettori2751762- 
MRCN Bandaratillekerun out (Wiseman)2051612- 
M Muralitharanb Vettori052-- 
HMCM Bandaranot out001-- 
Extras(8 lb, 4 nb)12
Total(all out, 349 minutes, 90.2 overs)285
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Atapattu, 1.4 ov), 2-21 (Jayasuriya, 5.6 ov), 3-101 (de Silva, 35.3 ov), 4-105 (Jayawardene, 36.4 ov), 5-206 (Ranatunga, 63.4 ov), 6-221 (Kalpage), 7-237 (Kaluwitharana), 8-284 (Wickramasinghe, 89.2 ov), 9-284 (Muralitharan, 89.5 ov), 10-285 (Bandaratilleke, 90.2 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Doull12.22430-1
Cairns15   0593-2
Harris7   1270-1
Vettori24   8563--
Wiseman20   4612--
McMillan12   4311--
New Zealand second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BA Younglbw b Bandaratilleke1113122- 
MJ Hornec Ranatunga b Muralitharan3569965- 
*SP Flemingnot out174333475161 
NJ Astlec Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya3410411721 
CD McMillanc Kalpage b Muralitharan142179238136 
+AC Parorec Kalpage b Muralitharan166-- 
CL Cairnsc Jayawardene b Muralitharan621151- 
CZ Harrisnot out1428231- 
DL Vettoridid not bat      
PJ Wisemandid not bat      
SB Doulldid not bat      
Extras(5 b, 10 lb, 12 nb)27
Total(6 wickets, declared, 490 minutes, 123 overs)444
Fall of wickets:
1-11 (Young, 3.1 ov), 2-68 (Horne, 24.4 ov), 3-160 (Astle, 56.4 ov), 4-400 (McMillan, 110.5 ov), 5-404 (Parore, 112.2 ov), 6-416 (Cairns, 116.3 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wickramasinghe7   0210--
Bandaratilleke39   81051-1
de Silva2   0140--
Muralitharan36   51374-8
Bandara8   0380-4
Kalpage15   4510--
Jayasuriya16   0631--
Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Young b Wiseman59911138- 
MS Atapattuc Horne b Wiseman1633572- 
DPMD Jayawardenec Horne b Wiseman542552705- 
PA de Silvalbw b Vettori7115517581 
*A Ranatungac and b Vettori929322- 
+RS Kaluwitharanac Parore b McMillan3958738- 
RS Kalpagec Young b Vettori1629273- 
MRCN Bandaratillekec Horne b Wiseman1691871- 
GP Wickramasinghec Young b Cairns014-- 
M Muralitharannot out945472- 
HMCM Bandaralbw b Wiseman086-- 
Extras(1 b, 4 lb, 3 nb)8
Total(all out, 455 minutes, 131.5 overs)297
Fall of wickets:
1-70 (Atapattu, 14.3 ov), 2-89 (Jayasuriya, 30.4 ov), 3-194 (de Silva, 84.1 ov), 4-216 (Ranatunga, 92.4 ov), 5-216 (Jayawardene, 93.1 ov), 6-239 (Kalpage, 100.6 ov), 7-277 (Kaluwitharana, 113.5 ov), 8-279 (Wickramasinghe, 115.2 ov), 9-289 (Bandaratilleke, 129.3 ov), 10-297 (Bandara, 131.5 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Doull3   0150--
Cairns19   6641-3
Wiseman46.517825--
Vettori51   231013--
McMillan6   4121--
Harris4   1160--
Astle2   020--
Notes
--> PJ Wiseman made his debut in Test matches
--> MRCN Bandaratilleke made his debut in Test matches
--> HMCM Bandara made his debut in Test matches
--> SP Fleming (1) 50 in 105 minutes
--> SP Fleming (1) passed 2000 runs in Test matches when he reached 10
--> DPMD Jayawardene (1) 50 in 96 minutes
--> RS Kaluwitharana (1) 50 in 85 minutes
--> RS Kaluwitharana (1) passed 1000 runs in Test matches when he reached 64
--> SP Fleming (2) 100 in 216 balls, 287 minutes
--> SP Fleming (2) passed his previous highest score of 129 in Test matches
--> SP Fleming (2) passed his previous highest score of 151 in First-Class matches
--> CD McMillan (2) 100 in 147 balls, 239 minutes
--> CD McMillan (2) passed his previous highest score of 139 in Test matches
--> CD McMillan (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 99
--> CD McMillan (2) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 53
--> PJ Wiseman made his debut for New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MRCN Bandaratilleke made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> HMCM Bandara made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> CL Cairns made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> SB Doull made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> BA Young made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> SP Fleming made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> NJ Astle made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> DL Vettori made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> MJ Horne made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> CD McMillan made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> M Muralitharan reached 400 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed DL Vettori, his 5th wicket in the New Zealand first innings
--> PJ Wiseman reached 150 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed RS Kalpage, his 2nd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> PJ Wiseman achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the Sri Lanka second innings