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Sri Lanka v New Zealand
New Zealand in Sri Lanka 1998 (3rd Test)
VenueSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th June 1998 (5-day match)
Balls per over6
TossSri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat
ResultSri Lanka won by 164 runs
UmpiresPT Manuel, VK Ramaswamy
TV umpireI Anandappa
RefereeTalat Ali
Close of play day 1Sri Lanka (1) 200/8 (Wickramasinghe 20*, Bandaratilleke 4*)
Close of play day 2New Zealand (1) 193 all out
Close of play day 3New Zealand (2) 10/0 (Young 7*, Spearman 1*)
Player of the MatchRS Kaluwitharana

Sri Lanka first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Young b Cairns1327312- 
MS Atapattuc Vettori b Wiseman481381756- 
DPMD Jayawardenec Parore b Cairns1626282- 
PA de Silvac Spearman b Cairns4631- 
*A Ranatungarun out (McMillan)42539-- 
HP Tillakaratnec Young b McMillan431351573- 
+RS Kaluwitharanab McMillan2878704- 
HDPK Dharmasenac Parore b Cairns1142602- 
GP Wickramasinghenot out2444682- 
MRCN Bandaratillekelbw b Vettori5991- 
M Muralitharanc Astle b Cairns154-- 
Extras(1 b, 8 lb)9
Total(all out, 328 minutes, 88.4 overs)206
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Jayasuriya, 8.1 ov), 2-52 (Jayawardene, 16.1 ov), 3-56 (de Silva, 16.6 ov), 4-70 (Ranatunga, 26.4 ov), 5-102 (Atapattu, 46.2 ov), 6-156 (Kaluwitharana, 69.6 ov), 7-163 (Tillakaratne, 76.2 ov), 8-196 (Dharmasena, 82.1 ov), 9-201 (Bandaratilleke, 87.2 ov), 10-206 (Muralitharan, 88.4 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cairns17.41625-1
Vettori25   7521--
Priest24   11350--
Wiseman10   4211--
McMillan12   5272--

New Zealand first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BA Youngc Atapattu b Bandaratilleke22033-- 
CM Spearmanc de Silva b Wickramasinghe41016-- 
*SP Flemingb Wickramasinghe782333148- 
NJ Astlec Atapattu b Dharmasena1634424- 
MJ Hornec Tillakaratne b de Silva3568773- 
CD McMillanst Kaluwitharana b de Silva237-- 
+AC Parorelbw b de Silva1948472- 
CL Cairnsrun out (Jayawardene)61319-- 
MW Priestc sub (ASA Perera) b Muralitharan1274742- 
DL Vettoric Jayasuriya b Muralitharan052-- 
PJ Wisemannot out11925-- 
Extras(11 b, 2 lb, 5 nb)18
Total(all out, 332 minutes, 86.3 overs)193
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Spearman, 4.2 ov), 2-7 (Young, 5.3 ov), 3-30 (Astle, 16.3 ov), 4-94 (Horne, 38.6 ov), 5-98 (McMillan, 40.3 ov), 6-128 (Parore, 54.6 ov), 7-143 (Cairns, 59.3 ov), 8-181 (Priest, 81.4 ov), 9-183 (Vettori, 83.4 ov), 10-193 (Fleming, 86.3 ov)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wickramasinghe6.3372--
Bandaratilleke20   6481--
Dharmasena18   4351--
de Silva18.57303-4
Muralitharan23.13602-3

Sri Lanka second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ST Jayasuriyac Parore b Cairns8882- 
MS Atapattulbw b Vettori510151- 
DPMD Jayawardenec Horne b Vettori1140551- 
PA de Silvac Astle b Vettori31520-- 
*A Ranatungac Cairns b Priest64961149- 
HP Tillakaratneb Vettori4072967- 
+RS Kaluwitharanalbw b Priest881461708- 
HDPK Dharmasenab McMillan115455-- 
GP Wickramasinghec Fleming b Vettori01520-- 
MRCN Bandaratillekec Fleming b Vettori715191- 
M Muralitharannot out2642604- 
Extras(8 b, 10 lb, 1 nb)19
Total(all out, 325 minutes, 84.5 overs)282
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (Jayasuriya, 2.2 ov), 2-16 (Atapattu, 3.2 ov), 3-24 (de Silva, 15.2 ov), 4-36 (Jayawardene, 15.5 ov), 5-138 (Ranatunga, 38.4 ov), 6-140 (Tillakaratne, 41.1 ov), 7-188 (Dharmasena, 57.4 ov), 8-193 (Wickramasinghe, 62.4 ov), 9-211 (Bandaratilleke, 68.2 ov), 10-282 (Kaluwitharana, 84.5 ov)
New Zealand bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Cairns17   0751-1
Vettori33   10646--
Astle3   080--
Wiseman6   2290--
McMillan14   2461--
Priest11.50422--

New Zealand second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
BA Youngst Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan2456863- 
CM Spearmanc and b Muralitharan22781093- 
*SP Fleminglbw b Dharmasena31921-- 
NJ Astlec and b Muralitharan1666953- 
MJ Hornec Kaluwitharana b Bandaratilleke1227381- 
CD McMillanc Jayawardene b Muralitharan11110-- 
+AC Paroreb Bandaratilleke21521-- 
CL Cairnsb Bandaratilleke26403722 
MW Priestb Bandaratilleke21528-- 
DL Vettorib Muralitharan355-- 
PJ Wisemannot out011-- 
Extras(6 b, 10 lb, 4 nb)20
Total(all out, 221 minutes, 54.3 overs)131
Fall of wickets:
1-44 (Young), 2-57 (Spearman), 3-63 (Fleming), 4-82 (Horne), 5-84 (McMillan), 6-93 (Parore), 7-105 (Astle), 8-128 (Cairns), 9-131 (Priest), 10-131 (Vettori)
Sri Lanka bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Wickramasinghe6   250-1
Bandaratilleke17   3524--
de Silva3   0140--
Dharmasena10   2141--
Muralitharan18.38305-3

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> MW Priest made his last appearance in Test matches
--> HP Tillakaratne (1) passed 7500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 7
--> SP Fleming (1) 50 in 173 balls, 238 minutes
--> SP Fleming (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 1
--> A Ranatunga (2) 50 in 82 balls, 93 minutes
--> A Ranatunga (2) passed 4500 runs in Test matches when he reached 20
--> RS Kaluwitharana (2) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 56
--> CM Spearman (2) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 14
--> MW Priest made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> CM Spearman made his debut in Sri Lanka in Test matches
--> CL Cairns reached 100 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed PA de Silva, his 3rd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> PA de Silva achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches in the New Zealand first innings (previous best was 3-39)
--> DL Vettori achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed MRCN Bandaratilleke in the Sri Lanka second innings (previous best was 5-22)
--> DL Vettori achieved his best innings bowling analysis in Test matches when he dismissed MRCN Bandaratilleke in the Sri Lanka second innings (previous best was 5-84)
--> DL Vettori reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed HP Tillakaratne, his 4th wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings
--> MRCN Bandaratilleke reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed MW Priest, his 4th wicket in the New Zealand second innings
--> HDPK Dharmasena reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed SP Fleming, his 1st wicket in the New Zealand second innings