New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 1997 (1996/97) · Carisbrook, Dunedin · 7 March 1997 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl
New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs · Man of the Match: Bryan Young
New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs. Bryan Young top-scored with 267* for New Zealand. Man of the Match: Bryan Young.
New Zealand, 549 (7 wkts)
| Bryan Young | not out | 267 | 422 |
| Blair Pocock | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 18 | 64 |
| Matt Horne | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 66 | 108 |
| Stephen Fleming | caught (Nuwan Zoysa) | 51 | 59 |
| Nathan Astle | bowled | 27 | 48 |
| Daniel Vettori | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 1 | 13 |
| Chris Cairns | caught (Roshan Mahanama) | 70 | 123 |
| Adam Parore | caught (Pramodya Wickramasinghe) | 19 | 28 |
| Dipak Patel | not out | 30 | 42 |
| Heath Davis | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Doull | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Chaminda Vaas 35.00-6-144-4Nuwan Zoysa 40.00-6-112-1Pramodya Wickramasinghe 25.00-4-117-1Muthiah Muralidaran 33.00-6-136-0Arjuna Ranatunga 5.00-0-29-1Sanath Jayasuriya 8.00-0-34-0
Sri Lanka, 211 (10 wkts)
| Sanath Jayasuriya | bowled | 0 | 7 |
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 26 | 75 |
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw | 25 | 66 |
| Aravinda de Silva | caught (Dipak Patel) | 3 | 4 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Bryan Young) | 14 | 40 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | not out | 55 | 160 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Stephen Fleming) | 43 | 50 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (Matt Horne) | 2 | 17 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | caught (Adam Parore) | 43 | 76 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | caught (Bryan Young) | 0 | 7 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | caught (Chris Cairns) | 0 | 10 |
Simon Doull 21.20-5-58-5Heath Davis 19.00-6-34-3Matt Horne 6.00-5-4-0Nathan Astle 3.00-0-11-0Dipak Patel 22.00-4-67-2Daniel Vettori 14.00-5-38-0
Sri Lanka, 316 (10 wkts)
| Sanath Jayasuriya | caught (Adam Parore) | 50 | 68 |
| Roshan Mahanama | bowled | 21 | 46 |
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 22 | 57 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw | 0 | 14 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | caught (Matt Horne) | 13 | 45 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | run out (Chris Harris) | 8 | 55 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | caught (Daniel Vettori) | 103 | 103 |
| Chaminda Vaas | caught (Heath Davis) | 57 | 97 |
| Pramodya Wickramasinghe | caught (Simon Doull) | 0 | 8 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 16 | 16 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | caught (Simon Doull) | 26 | 14 |
Simon Doull 20.30-5-82-3Heath Davis 22.00-2-79-1Matt Horne 4.00-2-18-0Nathan Astle 15.00-3-51-2Dipak Patel 10.00-3-36-1Daniel Vettori 15.00-3-53-2
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