Sri Lanka v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 2003 (2003) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 25 April 2003
Match drawn
Match drawn. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 274* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 2003 (2003)
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Dates
- 25 April 2003 to 29 April 2003
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Hashan Tillakaratne (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Kaushal Lokuarachchi (Sri Lanka), Prabath Nissanka (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DJ Harper and SJA Taufel
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Kaushal Lokuarachchi and Prabath Nissanka played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 515 for 7. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 274 not out off 476 balls, and Mark Richardson made 85. Kumar Dharmasena took 3 for 132 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 172-run stand for the second wicket between Stephen Fleming and Mark Richardson. That was well above the 2000s average first-innings total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 295 across 8 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 483 all out. Hashan Tillakaratne top-scored with 144 off 314 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 76. Daniel Vettori took 3 for 94 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the fifth wicket between Hashan Tillakaratne and Mahela Jayawardene. New Zealand led by 32 on first innings.
New Zealand made 161 for 5 in their second innings. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 69 not out off 234 balls, and Matt Horne made 42. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 41 for Sri Lanka.
Match drawn. Stephen Fleming's 274 not out is the highest individual score at P Saravanamuttu Stadium.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 515 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Richardson | b Chaminda Vaas | 85 | 260 |
| Matt Horne | c Kumar Dharmasena b Prabath Nissanka | 4 | 32 |
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 274 | 476 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Kumar Sangakkara b Kumar Dharmasena | 17 | 57 |
| Scott Styris | c Chaminda Vaas b Kumar Dharmasena | 63 | 140 |
| Jacob Oram | c Kaushal Lokuarachchi b Muthiah Muralidaran | 33 | 56 |
| Robbie Hart | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muthiah Muralidaran | 9 | 14 |
| Daniel Vettori | lbw b Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 8 |
| Paul Wiseman | not out | 16 | 7 |
Did not bat: Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond
Extras 7 · Total 515 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 29 | 8 | 73 | 1 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 23 | 9 | 53 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 40 | 7 | 132 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 58.5 | 16 | 140 | 2 |
| Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 18 | 2 | 83 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (Matt Horne, 9.5 ov), 2-192 (Mark Richardson, 86.1 ov), 3-235 (Mathew Sinclair, 103.3 ov), 4-392 (Scott Styris, 148.5 ov), 5-471 (Jacob Oram, 166.6 ov), 6-486 (Robbie Hart, 170.3 ov), 7-499 (Daniel Vettori, 173.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Matt Horne (4) and Mark Richardson (16) | 20 | 53 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (101) and Mark Richardson (69) | 172 | 459 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (26) and Mathew Sinclair (17) | 43 | 104 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming (91) and Scott Styris (63) | 157 | 272 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming (44) and Jacob Oram (33) | 79 | 108 |
| sixth | Stephen Fleming (6) and Robbie Hart (9) | 15 | 21 |
| seventh | Stephen Fleming (6) and Daniel Vettori (7) | 13 | 16 |
| eighth | Stephen Fleming (0) and Paul Wiseman (16) | 16 | 10 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 483 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | lbw b Daryl Tuffey | 0 | 5 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | b Shane Bond | 50 | 110 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Stephen Fleming b Shane Bond | 4 | 15 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Jacob Oram b Paul Wiseman | 67 | 98 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Robbie Hart b Jacob Oram | 58 | 148 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | b Shane Bond | 144 | 314 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Mathew Sinclair b Paul Wiseman | 76 | 90 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 31 | 102 |
| Kaushal Lokuarachchi | not out | 28 | 29 |
| Prabath Nissanka | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 3 |
Extras 25 · Total 483 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 17 | 5 | 54 | 1 |
| Shane Bond | 28 | 6 | 97 | 3 |
| Jacob Oram | 30 | 13 | 62 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 33 | 8 | 94 | 3 |
| Paul Wiseman | 41 | 13 | 127 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Marvan Atapattu, 0.5 ov), 2-11 (Chaminda Vaas, 5.6 ov), 3-114 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 36.2 ov), 4-134 (Kumar Sangakkara, 39.6 ov), 5-267 (Mahela Jayawardene, 84.5 ov), 6-374 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 112.2 ov), 7-444 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 143.1 ov), 8-483 (Kumar Dharmasena, 151.2 ov), 9-483 (Prabath Nissanka, 151.3 ov), 10-483 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 151.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Sanath Jayasuriya (0) | 0 | 5 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (7) and Chaminda Vaas (2) | 11 | 29 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (43) and Kumar Sangakkara (55) | 103 | 184 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (8) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) | 20 | 22 |
| fifth | Hashan Tillakaratne (71) and Mahela Jayawardene (50) | 133 | 269 |
| sixth | Hashan Tillakaratne (26) and Romesh Kaluwitharana (76) | 107 | 166 |
| seventh | Hashan Tillakaratne (47) and Kumar Dharmasena (21) | 70 | 185 |
| eighth | Kumar Dharmasena (10) and Kaushal Lokuarachchi (28) | 39 | 49 |
| ninth | Prabath Nissanka (0) and Kaushal Lokuarachchi (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran (0) and Kaushal Lokuarachchi (0) | 0 | 3 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 161 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Horne | lbw b Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 42 | 95 |
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 69 | 234 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 11 |
| Scott Styris | lbw b Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 16 | 49 |
| Jacob Oram | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 33 |
| Robbie Hart | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Richardson | not out | 6 | 44 |
Did not bat: Paul Wiseman, Daniel Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond
Extras 8 · Total 161 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Prabath Nissanka | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 30 | 15 | 41 | 3 |
| Kaushal Lokuarachchi | 19 | 2 | 47 | 2 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 16 | 7 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (Matt Horne, 29.5 ov), 2-76 (Mathew Sinclair, 32.4 ov), 3-108 (Scott Styris, 47.3 ov), 4-133 (Jacob Oram, 58.4 ov), 5-133 (Robbie Hart, 60.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (28) and Matt Horne (42) | 71 | 173 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (4) and Mathew Sinclair (1) | 5 | 17 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (12) and Scott Styris (16) | 32 | 90 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming (6) and Jacob Oram (19) | 25 | 67 |
| fifth | Stephen Fleming (0) and Robbie Hart (0) | 0 | 9 |
| sixth | Stephen Fleming (19) and Mark Richardson (6) | 28 | 107 |
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