Sri Lanka v New Zealand 3rd Test

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1984 (1983/84) · Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo · 24 March 1984

New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs

New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs. John Reid top-scored with 180 for New Zealand. Richard Hadlee took 5/29.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1984 (1983/84)
Ground: Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 24 March 1984 to 29 March 1984
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs
Captains: Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Geoff Howarth (New Zealand)
Umpires: KT Francis and PW Vidanagamage

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 256 all out. Ranjan Madugalle top-scored with 89 not out off 188 balls. Ewen Chatfield took 5 for 63 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 109-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga, 43% of the total.

New Zealand replied with 459 all out. John Reid top-scored with 180 off 445 balls, and Jeremy Coney made 92. Vinothen John took 3 for 99 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 133-run stand for the sixth wicket between Jeremy Coney and John Reid. New Zealand led by 203 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 142 for 9 in their second innings. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 50 off 92 balls. Richard Hadlee took 5 for 29 for New Zealand.

New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs. New Zealand's 459 is the highest total at Colombo Cricket Club Ground. Richard Hadlee's 5 for 29 are the best innings figures at Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 256 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sidath Wettimuny	bowled	4	6
Sanath Kaluperuma	bowled	16	30
Ravi Ratnayeke	lbw	0	5
Roy Dias	c Ian Smith	10	19
Duleep Mendis	c Jeff Crowe	19	24
Ranjan Madugalle	not out	89	188
Arjuna Ranatunga	caught	37	109
Somachandra De Silva	c Ian Smith	17	52
Guy de Alwis	c Stephen Boock	28	30
Jayantha Amerasinghe	c John Wright	15	26
Vinothen John	c Ewen Chatfield	12	26

Extras 9 · Total 256 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	22	4	73	5
Ewen Chatfield	22	5	63	5
Martin Crowe	6	2	22	0
Stephen Boock	20	9	51	0
John Bracewell	9	2	31	0
Jeremy Coney	3	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-4 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 3-22 (Roy Dias), 4-32 (Sanath Kaluperuma), 5-63 (Duleep Mendis), 6-182 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-222 (Guy de Alwis), 8-227 (Somachandra De Silva), 9-249 (Jayantha Amerasinghe), 10-256 (Vinothen John)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Sidath Wettimuny and Sanath Kaluperuma	4
second	Ravi Ratnayeke and Sanath Kaluperuma	0
third	Roy Dias and Sanath Kaluperuma	18
fourth	Duleep Mendis and Sanath Kaluperuma	10
fifth	Ranjan Madugalle and Duleep Mendis	31
sixth	Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga	109
seventh	Somachandra De Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga	10
eighth	Somachandra De Silva and Guy de Alwis	40
ninth	Somachandra De Silva and Jayantha Amerasinghe	5
tenth	Vinothen John and Jayantha Amerasinghe	22
11th	Ranjan Madugalle and Vinothen John	7

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 459 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Howarth	lbw	7	19
John Wright	c Guy de Alwis	18	33
John Reid	c Jayantha Amerasinghe	180	445
Martin Crowe	c Guy de Alwis	45	143
Stephen Boock	bowled	35	86
Jeff Crowe	lbw	18	39
Jeremy Coney	c Guy de Alwis	92	229
Richard Hadlee	c Sanath Kaluperuma	0	8
Ian Smith	bowled	42	53
John Bracewell	c Sanath Kaluperuma	0	1
Ewen Chatfield	not out	1	23

Extras 21 · Total 459 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Vinothen John	37	8	99	3
Ravi Ratnayeke	40	9	128	3
Arjuna Ranatunga	16	5	18	0
Somachandra De Silva	42	4	95	2
Jayantha Amerasinghe	30	4	73	2
Sanath Kaluperuma	10	2	25	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Geoff Howarth), 2-32 (John Wright), 3-132 (Martin Crowe), 4-214 (Stephen Boock), 5-253 (Jeff Crowe), 6-386 (John Reid), 7-391 (Richard Hadlee), 8-429 (Jeremy Coney), 9-436 (John Bracewell), 10-459 (Ian Smith)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Geoff Howarth and John Wright	13
second	John Wright and John Reid	19
third	John Reid and Martin Crowe	100
fourth	Stephen Boock and John Reid	82
fifth	John Reid and Jeff Crowe	39
sixth	Jeremy Coney and John Reid	133
seventh	Richard Hadlee and Jeremy Coney	5
eighth	Jeremy Coney and Ian Smith	38
ninth	John Bracewell and Ian Smith	7
tenth	Ewen Chatfield and Ian Smith	23

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 142 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Sidath Wettimuny	c Jeremy Coney	2	7
Sanath Kaluperuma	c Jeremy Coney	18	74
Ranjan Madugalle	c John Wright	38	66
Arjuna Ranatunga	c John Wright	50	92
Somachandra De Silva	c Ian Smith	1	26
Duleep Mendis	bowled	10	22
Ravi Ratnayeke	bowled	2	8
Guy de Alwis	c John Bracewell	10	36
Jayantha Amerasinghe	bowled	5	14
Vinothen John	not out	0	3

Did not bat: Roy Dias

Extras 6 · Total 142 for 9

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Richard Hadlee	16	7	29	5
Ewen Chatfield	9	2	27	0
Martin Crowe	5	2	13	0
Stephen Boock	16	2	32	3
John Bracewell	11	4	35	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-63 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-63 (Sanath Kaluperuma), 4-79 (Somachandra De Silva), 5-101 (Duleep Mendis), 6-105 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 7-136 (Guy de Alwis), 8-138 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 9-142 (Jayantha Amerasinghe)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Sidath Wettimuny and Sanath Kaluperuma	6
second	Ranjan Madugalle and Sanath Kaluperuma	57
third	Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Kaluperuma	0
fourth	Somachandra De Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga	16
fifth	Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga	22
sixth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke	4
seventh	Arjuna Ranatunga and Guy de Alwis	31
eighth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Jayantha Amerasinghe	2
ninth	Vinothen John and Jayantha Amerasinghe	4

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