Sri Lanka v New Zealand 3rd Test

New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1998 (1998) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 10 June 1998

Sri Lanka won by 164 runs

Sri Lanka won by 164 runs. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 88 for Sri Lanka. Daniel Vettori took 6/64.

Sri Lanka ARCHIVE New Zealand ARCHIVE 1998 TESTS Sinhalese Sports Club Ground ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1998 (1998)
Ground: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Dates: 10 June 1998 to 13 June 1998
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to bat
Result: Sri Lanka won by 164 runs
Player of the match: Romesh Kaluwitharana
Captains: Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
Umpires: PT Manuel and VK Ramaswamy
Match referee: Talat Ali

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.

Sri Lanka batted first and made 206 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 48 off 138 balls, and Hashan Tillakaratne made 43. Chris Cairns took 5 for 62 for New Zealand. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 307 across 12 Tests.

New Zealand replied with 193 all out. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 78 off 233 balls. Aravinda de Silva took 3 for 30 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 13 on first innings.

Sri Lanka made 282 all out in their second innings. Romesh Kaluwitharana top-scored with 88 off 146 balls, and Arjuna Ranatunga made 64. Daniel Vettori took 6 for 64 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the fifth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne.

Set 296 to win, New Zealand made 131 all out. Chris Cairns top-scored with 26 off 40 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 30 for Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka won by 164 runs.

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 206 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Bryan Young	13	27
Marvan Atapattu	c Daniel Vettori	48	138
Mahela Jayawardene	c Adam Parore	16	26
Aravinda de Silva	c Craig Spearman	4	6
Arjuna Ranatunga	run out (Craig McMillan)	4	25
Hashan Tillakaratne	c Bryan Young	43	135
Romesh Kaluwitharana	bowled	28	78
Kumar Dharmasena	c Adam Parore	11	42
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	not out	24	44
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	lbw	5	9
Muthiah Muralidaran	c Nathan Astle	1	5

Extras 9 · Total 206 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Cairns	17.4	1	62	5
Daniel Vettori	25	7	52	1
Mark Priest	24	11	35	0
Paul Wiseman	10	4	21	1
Craig McMillan	12	5	27	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 8.1 ov), 2-52 (Mahela Jayawardene, 16.1 ov), 3-56 (Aravinda de Silva, 16.6 ov), 4-70 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 26.4 ov), 5-102 (Marvan Atapattu, 46.2 ov), 6-156 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 69.6 ov), 7-163 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 76.2 ov), 8-196 (Kumar Dharmasena, 82.1 ov), 9-201 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke, 87.2 ov), 10-206 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 88.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	24	49
second	Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene	28	48
third	Aravinda de Silva and Marvan Atapattu	4	5
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Marvan Atapattu	14	58
fifth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Marvan Atapattu	32	118
sixth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana	54	142
seventh	Hashan Tillakaratne and Kumar Dharmasena	7	38
eighth	Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Kumar Dharmasena	33	35
ninth	Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Niroshan Bandaratilleke	5	31
tenth	Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Muthiah Muralidaran	5	8

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 193 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Bryan Young	c Marvan Atapattu	2	20
Craig Spearman	c Aravinda de Silva	4	10
Stephen Fleming	bowled	78	233
Nathan Astle	c Marvan Atapattu	16	34
Matt Horne	c Hashan Tillakaratne	35	68
Craig McMillan	st Romesh Kaluwitharana	2	3
Adam Parore	lbw	19	48
Chris Cairns	run out (Mahela Jayawardene)	6	13
Mark Priest	c Suresh Perera	12	74
Daniel Vettori	c Sanath Jayasuriya	0	5
Paul Wiseman	not out	1	19

Extras 18 · Total 193 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	6.3	3	7	2
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	20	6	48	1
Kumar Dharmasena	18	4	35	1
Aravinda de Silva	18.5	7	30	3
Muthiah Muralidaran	23.1	3	60	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Craig Spearman, 4.2 ov), 2-7 (Bryan Young, 5.3 ov), 3-30 (Nathan Astle, 16.3 ov), 4-94 (Matt Horne, 38.6 ov), 5-98 (Craig McMillan, 40.3 ov), 6-128 (Adam Parore, 54.6 ov), 7-143 (Chris Cairns, 59.3 ov), 8-181 (Mark Priest, 81.4 ov), 9-183 (Daniel Vettori, 83.4 ov), 10-193 (Stephen Fleming, 86.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Bryan Young and Craig Spearman	5	26
second	Bryan Young and Stephen Fleming	2	7
third	Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle	23	66
fourth	Stephen Fleming and Matt Horne	64	135
fifth	Stephen Fleming and Craig McMillan	4	9
sixth	Adam Parore and Stephen Fleming	30	87
seventh	Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming	15	27
eighth	Mark Priest and Stephen Fleming	38	133
ninth	Stephen Fleming and Daniel Vettori	2	12
tenth	Stephen Fleming and Paul Wiseman	10	17

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 282 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Marvan Atapattu	lbw	5	10
Sanath Jayasuriya	c Adam Parore	8	8
Mahela Jayawardene	c Matt Horne	11	40
Aravinda de Silva	c Nathan Astle	3	15
Arjuna Ranatunga	c Chris Cairns	64	96
Hashan Tillakaratne	bowled	40	72
Romesh Kaluwitharana	lbw	88	146
Kumar Dharmasena	bowled	11	54
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	c Stephen Fleming	0	15
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	c Stephen Fleming	7	15
Muthiah Muralidaran	not out	26	42

Extras 19 · Total 282 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Chris Cairns	17	0	75	1
Daniel Vettori	33	10	64	6
Nathan Astle	3	0	8	0
Paul Wiseman	6	2	29	0
Craig McMillan	14	2	46	1
Mark Priest	11.5	0	42	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.2 ov), 2-16 (Marvan Atapattu, 3.2 ov), 3-24 (Aravinda de Silva, 15.2 ov), 4-36 (Mahela Jayawardene, 15.5 ov), 5-138 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 38.4 ov), 6-140 (Hashan Tillakaratne, 41.1 ov), 7-188 (Kumar Dharmasena, 57.4 ov), 8-193 (Pramodya Wickramasinghe, 62.4 ov), 9-211 (Niroshan Bandaratilleke, 68.2 ov), 10-282 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 84.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya	12	14
second	Marvan Atapattu and Mahela Jayawardene	4	6
third	Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene	8	72
fourth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Mahela Jayawardene	12	3
fifth	Arjuna Ranatunga and Hashan Tillakaratne	102	137
sixth	Hashan Tillakaratne and Romesh Kaluwitharana	2	15
seventh	Romesh Kaluwitharana and Kumar Dharmasena	48	99
eighth	Pramodya Wickramasinghe and Romesh Kaluwitharana	5	30
ninth	Romesh Kaluwitharana and Niroshan Bandaratilleke	18	34
tenth	Romesh Kaluwitharana and Muthiah Muralidaran	71	99

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 131 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Bryan Young	st Romesh Kaluwitharana	24	56
Craig Spearman	c Muthiah Muralidaran	22	78
Stephen Fleming	lbw	3	19
Nathan Astle	c Muthiah Muralidaran	16	66
Matt Horne	c Romesh Kaluwitharana	12	27
Craig McMillan	c Mahela Jayawardene	1	11
Adam Parore	bowled	2	15
Chris Cairns	bowled	26	40
Mark Priest	bowled	2	15
Daniel Vettori	bowled	3	5
Paul Wiseman	not out	0	1

Extras 20 · Total 131 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	6	2	5	0
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	17	3	52	4
Aravinda de Silva	3	0	14	0
Kumar Dharmasena	10	2	14	1
Muthiah Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5

FALL OF WICKETS

1-44 (Bryan Young), 2-57 (Craig Spearman), 3-63 (Stephen Fleming), 4-82 (Matt Horne), 5-84 (Craig McMillan), 6-93 (Adam Parore), 7-105 (Nathan Astle), 8-128 (Chris Cairns), 9-131 (Mark Priest), 10-131 (Daniel Vettori)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bryan Young and Craig Spearman	44
second	Stephen Fleming and Craig Spearman	13
third	Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle	6
fourth	Nathan Astle and Matt Horne	19
fifth	Nathan Astle and Craig McMillan	2
sixth	Adam Parore and Nathan Astle	9
seventh	Chris Cairns and Nathan Astle	12
eighth	Chris Cairns and Mark Priest	23
ninth	Mark Priest and Daniel Vettori	3
tenth	Daniel Vettori and Paul Wiseman	0

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