New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 1983 (1982/83) · Carisbrook, Dunedin · 2 March 1983
New Zealand won by 65 runs
New Zealand won by 65 runs. John Wright top-scored with 45 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Carisbrook, Dunedin
- Date
- 2 March 1983
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 65 runs
- Player of the match
- John Wright
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Somachandra De Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Debuts
- Susil Fernando (Sri Lanka), Yohan Goonasekera (Sri Lanka), Guy de Alwis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- IC Higginson and SC Cowman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Susil Fernando, Yohan Goonasekera and Guy de Alwis played their first ODIs.
New Zealand batted first and made 183 for 8. John Wright top-scored with 45 off 82 balls, and Lance Cairns made 37. Vinothen John took 3 for 28 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 184, Sri Lanka made 118 for 9. Yohan Goonasekera top-scored with 23 off 60 balls. Richard Hadlee took 3 for 9 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 65 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 183 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Turner | bowled | 18 | 20 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Guy de Alwis | 3 | 26 |
| John Wright | lbw | 45 | 82 |
| Jeff Crowe | lbw | 5 | 26 |
| Jeremy Coney | bowled | 15 | 62 |
| Geoff Howarth | bowled | 11 | 21 |
| Lance Cairns | bowled | 37 | 33 |
| Richard Hadlee | bowled | 11 | 19 |
| Martin Snedden | not out | 13 | 13 |
| Warren Lees | not out | 7 | 7 |
Did not bat: Ewen Chatfield
Extras 18 · Total 183 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 9.3 | 2 | 36 | 1 |
| Vinothen John | 10 | 4 | 28 | 3 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 10 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 10 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| Sidath Wettimuny | 0.3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Glenn Turner), 2-26 (Bruce Edgar), 3-50 (Jeff Crowe), 4-99 (John Wright), 5-113 (Geoff Howarth), 6-124 (Jeremy Coney), 7-150 (Richard Hadlee), 8-165 (Lance Cairns)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Glenn Turner and Bruce Edgar | 26 |
| second | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 0 |
| third | John Wright and Jeff Crowe | 24 |
| fourth | Jeremy Coney and John Wright | 49 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Geoff Howarth | 14 |
| sixth | Jeremy Coney and Lance Cairns | 11 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Lance Cairns | 26 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Martin Snedden | 15 |
| ninth | Warren Lees and Martin Snedden | 18 |
SRI LANKA: 118 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | run out | 15 | 52 |
| Susil Fernando | c Glenn Turner | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown #1705 | bowled | 2 | 11 |
| Yohan Goonasekera | run out | 23 | 60 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | run out | 3 | 10 |
| Somachandra De Silva | bowled | 18 | 52 |
| Ashantha de Mel | lbw | 1 | 12 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Martin Snedden | 14 | 24 |
| Guy de Alwis | not out | 13 | 43 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | c Jeremy Coney | 15 | 35 |
Did not bat: Vinothen John
Extras 14 · Total 118 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| Lance Cairns | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coney | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| Geoff Howarth | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| John Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Susil Fernando), 2-7 (Unknown #1705), 3-39 (Sidath Wettimuny), 4-46 (Ranjan Madugalle), 5-62 (Yohan Goonasekera), 6-65 (Ashantha de Mel), 7-85 (Somachandra De Silva), 8-85 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 9-118 (Rumesh Ratnayake)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Susil Fernando | 1 |
| second | Sidath Wettimuny and Unknown #1705 | 6 |
| third | Sidath Wettimuny and Yohan Goonasekera | 32 |
| fourth | Ranjan Madugalle and Yohan Goonasekera | 7 |
| fifth | Somachandra De Silva and Yohan Goonasekera | 16 |
| sixth | Ashantha de Mel and Somachandra De Silva | 3 |
| seventh | Somachandra De Silva and Ravi Ratnayeke | 20 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Guy de Alwis | 0 |
| ninth | Guy de Alwis and Rumesh Ratnayake | 33 |
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