Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 3Rd Odi
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1984 (1983/84) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 1 April 1984
New Zealand won by 86 runs
New Zealand won by 86 runs. Martin Crowe top-scored with 68 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 1 April 1984
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 86 runs
- Player of the match
- Lance Cairns
- Captains
- John Wright (New Zealand), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- HC Felsinger and KT Francis
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 201 for 8. Martin Crowe top-scored with 68 off 84 balls, and Lance Cairns made 40. Arjuna Ranatunga took 3 for 49 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 202, Sri Lanka made 115 all out. Sidath Wettimuny top-scored with 33 off 62 balls. Richard Hadlee took 3 for 19 for New Zealand. From 73 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 21 runs, to 94 for 8.
New Zealand won by 86 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at P Saravanamuttu Stadium across the 12 ODIs in our archive. Sri Lanka's 115 all out is the lowest completed total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium.
NEW ZEALAND: 201 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Guy de Alwis | 10 | 20 |
| Bruce Edgar | bowled | 24 | 50 |
| Martin Crowe | run out | 68 | 84 |
| John Reid | c Somachandra De Silva | 9 | 15 |
| Jeff Crowe | bowled | 5 | 11 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 13 | 26 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Ranjan Madugalle | 9 | 5 |
| Ian Smith | run out | 13 | 13 |
| Lance Cairns | not out | 40 | 26 |
| Stephen Boock | not out | 8 | 8 |
Did not bat: Ewen Chatfield
Extras 2 · Total 201 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinothen John | 9 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Uvais Karnain | 9 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 9 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 0 | 49 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (John Wright), 2-45 (Bruce Edgar), 3-63 (John Reid), 4-77 (Jeff Crowe), 5-114 (Jeremy Coney), 6-124 (Richard Hadlee), 7-153 (Ian Smith), 8-154 (Martin Crowe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 16 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and Martin Crowe | 29 |
| third | John Reid and Martin Crowe | 18 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe | 14 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Martin Crowe | 37 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and Martin Crowe | 10 |
| seventh | Ian Smith and Martin Crowe | 29 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Martin Crowe | 1 |
| ninth | Lance Cairns and Stephen Boock | 47 |
SRI LANKA: 115 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | c Ian Smith | 33 | 62 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Ian Smith | 3 | 7 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | caught | 10 | 34 |
| Aravinda de Silva | run out | 7 | 17 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Jeff Crowe | 13 | 26 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Richard Hadlee | 7 | 17 |
| Uvais Karnain | c Stephen Boock | 1 | 3 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c John Reid | 7 | 14 |
| Guy de Alwis | lbw | 9 | 30 |
| Somachandra De Silva | not out | 14 | 21 |
| Vinothen John | caught | 1 | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 115 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Cairns | 7 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
| Richard Hadlee | 6 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| Stephen Boock | 9 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coney | 6.1 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Martin Crowe | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-29 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-39 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-73 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-76 (Sidath Wettimuny), 6-79 (Uvais Karnain), 7-85 (Duleep Mendis), 8-94 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 9-114 (Guy de Alwis), 10-115 (Vinothen John)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Brendon Kuruppu | 6 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Sidath Wettimuny | 23 |
| third | Sidath Wettimuny and Aravinda de Silva | 10 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Sidath Wettimuny | 34 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Sidath Wettimuny | 3 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Uvais Karnain | 3 |
| seventh | Duleep Mendis and Ravi Ratnayeke | 6 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Guy de Alwis | 9 |
| ninth | Somachandra De Silva and Guy de Alwis | 20 |
| tenth | Somachandra De Silva and Vinothen John | 1 |
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