Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 1St Odi
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1984 (1984/85) · P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo · 3 November 1984
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 32 balls remaining). Jeff Crowe top-scored with 57* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 3 November 1984
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 32 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Aravinda de Silva
- Captains
- Jeremy Coney (New Zealand), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Amal Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DP Buultjens and HC Felsinger
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Amal Silva's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 171 for 6. Jeff Crowe top-scored with 57 not out off 66 balls. Vinothen John took 3 for 39 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 172, Sri Lanka made 174 for 6. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 50 not out off 54 balls, and Roy Dias made 34.
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets (with 32 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 171 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Amal Silva | 11 | 25 |
| Bruce Edgar | c Amal Silva | 6 | 50 |
| Martin Crowe | bowled | 23 | 44 |
| John Reid | c Ravi Ratnayeke | 21 | 46 |
| Jeff Crowe | not out | 57 | 66 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Aravinda de Silva | 24 | 24 |
| Lance Cairns | c Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 7 |
| Ian Smith | not out | 5 | 5 |
Did not bat: Martin Snedden, Stephen Boock, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 20 · Total 171 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 |
| Vinothen John | 9 | 2 | 39 | 3 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 9 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-20 (John Wright), 2-36 (Bruce Edgar), 3-58 (Martin Crowe), 4-84 (John Reid), 5-124 (Jeremy Coney), 6-133 (Lance Cairns)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Bruce Edgar | 20 |
| second | Bruce Edgar and Martin Crowe | 16 |
| third | John Reid and Martin Crowe | 22 |
| fourth | John Reid and Jeff Crowe | 26 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and Jeff Crowe | 40 |
| sixth | Lance Cairns and Jeff Crowe | 9 |
| seventh | Ian Smith and Jeff Crowe | 38 |
SRI LANKA: 174 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | c Bruce Edgar | 1 | 27 |
| Amal Silva | c Stephen Boock | 21 | 34 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c John Wright | 31 | 38 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c John Reid | 9 | 15 |
| Roy Dias | c John Wright | 34 | 48 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Jeff Crowe | 3 | 6 |
| Aravinda de Silva | not out | 50 | 54 |
| Ashantha de Mel | not out | 15 | 23 |
Did not bat: Somachandra De Silva, Ravi Ratnayeke, Vinothen John
Extras 10 · Total 174 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Snedden | 6 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Lance Cairns | 6.4 | 2 | 37 | 1 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Stephen Boock | 9 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coney | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Martin Crowe | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-43 (Amal Silva), 3-62 (Ranjan Madugalle), 4-75 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-79 (Duleep Mendis), 6-144 (Roy Dias)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 13 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Amal Silva | 30 |
| third | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 19 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Arjuna Ranatunga | 13 |
| fifth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 4 |
| sixth | Roy Dias and Aravinda de Silva | 65 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Aravinda de Silva | 30 |
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