New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 4Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket in Australia - 1985 (1984/85) · Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne · 23 February 1985
New Zealand won by 51 runs
New Zealand won by 51 runs. John Reid top-scored with 62 for New Zealand. Jeremy Coney took 4/46.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
- Date
- 23 February 1985
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 51 runs
- Player of the match
- John Reid
- Captains
- Geoff Howarth (New Zealand), Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BE Martin and PJ McConnell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 223 all out. John Reid top-scored with 62 off 108 balls. Vinothen John took 3 for 29 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 224, Sri Lanka made 172 all out. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 34 off 40 balls, and Amal Silva made 33. Jeremy Coney took 4 for 46 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 51 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 223 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Howarth | c Ranjan Madugalle | 11 | 27 |
| John Wright | bowled | 4 | 9 |
| John Reid | c Roy Dias | 62 | 108 |
| Martin Crowe | run out | 22 | 31 |
| Paul McEwan | bowled | 27 | 38 |
| Jeremy Coney | c Somachandra De Silva | 21 | 31 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Ashantha de Mel | 9 | 8 |
| Ian Smith | bowled | 22 | 16 |
| Lance Cairns | c Ashantha de Mel | 25 | 21 |
| Martin Snedden | bowled | 7 | 6 |
| Ewen Chatfield | not out | 2 | 8 |
Extras 11 · Total 223 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinothen John | 10 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Ashantha de Mel | 10 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 8.5 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Uvais Karnain | 9.5 | 0 | 50 | 2 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (John Wright), 2-21 (Geoff Howarth), 3-64 (Martin Crowe), 4-100 (Paul McEwan), 5-145 (Jeremy Coney), 6-161 (Richard Hadlee), 7-170 (John Reid), 8-213 (Ian Smith), 9-216 (Lance Cairns), 10-223 (Martin Snedden)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Howarth and John Wright | 11 |
| second | Geoff Howarth and John Reid | 10 |
| third | John Reid and Martin Crowe | 43 |
| fourth | John Reid and Paul McEwan | 36 |
| fifth | Jeremy Coney and John Reid | 45 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and John Reid | 16 |
| seventh | John Reid and Ian Smith | 9 |
| eighth | Lance Cairns and Ian Smith | 43 |
| ninth | Lance Cairns and Martin Snedden | 3 |
| tenth | Ewen Chatfield and Martin Snedden | 7 |
SRI LANKA: 172 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | run out | 8 | 33 |
| Amal Silva | c Martin Crowe | 33 | 55 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | lbw | 8 | 24 |
| Roy Dias | c Ian Smith | 9 | 15 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Richard Hadlee | 7 | 10 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c John Wright | 34 | 40 |
| Uvais Karnain | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| Ashantha de Mel | run out | 27 | 26 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | c Richard Hadlee | 1 | 4 |
| Somachandra De Silva | not out | 24 | 32 |
| Vinothen John | c Ewen Chatfield | 11 | 17 |
Extras 10 · Total 172 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Cairns | 8.4 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| Richard Hadlee | 6 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 3 | 25 | 1 |
| Martin Snedden | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Jeremy Coney | 10 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-26 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 2-48 (Amal Silva), 3-60 (Ranjan Madugalle), 4-67 (Roy Dias), 5-75 (Duleep Mendis), 6-75 (Uvais Karnain), 7-118 (Ashantha de Mel), 8-125 (Rumesh Ratnayake), 9-143 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 10-172 (Vinothen John)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Ravi Ratnayeke and Amal Silva | 26 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Amal Silva | 22 |
| third | Roy Dias and Ranjan Madugalle | 12 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 7 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Uvais Karnain | 0 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Arjuna Ranatunga | 43 |
| eighth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Rumesh Ratnayake | 7 |
| ninth | Somachandra De Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga | 18 |
| tenth | Somachandra De Silva and Vinothen John | 29 |
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