New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 1995 (1994/95) · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 26 March 1995
New Zealand won by 33 runs
New Zealand won by 33 runs. Chris Cairns top-scored with 72 for New Zealand. Justin Vaughan took 4/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Lancaster Park, Christchurch
- Date
- 26 March 1995
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 33 runs
- Player of the match
- Ken Rutherford
- Captains
- Ken Rutherford (New Zealand), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Jayantha Silva (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BL Aldridge and DM Quested
- Match referee
- BN Jarman
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Jayantha Silva's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 271 for 6. Chris Cairns top-scored with 72 off 72 balls, and Ken Rutherford made 65. The innings was built on a 94-run stand for the third wicket between Ken Rutherford and Stephen Fleming. That was well above the 1990s average first-innings total at Lancaster Park, 217 across 19 ODIs.
Chasing 272, Sri Lanka made 238 all out. Aravinda de Silva top-scored with 54 off 78 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 46. Justin Vaughan took 4 for 33 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 83-run stand for the first wicket between Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya.
New Zealand won by 33 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 271 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greatbatch | bowled | 17 | 26 |
| Bryan Young | run out | 3 | 6 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Asanka Gurusinha | 65 | 75 |
| Stephen Fleming | run out | 46 | 72 |
| Chris Cairns | c Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 72 | 72 |
| Adam Parore | bowled | 31 | 36 |
| Dipak Patel | not out | 23 | 14 |
| Justin Vaughan | not out | 1 | 1 |
Did not bat: Gavin Larsen, Murphy Su'a, Chris Pringle
Extras 13 · Total 271 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | 10 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | 8 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Jayantha Silva | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Bryan Young), 2-28 (Mark Greatbatch), 3-122 (Ken Rutherford), 4-177 (Stephen Fleming), 5-235 (Chris Cairns), 6-265 (Adam Parore)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mark Greatbatch and Bryan Young | 5 |
| second | Ken Rutherford and Mark Greatbatch | 23 |
| third | Ken Rutherford and Stephen Fleming | 94 |
| fourth | Chris Cairns and Stephen Fleming | 55 |
| fifth | Chris Cairns and Adam Parore | 58 |
| sixth | Dipak Patel and Adam Parore | 30 |
| seventh | Dipak Patel and Justin Vaughan | 6 |
SRI LANKA: 238 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Mark Greatbatch | 33 | 36 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Mark Greatbatch | 46 | 35 |
| Sanjeeva Ranatunga | run out | 11 | 18 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Justin Vaughan | 54 | 78 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out | 2 | 10 |
| Hashan Tillakaratne | c Bryan Young | 10 | 27 |
| Ruwan Kalpage | c Stephen Fleming | 35 | 50 |
| Chaminda Vaas | run out | 27 | 20 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c Adam Parore | 8 | 9 |
| Ravindra Pushpakumara | c Dipak Patel | 3 | 6 |
| Jayantha Silva | not out | 1 | 1 |
Extras 8 · Total 238 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Pringle | 9 | 1 | 47 | 1 |
| Murphy Su'a | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 7.5 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| Justin Vaughan | 10 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
| Gavin Larsen | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Dipak Patel | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-83 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-96 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-98 (Sanjeeva Ranatunga), 4-105 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-132 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-193 (Aravinda de Silva), 7-208 (Ruwan Kalpage), 8-228 (Muthiah Muralidaran), 9-236 (Chaminda Vaas), 10-238 (Ravindra Pushpakumara)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanath Jayasuriya | 83 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 13 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanjeeva Ranatunga | 2 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 7 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva and Hashan Tillakaratne | 27 |
| sixth | Aravinda de Silva and Ruwan Kalpage | 61 |
| seventh | Ruwan Kalpage and Chaminda Vaas | 15 |
| eighth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 20 |
| ninth | Ravindra Pushpakumara and Chaminda Vaas | 8 |
| tenth | Ravindra Pushpakumara and Jayantha Silva | 2 |
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