New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Qf
Wills International Cup in Bangladesh - 1998 (1998/99) · Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka · 26 October 1998
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 51 balls remaining). Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 90* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
- Date
- 26 October 1998
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 51 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Arjuna Ranatunga
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DR Shepherd and P Willey
- Match referee
- R Subba Row
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 188 all out. Adam Parore top-scored with 54 off 87 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 31 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 1990s average first-innings total at Bangabandhu National Stadium, 255 across 24 ODIs.
Chasing 189, Sri Lanka made 191 for 5. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 90 not out off 116 balls, and Romesh Kaluwitharana made 48. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fourth wicket between Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana, 66% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 51 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 188 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 9 |
| Matthew Bell | st Romesh Kaluwitharana | 16 | 48 |
| Stephen Fleming | lbw | 23 | 26 |
| Craig McMillan | run out (Upul Chandana) | 26 | 45 |
| Adam Parore | c Upul Chandana | 54 | 87 |
| Chris Harris | lbw | 8 | 23 |
| Alex Tait | bowled | 7 | 11 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Romesh Kaluwitharana | 9 | 20 |
| Simon Doull | run out (Aravinda de Silva) | 6 | 12 |
| Paul Wiseman | not out | 7 | 12 |
| Geoff Allott | run out (Roshan Mahanama) | 3 | 7 |
Extras 19 · Total 188 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9.5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Nathan Astle, 3.5 ov), 2-56 (Stephen Fleming, 12.5 ov), 3-58 (Matthew Bell, 14.4 ov), 4-118 (Craig McMillan, 29.2 ov), 5-134 (Chris Harris, 35.3 ov), 6-150 (Alex Tait, 39.2 ov), 7-160 (Adam Parore, 42.6 ov), 8-169 (Daniel Vettori, 45.4 ov), 9-176 (Simon Doull, 47.5 ov), 10-188 (Geoff Allott, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle and Matthew Bell | 15 | 23 |
| second | Stephen Fleming and Matthew Bell | 41 | 54 |
| third | Matthew Bell and Craig McMillan | 2 | 11 |
| fourth | Adam Parore and Craig McMillan | 60 | 88 |
| fifth | Adam Parore and Chris Harris | 16 | 37 |
| sixth | Adam Parore and Alex Tait | 16 | 23 |
| seventh | Adam Parore and Daniel Vettori | 10 | 22 |
| eighth | Simon Doull and Daniel Vettori | 9 | 16 |
| ninth | Simon Doull and Paul Wiseman | 7 | 13 |
| tenth | Geoff Allott and Paul Wiseman | 12 | 12 |
SRI LANKA: 191 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Parore | 0 | 1 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Nathan Astle) | 48 | 76 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Adam Parore | 3 | 11 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Nathan Astle | 0 | 4 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | not out | 90 | 116 |
| Roshan Mahanama | c Geoff Allott | 7 | 20 |
| Upul Chandana | not out | 22 | 23 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muthiah Muralidaran, Nuwan Zoysa
Extras 21 · Total 191 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Doull | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Geoff Allott | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Alex Tait | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 6.3 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Paul Wiseman | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Craig McMillan | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.1 ov), 2-4 (Marvan Atapattu, 2.3 ov), 3-5 (Aravinda de Silva, 3.2 ov), 4-132 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 29.1 ov), 5-150 (Roshan Mahanama, 34.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 0 | 1 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 4 | 14 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 1 | 5 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Romesh Kaluwitharana | 127 | 155 |
| fifth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Roshan Mahanama | 18 | 33 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Upul Chandana | 41 | 41 |
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