New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2001 (2000/01) · WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington · 3 February 2001
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Russel Arnold top-scored with 78* for Sri Lanka. Nuwan Zoysa took 4/28.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (then WestpacTrust Stadium)
- Date
- 3 February 2001
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Russel Arnold
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- DM Quested and RS Dunne
- Match referee
- PJP Burge
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 205 for 8. Chris Harris top-scored with 56 off 87 balls, and Craig McMillan made 37. Nuwan Zoysa took 4 for 28 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 206, Sri Lanka made 209 for 7. Russel Arnold top-scored with 78 not out off 90 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 38.
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 205 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Aravinda de Silva b Nuwan Zoysa | 17 | 27 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Kumar Sangakkara b Kumar Dharmasena | 20 | 44 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Kumar Sangakkara b Nuwan Zoysa | 0 | 3 |
| Roger Twose | retired not out | 11 | 22 |
| Craig McMillan | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 | 63 |
| Chris Harris | b Nuwan Zoysa | 56 | 87 |
| Adam Parore | c Marvan Atapattu b Dilhara Fernando | 34 | 48 |
| Jacob Oram | b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 4 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 6 | 7 |
| James Franklin | b Nuwan Zoysa | 1 | 3 |
Did not bat: Chris Martin
Extras 21 · Total 205 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Zoysa | 9 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| Eric Upashantha | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (Nathan Astle, 8.4 ov), 2-41 (Stephen Fleming, 10.1 ov), 3-48 (Mathew Sinclair, 14.2 ov), 3-62 (Roger Twose), 4-125 (Craig McMillan, 34.3 ov), 5-184 (Chris Harris, 47.5 ov), 6-193 (Jacob Oram, 48.3 ov), 7-195 (Adam Parore, 48.5 ov), 8-205 (James Franklin, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle (17) and Mathew Sinclair (13) | 34 | 52 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (0) and Mathew Sinclair (6) | 7 | 10 |
| third | Roger Twose (6) and Mathew Sinclair (1) | 7 | 25 |
| fourth | Roger Twose (5) and Craig McMillan (6) | 14 | 23 |
| fifth | Chris Harris (27) and Craig McMillan (31) | 63 | 98 |
| sixth | Adam Parore (30) and Chris Harris (28) | 59 | 80 |
| seventh | Adam Parore (5) and Jacob Oram (2) | 9 | 6 |
| eighth | Adam Parore (0) and Daniel Vettori (1) | 2 | 3 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (5) and James Franklin (1) | 10 | 8 |
SRI LANKA: 209 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Adam Parore b Chris Martin | 5 | 21 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Parore b Jacob Oram | 38 | 61 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Nathan Astle b Jacob Oram | 13 | 25 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Mathew Sinclair) | 7 | 27 |
| Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 37 | 45 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 78 | 90 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | run out (Stephen Fleming) | 4 | 13 |
| Eric Upashantha | run out (Chris Harris) | 4 | 7 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 9 | 5 |
Did not bat: Muthiah Muralidaran, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 14 · Total 209 for 7
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Martin | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Jacob Oram | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 6.3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Marvan Atapattu, 6.5 ov), 2-56 (Kumar Sangakkara, 16.2 ov), 3-63 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 18.3 ov), 4-82 (Mahela Jayawardene, 23.2 ov), 5-145 (Aravinda de Silva, 38.6 ov), 6-164 (Kumar Dharmasena, 43.2 ov), 7-191 (Eric Upashantha, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu (5) and Sanath Jayasuriya (13) | 23 | 43 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (13) | 33 | 57 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (6) and Mahela Jayawardene (1) | 7 | 13 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva (12) and Mahela Jayawardene (6) | 19 | 29 |
| fifth | Aravinda de Silva (25) and Russel Arnold (33) | 63 | 94 |
| sixth | Kumar Dharmasena (4) and Russel Arnold (14) | 19 | 25 |
| seventh | Eric Upashantha (4) and Russel Arnold (23) | 27 | 22 |
| eighth | Nuwan Zoysa (6) and Russel Arnold (1) | 18 | 4 |
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