Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 4Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 25 July 2001
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining). Russel Arnold top-scored with 91* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 25 July 2001
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Russel Arnold
- Captains
- Craig McMillan (New Zealand), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and LV Jayasundara
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 236 for 8. Nathan Astle top-scored with 54 off 67 balls, and Craig McMillan made 38. Kumar Dharmasena took 3 for 52 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 237, Sri Lanka made 240 for 5. Russel Arnold top-scored with 91 not out off 116 balls, and Marvan Atapattu made 66. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fifth wicket between Marvan Atapattu and Russel Arnold, 46% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 236 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | b Russel Arnold | 54 | 67 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Dilhara Fernando | 21 | 50 |
| Jacob Oram | c Mahela Jayawardene b Kumar Dharmasena | 11 | 19 |
| Craig McMillan | b Muthiah Muralidaran | 38 | 53 |
| Lou Vincent | c Avishka Gunawardene b Russel Arnold | 30 | 57 |
| Chris Harris | c Avishka Gunawardene b Kumar Dharmasena | 13 | 25 |
| Adam Parore | not out | 37 | 25 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Marvan Atapattu b Sanath Jayasuriya | 3 | 4 |
| Kyle Mills | c & b Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 2 |
| Grant Bradburn | not out | 2 | 2 |
Did not bat: Daryl Tuffey
Extras 27 · Total 236 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Suresh Perera | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 52 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Russel Arnold | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-70 (Mathew Sinclair, 13.1 ov), 2-98 (Jacob Oram, 19.1 ov), 3-120 (Nathan Astle, 24.1 ov), 4-164 (Craig McMillan, 36.6 ov), 5-184 (Lou Vincent, 43.1 ov), 6-210 (Chris Harris, 46.4 ov), 7-217 (Daniel Vettori, 47.6 ov), 8-217 (Kyle Mills, 48.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle (32) and Mathew Sinclair (21) | 70 | 83 |
| second | Nathan Astle (14) and Jacob Oram (12) | 28 | 36 |
| third | Nathan Astle (8) and Craig McMillan (13) | 22 | 30 |
| fourth | Craig McMillan (25) and Lou Vincent (18) | 44 | 77 |
| fifth | Chris Harris (5) and Lou Vincent (12) | 20 | 37 |
| sixth | Adam Parore (16) and Chris Harris (8) | 26 | 21 |
| seventh | Adam Parore (4) and Daniel Vettori (3) | 7 | 8 |
| eighth | Adam Parore (0) and Kyle Mills (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Adam Parore (17) and Grant Bradburn (0) | 19 | 10 |
SRI LANKA: 240 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw b Kyle Mills | 5 | 5 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Chris Harris b Daryl Tuffey | 5 | 26 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Adam Parore b Kyle Mills | 0 | 3 |
| Marvan Atapattu | run out (Mathew Sinclair, Adam Parore) | 66 | 91 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Mathew Sinclair) | 0 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 91 | 116 |
| Suresh Perera | not out | 56 | 51 |
Did not bat: Chaminda Vaas, Kumar Dharmasena, Muthiah Muralidaran, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 17 · Total 240 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Kyle Mills | 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| Jacob Oram | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Grant Bradburn | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Craig McMillan | 3.3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.3 ov), 2-5 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 1.6 ov), 3-27 (Avishka Gunawardene, 8.4 ov), 4-27 (Mahela Jayawardene, 8.6 ov), 5-137 (Marvan Atapattu, 33.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (5) and Avishka Gunawardene (0) | 5 | 9 |
| second | Romesh Kaluwitharana (0) and Avishka Gunawardene (0) | 0 | 3 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (15) and Avishka Gunawardene (5) | 22 | 41 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (0) and Mahela Jayawardene (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Marvan Atapattu (46) and Russel Arnold (47) | 110 | 145 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (43) and Suresh Perera (56) | 103 | 88 |
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