New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 2Nd Match
Sharjah Cup New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates - 2002 (2001/02) · Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah · 9 April 2002
New Zealand won by 11 runs
New Zealand won by 11 runs. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 61 for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5/9.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah (then Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium)
- Date
- 9 April 2002
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 11 runs
- Player of the match
- Jacob Oram
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- RB Tiffin and S Venkataraghavan
- Match referee
- GR Viswanath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 218 for 8. Jacob Oram top-scored with 46 not out off 33 balls, and Chris Nevin made 45. Muthiah Muralidaran took 5 for 9 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 219, Sri Lanka made 207 all out. Marvan Atapattu top-scored with 61 off 102 balls, and Mahela Jayawardene made 38. Scott Styris took 3 for 42 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 11 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 218 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Nuwan Zoysa | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Nevin | c Kumar Dharmasena b Muthiah Muralidaran | 45 | 58 |
| Craig McMillan | c Chaminda Vaas b Nuwan Zoysa | 6 | 7 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Russel Arnold b Muthiah Muralidaran | 34 | 46 |
| Scott Styris | c Chaminda Vaas b Muthiah Muralidaran | 2 | 8 |
| Chris Harris | c Russel Arnold b Muthiah Muralidaran | 33 | 65 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 28 | 54 |
| Jacob Oram | not out | 46 | 33 |
| James Franklin | c Sanath Jayasuriya b Charitha Buddhika | 9 | 19 |
| Daryl Tuffey | not out | 1 | 8 |
Did not bat: Ian Butler
Extras 13 · Total 218 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 7 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Russel Arnold | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Upul Chandana | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-6 (Nathan Astle, 1.1 ov), 2-31 (Craig McMillan, 5.3 ov), 3-86 (Stephen Fleming, 17.2 ov), 4-92 (Scott Styris, 19.1 ov), 5-99 (Chris Nevin, 21.5 ov), 6-155 (Mathew Sinclair, 39.3 ov), 7-159 (Chris Harris, 41.2 ov), 8-197 (James Franklin, 46.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle (1) and Chris Nevin (0) | 6 | 7 |
| second | Craig McMillan (6) and Chris Nevin (19) | 25 | 26 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (34) and Chris Nevin (16) | 55 | 71 |
| fourth | Chris Nevin (4) and Scott Styris (2) | 6 | 11 |
| fifth | Chris Harris (3) and Chris Nevin (2) | 7 | 16 |
| sixth | Chris Harris (28) and Mathew Sinclair (28) | 56 | 106 |
| seventh | Chris Harris (2) and Jacob Oram (1) | 4 | 11 |
| eighth | James Franklin (9) and Jacob Oram (25) | 38 | 33 |
| ninth | Daryl Tuffey (1) and Jacob Oram (20) | 21 | 21 |
SRI LANKA: 207 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Stephen Fleming b Daryl Tuffey | 1 | 9 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Daryl Tuffey b Ian Butler | 23 | 41 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Ian Butler b Chris Harris | 61 | 102 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Daryl Tuffey b Scott Styris | 38 | 51 |
| Russel Arnold | c Chris Nevin b Nathan Astle | 26 | 44 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | lbw b Nathan Astle | 10 | 18 |
| Upul Chandana | c Daryl Tuffey b Scott Styris | 7 | 11 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Craig McMillan b Scott Styris | 0 | 1 |
| Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 19 | 13 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | c James Franklin b Jacob Oram | 8 | 5 |
| Charitha Buddhika | run out (Jacob Oram) | 2 | 4 |
Extras 12 · Total 207 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 8 | 3 | 28 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Jacob Oram | 7.1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Ian Butler | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 2.1 ov), 2-56 (Kumar Sangakkara, 14.5 ov), 3-125 (Mahela Jayawardene, 32.2 ov), 4-134 (Marvan Atapattu, 35.6 ov), 5-159 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 41.5 ov), 6-173 (Upul Chandana, 44.2 ov), 7-174 (Chaminda Vaas, 44.4 ov), 8-181 (Russel Arnold, 45.6 ov), 9-199 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 47.5 ov), 10-207 (Charitha Buddhika, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (5) | 7 | 7 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (31) and Kumar Sangakkara (18) | 49 | 76 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (27) and Mahela Jayawardene (38) | 69 | 108 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (3) and Russel Arnold (6) | 9 | 20 |
| fifth | Romesh Kaluwitharana (10) and Russel Arnold (11) | 25 | 35 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (7) and Russel Arnold (6) | 14 | 16 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Russel Arnold (0) | 1 | 2 |
| eighth | Nuwan Zoysa (3) and Russel Arnold (3) | 7 | 8 |
| ninth | Muthiah Muralidaran (8) and Nuwan Zoysa (10) | 18 | 11 |
| tenth | Nuwan Zoysa (6) and Charitha Buddhika (2) | 8 | 7 |
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