Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 2Nd Odi
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 1984 (1984/85) · Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa · 4 November 1984
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 56 balls remaining). Martin Crowe top-scored with 52* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa
- Date
- 4 November 1984
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Martin Crowe
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), Jeremy Coney (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Evan Gray (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- KT Francis and PW Vidanagamage
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. It was Evan Gray's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 114 for 9. Arjuna Ranatunga top-scored with 15 off 33 balls.
Chasing 115, New Zealand made 118 for 3. Martin Crowe top-scored with 52 not out off 57 balls, and John Reid made 34. The innings was built on a 79-run stand for the third wicket between John Reid and Martin Crowe, 67% of the total.
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 56 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 114 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidath Wettimuny | bowled | 3 | 30 |
| Amal Silva | c Ian Smith | 9 | 50 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | run out | 0 | 2 |
| Roy Dias | st Ian Smith | 10 | 27 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Martin Snedden | 13 | 35 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out | 15 | 33 |
| Aravinda de Silva | run out | 15 | 19 |
| Ashantha de Mel | c Martin Crowe | 15 | 11 |
| Somachandra De Silva | bowled | 13 | 22 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 7 | 19 |
| Vinothen John | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 14 · Total 114 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 |
| Martin Snedden | 7 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Martin Crowe | 9 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| Derek Stirling | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| Jeremy Coney | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Paul McEwan | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Sidath Wettimuny), 2-12 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-22 (Amal Silva), 4-35 (Roy Dias), 5-47 (Duleep Mendis), 6-66 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 7-91 (Ashantha de Mel), 8-91 (Aravinda de Silva), 9-114 (Somachandra De Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sidath Wettimuny and Amal Silva | 12 |
| second | Ranjan Madugalle and Amal Silva | 0 |
| third | Roy Dias and Amal Silva | 10 |
| fourth | Roy Dias and Duleep Mendis | 13 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Arjuna Ranatunga | 12 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 19 |
| seventh | Ashantha de Mel and Aravinda de Silva | 25 |
| eighth | Somachandra De Silva and Aravinda de Silva | 0 |
| ninth | Somachandra De Silva and Ravi Ratnayeke | 23 |
| tenth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Vinothen John | 0 |
NEW ZEALAND: 118 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | bowled | 6 | 18 |
| Paul McEwan | c Aravinda de Silva | 9 | 22 |
| John Reid | c Roy Dias | 34 | 94 |
| Martin Crowe | not out | 52 | 57 |
| Jeff Crowe | not out | 7 | 6 |
Did not bat: Jeremy Coney, Evan Gray, Ian Smith, Derek Stirling, Martin Snedden, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 10 · Total 118 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashantha de Mel | 7 | 3 | 26 | 2 |
| Vinothen John | 9 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Somachandra De Silva | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 5.4 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (John Wright), 2-19 (Paul McEwan), 3-98 (John Reid)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Paul McEwan | 15 |
| second | John Reid and Paul McEwan | 4 |
| third | John Reid and Martin Crowe | 79 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe | 20 |
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