Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 1St Match
John Player Triangular Tournament New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1986 (1985/86) · Khettarama Stadium, Colombo · 5 April 1986
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining). Ken Rutherford top-scored with 34 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- John Player Triangular Tournament New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 1986 (1985/86)
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (then Khettarama Stadium)
- Date
- 5 April 1986
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Martin Snedden
- Captains
- Duleep Mendis (Sri Lanka), John Wright (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Willie Watson (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- HD Bird and Mahboob Shah
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field. It was Willie Watson's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 137 for 9. Duleep Mendis top-scored with 24 off 31 balls. Willie Watson took 3 for 15 for New Zealand.
Chasing 138, New Zealand made 140 for 4. Ken Rutherford top-scored with 34 off 50 balls.
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 137 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | lbw | 12 | 53 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Ervin McSweeney | 23 | 58 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Jeff Crowe | 14 | 47 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Ervin McSweeney | 23 | 37 |
| Duleep Mendis | c Evan Gray | 24 | 31 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Jeff Crowe | 4 | 4 |
| Keerthi Ranasinghe | c Evan Gray | 0 | 1 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 22 | 30 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | run out | 0 | – |
| Don Anurasiri | run out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Kaushik Amalean
Extras 15 · Total 137 for 9
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Robertson | 8 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | 9 | 2 | 15 | 3 |
| Evan Gray | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 9 | 1 | 26 | 3 |
| John Bracewell | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-40 (Brendon Kuruppu), 3-79 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 4-88 (Asanka Gurusinha), 5-96 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-96 (Keerthi Ranasinghe), 7-130 (Duleep Mendis), 8-136 (Champaka Ramanayake), 9-137 (Don Anurasiri)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 39 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Brendon Kuruppu | 1 |
| third | Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha | 39 |
| fourth | Duleep Mendis and Asanka Gurusinha | 9 |
| fifth | Duleep Mendis and Aravinda de Silva | 8 |
| sixth | Duleep Mendis and Keerthi Ranasinghe | 0 |
| seventh | Duleep Mendis and Ravi Ratnayeke | 34 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Champaka Ramanayake | 6 |
| ninth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Don Anurasiri | 1 |
NEW ZEALAND: 140 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 24 | 50 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Roshan Mahanama | 34 | 50 |
| Martin Crowe | c Roshan Mahanama | 4 | 19 |
| Jeff Crowe | run out | 20 | 49 |
| Tony Blain | not out | 26 | 42 |
| John Bracewell | not out | 16 | 15 |
Did not bat: Evan Gray, Gary Robertson, Ervin McSweeney, Martin Snedden, Willie Watson
Extras 16 · Total 140 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushik Amalean | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
| Don Anurasiri | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Keerthi Ranasinghe | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-62 (Ken Rutherford), 2-71 (John Wright), 3-72 (Martin Crowe), 4-110 (Jeff Crowe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Ken Rutherford | 62 |
| second | John Wright and Martin Crowe | 9 |
| third | Martin Crowe and Jeff Crowe | 1 |
| fourth | Jeff Crowe and Tony Blain | 38 |
| fifth | John Bracewell and Tony Blain | 30 |
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