New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1988 (1987/88) · Adelaide Oval, Adelaide · 9 January 1988
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Andrew Jones top-scored with 63 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1988 (1987/88)
- Ground
- Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- Date
- 9 January 1988
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
- Player of the match
- Richard Hadlee
- Captains
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka), John Wright (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- LJ King and PJ McConnell
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 241 all out. Roshan Mahanama top-scored with 51 off 84 balls, and Aravinda de Silva made 51. Richard Hadlee took 3 for 35 for New Zealand.
Chasing 242, New Zealand made 242 for 6. Andrew Jones top-scored with 63 off 116 balls, and John Wright made 61. The innings was built on a 102-run stand for the second wicket between John Wright and Andrew Jones, 42% of the total.
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining).
SRI LANKA: 241 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Tony Blain | 51 | 84 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Richard Hadlee | 23 | 22 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | c Stu Gillespie | 7 | 32 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Andrew Jones | 51 | 56 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | c Stu Gillespie | 42 | 53 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Martin Crowe | 3 | 8 |
| Athula Samarasekera | bowled | 3 | 5 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | c Ken Rutherford | 23 | 25 |
| Graeme Labrooy | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Asoka de Silva | c Ewen Chatfield | 15 | 16 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | not out | 3 | 3 |
Extras 20 · Total 241 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 5.5 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Richard Hadlee | 10 | 1 | 35 | 3 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| Stu Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Martin Snedden | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Dipak Patel | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-35 (Brendon Kuruppu), 2-66 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-121 (Roshan Mahanama), 4-160 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-187 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-192 (Athula Samarasekera), 7-206 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-207 (Graeme Labrooy), 9-234 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 10-241 (Asoka de Silva)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 35 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Roshan Mahanama | 31 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Roshan Mahanama | 55 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva | 39 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 27 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Athula Samarasekera | 5 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke | 14 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Graeme Labrooy | 1 |
| ninth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Asoka de Silva | 27 |
| tenth | Asoka de Silva and Champaka Ramanayake | 7 |
NEW ZEALAND: 242 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | run out | 61 | 76 |
| Ken Rutherford | c Brendon Kuruppu | 1 | 5 |
| Andrew Jones | bowled | 63 | 116 |
| Martin Crowe | c Asanka Gurusinha | 39 | 42 |
| Dipak Patel | st Brendon Kuruppu | 9 | 12 |
| Richard Hadlee | c Asanka Gurusinha | 25 | 33 |
| Tony Blain | not out | 25 | 22 |
| Martin Snedden | not out | 0 | – |
Did not bat: Stu Gillespie, Danny Morrison, Ewen Chatfield
Extras 19 · Total 242 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graeme Labrooy | 10 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 9.5 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 7 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| Asoka de Silva | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Athula Samarasekera | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Ken Rutherford), 2-103 (John Wright), 3-164 (Martin Crowe), 4-180 (Dipak Patel), 5-204 (Andrew Jones), 6-236 (Richard Hadlee)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Ken Rutherford | 1 |
| second | John Wright and Andrew Jones | 102 |
| third | Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones | 61 |
| fourth | Dipak Patel and Andrew Jones | 16 |
| fifth | Richard Hadlee and Andrew Jones | 24 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and Tony Blain | 32 |
| seventh | Martin Snedden and Tony Blain | 6 |
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