New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 9Th Match
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1988 (1987/88) · Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane · 16 January 1988
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Brendon Kuruppu top-scored with 47 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Benson & Hedges World Series Cup Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Australia - 1988 (1987/88)
- Ground
- Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane
- Date
- 16 January 1988
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Martin Crowe
- Captains
- Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka), John Wright (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- CD Timmins and RC Bailhache
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 164 for 8. Brendon Kuruppu top-scored with 47 off 71 balls. Ewen Chatfield took 3 for 27 for New Zealand. That was well below the 1980s average first-innings total at Brisbane Cricket Ground, 206 across 18 ODIs.
Chasing 165, New Zealand made 167 for 6. Martin Crowe top-scored with 43 off 60 balls.
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 164 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roshan Mahanama | c Tony Blain | 12 | 55 |
| Brendon Kuruppu | c Dipak Patel | 47 | 71 |
| Asanka Gurusinha | run out | 0 | 10 |
| Aravinda de Silva | run out | 25 | 25 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | run out | 25 | 27 |
| Ranjan Madugalle | c Tony Blain | 5 | 10 |
| Athula Samarasekera | c Martin Snedden | 8 | 18 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | not out | 15 | 18 |
| Guy de Alwis | c Ken Rutherford | 2 | 4 |
| Graeme Labrooy | not out | 2 | 11 |
Did not bat: Champaka Ramanayake
Extras 23 · Total 164 for 8
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Hadlee | 9 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Danny Morrison | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 9 | 2 | 27 | 3 |
| Stu Gillespie | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-52 (Roshan Mahanama), 2-54 (Asanka Gurusinha), 3-97 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-103 (Brendon Kuruppu), 5-111 (Ranjan Madugalle), 6-139 (Athula Samarasekera), 7-142 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 8-145 (Guy de Alwis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Roshan Mahanama and Brendon Kuruppu | 52 |
| second | Asanka Gurusinha and Brendon Kuruppu | 2 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Brendon Kuruppu | 43 |
| fourth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Brendon Kuruppu | 6 |
| fifth | Ranjan Madugalle and Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 |
| sixth | Arjuna Ranatunga and Athula Samarasekera | 28 |
| seventh | Arjuna Ranatunga and Ravi Ratnayeke | 3 |
| eighth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Guy de Alwis | 3 |
| ninth | Ravi Ratnayeke and Graeme Labrooy | 19 |
NEW ZEALAND: 167 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 22 | 30 |
| Ken Rutherford | bowled | 1 | 7 |
| Andrew Jones | c Guy de Alwis | 29 | 61 |
| Martin Crowe | run out | 43 | 60 |
| Dipak Patel | c Arjuna Ranatunga | 1 | 9 |
| Tony Blain | bowled | 17 | 20 |
| Richard Hadlee | not out | 21 | 30 |
| Martin Snedden | not out | 15 | 19 |
Did not bat: Stu Gillespie, Ewen Chatfield, Danny Morrison
Extras 18 · Total 167 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 7.1 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| Graeme Labrooy | 8 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 8 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| Athula Samarasekera | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Ken Rutherford), 2-43 (John Wright), 3-78 (Andrew Jones), 4-90 (Dipak Patel), 5-122 (Tony Blain), 6-139 (Martin Crowe)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Wright and Ken Rutherford | 1 |
| second | John Wright and Andrew Jones | 42 |
| third | Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones | 35 |
| fourth | Martin Crowe and Dipak Patel | 12 |
| fifth | Martin Crowe and Tony Blain | 32 |
| sixth | Richard Hadlee and Martin Crowe | 17 |
| seventh | Richard Hadlee and Martin Snedden | 28 |
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