Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 7Th Match
Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka) India, New Zealand, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka - 2001 (2001) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 31 July 2001
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 58 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Date
- 31 July 2001
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 106 runs
- Player of the match
- Chaminda Vaas
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- DN Pathirana and TH Wijewardene
- Match referee
- CW Smith
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 221 for 6. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 58 off 46 balls, and Avishka Gunawardene made 38.
Chasing 222, New Zealand made 115 for 9. Dion Nash top-scored with 23 off 43 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 3 for 20 for Sri Lanka. From 0 for 0 they lost 5 wickets for 18 runs, to 18 for 5.
Sri Lanka won by 106 runs.
SRI LANKA: 221 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Daryl Tuffey b Kyle Mills | 20 | 22 |
| Avishka Gunawardene | c Mathew Sinclair b Chris Harris | 38 | 51 |
| Romesh Kaluwitharana | run out (Jacob Oram, Chris Harris) | 25 | 36 |
| Marvan Atapattu | st Adam Parore b Daniel Vettori | 34 | 39 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Dion Nash b Craig McMillan | 58 | 46 |
| Russel Arnold | not out | 22 | 18 |
| Suresh Perera | b Craig McMillan | 1 | 2 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 4 | 4 |
Did not bat: Kumar Dharmasena, Muthiah Muralidaran, Dilhara Fernando
Extras 19 · Total 221 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kyle Mills | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Jacob Oram | 6 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 7 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Daniel Vettori | 8 | 1 | 38 | 1 |
| Craig McMillan | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 5.5 ov), 2-89 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 16.1 ov), 3-109 (Avishka Gunawardene, 20.2 ov), 4-165 (Marvan Atapattu, 29.5 ov), 5-208 (Mahela Jayawardene, 34.1 ov), 6-211 (Suresh Perera, 34.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (20) and Avishka Gunawardene (4) | 32 | 35 |
| second | Romesh Kaluwitharana (25) and Avishka Gunawardene (24) | 57 | 61 |
| third | Marvan Atapattu (10) and Avishka Gunawardene (10) | 20 | 25 |
| fourth | Marvan Atapattu (24) and Mahela Jayawardene (30) | 56 | 58 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold (14) and Mahela Jayawardene (28) | 43 | 27 |
| sixth | Russel Arnold (0) and Suresh Perera (1) | 3 | 4 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (4) and Russel Arnold (0) | 10 | 7 |
NEW ZEALAND: 115 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Astle | c Avishka Gunawardene b Dilhara Fernando | 4 | 21 |
| Mathew Sinclair | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 10 |
| Jacob Oram | c Russel Arnold b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Stephen Fleming | c Avishka Gunawardene b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 15 |
| Craig McMillan | run out (Mahela Jayawardene) | 0 | 1 |
| Dion Nash | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 23 | 43 |
| Chris Harris | lbw b Dilhara Fernando | 18 | 65 |
| Adam Parore | c & b Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 3 |
| Daniel Vettori | lbw b Kumar Dharmasena | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Mills | not out | 18 | 43 |
| Daryl Tuffey | not out | 20 | 13 |
Extras 25 · Total 115 for 9
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| Suresh Perera | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Russel Arnold | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-3 (Mathew Sinclair, 2.1 ov), 2-3 (Jacob Oram, 2.3 ov), 3-16 (Stephen Fleming, 6.4 ov), 4-18 (Craig McMillan, 7.5 ov), 5-18 (Nathan Astle, 7.6 ov), 6-57 (Dion Nash, 22.2 ov), 7-57 (Adam Parore, 22.5 ov), 8-57 (Daniel Vettori, 22.6 ov), 9-83 (Chris Harris, 31.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Nathan Astle (0) and Mathew Sinclair (1) | 3 | 13 |
| second | Nathan Astle (0) and Jacob Oram (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (6) and Nathan Astle (3) | 13 | 26 |
| fourth | Nathan Astle (1) and Craig McMillan (0) | 2 | 7 |
| fifth | Dion Nash (0) and Nathan Astle (0) | 0 | 1 |
| sixth | Dion Nash (23) and Chris Harris (11) | 39 | 86 |
| seventh | Adam Parore (0) and Chris Harris (0) | 0 | 3 |
| eighth | Chris Harris (0) and Daniel Vettori (0) | 0 | 1 |
| ninth | Chris Harris (7) and Kyle Mills (10) | 26 | 51 |
| tenth | Daryl Tuffey (20) and Kyle Mills (8) | 32 | 27 |
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