New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2004 (2004/05) · Eden Park, Auckland · 26 December 2004
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 102 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 102 balls remaining). Stephen Fleming top-scored with 77* for New Zealand. Chris Cairns took 4/33.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Eden Park, Auckland
- Date
- 26 December 2004
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 102 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Stephen Fleming
- Captains
- Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and PD Parker
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 141 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 48 off 79 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 43. Chris Cairns took 4 for 33 for New Zealand. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Eden Park, 213 across 22 ODIs.
Chasing 142, New Zealand made 144 for 3. Stephen Fleming top-scored with 77 not out off 92 balls, and Mathew Sinclair made 31.
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 102 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 141 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hamish Marshall b Chris Cairns | 43 | 60 |
| Saman Jayantha | lbw b Daryl Tuffey | 0 | 3 |
| Marvan Atapattu | c Brendon McCullum b Daryl Tuffey | 4 | 11 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Brendon McCullum b Kyle Mills | 1 | 5 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Mathew Sinclair b Jacob Oram | 2 | 25 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 48 | 79 |
| Upul Chandana | run out (Daryl Tuffey) | 20 | 36 |
| Chaminda Vaas | b Chris Cairns | 0 | 6 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 2 | 8 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 4 | 16 |
| Dilhara Fernando | run out (Ian Butler) | 3 | 4 |
Extras 14 · Total 141 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Tuffey | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Kyle Mills | 8 | 3 | 24 | 1 |
| Jacob Oram | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Chris Cairns | 8 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
| Daniel Vettori | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Scott Styris | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Saman Jayantha, 0.3 ov), 2-17 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.4 ov), 3-18 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.3 ov), 4-35 (Mahela Jayawardene, 12.3 ov), 5-70 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 21.5 ov), 6-114 (Upul Chandana, 34.2 ov), 7-116 (Chaminda Vaas, 35.5 ov), 8-120 (Farveez Maharoof, 37.2 ov), 9-134 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 39.5 ov), 10-141 (Dilhara Fernando, 41.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Saman Jayantha (0) | 1 | 3 |
| second | Marvan Atapattu (4) and Sanath Jayasuriya (10) | 16 | 22 |
| third | Sanath Jayasuriya (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 1 | 5 |
| fourth | Sanath Jayasuriya (15) and Mahela Jayawardene (2) | 17 | 42 |
| fifth | Sanath Jayasuriya (18) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (14) | 35 | 56 |
| sixth | Upul Chandana (20) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (22) | 44 | 76 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas (0) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (1) | 2 | 9 |
| eighth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (2) and Farveez Maharoof (2) | 4 | 9 |
| ninth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (10) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0) | 14 | 15 |
| tenth | Dilhara Fernando (3) and Nuwan Kulasekara (4) | 7 | 13 |
NEW ZEALAND: 144 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | not out | 77 | 92 |
| Nathan Astle | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 5 |
| Mathew Sinclair | c & b Upul Chandana | 31 | 53 |
| Scott Styris | run out (Saman Jayantha, Kumar Sangakkara) | 12 | 21 |
| Hamish Marshall | not out | 14 | 28 |
Did not bat: Jacob Oram, Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey
Extras 4 · Total 144 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Nathan Astle, 0.6 ov), 2-64 (Mathew Sinclair, 16.4 ov), 3-101 (Scott Styris, 23.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (0) and Nathan Astle (6) | 7 | 6 |
| second | Stephen Fleming (22) and Mathew Sinclair (31) | 57 | 89 |
| third | Stephen Fleming (25) and Scott Styris (12) | 37 | 40 |
| fourth | Stephen Fleming (29) and Hamish Marshall (14) | 43 | 57 |
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