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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test
- Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series:
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
Venue:
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date & Time:
Wed, May 27, 5:30 AM LOCAL
Info
Live
Scorecard
Squads
News
New Zealand won by 167 runs
New Zealand 1st Innings
305-10
(105.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bryan Young
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
30
117
4
0
25.64
Matt Horne
b Bandaratilleke
15
47
3
0
31.91
Stephen Fleming
c Jayasuriya b Kalpage
78
180
12
0
43.33
Nathan Astle
c Jayawardene b Kalpage
30
48
4
0
62.50
Craig McMillan
lbw b Muralitharan
0
4
0
0
0.00
Adam Parore
c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe
67
113
8
0
59.29
Chris Cairns
c Bandara b Muralitharan
20
44
1
1
45.45
Chris Harris
lbw b Wickramasinghe
19
37
3
0
51.35
Daniel Vettori
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
20
48
4
0
41.67
Paul Wiseman
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
6
22
1
0
27.27
Simon Doull
not out
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 9, w 1, nb 9, p 0)
Total
305-10
(105.2 Overs, RR: 2.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
14
2
55
2
0
1
3.93
Mahela Jayawardene
3
0
10
0
0
0
3.33
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
22
6
51
1
0
0
2.32
Muttiah Muralitharan
38.2
9
90
5
8
0
2.36
Malinga Bandara
13
3
41
0
1
0
3.15
Ruwan Kalpage
15
2
49
2
0
0
3.27
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Horne
25-1
7.5
B Young
97-2
39.5
N Astle
141-3
53.4
C McMillan
141-4
54.4
S Fleming
188-5
67.6
C Cairns
229-6
80.4
C Harris
269-7
90.5
A Parore
282-8
96.3
P Wiseman
296-9
101.6
Vettori
305-10
105.2
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
285-10
(90.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Parore b Cairns
10
20
2
0
50.00
Marvan Atapattu
c Parore b Cairns
0
5
0
0
0.00
Mahela Jayawardene
c Vettori b Wiseman
52
108
10
0
48.15
Aravinda de Silva
c Doull b McMillan
37
85
4
0
43.53
Arjuna Ranatunga
b Cairns
49
74
6
1
66.22
Romesh Kaluwitharana
b Vettori
72
136
13
0
52.94
Ruwan Kalpage
b Wiseman
6
10
1
0
60.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
lbw b Vettori
27
51
2
0
52.94
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
run out (Wiseman)
20
51
2
0
39.22
Muttiah Muralitharan
b Vettori
0
5
0
0
0.00
Malinga Bandara
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
285-10
(90.2 Overs, RR: 3.15)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Simon Doull
12.2
2
43
0
1
0
3.52
Chris Cairns
15
0
59
3
2
0
3.93
Chris Harris
7
1
27
0
1
0
3.86
Daniel Vettori
24
8
56
3
0
0
2.33
Paul Wiseman
20
4
61
2
0
0
3.05
Craig McMillan
12
4
31
1
0
0
2.58
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
6-1
1.4
S Jayasuriya
21-2
5.6
A Silva
101-3
35.3
Mahela
105-4
36.4
A Ranatunga
206-5
63.4
R Kalpage
221-6
0
Romesh Kaluwitharana
237-7
0
P Wickramasinghe
284-8
89.2
Muralitharan
284-9
89.5
N Bandaratilleke
285-10
90.2
New Zealand 2nd Innings
444-6
(123 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bryan Young
lbw b Bandaratilleke
11
13
2
0
84.62
Matt Horne
c Ranatunga b Muralitharan
35
69
5
0
50.72
Stephen Fleming
not out
174
333
16
1
52.25
Nathan Astle
c Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
34
104
2
1
32.69
Craig McMillan
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
142
179
13
6
79.33
Adam Parore
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
1
6
0
0
16.67
Chris Cairns
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
6
21
1
0
28.57
Chris Harris
not out
14
28
1
0
50.00
Extras
27
(b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
444-6
(123 Overs, RR: 3.6)
Did not Bat
Daniel Vettori,
Paul Wiseman,
Simon Doull
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
7
0
21
0
0
0
3.00
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
39
8
105
1
1
0
2.69
Aravinda de Silva
2
0
14
0
0
0
7.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
36
5
137
4
8
0
3.81
Malinga Bandara
8
0
38
0
4
0
4.75
Ruwan Kalpage
15
4
51
0
0
0
3.40
Sanath Jayasuriya
16
0
63
1
0
0
3.94
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Young
11-1
3.1
M Horne
68-2
24.4
N Astle
160-3
56.4
C McMillan
400-4
110.5
A Parore
404-5
112.2
C Cairns
416-6
116.3
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
297-10
(131.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Young b Wiseman
59
91
8
0
64.84
Marvan Atapattu
c Horne b Wiseman
16
33
2
0
48.48
Mahela Jayawardene
c Horne b Wiseman
54
255
5
0
21.18
Aravinda de Silva
lbw b Vettori
71
155
8
1
45.81
Arjuna Ranatunga
c & b Vettori
9
29
2
0
31.03
Romesh Kaluwitharana
c Parore b McMillan
39
58
8
0
67.24
Ruwan Kalpage
c Young b Vettori
16
29
3
0
55.17
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
c Horne b Wiseman
16
91
1
0
17.58
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
c Young b Cairns
0
1
0
0
0.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
9
45
2
0
20.00
Malinga Bandara
lbw b Wiseman
0
8
0
0
0.00
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 4, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
297-10
(131.5 Overs, RR: 2.25)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Simon Doull
3
0
15
0
0
0
5.00
Chris Cairns
19
6
64
1
3
0
3.37
Paul Wiseman
46.5
17
82
5
0
0
1.76
Daniel Vettori
51
23
101
3
0
0
1.98
Craig McMillan
6
4
12
1
0
0
2.00
Chris Harris
4
1
16
0
0
0
4.00
Nathan Astle
2
0
2
0
0
0
1.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
70-1
14.3
S Jayasuriya
89-2
30.4
A Silva
194-3
84.1
A Ranatunga
216-4
92.4
Mahela
216-5
93.1
R Kalpage
239-6
100.6
Romesh Kaluwitharana
277-7
113.5
P Wickramasinghe
279-8
115.2
N Bandaratilleke
289-9
129.3
N Bandaratilleke
297-10
131.5
New Zealand 1st Innings
305-10
(105.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bryan Young
c Kaluwitharana b Muralitharan
30
117
4
0
25.64
Matt Horne
b Bandaratilleke
15
47
3
0
31.91
Stephen Fleming
c Jayasuriya b Kalpage
78
180
12
0
43.33
Nathan Astle
c Jayawardene b Kalpage
30
48
4
0
62.50
Craig McMillan
lbw b Muralitharan
0
4
0
0
0.00
Adam Parore
c Jayasuriya b Wickramasinghe
67
113
8
0
59.29
Chris Cairns
c Bandara b Muralitharan
20
44
1
1
45.45
Chris Harris
lbw b Wickramasinghe
19
37
3
0
51.35
Daniel Vettori
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
20
48
4
0
41.67
Paul Wiseman
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
6
22
1
0
27.27
Simon Doull
not out
1
5
0
0
20.00
Extras
19
(b 0, lb 9, w 1, nb 9, p 0)
Total
305-10
(105.2 Overs, RR: 2.89)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
14
2
55
2
0
1
3.93
Mahela Jayawardene
3
0
10
0
0
0
3.33
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
22
6
51
1
0
0
2.32
Muttiah Muralitharan
38.2
9
90
5
8
0
2.36
Malinga Bandara
13
3
41
0
1
0
3.15
Ruwan Kalpage
15
2
49
2
0
0
3.27
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Horne
25-1
7.5
B Young
97-2
39.5
N Astle
141-3
53.4
C McMillan
141-4
54.4
S Fleming
188-5
67.6
C Cairns
229-6
80.4
C Harris
269-7
90.5
A Parore
282-8
96.3
P Wiseman
296-9
101.6
Vettori
305-10
105.2
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
285-10
(90.2 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Parore b Cairns
10
20
2
0
50.00
Marvan Atapattu
c Parore b Cairns
0
5
0
0
0.00
Mahela Jayawardene
c Vettori b Wiseman
52
108
10
0
48.15
Aravinda de Silva
c Doull b McMillan
37
85
4
0
43.53
Arjuna Ranatunga
b Cairns
49
74
6
1
66.22
Romesh Kaluwitharana
b Vettori
72
136
13
0
52.94
Ruwan Kalpage
b Wiseman
6
10
1
0
60.00
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
lbw b Vettori
27
51
2
0
52.94
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
run out (Wiseman)
20
51
2
0
39.22
Muttiah Muralitharan
b Vettori
0
5
0
0
0.00
Malinga Bandara
not out
0
0
0
0
0.00
Extras
12
(b 0, lb 8, w 0, nb 4, p 0)
Total
285-10
(90.2 Overs, RR: 3.15)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Simon Doull
12.2
2
43
0
1
0
3.52
Chris Cairns
15
0
59
3
2
0
3.93
Chris Harris
7
1
27
0
1
0
3.86
Daniel Vettori
24
8
56
3
0
0
2.33
Paul Wiseman
20
4
61
2
0
0
3.05
Craig McMillan
12
4
31
1
0
0
2.58
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
6-1
1.4
S Jayasuriya
21-2
5.6
A Silva
101-3
35.3
Mahela
105-4
36.4
A Ranatunga
206-5
63.4
R Kalpage
221-6
0
Romesh Kaluwitharana
237-7
0
P Wickramasinghe
284-8
89.2
Muralitharan
284-9
89.5
N Bandaratilleke
285-10
90.2
New Zealand 2nd Innings
444-6
(123 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Bryan Young
lbw b Bandaratilleke
11
13
2
0
84.62
Matt Horne
c Ranatunga b Muralitharan
35
69
5
0
50.72
Stephen Fleming
not out
174
333
16
1
52.25
Nathan Astle
c Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya
34
104
2
1
32.69
Craig McMillan
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
142
179
13
6
79.33
Adam Parore
c Kalpage b Muralitharan
1
6
0
0
16.67
Chris Cairns
c Jayawardene b Muralitharan
6
21
1
0
28.57
Chris Harris
not out
14
28
1
0
50.00
Extras
27
(b 5, lb 10, w 0, nb 12, p 0)
Total
444-6
(123 Overs, RR: 3.6)
Did not Bat
Daniel Vettori,
Paul Wiseman,
Simon Doull
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
7
0
21
0
0
0
3.00
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
39
8
105
1
1
0
2.69
Aravinda de Silva
2
0
14
0
0
0
7.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
36
5
137
4
8
0
3.81
Malinga Bandara
8
0
38
0
4
0
4.75
Ruwan Kalpage
15
4
51
0
0
0
3.40
Sanath Jayasuriya
16
0
63
1
0
0
3.94
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
B Young
11-1
3.1
M Horne
68-2
24.4
N Astle
160-3
56.4
C McMillan
400-4
110.5
A Parore
404-5
112.2
C Cairns
416-6
116.3
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
297-10
(131.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Sanath Jayasuriya
c Young b Wiseman
59
91
8
0
64.84
Marvan Atapattu
c Horne b Wiseman
16
33
2
0
48.48
Mahela Jayawardene
c Horne b Wiseman
54
255
5
0
21.18
Aravinda de Silva
lbw b Vettori
71
155
8
1
45.81
Arjuna Ranatunga
c & b Vettori
9
29
2
0
31.03
Romesh Kaluwitharana
c Parore b McMillan
39
58
8
0
67.24
Ruwan Kalpage
c Young b Vettori
16
29
3
0
55.17
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
c Horne b Wiseman
16
91
1
0
17.58
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
c Young b Cairns
0
1
0
0
0.00
Muttiah Muralitharan
not out
9
45
2
0
20.00
Malinga Bandara
lbw b Wiseman
0
8
0
0
0.00
Extras
8
(b 1, lb 4, w 0, nb 3, p 0)
Total
297-10
(131.5 Overs, RR: 2.25)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Simon Doull
3
0
15
0
0
0
5.00
Chris Cairns
19
6
64
1
3
0
3.37
Paul Wiseman
46.5
17
82
5
0
0
1.76
Daniel Vettori
51
23
101
3
0
0
1.98
Craig McMillan
6
4
12
1
0
0
2.00
Chris Harris
4
1
16
0
0
0
4.00
Nathan Astle
2
0
2
0
0
0
1.00
Fall of Wickets
Score
Over
M Atapattu
70-1
14.3
S Jayasuriya
89-2
30.4
A Silva
194-3
84.1
A Ranatunga
216-4
92.4
Mahela
216-5
93.1
R Kalpage
239-6
100.6
Romesh Kaluwitharana
277-7
113.5
P Wickramasinghe
279-8
115.2
N Bandaratilleke
289-9
129.3
N Bandaratilleke
297-10
131.5
INFO
Match
SL vs NZ • 1st Test • New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
Series
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
Date
Wed, May 27
Time
5:30 AM LOCAL, 12:00 AM GMT
Venue
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires
K.T.Francis, Rudi Koertzen
3rd Umpire
Udaya Wickramasinghe
Referee
Talat Ali
Sri Lanka squad
Players
Sanath Jayasuriya,
Marvan Atapattu,
Mahela Jayawardene,
Aravinda de Silva,
Arjuna Ranatunga (c),
Romesh Kaluwitharana (wk),
Ruwan Kalpage,
Pramodya Wickramasinghe,
Niroshan Bandaratilleke,
Muttiah Muralitharan,
Malinga Bandara
New Zealand squad
Players
Bryan Young,
Matt Horne,
Stephen Fleming (c),
Nathan Astle,
Craig McMillan,
Adam Parore (wk),
Chris Cairns,
Chris Harris,
Daniel Vettori,
Paul Wiseman,
Simon Doull
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