Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 9th Match at Colombo, Jul 05 1998 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
9th Match, Colombo (SSC), July 05, 1998, Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy
Sri Lanka  (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Cairns b Vettori | 24 | 30 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| c Astle b Harris | 54 | 64 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 84.37 | |||
| c Fleming b Harris | 62 | 83 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 74.69 | |||
| c Fleming b McMillan | 102 | 98 | 116 | 6 | 2 | 104.08 | |||
| not out | 27 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 108.00 | |||
| not out | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 6, w 12) | 18 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 5.86) | 293/4 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-69 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 12.2 ov), 2-92 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 17.3 ov), 3-224 (Aravinda de Silva, 40.4 ov), 4-282 (Arjuna Ranatunga, 48.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 7.42 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 6.00 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 5.30 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 4.40 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 5.33 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 5.42 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.60 | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand  (T: 294 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Mahanama b Perera | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |||
| c de Silva b Chandana | 74 | 76 | 113 | 7 | 3 | 97.36 | |||
| c Dharmasena b Bandaratilleke | 20 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| c Muralidaran b Bandaratilleke | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 | |||
| c †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | |||
| c †Kaluwitharana b Jayasuriya | 28 | 33 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 84.84 | |||
| not out | 28 | 43 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 65.11 | |||
| b Jayasuriya | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |||
| c Chandana b Muralidaran | 3 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |||
| b Jayasuriya | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c Dharmasena b Chandana | 16 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 72.72 | |||
| Extras | (lb 10, nb 1, w 12) | 23 | |||||||
| Total | 39.1 Ov (RR: 5.25) | 206 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-11 (Bryan Young, 2.5 ov), 2-78 (Stephen Fleming, 11.4 ov), 3-86 (Craig McMillan, 13.1 ov), 4-106 (Matt Horne, 16.3 ov), 5-152 (Nathan Astle, 24.6 ov), 6-154 (Chris Cairns, 25.4 ov), 7-163 (Chris Harris, 27.4 ov), 8-172 (Dion Nash, 30.4 ov), 9-176 (Daniel Vettori, 31.4 ov), 10-206 (Paul Wiseman, 39.1 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3.77 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 12.00 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 5.00 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 8 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 3.50 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 6.1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 4.21 | - | 0 | 1 |
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Match Flow
In order to qualify for the final against India, New Zealand needed to score the 294 required to win in 41.4 overs or less.
Match Details
TossNew Zealand, elected to field first
Season1998
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 1343
Match daysday (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0