Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 4th Match at Colombo, Jul 25 2001 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
4th Match, Colombo (RPS), July 25, 2001, Coca-Cola Cup (Sri Lanka)
236/8
(48.3/50 ov, T:237) 240/5
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)
New Zealand  (50 ovs maximum)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Jayasuriya b Fernando | 21 | 50 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 42.00 | |||
| b Arnold | 54 | 67 | 105 | 6 | 1 | 80.59 | |||
| c Jayawardene b Dharmasena | 11 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 | |||
| b Muralidaran | 38 | 53 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 71.69 | |||
| c Gunawardene b Arnold | 30 | 57 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 52.63 | |||
| c Gunawardene b Dharmasena | 13 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 52.00 | |||
| not out | 37 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 148.00 | |||
| c Atapattu b Jayasuriya | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | |||
| c & b Dharmasena | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| not out | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| Extras | (lb 15, nb 4, w 8) | 27 | |||||||
| Total | 50 Ov (RR: 4.72, 196 Mins) | 236/8 | |||||||
Did not bat | |||||||||
Fall of wickets 1-70 (Mathew Sinclair, 13.1 ov), 2-98 (Jacob Oram, 19.1 ov), 3-120 (Nathan Astle, 24.1 ov), 4-164 (Craig McMillan, 36.6 ov), 5-184 (Lou Vincent, 43.1 ov), 6-210 (Chris Harris, 46.4 ov), 7-217 (Daniel Vettori, 47.6 ov), 8-217 (Kyle Mills, 48.2 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 | 26 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 4.60 | 23 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 6.00 | 12 | 2 | 0 | |
13.1 to MS Sinclair, slightly short of a length and outside the off, Skippy Sinclair comes down the track and tries to heave the ball over the off side, not quite to the pitch of the ball he ends up hitting the ball straight up in the air, that one goes high, Jay. 70/1 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 5.20 | 33 | 1 | 0 | |
19.1 to JDP Oram, swings it high in the air, down to the man at long off, Jayawrdene juggles a little, loses balance, complates a well judged catch. 98/2 46.4 to CZ Harris, hit straight down the throat of Gunawardene at short covers. 210/6 48.2 to KD Mills, caught and bowled brilliantly. 217/8 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 3.10 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
36.6 to CD McMillan, flatter through the air, pitches short of alength, spins in sharply, McMillan goes back and plays across the line, trying to heave it towards mid-wicket, bowled!. 164/4 | ||||||||
| 10 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 5.10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
47.6 to DL Vettori, . 217/7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3.66 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
24.1 to NJ Astle, short in length, Astle gives himself enough room to spank it through the off side, ball pitches outside the line of the of stump, turns in sharply, beats the square cut, bowled!. 120/3 43.1 to L Vincent, Arnold comes in to bowl, drops the first ball short, Vincent rocks back and smacks it hard, good diving catch by Gunawardene at short mid-wicket!. 184/5 | ||||||||
Sri Lanka  (T: 237 runs from 50 ovs)
| Batting | Â | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Mills | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | |||
| c Harris b Tuffey | 5 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 19.23 | |||
| c †Parore b Mills | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| run out (Sinclair/†Parore) | 66 | 91 | 129 | 7 | 0 | 72.52 | |||
| run out (Sinclair) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| not out | 91 | 116 | 157 | 7 | 0 | 78.44 | |||
| not out | 56 | 51 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 109.80 | |||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 4, nb 2, w 10) | 17 | |||||||
| Total | 48.3 Ov (RR: 4.94, 203 Mins) | 240/5 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 1.3 ov), 2-5 (Romesh Kaluwitharana, 1.6 ov), 3-27 (Avishka Gunawardene, 8.4 ov), 4-27 (Mahela Jayawardene, 8.6 ov), 5-137 (Marvan Atapattu, 33.5 ov) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3.16 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
8.4 to DA Gunawardene, outside the off stump, smacked right from the middle of the bat, Harris moves to his left and comes up with a wonderful catch! Brilliant stuff this, Harris has taken some great catches in his carer, this one would also go amongst the very. 27/3 | ||||||||
| 8 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 4.00 | 32 | 2 | 0 | |
1.3 to ST Jayasuriya, oh ho, Jayasuriya shuffles across a little, loud shout for lbw, umpire gives it a long thought and gives him out! Jayasuriya might count himself unlucky, the ball must have pitched outside the line of leg, any ways the umpire has given him. 5/1 1.6 to RS Kaluwitharana, double blow! outside the off, edges it through to the keeper, umpires checking with the third umpire to verify whether the catch was taken cleanly. OUT!. 5/2 | ||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 5.42 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 3.80 | 32 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 4.90 | 32 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3.3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
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Match Flow
4th Umpire: G Silva
New Zealanders innings:
New Zealand 50 in 10.2 overs, 49 mins
New Zealand 100 in 19.5 overs, 90 mins
NJ Astle 50 off 93 mins, 59 balls, 6x4, 1x6
New Zealand 150 in 34.1 overs, 134 mins
New Zealand 200 in 45.4 overs, 176 mins
Sri Lankan innings:
Sri Lanka 50 in 15.3 overs, 75 mins
Sri Lanka innings: 1x7 ball over (2nd over - Mills' 1st over)
Sri Lanka 100 in 26.5 overs, 115 mins
MS Atapattu 50 off 102 mins, 72 balls, 7x4
RP Arnold 50 off 101 mins, 80 balls, 3x4
Sri Lanka 150 in 36.3 overs, 155 mins
Sri Lanka 200 in 44.5 overs, 186 mins
ASA Perera 50 off 55 mins, 48 balls, 4x5
Match Details
TossNew Zealand, elected to bat first
Season2001
Player Of The Match
Match numberODI no. 1738
Match daysday (50-over match)
TV Umpire
Match Referee
PointsSri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0