Fri, 09 Mar - Wed, 14 Mar 1984 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
New Zealand won by 165 runs
Sri LankaSri Lanka
500/10 (49.00) & 97/10 (27.3)
New ZealandNew Zealand
674/6 (20.00) & 201/8 (54.5)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most Wickets 8 Vinothen John 4 Somachandra De Silva 2 Arjuna Ranatunga 8 Sir Richard Hadlee 7 Stephen Boock
Most 50s 2 Geoff Howarth
Best Average 5.38 Sir Richard Hadlee 13 Stephen Boock
Most 50s 2 Arjuna Ranatunga
Best Average 12 Sanath Kaluperuma 15.5 Arjuna Ranatunga 30 John Bracewell
Best Bowling Fig 5 Stephen Boock 4 Sir Richard Hadlee
Best Average 19.88 Vinothen John
Best Bowling Fig 5 Vinothen John 3 Somachandra De Silva 2 John Bracewell
Best Economy 1.33 Martin Crowe 1.56 Sir Richard Hadlee
Best Bowling Fig 2 Arjuna Ranatunga 2 Sanath Kaluperuma 1 Rumesh Ratnayake 1 Jayantha Amerasinghe
Best Economy 2.38 Arjuna Ranatunga 2.4 Sanath Kaluperuma 2.82 Stephen Boock
Best Averages 61 Geoff Howarth 61 Ian Smith
Best Economy 2.56 Somachandra De Silva
Best Averages 35.5 Arjuna Ranatunga 34 Jayantha Amerasinghe 28 John Reid 28 Sir Richard Hadlee 28 Jeremy Coney
Best Strike Rate 1.1 Guy de Alwis 0.9 Arjuna Ranatunga
Best Averages 24.5 John Wright
Most Runs Conceed 91 Stephen Boock 90 John Bracewell
Best Strike Rate 0.77 Jayantha Amerasinghe
Most Runs Conceed 159 Vinothen John 128 Somachandra De Silva 77 Jayantha Amerasinghe
Highest Score 51 Arjuna Ranatunga 34 Jayantha Amerasinghe
Most Runs Conceed 77 Lance Cairns
Best Strike Rate 1.42 Ian Smith 0.72 Sir Richard Hadlee
Highest Score 33 Ranjan Madugalle
Most Runs 71 Arjuna Ranatunga 45 Guy de Alwis 35 Ranjan Madugalle
Most Fours 5 Jayantha Amerasinghe 5 Guy de Alwis 4 Ranjan Madugalle
Most Runs Conceed 45 Rumesh Ratnayake
Best Average 32 Somachandra De Silva
Best Strike Rate 0.67 Stephen Boock
Highest Score 62 Geoff Howarth 45 John Wright
Most Not Outs 2 Vinothen John 2 Jayantha Amerasinghe
Most Ducks 2 Somachandra De Silva
Highest Score 31 Ian Smith
Most Runs 122 Geoff Howarth 61 Ian Smith
Most Ducks 2 Duleep Mendis 2 Sidath Wettimuny
Best Economy 3 Rumesh Ratnayake
Best Strike Rate 30 Sanath Kaluperuma 34.95 Vinothen John
Most Ducks 2 Vinothen John
Most Runs 56 John Reid
Most Wickets 1 Lance Cairns
Most Fours 7 John Reid
Best Averages 22.5 Guy de Alwis
Worst Bowling Fig 86 Vinothen John 69 Somachandra De Silva
Most Fours 6 Sir Richard Hadlee 3 Jeremy Coney 3 Martin Crowe
Best Strike Rate 39 Arjuna Ranatunga 75 Somachandra De Silva
Most sixes 1 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Fours 3 Jeff Crowe 11 Geoff Howarth
Best Bowling Fig 1 Lance Cairns
Most sixes 1 Vinothen John 2 Guy de Alwis
Worst Bowling Fig 45 Rumesh Ratnayake
Most Not Outs 2 Jeremy Coney 2 Ian Smith
Most Runs Conceed 43 Sir Richard Hadlee
Worst Bowling Fig 45 Jayantha Amerasinghe
Most Fours 3 Rumesh Ratnayake 8 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Not Outs 1 Stephen Boock
Most Runs 56 Sir Richard Hadlee 49 John Wright
Most Balls Faced 111 Susil Fernando 106 Ranjan Madugalle 83 Sanath Kaluperuma
Most Ducks 2 Lance Cairns
Best Strike Rate 20.62 Sir Richard Hadlee 27.69 Stephen Boock 44 John Bracewell
Best Strike Rate 0.54 Geoff Howarth
Worst Bowling Fig 71 Lance Cairns 63 Stephen Boock 54 John Bracewell 35 Sir Richard Hadlee
Most Balls Faced 79 Arjuna Ranatunga
Highest Score 30 John Reid
Most sixes 1 Martin Crowe
Most Fours 11 Ian Smith
Sidath Wettimuny vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.9
Balanced matchup
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Duleep Mendis vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.7
Balanced matchup
Geoff Howarth vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 60.7
✔ Batsman advantage
John Wright vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Ian Smith vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.3
Balanced matchup
Guy de Alwis vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.8
Balanced matchup
Susil Fernando vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Rumesh Ratnayake vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.5
Balanced matchup
Martin Crowe vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 164.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Somachandra De Silva vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.3
Balanced matchup
Lance Cairns vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.3
Balanced matchup
Lance Cairns vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.7
Balanced matchup
Jeremy Coney vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.3
✔ Batsman advantage
John Reid vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.7
⚠ Bowler dominance
Martin Crowe vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.7
✔ Batsman advantage
John Wright vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 41.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Kaluperuma vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Susil Fernando vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 74.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ranjan Madugalle vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Sidath Wettimuny vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jeff Crowe vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.0
Balanced matchup
Jeff Crowe vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.0
Balanced matchup
Jeff Crowe vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 58.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 52.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Ranjan Madugalle vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Duleep Mendis vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Duleep Mendis vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 27.5
Balanced matchup
Guy de Alwis vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.0
Balanced matchup
Guy de Alwis vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.5
Balanced matchup
Sanath Kaluperuma vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 43.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Vinothen John vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
John Wright vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 129.5
✔ Batsman advantage
John Bracewell vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.0
Balanced matchup
Somachandra De Silva vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
John Reid vs Jayantha Amerasinghe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 273.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Jeremy Coney vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 20.5
Balanced matchup
Jeremy Coney vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Jeremy Coney vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Lance Cairns vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.5
⚠ Bowler dominance
Lance Cairns vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
John Reid vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Reid vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 94.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 139.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Geoff Howarth vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jeremy Coney vs Jayantha Amerasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 229.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sir Richard Hadlee vs Lalith Kaluperuma
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Somachandra De Silva vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Somachandra De Silva vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Martin Crowe vs Rumesh Ratnayake
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 32.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Jeff Crowe vs Lalith Kaluperuma
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ian Smith vs Arjuna Ranatunga
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Ian Smith vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.0
✔ Batsman advantage
John Bracewell vs Somachandra De Silva
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Stephen Boock vs Vinothen John
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 86.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Vinothen John vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Rumesh Ratnayake vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.0
Balanced matchup
Jayantha Amerasinghe vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Kaluperuma vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 62.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Guy de Alwis vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Susil Fernando vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 99.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Vinothen John vs Walter Hadlee
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Duleep Mendis vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ranjan Madugalle vs Stephen Boock
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 34.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Ranjan Madugalle vs Brendon Bracewell
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.0
✔ Batsman advantage