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Wed, 03 Jun - Sun, 07 Jun 1998 - 00:00 – 2nd Test • Galle International Stadium
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 16 runs
Sri Lanka
552/3 (20.00)
New Zealand
500/2 (20.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
9.222222
Kumar Dharmasena
14.666666
Muttiah Muralitharan
19.000000
Daniel Vettori
22.000000
Aravinda de Silva
24.000000
Most 50s
Nathan Astle
2
Best Bowling Fig
Kumar Dharmasena
6
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
5
Daniel Vettori
4
Muttiah Muralitharan
3
Most Wickets
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
9
Kumar Dharmasena
6
Daniel Vettori
4
Muttiah Muralitharan
3
Paul Wiseman
2
Most Runs Conceed
Paul Wiseman
95
Daniel Vettori
88
Kumar Dharmasena
88
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
83
Muttiah Muralitharan
57
Best Economy
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
1.338709
Muttiah Muralitharan
1.461538
Aravinda de Silva
2.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
2.000000
Chris Harris
2.204724
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
1.000000
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.677419
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
0.666666
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
0.666666
Arjuna Ranatunga
0.654545
Highest Score
Mahela Jayawardene
167
Nathan Astle
53
Bryan Young
46
Arjuna Ranatunga
36
Marvan Atapattu
35
Most Runs
Mahela Jayawardene
167
Nathan Astle
66
Adam Parore
62
Bryan Young
57
Arjuna Ranatunga
36
Best Averages
Mahela Jayawardene
167.000000
Adam Parore
62.000000
Arjuna Ranatunga
36.000000
Marvan Atapattu
35.000000
Nathan Astle
33.000000
Most Fours
Mahela Jayawardene
18
Bryan Young
8
Adam Parore
5
Nathan Astle
5
Marvan Atapattu
3
Stephen Fleming
3
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Most Wickets
Aravinda de Silva
1
Chris Harris
1
Most Runs Conceed
Chris Harris
56
Craig McMillan
30
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
26
Best Economy
Nathan Astle
2.400000
Craig McMillan
2.727272
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
2.888888
Best Strike Rate
Kumar Dharmasena
30.1
Daniel Vettori
39
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
41.3333
Aravinda de Silva
72
Muttiah Muralitharan
78
Paul Wiseman
90
Chris Harris
152.4
Best Bowling Fig
Paul Wiseman
2
Chris Harris
1
Aravinda de Silva
1
Most Not Outs
Adam Parore
2
Shayne O'Connor
2
Best Strike Rate
Mahela Jayawardene
0.600719
Aravinda de Silva
0.526315
Chris Harris
0.500000
Best Average
Paul Wiseman
47.500000
Chris Harris
56.000000
Most Not Outs
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Highest Score
Adam Parore
32
Paul Wiseman
23
Most sixes
Arjuna Ranatunga
1
Aravinda de Silva
1
Chris Cairns
1
Most Runs
Marvan Atapattu
35
Paul Wiseman
25
Most Ducks
Chris Cairns
2
Daniel Vettori
2
Shayne O'Connor
2
Best Averages
Bryan Young
28.500000
Sanath Jayasuriya
21.000000
Most 100s
Mahela Jayawardene
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Paul Wiseman
95
Daniel Vettori
88
Kumar Dharmasena
72
Chris Harris
56
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
47
Muttiah Muralitharan
33
Most Balls Faced
Mahela Jayawardene
278
Nathan Astle
262
Bryan Young
180
Adam Parore
173
Marvan Atapattu
117
Most sixes
Nathan Astle
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Craig McMillan
30
Most Balls Faced
Stephen Fleming
92
Kumar Dharmasena
65