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Thu, 07 Nov 1996 - 00:00 – 1st • Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium
New Zealand won by 29 runs
New Zealand
206/8 (35.00)
Sri Lanka
177/10 (49.10)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Best Average
Chaminda Vaas
5.500000
Danny Morrison
14.000000
Chris Harris
14.000000
Simon Doull
14.500000
Sajeewa de Silva
18.500000
Most Runs Conceed
Sanath Jayasuriya
39
Chris Cairns
39
Muttiah Muralitharan
37
Sajeewa de Silva
37
Most Wickets
Chaminda Vaas
4
Sajeewa de Silva
2
Danny Morrison
2
Chris Cairns
2
Simon Doull
2
Most Runs Conceed
Upul Chandana
33
Kumar Dharmasena
31
Simon Doull
29
Chris Harris
28
Danny Morrison
28
Most Wickets
Chris Harris
2
Nathan Astle
1
Upul Chandana
1
Dipak Patel
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Best Bowling Fig
Chaminda Vaas
4
Sajeewa de Silva
2
Danny Morrison
2
Chris Cairns
2
Simon Doull
2
Chris Harris
2
Nathan Astle
1
Best Strike Rate
Sanath Jayasuriya
1.153846
Lee Germon
0.833333
Chris Cairns
0.780219
Craig Spearman
0.750000
Aravinda de Silva
0.635135
Best Economy
Chaminda Vaas
2.444444
Dipak Patel
2.600000
Danny Morrison
3.111111
Nathan Astle
3.333333
Chris Harris
3.500000
Most Runs
Chris Cairns
71
Aravinda de Silva
47
Hashan Tillakaratne
41
Craig Spearman
39
Chris Harris
34
Best Averages
Chris Cairns
71.000000
Aravinda de Silva
47.000000
Hashan Tillakaratne
41.000000
Craig Spearman
39.000000
Asanka Gurusinha
27.000000
Highest Score
Chris Cairns
71
Aravinda de Silva
47
Hashan Tillakaratne
41
Craig Spearman
39
Chris Harris
34
Most Fours
Sanath Jayasuriya
3
Aravinda de Silva
3
Craig Spearman
3
Asanka Gurusinha
2
Romesh Kaluwitharana
2
Most 50s
Chris Cairns
1
Most Runs Conceed
Dipak Patel
26
Most Not Outs
Sajeewa de Silva
1
Simon Doull
1
Chris Harris
1
Best Economy
Upul Chandana
3.666666
Muttiah Muralitharan
3.700000
Best Strike Rate
Chaminda Vaas
13.5
Simon Doull
21
Chris Harris
24
Sajeewa de Silva
24
Danny Morrison
27
Chris Cairns
27.3
Nathan Astle
36
Best Average
Chris Cairns
19.500000
Nathan Astle
20.000000
Dipak Patel
26.000000
Best Averages
Mark Greatbatch
23.000000
Lee Germon
20.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Sanath Jayasuriya
39
Chris Cairns
39
Muttiah Muralitharan
37
Sajeewa de Silva
37
Upul Chandana
33
Kumar Dharmasena
31
Simon Doull
29
Best Strike Rate
Romesh Kaluwitharana
0.592592
Chris Harris
0.548387
Most Runs
Asanka Gurusinha
27
Mark Greatbatch
23
Most Ducks
Dipak Patel
1
Adam Parore
1
Nathan Astle
1
Most Fours
Hashan Tillakaratne
1
Mark Greatbatch
1
Chris Cairns
1
Most Balls Faced
Chris Cairns
91
Hashan Tillakaratne
77
Aravinda de Silva
74
Asanka Gurusinha
63
Chris Harris
62
Mark Greatbatch
55
Craig Spearman
52
Highest Score
Asanka Gurusinha
27
Mark Greatbatch
23
Most sixes
Chris Cairns
4
Hashan Tillakaratne
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Danny Morrison
28
Dipak Patel
26