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Fri, 25 Apr - Tue, 29 Apr 2003 - 00:00 – 1st Test • P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo
Match drawn
Sri Lanka
515/10 (20.00)
New Zealand
470/8 (20.00) & 161/5 (78)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Stephen Fleming
2
Mark Richardson
2
Scott Styris
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Romesh Kaluwitharana
1
Mahela Jayawardene
1
Kumar Sangakkara
1
Best Average
Daniel Vettori
31.333333
Shane Bond
32.333333
Muttiah Muralitharan
36.200000
Kumar Dharmasena
51.000000
Daryl Tuffey
54.000000
Most Wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan
5
Kumar Dharmasena
3
Daniel Vettori
3
Shane Bond
3
Paul Wiseman
2
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
2
Prabath Nissanka
1
Best Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
3
Kumar Dharmasena
3
Daniel Vettori
3
Shane Bond
3
Paul Wiseman
2
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
2
Prabath Nissanka
1
Most Runs Conceed
Muttiah Muralitharan
181
Kumar Dharmasena
153
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
130
Paul Wiseman
127
Chaminda Vaas
100
Best Economy
Muttiah Muralitharan
2.045197
Jacob Oram
2.066666
Prabath Nissanka
2.448275
Kumar Dharmasena
2.732142
Chaminda Vaas
2.777777
Most Runs
Stephen Fleming
343
Hashan Tillakaratne
144
Mark Richardson
91
Scott Styris
79
Romesh Kaluwitharana
76
Most Fours
Stephen Fleming
33
Hashan Tillakaratne
24
Romesh Kaluwitharana
14
Kumar Sangakkara
14
Sanath Jayasuriya
8
Mahela Jayawardene
8
Mark Richardson
7
Highest Score
Stephen Fleming
274
Hashan Tillakaratne
144
Mark Richardson
85
Romesh Kaluwitharana
76
Kumar Sangakkara
67
Best Average
Jacob Oram
62.000000
Paul Wiseman
63.500000
Most Dots
Kumar Dharmasena
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Paul Wiseman
1
Best Strike Rate
Paul Wiseman
2.285714
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
0.965517
Daniel Vettori
0.875000
Romesh Kaluwitharana
0.844444
Kumar Sangakkara
0.683673
Most Runs Conceed
Shane Bond
97
Daniel Vettori
94
Best Economy
Daniel Vettori
2.848484
Paul Wiseman
3.097560
Best Strike Rate
Shane Bond
56
Daniel Vettori
66
Daryl Tuffey
102
Best Averages
Hashan Tillakaratne
144.000000
Mark Richardson
91.000000
Romesh Kaluwitharana
76.000000
Kumar Sangakkara
67.000000
Mahela Jayawardene
58.000000
Most Runs
Kumar Sangakkara
67
Mahela Jayawardene
58
Most Ducks
Robbie Hart
2
Marvan Atapattu
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
1
Most Not Outs
Stephen Fleming
2
Mark Richardson
2
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
1
Paul Wiseman
1
Most Ducks
Prabath Nissanka
1
Best Strike Rate
Muttiah Muralitharan
106.2
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
111
Kumar Dharmasena
112
Paul Wiseman
123
Best Strike Rate
Jacob Oram
0.584269
Robbie Hart
0.529411
Most Dots
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
1
Highest Score
Scott Styris
63
Mahela Jayawardene
58
Most sixes
Scott Styris
2
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
1
Most Fours
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
3
Kumar Dharmasena
3
Most Balls Faced
Stephen Fleming
710
Hashan Tillakaratne
314
Mark Richardson
304
Most sixes
Stephen Fleming
1
Matt Horne
1
Paul Wiseman
1
Mark Richardson
1
Most Balls Faced
Scott Styris
189
Mahela Jayawardene
148
Matt Horne
127
Sanath Jayasuriya
110
Best Averages
Sanath Jayasuriya
50.000000
Scott Styris
39.500000
Most 100s
Stephen Fleming
2
Hashan Tillakaratne
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
140
Kumar Dharmasena
132
Paul Wiseman
127
Shane Bond
97
Daniel Vettori
94
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
83
Chaminda Vaas
73