Wed, 10 Jun - Sat, 13 Jun 1998 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Sri Lanka won by 164 runs
Sri LankaSri Lanka
17/3 (20.00) & 282/10 (84.5)
New ZealandNew Zealand
325/2 (20.00) & 131/10 (54.3)
Sri Lanka innigs
17/3 (20.00)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Sanath Jayasuriya 
c Young b Cairns
1327312048.14 In 1998 Career
Marvan Atapattu 
c Vettori b Wiseman
481381756034.78 In 1998 Career
Mahela Jayawardene 
c †Parore b Cairns
1626282061.53 In 1998 Career
Aravinda de Silva 
c Spearman b Cairns
4631066.66 In 1998 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
run out (McMillan)
425390016.00 In 1998 Career
Hashan Tillakaratne 
c Young b McMillan
431351573031.85 In 1998 Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
b McMillan
2878704035.89 In 1998 Career
Kumar Dharmasena 
c †Parore b Cairns
1142602026.19 In 1998 Career
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 
not out
2444682054.54 In 1998 Career
Niroshan Bandaratilleke 
lbw b Vettori
5991055.55 In 1998 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran 
c Astle b Cairns
1540020.00 In 1998 Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 8)
9
Total
206 88.4 Ov (RR: 2.32)
391410165043700.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Chris Cairns17.4016253.50001 In 1998 Career
Daniel Vettori25.0075212.08000 In 1998 Career
Mark Priest24.00113501.45000 In 1998 Career
Paul Wiseman10.0042112.10000 In 1998 Career
Craig McMillan12.0052722.25000 In 1998 Career
New Zealand innigs
325/2 (20.00)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Bryan Young 
c Atapattu b Bandaratilleke
220330010.00 In 1998 Career
Craig Spearman 
c de Silva b Wickramasinghe
410160040.00 In 1998 Career
Stephen Fleming (c)
b Wickramasinghe
782333148033.47 In 1998 Career
Nathan Astle 
c Atapattu b Dharmasena
1634424047.05 In 1998 Career
Matt Horne 
c Tillakaratne b de Silva
3568773051.47 In 1998 Career
Craig McMillan 
st †Kaluwitharana b de Silva
2370066.66 In 1998 Career
Adam Parore (WK)
lbw b de Silva
1948472039.58 In 1998 Career
Chris Cairns 
run out (Jayawardene)
613190046.15 In 1998 Career
Mark Priest 
c sub (ASA Perera) b Muralidaran
1274742016.21 In 1998 Career
Daniel Vettori 
c Jayasuriya b Muralidaran
052000.00 In 1998 Career
Paul Wiseman 
not out
11925005.26 In 1998 Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 2, nb 5)
18
Total
193 86.3 Ov (RR: 2.23)
366710013036100.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Pramodya Wickramasinghe6.303721.07000 In 1998 Career
Niroshan Bandaratilleke20.0064812.40000 In 1998 Career
Kumar Dharmasena18.0043511.94000 In 1998 Career
Aravinda de Silva18.5073031.59004 In 1998 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran23.1036022.58003 In 1998 Career
Sri Lanka innigs
282/10 (84.5)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Sanath Jayasuriya 
c †Parore b Cairns
88820100.00 In 1998 Career
Marvan Atapattu 
lbw b Vettori
510151050.00 In 1998 Career
Mahela Jayawardene 
c Horne b Vettori
1140551027.50 In 1998 Career
Aravinda de Silva 
c Astle b Vettori
315200020.00 In 1998 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
c Cairns b Priest
64961149066.66 In 1998 Career
Hashan Tillakaratne 
b Vettori
4072967055.55 In 1998 Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
lbw b Priest
881461708060.27 In 1998 Career
Kumar Dharmasena 
b McMillan
1154550020.37 In 1998 Career
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 
c Fleming b Vettori
01520000.00 In 1998 Career
Niroshan Bandaratilleke 
c Fleming b Vettori
715191046.66 In 1998 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran 
not out
2642604061.90 In 1998 Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 10, nb 1)
19
Total
282 84.5 Ov (RR: 3.32)
53589747062700.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Chris Cairns17.0007514.41001 In 1998 Career
Daniel Vettori33.00106461.93000 In 1998 Career
Nathan Astle3.000802.66000 In 1998 Career
Paul Wiseman6.0022904.83000 In 1998 Career
Craig McMillan14.0024613.28000 In 1998 Career
Mark Priest11.5004223.54000 In 1998 Career
New Zealand innigs
131/10 (54.3)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Bryan Young 
st †Kaluwitharana b Muralidaran
2456863042.85 In 1998 Career
Craig Spearman 
c & b Muralidaran
22781093028.20 In 1998 Career
Stephen Fleming (c)
lbw b Dharmasena
319210015.78 In 1998 Career
Nathan Astle 
c & b Muralidaran
1666953024.24 In 1998 Career
Matt Horne 
c †Kaluwitharana b Bandaratilleke
1227381044.44 In 1998 Career
Craig McMillan 
c Jayawardene b Muralidaran
11110009.09 In 1998 Career
Adam Parore (WK)
b Bandaratilleke
215210013.33 In 1998 Career
Chris Cairns 
b Bandaratilleke
2640372265.00 In 1998 Career
Mark Priest 
b Bandaratilleke
215280013.33 In 1998 Career
Daniel Vettori 
b Muralidaran
3550060.00 In 1998 Career
Paul Wiseman 
not out
011000.00 In 1998 Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 10, nb 4)
20
Total
131 54.3 Ov (RR: 2.40)
248963270228380.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Pramodya Wickramasinghe6.002500.83001 In 1998 Career
Niroshan Bandaratilleke17.0035243.05000 In 1998 Career
Aravinda de Silva3.0001404.66000 In 1998 Career
Kumar Dharmasena10.0021411.40000 In 1998 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran18.3083051.62003 In 1998 Career