Fri, 07 Mar - Mon, 10 Mar 1997 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Carisbrook, Dunedin
New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
New ZealandNew Zealand
586/10 (31.10)
Sri LankaSri Lanka
628/1 (20.00) & 328/10 (86.3)
New Zealand innigs
586/10 (31.10)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Bryan Young 
not out
26742260537063.27 In 1997 Career
Blair Pocock 
c Mahanama b Vaas
1864850028.12 In 1997 Career
Matt Horne 
c Mahanama b Ranatunga
661081438161.11 In 1997 Career
Stephen Fleming (c)
c Zoysa b Wickramasinghe
5159698086.44 In 1997 Career
Nathan Astle 
b Vaas
2748545056.25 In 1997 Career
Daniel Vettori 
c Mahanama b Vaas
11314007.69 In 1997 Career
Chris Cairns 
c Mahanama b Zoysa
701231419156.91 In 1997 Career
Adam Parore (WK)
c Wickramasinghe b Vaas
1928453067.85 In 1997 Career
Dipak Patel 
not out
3042471171.42 In 1997 Career
Extras
(lb 14, nb 21, w 2)
37
Total
586/7d 146 Ov (RR: 4.01)
111341723301349570.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Chaminda Vaas35.00614444.11015 In 1997 Career
Nuwan Zoysa40.00611212.80008 In 1997 Career
Pramodya Wickramasinghe25.00411714.68005 In 1997 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran33.00613604.12000 In 1997 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga5.0002915.80000 In 1997 Career
Sanath Jayasuriya8.0003404.25002 In 1997 Career
Sri Lanka innigs
628/1 (20.00)
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Sanath Jayasuriya 
b Doull
0712000.00 In 1997 Career
Roshan Mahanama 
lbw b Doull
26751022034.66 In 1997 Career
Marvan Atapattu 
lbw b Doull
2566823037.87 In 1997 Career
Aravinda de Silva 
c Patel b Davis
3440075.00 In 1997 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
c Young b Doull
1440481035.00 In 1997 Career
Hashan Tillakaratne 
not out
551602468034.37 In 1997 Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
c Fleming b Patel
4350815086.00 In 1997 Career
Chaminda Vaas 
c Horne b Patel
217180011.76 In 1997 Career
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 
c †Parore b Davis
4376776056.57 In 1997 Career
Nuwan Zoysa 
c Young b Davis
0711000.00 In 1997 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran 
c Cairns b Doull
01013000.00 In 1997 Career
Extras
(lb 10, w 1)
11
Total
222 85.2 Ov (RR: 2.60)
42189728047500.00

BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sSeasonW0sBestAll timeW0sBest
Simon Doull21.2055852.71010 In 1997 Career
Heath Davis19.0063431.78000 In 1997 Career
Matt Horne6.005400.66000 In 1997 Career
Nathan Astle3.0001103.66000 In 1997 Career
Dipak Patel22.0046723.04000 In 1997 Career
Daniel Vettori14.0053802.71000 In 1997 Career
New Zealand innigs
BatsmenRBM4s6sSRSeasonR4s6sAll timeR4s6s
Sanath Jayasuriya 
c †Parore b Doull
50681116073.52 In 1997 Career
Roshan Mahanama 
b Doull
2146653045.65 In 1997 Career
Marvan Atapattu 
b Patel
2257882038.59 In 1997 Career
Aravinda de Silva 
lbw b Astle
01420000.00 In 1997 Career
Arjuna Ranatunga (c)
c Horne b Vettori
1345581028.88 In 1997 Career
Hashan Tillakaratne 
run out (sub [CZ Harris])
855610014.54 In 1997 Career
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)
c & b Vettori
103103134132100.00 In 1997 Career
Chaminda Vaas 
c & b Davis
57971307158.76 In 1997 Career
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 
c Doull b Astle
085000.00 In 1997 Career
Nuwan Zoysa 
not out
16163330100.00 In 1997 Career
Muthiah Muralidaran 
c & b Doull
26141841185.71 In 1997 Career
Extras
(lb 9, nb 3)
12
Total
328 86.3 Ov (RR: 3.79)
623299370741760.00

Sri Lanka innigs
328/10 (86.3)