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)

NZ vs SL - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Fri 03 1997
Teams
New Zealand, Sri Lanka
Series
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series
Ground
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Toss
Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Umpires
Christopher KingIan Robinson
Match Result
New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs, Sri Lanka
Type No
Test no. 1358 Test, Sri Lanka
Season
1996/97, Sri Lanka
New Zealand innigs
586/10 (31.10)
Total
586/7d 146 Ov (RR: 4.01)		11134 (11134)
Bryan Young 267 (267)
Chris Cairns 70 (70)
Chaminda Vaas4/144
Pramodya Wickramasinghe1/117
Arjuna Ranatunga1/29
Sri Lanka innigs
628/1 (20.00)
Total
222 85.2 Ov (RR: 2.60)		4218 (4218)
Hashan Tillakaratne 55 (55)
Pramodya Wickramasinghe 43 (43)
Simon Doull5/58
Heath Davis3/34
Dipak Patel2/67
New Zealand innigs
Total
328 86.3 Ov (RR: 3.79)		6232 (6232)
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)103 (103)
Chaminda Vaas 57 (57)
Sri Lanka innigs
328/10 (86.3)