Wed, 27 May - Sun, 31 May 1998 - 00:00 – 1st Test • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
New Zealand won by 167 runs
Sri LankaSri Lanka
599/3 (20.00) & 297/10 (131.5)
New ZealandNew Zealand
633/2 (20.00) & 444/6 (123)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Adam Parore 2 Stephen Fleming
Best Average 20.43 Paul Wiseman 21.5 Craig McMillan 26.17 Daniel Vettori
Most Wickets 7 Paul Wiseman 6 Daniel Vettori 4 Chris Cairns 2 Craig McMillan
Most Runs Conceed 157 Daniel Vettori 143 Paul Wiseman 123 Chris Cairns
Best Bowling Fig 5 Paul Wiseman 3 Daniel Vettori 3 Chris Cairns 1 Craig McMillan
Most Not Outs 2 Chris Harris 2 Stephen Fleming 1 Simon Doull
Most Runs 252 Stephen Fleming 142 Craig McMillan 68 Adam Parore
Most Ducks 2 Craig McMillan
Most Fours 28 Stephen Fleming 13 Craig McMillan 8 Adam Parore
Best Average 30.75 Chris Cairns
Best Strike Rate 0.78 Craig McMillan 0.57 Adam Parore
Best Economy 1 Nathan Astle 2.09 Daniel Vettori 2.15 Paul Wiseman
Best Averages 252 Stephen Fleming 71 Craig McMillan 34 Adam Parore
Best Economy 2.39 Craig McMillan
Best Strike Rate 51 Chris Cairns 54 Craig McMillan 57 Paul Wiseman 75 Daniel Vettori
Highest Score 174 Stephen Fleming 142 Craig McMillan 67 Adam Parore
Most Fours 8 Matt Horne
Most Balls Faced 513 Stephen Fleming 183 Craig McMillan
Most 100s 2 Stephen Fleming 2 Craig McMillan
Worst Bowling Fig 101 Daniel Vettori 82 Paul Wiseman 64 Chris Cairns
Most Balls Faced 152 Nathan Astle
Most sixes 6 Craig McMillan 1 Chris Cairns
Most 50s 2 Aravinda de Silva 2 Sanath Jayasuriya 2 Romesh Kaluwitharana
Most sixes 1 Stephen Fleming 1 Nathan Astle
Most 50s 2 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Average 25.22 Muttiah Muralitharan 38 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Most Wickets 9 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Ruwan Kalpage 2 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Runs Conceed 227 Muttiah Muralitharan 156 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 100 Ruwan Kalpage 79 Malinga Bandara
Best Bowling Fig 5 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Ruwan Kalpage 2 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 1 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 1 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Not Outs 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Malinga Bandara
Most Runs 111 Romesh Kaluwitharana 108 Aravinda de Silva 106 Mahela Jayawardene 69 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Ducks 2 Marvan Atapattu 2 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2 Muttiah Muralitharan 2 Malinga Bandara
Best Strike Rate 0.62 Sanath Jayasuriya 0.57 Romesh Kaluwitharana 0.56 Ruwan Kalpage
Most Fours 21 Romesh Kaluwitharana 15 Mahela Jayawardene 12 Aravinda de Silva
Best Average 50 Ruwan Kalpage
Best Strike Rate 0.56 Arjuna Ranatunga 0.52 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Best Economy 2.56 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 3.06 Muttiah Muralitharan
Best Averages 55.5 Romesh Kaluwitharana 54 Aravinda de Silva 53 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Economy 3.33 Ruwan Kalpage 3.33 Mahela Jayawardene
Best Strike Rate 49.47 Muttiah Muralitharan 63 Pramodya Wickramasinghe 90 Ruwan Kalpage
Highest Score 72 Romesh Kaluwitharana 71 Aravinda de Silva 59 Sanath Jayasuriya
Most Fours 10 Sanath Jayasuriya 8 Arjuna Ranatunga
Most Balls Faced 363 Mahela Jayawardene 240 Aravinda de Silva 194 Romesh Kaluwitharana 142 Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Best Averages 34.5 Sanath Jayasuriya
Worst Bowling Fig 137 Muttiah Muralitharan 105 Niroshan Bandaratilleke 63 Sanath Jayasuriya 55 Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Highest Score 54 Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 8
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 40.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Marvan Atapattu vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 7
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 36.6
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 47.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 51.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.8
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.8
Balanced matchup
Chris Cairns vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.2
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Harris vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 35.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Young vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 152.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Young vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Daniel Vettori vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.5
Balanced matchup
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 49.8
✔ Batsman advantage
Matt Horne vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 24.8
Balanced matchup
Craig McMillan vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 33.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Craig McMillan vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.3
Balanced matchup
Marvan Atapattu vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 96.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Ruwan Kalpage
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 70.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Nathan Astle vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Parore vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 44.7
✔ Batsman advantage
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 28.0
Balanced matchup
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 7.3
⚠ Bowler dominance
Niroshan Bandaratilleke vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 119.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 100.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Mahela Jayawardene vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 181.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Adam Parore vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 68.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Cairns vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 39.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Bryan Young vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 31.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 146.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 53.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Arjuna Ranatunga vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 57.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Aravinda de Silva vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Paul Wiseman vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Marvan Atapattu vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Daniel Vettori vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Matt Horne vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 73.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 79.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Nathan Astle vs Ruwan Kalpage
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 48.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Stephen Fleming vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Parore vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Chris Harris vs Pramodya Wickramasinghe
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 37.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Chris Harris vs Ruwan Kalpage
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 16.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Parore vs Ruwan Kalpage
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Adam Parore vs Niroshan Bandaratilleke
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Simon Doull vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 5.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Simon Doull vs Sanath Jayasuriya
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Malinga Bandara vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 8.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mahela Jayawardene vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 46.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Muttiah Muralitharan vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 4.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ruwan Kalpage vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Ruwan Kalpage vs Daniel Vettori
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 29.0
Balanced matchup
Ruwan Kalpage vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Mahela Jayawardene vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 26.0
Balanced matchup
Pramodya Wickramasinghe vs Lance Cairns
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.0
⚠ Bowler dominance
Sanath Jayasuriya vs Craig McMillan
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 18.0
Balanced matchup
Romesh Kaluwitharana vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 90.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Niroshan Bandaratilleke vs Paul Wiseman
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 91.0
✔ Batsman advantage