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Wed, 27 May - Sun, 31 May 1998 - 00:00 – 1st Test • R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
New Zealand won by 167 runs
Sri Lanka
599/3 (20.00) & 297/10 (131.5)
New Zealand
633/2 (20.00) & 444/6 (123)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Aravinda de Silva
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
2
Romesh Kaluwitharana
2
Mahela Jayawardene
2
Adam Parore
2
Best Average
Paul Wiseman
20.428571
Craig McMillan
21.500000
Muttiah Muralitharan
25.222222
Daniel Vettori
26.166666
Chris Cairns
30.750000
Most Runs Conceed
Muttiah Muralitharan
227
Daniel Vettori
157
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
156
Paul Wiseman
143
Chris Cairns
123
Most 50s
Stephen Fleming
2
Most Wickets
Muttiah Muralitharan
9
Paul Wiseman
7
Daniel Vettori
6
Chris Cairns
4
Craig McMillan
2
Best Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
5
Paul Wiseman
5
Daniel Vettori
3
Chris Cairns
3
Ruwan Kalpage
2
Best Economy
Nathan Astle
1.000000
Daniel Vettori
2.093333
Paul Wiseman
2.150375
Craig McMillan
2.388888
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
2.557377
Best Strike Rate
Craig McMillan
0.775956
Sanath Jayasuriya
0.621621
Romesh Kaluwitharana
0.572164
Adam Parore
0.571428
Ruwan Kalpage
0.564102
Most Fours
Stephen Fleming
28
Romesh Kaluwitharana
21
Mahela Jayawardene
15
Craig McMillan
13
Aravinda de Silva
12
Most Runs
Stephen Fleming
252
Craig McMillan
142
Romesh Kaluwitharana
111
Aravinda de Silva
108
Mahela Jayawardene
106
Best Averages
Stephen Fleming
252.000000
Craig McMillan
71.000000
Romesh Kaluwitharana
55.500000
Aravinda de Silva
54.000000
Mahela Jayawardene
53.000000
Highest Score
Stephen Fleming
174
Craig McMillan
142
Romesh Kaluwitharana
72
Aravinda de Silva
71
Adam Parore
67
Most Runs Conceed
Ruwan Kalpage
100
Malinga Bandara
79
Most Wickets
Ruwan Kalpage
2
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
2
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
2
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Best Economy
Muttiah Muralitharan
3.059299
Ruwan Kalpage
3.333333
Mahela Jayawardene
3.333333
Best Strike Rate
Daniel Vettori
75
Ruwan Kalpage
90
Muttiah Muralitharan
49.4667
Chris Cairns
51
Craig McMillan
54
Paul Wiseman
57
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
63
Best Bowling Fig
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
2
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
1
Sanath Jayasuriya
1
Craig McMillan
1
Most Not Outs
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Best Strike Rate
Arjuna Ranatunga
0.563106
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
0.519230
Best Averages
Sanath Jayasuriya
34.500000
Adam Parore
34.000000
Most 100s
Stephen Fleming
2
Craig McMillan
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Muttiah Muralitharan
137
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
105
Daniel Vettori
101
Paul Wiseman
82
Chris Cairns
64
Sanath Jayasuriya
63
Most Runs
Sanath Jayasuriya
69
Adam Parore
68
Most Ducks
Marvan Atapattu
2
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
2
Most Not Outs
Malinga Bandara
2
Chris Harris
2
Stephen Fleming
2
Simon Doull
1
Most Ducks
Malinga Bandara
2
Craig McMillan
2
Highest Score
Sanath Jayasuriya
59
Mahela Jayawardene
54
Most sixes
Craig McMillan
6
Arjuna Ranatunga
1
Aravinda de Silva
1
Best Average
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
38.000000
Ruwan Kalpage
50.000000
Most Fours
Sanath Jayasuriya
10
Arjuna Ranatunga
8
Adam Parore
8
Matt Horne
8
Most Balls Faced
Stephen Fleming
513
Mahela Jayawardene
363
Aravinda de Silva
240
Romesh Kaluwitharana
194
Craig McMillan
183
Nathan Astle
152
Worst Bowling Fig
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
55
Most sixes
Chris Cairns
1
Stephen Fleming
1
Nathan Astle
1
Most Balls Faced
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
142