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Summary

TESTR Premadasa Stadium, ColomboWed, 27 May - Sun, 31 May 1998 - 09:30

SL

Sri Lanka

599/3 (20.00) & 297/10 (131.5)

VS

New Zealand

633/2 (20.00) & 444/6 (123)

NZ

New Zealand won by 167 runs

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SL vs NZ — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998
Teams: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Series: New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series
Ground: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss: New Zealand, elected to bat first
Umpires: K.T.FrancisRudi Koertzen
Result: New Zealand won by 167 runs
Season: 1998

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

633/2 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 305 105.2 Ov (RR: 2.89)	305 (305)
Stephen Fleming (c)	78 (78)
Adam Parore (WK)	67 (67)

BOWLING

Muthiah Muralidaran	5/90
Pramodya Wickramasinghe	2/55
Ruwan Kalpage	2/49

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka innings

599/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 285 90.2 Ov (RR: 3.15)	285 (285)
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)	72 (72)
Mahela Jayawardene	52 (52)

BOWLING

Chris Cairns	3/59
Daniel Vettori	3/56
Paul Wiseman	2/61

New Zealand

New Zealand innings

297/10 (131.5)

BATTING

Total 444/6d 123 Ov (RR: 3.60)	444 (444)
Stephen Fleming (c)	174 (174)
Craig McMillan	142 (142)

BOWLING

Muthiah Muralidaran	4/137
Sanath Jayasuriya	1/63
Niroshan Bandaratilleke	1/105

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka innings

444/6 (123)

BATTING

Total 297 131.5 Ov (RR: 2.25)	297 (297)
Aravinda de Silva	71 (71)
Sanath Jayasuriya	59 (59)

BOWLING

Paul Wiseman	5/82
Daniel Vettori	3/101
Chris Cairns	1/64

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