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)

SL vs NZ - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Wed 05 1998
Teams
Sri Lanka, 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
Match Result
New Zealand won by 167 runs, New Zealand
Type No
Test no. 1415 Test, New Zealand
Season
1998, New Zealand
New Zealand innigs
633/2 (20.00)
Total
305 105.2 Ov (RR: 2.89)		5795 (5795)
Stephen Fleming (c)78 (78)
Adam Parore (WK)67 (67)
Muthiah Muralidaran5/90
Pramodya Wickramasinghe2/55
Ruwan Kalpage2/49
Sri Lanka innigs
599/3 (20.00)
Total
285 90.2 Ov (RR: 3.15)		5415 (5415)
Romesh Kaluwitharana (WK)72 (72)
Mahela Jayawardene 52 (52)
Chris Cairns3/59
Daniel Vettori3/56
Paul Wiseman2/61
New Zealand innigs
297/10 (131.5)
Total
444/6d 123 Ov (RR: 3.60)		8436 (8436)
Stephen Fleming (c)174 (174)
Craig McMillan 142 (142)
Muthiah Muralidaran4/137
Sanath Jayasuriya1/63
Niroshan Bandaratilleke1/105
Sri Lanka innigs
444/6 (123)
Total
297 131.5 Ov (RR: 2.25)		5643 (5643)
Aravinda de Silva 71 (71)
Sanath Jayasuriya 59 (59)
Paul Wiseman5/82
Daniel Vettori3/101
Chris Cairns1/64