New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
11 November 1996
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: ID Robinson, G Sharp
Third Umpire: SK Bansal
Match Referee: MJK Smith
Match Result: Match Tied
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Craig Spearman | c Roshan Mahanama b Sajeewa de Silva | 2 | 24 | 24 | - | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Roshan Mahanama b Muttiah Muralitharan | 66 | 130 | 165 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3. Adam Parore | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Sajeewa de Silva | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| 4. Stephen Fleming | b Sajeewa de Silva | 13 | 22 | 35 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Chris Cairns | run out (Roshan Mahanama > ) | 11 | 22 | 32 | - | - | |
| 6. Mark Greatbatch | c Chaminda Vaas b Aravinda de Silva | 35 | 58 | 80 | - | - | |
| 7. Chris Harris | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Aravinda de Silva | 13 | 24 | 25 | - | - | |
| *+8. Lee Germon | not out | 11 | 14 | 24 | - | - | |
| 9. Dipak Patel | run out (Roshan Mahanama > ) | 3 | 3 | 5 | - | - | |
| 10. Simon Doull | not out | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| 11. Danny Morrison |
| FOW | 1-8 (Craig Spearman), 2-8 (Adam Parore), 3-29 (Stephen Fleming), 4-61 (Chris Cairns), 5-136 (Nathan Astle), 6-144 (Mark Greatbatch), 7-160 (Chris Harris), 8-167 (Dipak Patel). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 8w, 0nb, 0pen) 15 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 | (2w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (3w,0nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 7 | 0 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | run out (Nathan Astle > ) | 53 | 64 | 100 | 5 | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | c Lee Germon b Danny Morrison | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c & b Danny Morrison | 16 | 20 | 26 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | b Simon Doull | 1 | 10 | 16 | - | - | |
| 5. Hashan Tillakaratne | c Lee Germon b Chris Cairns | 22 | 52 | 74 | - | - | |
| *6. Arjuna Ranatunga | c Lee Germon b Danny Morrison | 34 | 70 | 94 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Roshan Mahanama | lbw b Chris Cairns | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | |
| 8. Upul Chandana | c Lee Germon b Nathan Astle | 14 | 28 | 48 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 17 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10. Sajeewa de Silva | b Danny Morrison | 0 | 9 | 11 | - | - | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | c Stephen Fleming b Danny Morrison | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-31 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-39 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-82 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 5-98 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-98 (Roshan Mahanama), 7-140 (Upul Chandana), 8-159 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 9-169 (Sajeewa de Silva), 169 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 4w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 10 | 0 | 34 | 5 | (2w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 9 | 2 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 10 | 1 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 1 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Craig Spearman, Nathan Astle, Adam Parore, Stephen Fleming, Chris Cairns, Mark Greatbatch, Chris Harris, Lee Germon, Dipak Patel, Simon Doull, Danny Morrison
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Aravinda de Silva, Hashan Tillakaratne, Arjuna Ranatunga, Roshan Mahanama, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Sajeewa de Silva, Muttiah Muralitharan
