New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Basin Reserve, Wellington
27 March 1997
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: RS Dunne, EA Watkin
Third Umpire: TV Umpire:
Match Referee: PJP Burge
Match Result: New Zealand won by 69 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bryan Young | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 2 | 9 | 20 | - | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Muttiah Muralitharan b Nuwan Zoysa | 12 | 17 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Matt Horne | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Muttiah Muralitharan | 14 | 24 | 53 | - | - | |
| *4. Stephen Fleming | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Nuwan Zoysa | 9 | 13 | 14 | - | - | |
| 5. Chris Cairns | b Chaminda Vaas | 56 | 78 | 85 | 7 | - | |
| 6. Chris Harris | b Muttiah Muralitharan | 5 | 18 | 20 | - | - | |
| +7. Adam Parore | run out (Upul Chandana > ) | 39 | 43 | 61 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Gavin Larsen | run out (Arjuna Ranatunga > ) | 26 | 53 | 66 | 1 | - | |
| 9. Simon Doull | c Upul Chandana b Chaminda Vaas | 18 | 21 | 30 | 3 | - | |
| 10. Andrew Penn | c Aravinda de Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 5 | 7 | - | - | |
| 11. Heath Davis | not out | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-17 (Nathan Astle), 2-17 (Bryan Young), 3-28 (Stephen Fleming), 4-71 (Matt Horne), 5-91 (Chris Harris), 6-125 (Chris Cairns), 7-156 (Adam Parore), 8-199 (Simon Doull), 9-199 (Gavin Larsen), 201 (Andrew Penn). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 8w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 49.2 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 10 | 1 | 47 | 2 | (3w,1nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 32 | 2 | (1w,1nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Heath Davis | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Heath Davis | 23 | 26 | 49 | 2 | - | |
| 3. Roshan Mahanama | c Bryan Young b Simon Doull | 10 | 20 | 30 | - | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Stephen Fleming b Heath Davis | 36 | 74 | 117 | 5 | 1 | |
| *5. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Chris Harris | 16 | 39 | 44 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Hashan Tillakaratne | b Nathan Astle | 8 | 27 | 29 | 1 | - | |
| 7. Kumar Dharmasena | st Adam Parore b Chris Harris | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | |
| 8. Upul Chandana | b Nathan Astle | 3 | 13 | 12 | - | - | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | c Simon Doull b Nathan Astle | 0 | 7 | 8 | - | - | |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 3 | 6 | 12 | - | - | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan | b Heath Davis | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-49 (Roshan Mahanama), 3-57 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 4-87 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-113 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 6-116 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-121 (Upul Chandana), 8-125 (Chaminda Vaas), 9-126 (Aravinda de Silva), 132 (Muttiah Muralitharan). |
| Extras | 0b, 13lb, 16w, 0nb, 0pen) 29 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 37.2 ovs) 132 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Andrew Penn | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (5w,0nb) |
| Heath Davis | 8.2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | (5w,0nb) |
| Simon Doull | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | (2w,0nb) |
| Gavin Larsen | 7 | 5 | 9 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Bryan Young, Nathan Astle, Matt Horne, Stephen Fleming, Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Gavin Larsen, Simon Doull, Andrew Penn, Heath Davis
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Roshan Mahanama, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Hashan Tillakaratne, Kumar Dharmasena, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan
