New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington
3 February 2001
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: RS Dunne, DM Quested
Third Umpire: AL Hill
Match Referee: PJP Burge
Match Result: Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Mathew Sinclair | c Kumar Sangakkara b Kumar Dharmasena | 20 | 44 | 74 | 2 | - | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | c Aravinda de Silva b Nuwan Zoysa | 17 | 27 | 41 | 3 | - | |
| *3. Stephen Fleming | c Kumar Sangakkara b Nuwan Zoysa | 0 | 3 | 9 | - | - | |
| 4. Roger Twose | retired hurt | 11 | 22 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| 5. Craig McMillan | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 37 | 63 | 89 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Chris Harris | b Nuwan Zoysa | 56 | 87 | 118 | 1 | - | |
| +7. Adam Parore | c Marvan Atapattu b Dilhara Fernando | 34 | 48 | 62 | 4 | - | |
| 8. Jacob Oram | b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 4 | 7 | - | - | |
| 9. Daniel Vettori | not out | 6 | 7 | 10 | - | - | |
| 10. James Franklin | b Nuwan Zoysa | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | - | |
| 11. Chris Martin |
| FOW | 1-34 (Nathan Astle), 2-41 (Stephen Fleming), 3-48 (Mathew Sinclair), 4-125 (Craig McMillan), 5-184 (Chris Harris), 6-193 (Jacob Oram), 7-195 (Adam Parore), 8-205 (James Franklin). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 9w, 9nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs, 236 mins) 205 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 9 | 2 | 28 | 4 | (0w,1nb) |
| Eric Upashantha | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (3w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 40 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 8 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | (4w,6nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Adam Parore b Jacob Oram | 38 | 61 | 81 | 5 | - | |
| 2. Marvan Atapattu | c Adam Parore b Chris Martin | 5 | 21 | 28 | - | - | |
| +3. Kumar Sangakkara | c Nathan Astle b Jacob Oram | 13 | 25 | 39 | 1 | - | |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | run out (Mathew Sinclair > ) | 7 | 27 | 27 | - | - | |
| 5. Aravinda de Silva | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 37 | 45 | 78 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6. Russel Arnold | not out | 78 | 90 | 101 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7. Kumar Dharmasena | run out (Stephen Fleming > ) | 4 | 13 | 20 | - | - | |
| 8. Eric Upashantha | run out (Chris Harris > ) | 4 | 7 | 20 | - | - | |
| 9. Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Muttiah Muralitharan | |||||||
| 11. Dilhara Fernando |
| FOW | 1-23 (Marvan Atapattu), 2-56 (Kumar Sangakkara), 3-63 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-82 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-145 (Aravinda de Silva), 6-164 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-191 (Eric Upashantha). |
| Extras | 0b, 10lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 48.3 ovs, 213 mins) 209 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chris Martin | 7 | 0 | 35 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| James Franklin | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 1 | 30 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 6.3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Mathew Sinclair, Nathan Astle, Stephen Fleming, Roger Twose, Craig McMillan, Chris Harris, Adam Parore, Jacob Oram, Daniel Vettori, James Franklin, Chris Martin
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda de Silva, Russel Arnold, Kumar Dharmasena, Eric Upashantha, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan, Dilhara Fernando
