New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
17 April 2001
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: DB Cowie, JH Hampshire
Third Umpire: DL Orchard
Match Referee: AM Ebrahim.
Match Result: New Zealand won by 79 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Chris Nevin | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 2. Mathew Sinclair | not out | 118 | 137 | - | 5 | 2 | |
| 3. Matthew Bell | st Romesh Kaluwitharana b Russel Arnold | 66 | 97 | - | 6 | - | |
| *4. Craig McMillan | c Thilan Samaraweera b Sanath Jayasuriya | 17 | 18 | - | - | 1 | |
| 5. Jacob Oram | c Thilan Samaraweera b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 12 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Chris Harris | c & b Sanath Jayasuriya | 16 | 20 | - | 1 | - | |
| 7. Lou Vincent | c Mahela Jayawardene b Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Andre Adams | not out | 13 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 9. Grant Bradburn | |||||||
| 10. Kyle Mills | |||||||
| 11. Daryl Tuffey |
| FOW | 1-0 (Chris Nevin), 2-141 (Matthew Bell), 3-167 (Craig McMillan), 4-176 (Jacob Oram), 5-200 (Chris Harris), 6-227 (Lou Vincent). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 3w, 3nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 50 ovs) 248 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 1 | 57 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Nuwan Zoysa | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,2nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Thilan Samaraweera | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 47 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Russel Arnold | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Sanath Jayasuriya | c sub b Kyle Mills | 25 | 44 | - | 4 | - | |
| +2. Romesh Kaluwitharana | b Kyle Mills | 0 | 10 | - | - | - | |
| 3. Marvan Atapattu | c Chris Nevin b Kyle Mills | 5 | 16 | - | 1 | - | |
| 4. Mahela Jayawardene | c & b Grant Bradburn | 41 | 55 | - | 4 | - | |
| 5. Indika de Saram | c Kyle Mills b Grant Bradburn | 11 | 20 | - | 1 | - | |
| 6. Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Chris Harris | 6 | 12 | - | 1 | - | |
| 7. Russel Arnold | run out (Matthew Bell > ) | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 24 | 53 | - | 1 | - | |
| 9. Thilan Samaraweera | run out (Chris Nevin > Craig McMillan) | 27 | 70 | - | 3 | - | |
| 10. Nuwan Zoysa | not out | 19 | 14 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-14 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-23 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-37 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 4-78 (Indika de Saram), 5-87 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-91 (Russel Arnold), 7-97 (Mahela Jayawardene), 8-138 (Thilan Samaraweera). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 4w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 169 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Daryl Tuffey | 8 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Kyle Mills | 10 | 2 | 30 | 3 | (1w,1nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Grant Bradburn | 10 | 1 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Harris | 10 | 0 | 27 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Adams | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (1w,1nb) |
| Craig McMillan | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
New Zealand: Chris Nevin, Mathew Sinclair, Matthew Bell, Craig McMillan, Jacob Oram, Chris Harris, Lou Vincent, Andre Adams, Grant Bradburn, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Indika de Saram, Kumar Sangakkara, Russel Arnold, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Samaraweera, Nuwan Zoysa, Muttiah Muralitharan
