New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Eden Park, Auckland
26 December 2004
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: BF Bowden, PD Parker
Third Umpire: DB Cowie
Match Referee: MJ Procter
Match Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Saman Jayantha | lbw b Daryl Tuffey | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | c Hamish Marshall b Chris Cairns | 43 | 60 | 99 | 5 | 1 | |
| *3. Marvan Atapattu | c Brendon McCullum b Daryl Tuffey | 4 | 11 | 19 | 1 | - | |
| +4. Kumar Sangakkara | c Brendon McCullum b Kyle Mills | 1 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| 5. Mahela Jayawardene | c Mathew Sinclair b Jacob Oram | 2 | 25 | 25 | - | - | |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 48 | 79 | 112 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7. Upul Chandana | run out (Daryl Tuffey > ) | 20 | 36 | 48 | 1 | - | |
| 8. Chaminda Vaas | b Chris Cairns | 0 | 6 | 5 | - | - | |
| 9. Farveez Maharoof | c Stephen Fleming b Chris Cairns | 2 | 8 | 6 | - | - | |
| 10. Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 4 | 16 | 18 | - | - | |
| 11. Dilhara Fernando | run out | 3 | 4 | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Saman Jayantha), 2-17 (Marvan Atapattu), 3-18 (Kumar Sangakkara), 4-35 (Mahela Jayawardene), 5-70 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 6-114 (Upul Chandana), 7-116 (Chaminda Vaas), 8-120 (Farveez Maharoof), 9-134 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 141 (Dilhara Fernando). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 9w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42 ovs) 141 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Daryl Tuffey | 8 | 1 | 17 | 2 | (3w,0nb) |
| Kyle Mills | 8 | 3 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacob Oram | 7 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Chris Cairns | 8 | 1 | 33 | 4 | (1w,1nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 6 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Scott Styris | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Stephen Fleming | not out | 77 | 92 | 136 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2. Nathan Astle | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | |
| 3. Mathew Sinclair | c & b Upul Chandana | 31 | 53 | 65 | 4 | - | |
| 4. Scott Styris | run out (Saman Jayantha > Kumar Sangakkara) | 12 | 21 | 30 | - | 1 | |
| 5. Hamish Marshall | not out | 14 | 28 | 33 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Jacob Oram | |||||||
| 7. Chris Cairns | |||||||
| +8. Brendon McCullum | |||||||
| 9. Daniel Vettori | |||||||
| 10. Kyle Mills | |||||||
| 11. Daryl Tuffey |
| FOW | 1-7 (Nathan Astle), 2-64 (Mathew Sinclair), 3-101 (Scott Styris). |
| Extras | 2b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 33 ovs, 136 mins) 144 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 8 | 1 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,1nb) |
| Upul Chandana | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming, Nathan Astle, Mathew Sinclair, Scott Styris, Hamish Marshall, Jacob Oram, Chris Cairns, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey
Sri Lanka: Saman Jayantha, Sanath Jayasuriya, Marvan Atapattu, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dilhara Fernando
