New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Queenstown Events Centre
31 December 2006
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: GA Baxter, SJ Davis
Third Umpire: AL Hill
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match Result: New Zealand won by 1 wickets
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | c Ross Taylor b Michael Mason | 23 | 29 | 51 | 3 | - | |
| 2. Sanath Jayasuriya | b Michael Mason | 1 | 8 | 7 | - | - | |
| *3. Mahela Jayawardene | b Mark Gillespie | 4 | 8 | 11 | 1 | - | |
| +4. Kumar Sangakkara | run out (Andre Adams > ) | 89 | 122 | 155 | 10 | - | |
| 5. Marvan Atapattu | b Daniel Vettori | 22 | 35 | 53 | 2 | - | |
| 6. Chamara Silva | c Hamish Marshall b James Franklin | 31 | 53 | 74 | 2 | - | |
| 7. Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Ross Taylor b Mark Gillespie | 8 | 15 | 22 | - | - | |
| 8. Farveez Maharoof | not out | 29 | 24 | 32 | 2 | 1 | |
| 9. Chaminda Vaas | not out | 9 | 7 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| 10. Lasith Malinga | |||||||
| 11. Muttiah Muralitharan |
| FOW | 1-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 2-14 (Mahela Jayawardene), 3-50 (Upul Tharanga), 4-102 (Marvan Atapattu), 5-176 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-177 (Chamara Silva), 7-192 (Tillakaratne Dilshan). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 4w, 1nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 50 ovs, 214 mins) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Mark Gillespie | 10 | 0 | 46 | 2 | (3w,1nb) |
| Michael Mason | 10 | 1 | 50 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| James Franklin | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Andre Adams | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Brendon McCullum | lbw b Farveez Maharoof | 32 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2. James Marshall | run out (Lasith Malinga > ) | 50 | 80 | 108 | 6 | - | |
| 3. Ross Taylor | run out (Chamara Silva > Kumar Sangakkara) | 15 | 26 | 28 | 2 | - | |
| 4. Peter Fulton | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - | |
| *5. Daniel Vettori | b Lasith Malinga | 19 | 33 | 49 | 1 | - | |
| 6. Craig McMillan | c Mahela Jayawardene b Muttiah Muralitharan | 2 | 5 | 5 | - | - | |
| 7. Hamish Marshall | c & b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 29 | 35 | 43 | - | 1 | |
| 8. James Franklin | not out | 45 | 46 | 83 | 3 | - | |
| 9. Andre Adams | lbw b Muttiah Muralitharan | 6 | 15 | 16 | - | - | |
| 10. Mark Gillespie | c Farveez Maharoof b Chaminda Vaas | 11 | 23 | 29 | - | - | |
| 11. Michael Mason | not out | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-57 (Brendon McCullum), 2-87 (Ross Taylor), 3-91 (Peter Fulton), 4-121 (James Marshall), 5-126 (Craig McMillan), 6-141 (Daniel Vettori), 7-175 (Hamish Marshall), 8-194 (Andre Adams), 9-223 (Mark Gillespie). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 4w, 4nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 50 ovs, 213 mins) 228 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Chaminda Vaas | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | (1w,1nb) |
| Farveez Maharoof | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 | (0w,1nb) |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 | 1 | 31 | 3 | (1w,0nb) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, James Marshall, Ross Taylor, Peter Fulton, Daniel Vettori, Craig McMillan, Hamish Marshall, James Franklin, Andre Adams, Mark Gillespie, Michael Mason
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Marvan Atapattu, Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Muttiah Muralitharan
