New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Sharjah C.A. Stadium
29 March 1988
Toss: Sri Lanka (field)
Umpires: Khizer Hayat, Mahboob Shah
Match Result: New Zealand won by 99 runs
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. John Wright | c Brendon Kuruppu b Ravi Ratnayeke | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 2. Robert Vance | run out | 45 | 78 | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 3. Andrew Jones | run out | 85 | 98 | - | 4 | 2 | |
| 4. Ken Rutherford | st Brendon Kuruppu b Asoka de Silva | 65 | 62 | - | 8 | - | |
| 5. Dipak Patel | run out | 27 | 31 | - | 3 | - | |
| 6. Mark Greatbatch | c Sanath Kaluperuma b Ravi Ratnayeke | 15 | 11 | - | 2 | - | |
| +7. Tony Blain | run out | 6 | 9 | - | 1 | - | |
| 8. Chris Kuggeleijn | not out | 7 | 7 | - | 1 | - | |
| 9. Danny Morrison | run out | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 10. Willie Watson | not out | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Ewen Chatfield |
| FOW | 1-0 (John Wright), 2-94 (Robert Vance), 3-197 (Andrew Jones), 4-201 (Ken Rutherford), 5-223 (Mark Greatbatch), 6-248 (Tony Blain), 7-248 (Dipak Patel), 8-249 (Danny Morrison). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 50 ovs) 258 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Labrooy | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Don Anurasiri | 10 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Asoka de Silva | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 8 | 0 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aravinda de Silva | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Kaushik Amalean | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| +1. Brendon Kuruppu | run out | 46 | 70 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. Asanka Gurusinha | c Robert Vance b Willie Watson | 27 | 49 | - | 2 | - | |
| *3. Ranjan Madugalle | c Andrew Jones b Chris Kuggeleijn | 15 | 30 | - | - | - | |
| 4. Aravinda de Silva | c Tony Blain b Ken Rutherford | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | |
| 5. Arjuna Ranatunga | b Chris Kuggeleijn | 6 | 12 | - | - | - | |
| 6. Ravi Ratnayeke | c Tony Blain b Dipak Patel | 25 | 46 | - | 1 | - | |
| 7. Sanath Kaluperuma | lbw b Dipak Patel | 7 | 17 | - | 1 | - | |
| 8. Asoka de Silva | c Andrew Jones b Dipak Patel | 4 | 15 | - | - | - | |
| 9. Graeme Labrooy | b Danny Morrison | 5 | 6 | - | 1 | - | |
| 10. Don Anurasiri | not out | 5 | 11 | - | - | - | |
| 11. Kaushik Amalean | run out | 6 | 7 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-50 (Asanka Gurusinha), 2-93 (Ranjan Madugalle), 3-96 (Aravinda de Silva), 4-96 (Brendon Kuruppu), 5-111 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 6-124 (Sanath Kaluperuma), 7-140 (Asoka de Silva), 8-142 (Ravi Ratnayeke), 9-150 (Graeme Labrooy), 159 (Kaushik Amalean). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 8w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 42.5 ovs) 159 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Danny Morrison | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewen Chatfield | 8 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Willie Watson | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Chris Kuggeleijn | 10 | 2 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Rutherford | 5 | 0 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Dipak Patel | 6.5 | 0 | 22 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: John Wright, Robert Vance, Andrew Jones, Ken Rutherford, Dipak Patel, Mark Greatbatch, Tony Blain, Chris Kuggeleijn, Danny Morrison, Willie Watson, Ewen Chatfield
Sri Lanka: Brendon Kuruppu, Asanka Gurusinha, Ranjan Madugalle, Aravinda de Silva, Arjuna Ranatunga, Ravi Ratnayeke, Sanath Kaluperuma, Asoka de Silva, Graeme Labrooy, Don Anurasiri, Kaushik Amalean
