New Zealand v Sri Lanka @ Eden Park, Auckland
26 December 2006
Toss: New Zealand (field)
Umpires: BG Bowden, AL Hill
Third Umpire: GA Baxter
Match Referee: J Srinath
Match Result: New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Upul Tharanga | b James Franklin | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2. Chamara Kapugedera | c James Franklin b Michael Mason | 12 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| *3. Mahela Jayawardene | c Jeetan Patel b James Franklin | 9 | 7 | 13 | 1 | - | |
| +4. Kumar Sangakkara | c Peter McGlashan b Andre Adams | 13 | 17 | 23 | 2 | - | |
| 5. Marvan Atapattu | c Peter Fulton b James Franklin | 5 | 8 | 11 | - | - | |
| 6. Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Peter Fulton > Peter McGlashan) | 3 | 10 | 15 | - | - | |
| 7. Chamara Silva | c Peter McGlashan b Andre Adams | 12 | 19 | 23 | - | - | |
| 8. Malinga Bandara | c Ross Taylor b | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| 9. Lasith Malinga | b Jeetan Patel | 27 | 19 | 25 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10. Dilhara Fernando | c Andre Adams b Nathan Astle | 21 | 14 | 14 | 4 | - | |
| 11. Ruchira Perera | not out | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Upul Tharanga), 2-24 (Mahela Jayawardene), 3-26 (Chamara Kapugedera), 4-44 (Marvan Atapattu), 5-51 (Kumar Sangakkara), 6-58 (Tillakaratne Dilshan), 7-61 (Malinga Bandara), 8-71 (Chamara Silva), 9-115 (Dilhara Fernando), 10-115 (Lasith Malinga). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 9w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 18.2 ovs, 77 mins) 115 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| James Franklin | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | (0w,1nb) |
| Michael Mason | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 | (3w,0nb) |
| Mark Gillespie | 3.1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (1w,0nb) |
| Andre Adams | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | (1w,0nb) |
| Nathan Astle | 2.5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jeetan Patel | 1.2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Brendon McCullum | run out (Chamara Kapugedera > Kumar Sangakkara) | 28 | 28 | 40 | 6 | - | |
| *2. Stephen Fleming | c Chamara Kapugedera b Dilhara Fernando | 17 | 16 | 27 | 4 | - | |
| 3. Ross Taylor | run out (Malinga Bandara > Tillakaratne Dilshan) | 4 | 7 | 9 | - | - | |
| 4. Nathan Astle | not out | 40 | 37 | 42 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5. Peter Fulton | b Dilhara Fernando | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
| +6. Peter McGlashan | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 4 | 6 | - | - | |
| 7. James Franklin | not out | 3 | 6 | 19 | - | - | |
| 8. Andre Adams | |||||||
| 9. Mark Gillespie | |||||||
| 10. Jeetan Patel | |||||||
| 11. Michael Mason |
| FOW | 1-51 (Stephen Fleming), 2-56 (Ross Taylor), 3-57 (Brendon McCullum), 4-82 (Peter Fulton), 5-86 (Peter McGlashan). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 18.3 ovs, 80 mins) 116 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lasith Malinga | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (1w,0nb) |
| Ruchira Perera | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | (2w,0nb) |
| Dilhara Fernando | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malinga Bandara | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
New Zealand: Brendon McCullum, Stephen Fleming, Ross Taylor, Nathan Astle, Peter Fulton, Peter McGlashan, James Franklin, Andre Adams, Mark Gillespie, Jeetan Patel, Michael Mason
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Chamara Kapugedera, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Marvan Atapattu, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara Silva, Malinga Bandara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Ruchira Perera
