Singer Champions Trophy 1996/97
New Zealand v Sri Lanka: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | New Zealand won by 29 runs
| Toss | Sri Lanka, who chose to field | Tournament | Singer Champions Trophy 1996/97 |
| Umpires
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ID Robinson and G Sharp | Match Date | 07 Nov 1996 |
| Match Referee | MJK Smith | Ground | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| TV Umpire | SK Bansal | ||
| Player of Match | Chris Cairns (New Zealand) |
New Zealand Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Spearman | c Upul Chandana b Sajeewa de Silva | 39 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 2 | Nathan Astle | c & b Sajeewa de Silva | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Adam Parore | lbw Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Stephen Fleming | c Hashan Tillakaratne b Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| 5 | Chris Cairns | c Romesh Kaluwitharana b Upul Chandana | 71 | 129 | 91 | 1 | 4 | 78.02 |
| 6 | Mark Greatbatch | c & b Muttiah Muralitharan | 23 | 52 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 41.82 |
| 7 | Chris Harris | not out | 34 | 85 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 54.84 |
| 8 | Lee Germon * | c Sajeewa de Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 20 | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| 9 | Dipak Patel | b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Simon Doull | not out | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 11 | Danny Morrison | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | b 1, lb 6, w 6, nb 4 | 17 | ||||||
| Total | 8 wickets; 50.0 overs; | 206 | 4.12 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-7 ( Nathan Astle, 0.0 ) ; 2-7 ( Adam Parore, 0.0 ) ; 3-25 ( Stephen Fleming, 0.0 ) ; 4-48 ( Craig Spearman, 0.0 ) ; 5-92 ( Mark Greatbatch, 0.0 ) ; 6-165 ( Chris Cairns, 0.0 ) ; 7-205 ( Lee Germon, 0.0 ) ; 8-205 ( Dipak Patel, 0.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9.0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Sajeewa de Silva | 8.0 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Kumar Dharmasena | 7.0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 7.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upul Chandana | 9.0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanath Jayasuriya | c Nathan Astle b Simon Doull | 15 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 115.38 |
| 2 | Romesh Kaluwitharana † | lbw Simon Doull | 16 | 43 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 59.26 |
| 3 | Asanka Gurusinha | c Simon Doull b Dipak Patel | 27 | 84 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 42.86 |
| 4 | Aravinda de Silva | c Chris Harris b Danny Morrison | 47 | 107 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 63.51 |
| 5 | Arjuna Ranatunga * | b Chris Harris | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| 6 | Hashan Tillakaratne | c Simon Doull b Danny Morrison | 41 | 87 | 77 | 1 | 1 | 53.25 |
| 7 | Upul Chandana | c Chris Cairns b Chris Harris | 4 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| 8 | Kumar Dharmasena | b Nathan Astle | 7 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 9 | Chaminda Vaas | c Chris Harris b Chris Cairns | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 10 | Muttiah Muralitharan | b Chris Cairns | 3 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| 11 | Sajeewa de Silva | not out | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra | lb 7, w 6 | 13 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 49.1 overs; | 177 | 3.6 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-23 ( Sanath Jayasuriya, 0.0 ) ; 2-40 ( Romesh Kaluwitharana, 0.0 ) ; 3-83 ( Asanka Gurusinha, 0.0 ) ; 4-88 ( Arjuna Ranatunga, 0.0 ) ; 5-131 ( Aravinda de Silva, 0.0 ) ; 6-142 ( Upul Chandana, 0.0 ) ; 7-158 ( Kumar Dharmasena, 0.0 ) ; 8-162 ( Chaminda Vaas, 0.0 ) ; 9-175 ( Hashan Tillakaratne, 0.0 ) ; 10-177 ( Muttiah Muralitharan, 0.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Morrison | 9.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Doull | 7.0 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Cairns | 9.1 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nathan Astle | 6.0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dipak Patel | 10.0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Harris | 8.0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
