by ODI # 1136
Champions Trophy 1996-97 Match No 1
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
Sharjah
7 November 1996
Result: New Zealand won by 29 runs
Points: NZ 2, SL 0
Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: G Sharp (England) and I Robinson (Zimbabwe)
TV Umpire: SK Bansal (India)
Match Referee:
Man of the Match: C Cairns (NZ)
New Zealand innings R b
NJ Astle c & b S Silva 0 7
CS Spearman c Chandana b S Silva 39 52
AC Parore c Hashan b Vaas 0 2
SP Flemming lbw b Vass 1 7
CL Cairns c Kaluwitharana b Chandana 71 91
MJ Greatbatch c & b Muralitharan 23 55
CZ Harris not out 34
*+LK Germon c S Silva b Vaas 20 24
DN Patel 0 1
SP Doull not out 1
Extras 17
Total (8 wickets for, 50 overs) 206
DNB: DK Morrison.
Bowler O M R W
Vaas 9 1 22 3
S Silva 8 0 37 2
Dharmasena 7 0 31 0
Muralitharan 10 0 37 1
Jayasuriya 7 0 37 0
Chandana 9 0 33 1
Sri Lanka innings b
ST Jayasuriya c Astle b Doull 15 13
+RS Kaluwitharana lbw b Doull 16 27
AP Gurusinha out 27 63
PA de Silva c Harris b Morrison 47 74
A Ranatunga b Harris 3 7
HP Tillekaratne c Doull b Morrison 41 78
UU Chandana c Cairns b Harris 5 10
HPDK Dharmasena b Astle 6
WPUCJ Vaas c Harris b Cairns 1
M Muralitharan b Cairns 3
S de Silva not out 1
Extras 6
Total (all out, 49.1 overs) 177
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Bowler O M R W
Morrison: 10 0 16 2
Doull 7 0 29 2
Cairns 9.1 0 39 2
Harris 7 0 23 2
Astle 4 0 11 1
Patel 10 0 26 1