1986 John Player Triangular Tournament1st Match · ODI
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the 1st Match
R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, . New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl.
Sri Lanka137/943 ov
New Zealand140/436.2 ov
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
Match report
From the scorecardNew Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl. Sri Lanka made 137 for 9 in 43 overs. Willie Watson took 3 for 15.
New Zealand reached 140 for 4 in 36.2 overs, Ken Rutherford 34 from 50 balls and Tony Blain 26 not out from 42 balls. Arjuna Ranatunga took 2 for 17.
New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining).
Key performers
Sri Lanka innings
137/9(43 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Kuruppu †c †EB McSweeney b MC Snedden | c †EB McSweeney b MC Snedden | 23 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 39.66 |
| Roshan Mahanamalbw b MC Snedden | lbw b MC Snedden | 12 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 22.64 |
| Asanka Gurusinhac JJ Crowe b W Watson | c JJ Crowe b W Watson | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 29.79 |
| Arjuna Ranatungac †EB McSweeney b MC Snedden | c †EB McSweeney b MC Snedden | 23 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 62.16 |
| Duleep Mendis (c)c EJ Gray b JG Bracewell | c EJ Gray b JG Bracewell | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 77.42 |
| Aravinda de Silvac JJ Crowe b W Watson | c JJ Crowe b W Watson | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Keerthi Ranasinghec EJ Gray b W Watson | c EJ Gray b W Watson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ravi Ratnayekenot out | not out | 22* | 30 | 0 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Champaka Ramanayakerun out | run out | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Don Anurasirirun out | run out | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(b 8, lb 5, nb 2) | (b 8, lb 5, nb 2) | 15 | ||||
| Total43 Ov (RR 3.19) | 43 Ov (RR 3.19) | 137/9 | ||||
Did not bat: Kaushik Amalean
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (RS Mahanama), 40-2 (DSBP Kuruppu), 79-3 (A Ranatunga), 88-4 (AP Gurusinha), 96-5 (PA de Silva), 96-6 (SK Ranasinghe), 130-7 (LRD Mendis), 136-8 (CPH Ramanayake), 137-9 (SD Anurasiri)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Robertson | 8 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 3.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | 9 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 1.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Gray | 9 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 9 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 2.89 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| John Bracewell | 8 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 5.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand innings
140/4(36.2 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wright (c)c & b A Ranatunga | c & b A Ranatunga | 24 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 48.00 |
| Ken Rutherfordc RS Mahanama b JR Ratnayeke | c RS Mahanama b JR Ratnayeke | 34 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 68.00 |
| Martin Crowec RS Mahanama b A Ranatunga | c RS Mahanama b A Ranatunga | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Jeff Crowerun out | run out | 20 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 40.82 |
| Tony Blainnot out | not out | 26* | 42 | 2 | 0 | 61.90 |
| John Bracewellnot out | not out | 16* | 15 | 3 | 0 | 106.67 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 8, w 3, nb 1) | (b 4, lb 8, w 3, nb 1) | 16 | ||||
| Total36.2 Ov (RR 3.85) | 36.2 Ov (RR 3.85) · Target 138 | 140/4 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 62-1 (KR Rutherford), 71-2 (JG Wright), 72-3 (MD Crowe), 110-4 (JJ Crowe)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaushik Amalean | 7 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Champaka Ramanayake | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 7 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 3.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Don Anurasiri | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Keerthi Ranasinghe | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 2.2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |