New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1983–84
International cricket tour
The New Zealand national cricket team visited Sri Lanka for the first time in 1983-84 and played 3 Tests. New Zealand won the series 2-0 with 1 match drawn:
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Result | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Ranjan Madugalle (242) | John Reid (243) | |
Most wickets | Ravi Ratnayeke (8) | Richard Hadlee (23) |
Test series
1st Test
9–14 March 1984 Scorecard |
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276 (100.1 overs) Geoff Howarth 62 (131) Vinothen John 5/86 (29.1 overs) | 215 (79.5 overs) Jayantha Amerasinghe 34 (43) Richard Hadlee 4/35 (20.5 overs) | |
201/8 (54.5 overs) Geoff Howarth 60 (94) Somachandra De Silva 3/59 (21 overs) | 97 (27.3 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 51 (47) Stephen Boock 5/28 (9.3 overs) |
New Zealand won by 165 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Herbi Felsinger (SL) and PW Vidanagamage (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss elected to bat first.
- Jayantha Amerasinghe and Sanath Kaluperuma (both SL) made their debut.
- Monday 12 March was taken as a rest day.
2nd Test
16–21 March 1984 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Dooland Buultjens (SL) and Herbi Felsinger (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss elected to field first.
- Monday 19 March was taken as a rest day.
- Martin Crowe (NZ) after dislocating a finger in the Sri Lanka 1st innings attempting a slip catch, and with a stomach disorder, took a test record 210 minutes to reach double figures.
3rd Test
24–29 March 1984 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: K T Francis (SL) and PW Vidanagamage (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss elected to bat first.
- Tuesday 27 March as taken as a rest day.
- John Reid (NZ) faced 445 balls in 685 minutes for his highest first class score.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
New Zealand won the series 2-1.
1st ODI
3 March 1984 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 104 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: DP Buultjens and HC Felsinger Player of the match: JF Reid (NZ) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 45 overs to 42 overs per side.
2nd ODI
31 March 1984 Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 41 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Umpires: KT Francis and PW Vidanagamage Player of the match: SHU Kamain (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 45 overs to 40 overs per side.
- PA de Silva and SHU Kamain (both SL), and DA Stirling (NZ) made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI
1 April 1984 Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 86 runs Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: HC Felsinger and KT Francis Player of the match: BL Cairns (NZ) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 45 overs to 44 overs per side.
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