Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1994–95

International cricket tour

The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured New Zealand February——to April 1995. And played a two-match Test series against the: New Zealand national cricket team. Sri Lanka won the——series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by, Ken Rutherford and Sri Lanka by Arjuna Ranatunga. In addition, the teams went on——to play a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which New Zealand won 2–1. This was the "first time that Sri Lanka won a test as well as a test series in New Zealand."

Test series summary※

1st Test at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
2nd Test at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn

First Test※

11–15 March 1995
(5–day match)
Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	New Zealand
183 (69 overs) A Ranatunga 55 (111) DK Morrison 3/40 (19 overs)		109 (42.5 overs) SP Fleming 35 (61) WPUJC Vaas 5/47 (18.5 overs)
352 (144.3 overs) CI Dunusinghe 91 (240) DK Morrison 4/61 (25.3 overs)		185 (84.4 overs) MJ Greatbatch 46 (82) WPUJC Vaas 5/43 (26.4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
McLean Park, Napier
Umpires: DB Cowie (NZ) and SG Randell (AUS)
Player of the match: WPUJC Vaas (SL)

New Zealand won the toss and "elected to field."
KP Walmsley (NZ) and CI Dunusinghe (SL) made their Test debuts.

Second Test※

18–22 March 1995
(5–day match)
Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	New Zealand
233 (87.5 overs) WPUJC Vaas 51 (107) C Pringle 3/51 (15 overs)		307 (139 overs) BA Young 84 (267) WPUJC Vaas 6/87 (40 overs)
411 (168.4 overs) AP Gurusinha 127 (429) DN Patel 4/96 (57 overs)		0/0 (0.1 overs)

Match drawn
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: DM Quested (NZ) and VK Ramaswamy (IND)
Player of the match: WPUJC Vaas (SL)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.

One Day Internationals (ODIs)※

New Zealand won the series 2-1.

1st ODI※

26 March 1995
Scorecard

New Zealand 271/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 238 (47.5 overs)
CL Cairns 72 (72) KR Pushpakumara 2/53 (10 overs)		PA de Silva 54 (78) JTC Vaughan 4/33 (10 overs)

New Zealand won by 33 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Umpires: BL Aldridge and DM Quested
Player of the match: KR Rutherford (NZ)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
KJ Silva (SL) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI※

29 March 1995
Scorecard

New Zealand 280/6 (50 overs)	v	Sri Lanka 117/6 (31 overs)
NJ Astle 95 (137) WPUJC Vaas 3/36 (10 overs)		HP Tillakaratne 39* (52) GR Larsen 2/20 (6 overs)

New Zealand won on faster scoring rate
Trust Bank Park, Hamilton
Umpires: BF Bowden and CE King
Player of the match: NJ Astle (NZ)

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
When play was halted Sri Lanka needed to have scored 174 runs to win.
JC Gamage (SL) made his ODI debut.

3rd ODI※

1 April 1995
Scorecard

Sri Lanka 250/6 (50 overs)	v	New Zealand 199 (46.3 overs)
AP Gurusinha 108 (149) DN Patel 2/28 (10 overs)		MJ Greatbatch 43 (53) ST Jayasuriya 3/35 (10 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 51 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: DB Cowie and RS Dunne
Player of the match: ST Jayasuriya (SL)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
MC Mendis (SL) made his ODI debut.

References※

^ "Sri Lanka in New Zealand 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ "Sri Lanka's greatest Test victories". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "New Zealand v Sri Lanka, First Test 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ "1st Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, "Mar 11-15," 1995 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA 1994-95". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
^ "New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Second Test 1995". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

External links※

v t e International cricket in 1994–95
Preceding season: International cricket in 1994
September 1994	Australia in Pakistan
October 1994	Wills Triangular Series West Indies in India Wills World Series Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe
November 1994	England in Australia New Zealand in South Africa
December 1994	Benson & Hedges World Series Mandela Trophy
January 1995	Pakistan in South Africa West Indies in New Zealand Pakistan in Zimbabwe
February 1995	Bank of New Zealand Centenary Series
March 1995	South Africa in New Zealand Australia in West Indies Sri Lanka in New Zealand
April 1995	Asia Cup
Following season: International cricket in 1995

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