The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured New Zealand February to March 1997 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand won the series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Stephen Fleming and Sri Lanka by Arjuna Ranatunga. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which was drawn 1–1.[1]
Test series summary edit
First Test edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- DNT Zoysa (SL) made his Test debut.
Second Test edit
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- KSC de Silva (NZ) made his Test debut.
One Day Internationals (ODIs) edit
The series was drawn 1-1, with one match abandoned.
1st ODI edit
2nd ODI edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- MJ Horne and DL Vettori (both NZ) and DNT Zoysa (SL) made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI edit
References edit
- ^ "Sri Lanka in New Zealand 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
External links edit