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New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1983–84

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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:

New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1983–84
 
  Sri Lanka New Zealand
Test series
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

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1st Test

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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)

2nd Test

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16–21 March 1984
Scorecard
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174 (90.5 overs)
Ranjan Madugalle 44* 132
Lance Cairns 4/47 (24.5 overs)
198 (64.3 overs)
Jeff Crowe 50 (144)
Ravi Ratnayeke 5/42 (21 overs)
289/9 (127 overs)
Roy Dias 108 (215)
Ewen Chatfield 4/78 (29 overs)
123/4 (86 overs)
John Wright 48 (209)
Vinothen John 2/26 (21 overs)
  • 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

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24–29 March 1984
Scorecard
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256 (82 overs)
Ranjan Madugalle 89* (188)
Ewen Chatfield 5/63 (22 overs)
459 (175 overs)
John Reid 180 (445)
Vinothen John 3/99 (37 overs)
142 (57 overs)
Arjuna Ranatunga 50 (92)
Richard Hadlee 5/29 (16 overs)
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)

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New Zealand won the series 2-1.

1st ODI

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3 March 1984
Scorecard
New Zealand 
234/6 (42 overs)
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 Sri Lanka
130 (37.3 overs)
JF Reid 80 (76)
JR Ratnayeke 2/37 (8 overs)
DSBP Kuruppu 38 (55)
RJ Hadlee 3/22 (8.3 overs)
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

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31 March 1984
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
157/8 (40 overs)
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 New Zealand
116 (34 overs)
A Ranatunga 50* (60)
EJ Chatfield 2/29 (8 overs)
RJ Hadlee 13 (20)
DA Stirling 13* (21)
Extras 13
SHU Kamain 5/26 (8 overs)
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

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1 April 1984
Scorecard
New Zealand 
201/8 (44 overs)
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 Sri Lanka
115 (38.1 overs)
MD Crowe 68 (84)
A Ranatunga 3/49 (9 overs)
S Wettimuny 33 (62)
RJ Hadlee 3/19 (6 overs)
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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Result
New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka, 1983/84