Match summary
Sri Lanka played New Zealand in the 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2006 at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, from 7 Dec 2006 to 9 Dec 2006. New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Sri Lanka made 154 in 52.4 overs, New Zealand made 206 in 85.4 overs, Sri Lanka made 170 in 53.1 overs, New Zealand made 119/5 in 33 overs.
Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 104 runs in the match; Muttiah Muralitharan took 7/99 in the match; Shane Bond was named player of the match.
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga c JM How b JEC Franklin |
c JM How b JEC Franklin | 33 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 34.38 |
| ST Jayasuriya c SP Fleming b SE Bond |
c SP Fleming b SE Bond | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| KC Sangakkara c MS Sinclair b SE Bond |
c MS Sinclair b SE Bond | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| DPMD Jayawardene c JEC Franklin b SE Bond |
c JEC Franklin b SE Bond | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| CK Kapugedera lbw b JEC Franklin |
lbw b JEC Franklin | 37 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 43.02 |
| LPC Silva b JEC Franklin |
b JEC Franklin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HAPW Jayawardene c JM How b CS Martin |
c JM How b CS Martin | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 17.95 |
| WPUJC Vaas c BB McCullum b JDP Oram |
c BB McCullum b JDP Oram | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| MF Maharoof c SP Fleming b JDP Oram |
c SP Fleming b JDP Oram | 15 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 46.88 |
| SL Malinga not out |
not out | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 41.18 |
| M Muralitharan c NJ Astle b CS Martin |
c NJ Astle b CS Martin | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 155.56 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 13, w 1, nb 6) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 52.4 Ov (RR: 2.92) | 154/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (ST Jayasuriya, 2.5 ov), 2-17 (KC Sangakkara, 4.3 ov), 3-37 (DPMD Jayawardene, 10.1 ov), 4-87 (WU Tharanga, 31.6 ov), 5-87 (LPC Silva, 33.2 ov), 6-106 (CK Kapugedera, 37.3 ov), 7-110 (WPUJC Vaas, 41.1 ov), 8-121 (HAPW Jayawardene, 46.5 ov), 9-132 (MF Maharoof, 49.5 ov), 10-154 (M Muralitharan, 52.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Bond | 13 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 3.31 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CS Martin | 16.4 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2.22 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| JEC Franklin | 12 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 2.50 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| JDP Oram | 10 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 3.00 | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NJ Astle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Cumming b M Muralitharan |
b M Muralitharan | 43 | 131 | 5 | 0 | 32.82 |
| JM How lbw b SL Malinga |
lbw b SL Malinga | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MS Sinclair c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas |
c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas | 36 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 42.86 |
| SP Fleming c CK Kapugedera b MF Maharoof |
c CK Kapugedera b MF Maharoof | 48 | 158 | 6 | 0 | 30.38 |
| NJ Astle lbw b M Muralitharan |
lbw b M Muralitharan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| JDP Oram c LPC Silva b WPUJC Vaas |
c LPC Silva b WPUJC Vaas | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| BB McCullum b WPUJC Vaas |
b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| DL Vettori c DPMD Jayawardene b SL Malinga |
c DPMD Jayawardene b SL Malinga | 63 | 114 | 8 | 0 | 55.26 |
| JEC Franklin lbw b M Muralitharan |
lbw b M Muralitharan | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SE Bond lbw b M Muralitharan |
lbw b M Muralitharan | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| CS Martin not out |
not out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 7) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 85.4 Ov (RR: 2.40) | 206/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (JM How, 1.3 ov), 2-73 (MS Sinclair, 25.5 ov), 3-106 (CD Cumming, 46.2 ov), 4-108 (NJ Astle, 46.6 ov), 5-113 (JDP Oram, 49.1 ov), 6-113 (BB McCullum, 49.4 ov), 7-188 (SP Fleming, 79.2 ov), 8-190 (JEC Franklin, 80.5 ov), 9-206 (SE Bond, 84.3 ov), 10-206 (DL Vettori, 85.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 18 | 4 | 49 | 3 | 2.72 | 82 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SL Malinga | 19.4 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 2.19 | 91 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MF Maharoof | 14 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 3.14 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| M Muralitharan | 34 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 1.91 | 169 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WU Tharanga c SP Fleming b SE Bond |
c SP Fleming b SE Bond | 24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 60.00 |
| ST Jayasuriya run out |
run out | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 90.91 |
| KC Sangakkara not out |
not out | 100 | 154 | 12 | 1 | 64.94 |
| DPMD Jayawardene c SP Fleming b JEC Franklin |
c SP Fleming b JEC Franklin | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| CK Kapugedera c JDP Oram b SE Bond |
c JDP Oram b SE Bond | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| LPC Silva c DL Vettori b SE Bond |
c DL Vettori b SE Bond | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HAPW Jayawardene run out |
run out | 11 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 31.43 |
| WPUJC Vaas c BB McCullum b JDP Oram |
c BB McCullum b JDP Oram | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MF Maharoof c BB McCullum b SE Bond |
c BB McCullum b SE Bond | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 38.89 |
| SL Malinga c BB McCullum b JEC Franklin |
c BB McCullum b JEC Franklin | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| M Muralitharan run out |
run out | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 42.11 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 4) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 53.1 Ov (RR: 3.20) | 170/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (ST Jayasuriya, 2.6 ov), 2-44 (WU Tharanga, 10.6 ov), 3-45 (DPMD Jayawardene, 13.2 ov), 4-46 (CK Kapugedera, 14.3 ov), 5-46 (LPC Silva, 14.6 ov), 6-74 (HAPW Jayawardene, 26.2 ov), 7-80 (WPUJC Vaas, 27.3 ov), 8-99 (MF Maharoof, 32.5 ov), 9-143 (SL Malinga, 44.6 ov), 10-170 (M Muralitharan, 53.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SE Bond | 19.1 | 5 | 63 | 4 | 3.29 | 91 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| CS Martin | 11 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 3.45 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JEC Franklin | 13 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2.62 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| JDP Oram | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2.71 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DL Vettori | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NJ Astle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CD Cumming c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas |
c HAPW Jayawardene b WPUJC Vaas | 43 | 57 | 4 | 2 | 75.44 |
| JM How lbw b M Muralitharan |
lbw b M Muralitharan | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 35.48 |
| MS Sinclair c KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan |
c KC Sangakkara b M Muralitharan | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| SP Fleming lbw b WPUJC Vaas |
lbw b WPUJC Vaas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| NJ Astle lbw b M Muralitharan |
lbw b M Muralitharan | 24 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 61.54 |
| JDP Oram not out |
not out | 12 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 26.09 |
| BB McCullum not out |
not out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 175.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 1, w 5, nb 4) | 11 | ||||
| Total | 33 Ov (RR: 3.61) | 119/5 | ||||
Did not bat: CS Martin, SE Bond, JEC Franklin, DL Vettori
Fall of wickets: 1-58 (JM How, 12.5 ov), 2-66 (CD Cumming, 15.4 ov), 3-66 (SP Fleming, 17.1 ov), 4-68 (MS Sinclair, 18.1 ov), 5-103 (NJ Astle, 30.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPUJC Vaas | 12 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 2.75 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| SL Malinga | 4 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan | 14 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 2.43 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MF Maharoof | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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- Match
- 1st Test · Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2006
- Venue
- AMI Stadium, Christchurch
- Date
- 7 Dec 2006 to 9 Dec 2006
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, elected to bat first
- Result
- New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- SE Bond
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2006/07
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match on 7 Dec 2006?
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
Who was player of the match in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand?
Shane Bond.
Who scored the most runs in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand?
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) with 104 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand?
Muttiah Muralitharan, with 7/99.
Who won the toss in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand?
Sri Lanka, who chose to bat first.
Where was Sri Lanka vs New Zealand played?
At AMI Stadium, Christchurch.