SRI LANKA vs NEW ZEALAND, 1st Test
SRI LANKA vs NEW ZEALAND, 1st Test: match overview
SRI LANKA and NEW ZEALAND met in the 1st Test of New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Wednesday, May 27, 1998. Result: New Zealand won by 167 runs.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Test, New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1998
- Teams
- SRI LANKA vs NEW ZEALAND
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- Wednesday, May 27, 1998
- Start time
- 05:30 AM local (00:00 GMT)
- Status
- New Zealand won by 167 runs