Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket 1984/85
Group B: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | New Zealand won by 51 runs
| Toss | Sri Lanka, who chose to field | Tournament | Benson And Hedges World Championship Of Cricket 1984/85 |
| Umpires
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PJ McConnell and BE Martin | Match Date | 23 Feb 1985 |
| Match Referee | Ground | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| Player of Match | John Reid (New Zealand) |
New Zealand Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Howarth * | c Ranjan Madugalle b Vinothen John | 11 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 40.74 |
| 2 | John Wright | b Vinothen John | 4 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| 3 | John Reid | c Roy Dias b Shaul Karnain | 62 | 149 | 108 | 4 | 0 | 57.41 |
| 4 | Martin Crowe | run out | 22 | 49 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 70.97 |
| 5 | Paul McEwan | b Vinothen John | 27 | 30 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 71.05 |
| 6 | Jeremy Coney | c Somachandra de Silva b Shaul Karnain | 21 | 37 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 67.74 |
| 7 | Sir Richard Hadlee | c Ashantha de Mel b Arjuna Ranatunga | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.50 |
| 8 | Ian Smith † | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 22 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 137.50 |
| 9 | Lance Cairns | c Ashantha de Mel b Rumesh Ratnayake | 25 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 119.05 |
| 10 | Martin Snedden | b Rumesh Ratnayake | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.67 |
| 11 | Ewen Chatfield | not out | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Extra | lb 6, w 5 | 11 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 49.4 overs; | 223 | 4.49 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-11 ( John Wright, 0.0 ) ; 2-21 ( Geoff Howarth, 0.0 ) ; 3-64 ( Martin Crowe, 0.0 ) ; 4-100 ( Paul McEwan, 0.0 ) ; 5-145 ( Jeremy Coney, 0.0 ) ; 6-161 ( Sir Richard Hadlee, 0.0 ) ; 7-170 ( John Reid, 0.0 ) ; 8-213 ( Ian Smith, 0.0 ) ; 9-216 ( Lance Cairns, 0.0 ) ; 10-223 ( Martin Snedden, 0.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinothen John | 10.0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashantha de Mel | 10.0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rumesh Ratnayake | 8.5 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Somachandra de Silva | 5.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaul Karnain | 9.5 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 6.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amal Silva † | c Martin Crowe b Ewen Chatfield | 33 | 65 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 60.00 |
| 2 | Ravi Ratnayeke | run out | 8 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 24.24 |
| 3 | Ranjan Madugalle | lbw Jeremy Coney | 8 | 38 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 4 | Roy Dias | c Ian Smith b Jeremy Coney | 9 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60.00 |
| 5 | Duleep Mendis * | c & b Sir Richard Hadlee | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 70.00 |
| 6 | Arjuna Ranatunga | c John Wright b Jeremy Coney | 34 | 64 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 85.00 |
| 7 | Shaul Karnain | lbw Sir Richard Hadlee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Ashantha de Mel | run out | 27 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 103.85 |
| 9 | Rumesh Ratnayake | c Sir Richard Hadlee b Jeremy Coney | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| 10 | Somachandra de Silva | not out | 24 | 39 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| 11 | Vinothen John | c Ewen Chatfield b Lance Cairns | 11 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 64.71 |
| Extra | lb 9, nb 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 42.4 overs; | 172 | 4.03 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-26 ( Ravi Ratnayeke, 0.0 ) ; 2-48 ( Ranjan Madugalle, 0.0 ) ; 3-60 ( Amal Silva, 0.0 ) ; 4-67 ( Roy Dias, 0.0 ) ; 5-75 ( Duleep Mendis, 0.0 ) ; 6-75 ( Shaul Karnain, 0.0 ) ; 7-118 ( Ashantha de Mel, 0.0 ) ; 8-125 ( Rumesh Ratnayake, 0.0 ) ; 9-143 ( Arjuna Ranatunga, 0.0 ) ; 10-172 ( Vinothen John, 0.0 )
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Cairns | 8.4 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 6.0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 10.0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Snedden | 8.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Coney | 10.0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
