Result: New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs
Sri Lanka 1st Innings Batting| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 37 | 187 | 109 | |
| Roy Dias | 10 | 21 | 19 | |
| Jayantha Amerasinghe | 15 | 71 | 26 | |
| DS de Silva | 17 | 71 | 52 | |
| RG de Alwis | 28 | 43 | 30 | |
| Sidath Wettimuny | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 89* | 217 | 188 | |
| Vinothen John | 12 | 27 | 26 | |
| Sanath Kaluperuma | 16 | 47 | 30 | |
| Duleep Mendis | 19 | 49 | 24 | |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| 256 All Out (82.0 overs @ 3.12 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bracewell | 9.0 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee | 22.0 | 4 | 73 | 5 |
| Ewen Chatfield | 22.0 | 5 | 63 | 5 |
| Jeremy Coney | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Stephen Boock | 20.0 | 9 | 51 | 0 |
| Martin Crowe | 6.0 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Crowe | 45 | 210 | 143 | |
| John Bracewell | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| John Fulton Reid | 180 | 685 | 445 | |
| Geoff Howarth | 7 | 28 | 19 | |
| John Wright | 18 | 58 | 33 | |
| Ian Smith | 42 | 89 | 53 | |
| Sir RJ Hadlee | 0 | 10 | 8 | |
| Jeremy Coney | 92 | 304 | 229 | |
| Ewen Chatfield | 1* | 30 | 23 | |
| Jeff Crowe | 18 | 58 | 39 | |
| Stephen Boock | 35 | 140 | 86 | |
| 459 All Out (175.0 overs @ 2.62 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayantha Amerasinghe | 30.0 | 4 | 73 | 2 |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 40.0 | 9 | 128 | 3 |
| Vinothen John | 37.0 | 8 | 99 | 3 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 16.0 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Sanath Kaluperuma | 10.0 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| DS de Silva | 42.0 | 4 | 95 | 2 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayantha Amerasinghe | 5 | 24 | 14 | |
| Duleep Mendis | 10 | 29 | 22 | |
| Ranjan Madugalle | 38 | 84 | 66 | |
| DS de Silva | 1 | 34 | 26 | |
| Ravi Ratnayeke | 2 | 14 | 8 | |
| RG de Alwis | 10 | 39 | 36 | |
| Sanath Kaluperuma | 18 | 100 | 74 | |
| Vinothen John | 0* | 7 | 3 | |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | 50 | 131 | 92 | |
| Sidath Wettimuny | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| 142 All Out (57.0 overs @ 2.49 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewen Chatfield | 9.0 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee | 16.0 | 7 | 29 | 5 |
| Stephen Boock | 16.0 | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| Martin Crowe | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| John Bracewell | 11.0 | 4 | 35 | 1 |