New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 1983 Article

Read the article of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI 1983 - Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 3-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland in 20th March 1983.

Glenn Turner's masterful 140, Bruce Edgar's fifty and John Wright's quick-fire 45 before Lance Cairns' four-wicket haul helped to New Zealand's record 116-run victory over Sri Lanka and registered their historic first 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka in a one-sided game of the third ODI.

Match Stats : This is the second time New Zealand have whitewashed their oppositions in a bilateral three-match series in One-day international and registered their historic first 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka in ODIs. This is the second time Sri Lanka have suffered a clean sweep in a bilateral three-match series in One-day internationals after their 3-0 clean-sweep against India in the last year. New Zealand's 116-run win was their second largest victory by terms of runs in One-day international and It is their biggest win against Sri Lanka in ODIs, previously they've won by 65-runs against Sri Lanka at Dunedin in this series' first ODI. Glenn Turner's 140 was his second highest score for New Zealand in One-day international and the highest-score by an New Zealand batsman against Sri Lanka in ODIs, surpassing the his own record of unbeaten 83 at Nottingham in the 1979 World Cup. Glenn Turner became the first New Zealand batsman to scored three centuries in One-day international cricket history. Glenn Turner became the first New Zealand batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in ODI cricket history. New Zealand's 304 was their second highest score in One-day international and It is their highest total against Sri Lanka in ODIs, previously they have scored 190 in a run-chasing against Sri Lanka at Nottingham in the 1979 World Cup. 132 : Glenn Turner and Bruce Edgar set up the record first-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in One-day international, previously held by the 64-run stand between Glenn Turner and John Wright at Nottingham in 1979 World Cup and the New Zealand's second highest opening stand in ODIs.

NEW ZEALAND scored 304/5 (50 Overs) with top scorer by Glenn Turner 140 (130) - which was his 3rd ODI hundred & his first century against Sri Lanka in ODIs and Bruce Edgar 52 (99)

Sri Lanka best bowler by Rumesh Ratnayake 2/50 (10) and Ashantha de Mel 1/65 (10)

SRI LANKA scored 188/6 (50 Overs) with top scorer by Susil Fernando 36 (72) and Yohan Goonasekera 35 (26)

New Zealand best bowler by Lance Cairns 4/23 (10) and Martin Crowe 1/51 (10)

Glenn Turner named Player of the match for his masterful 140-runs knocked off facing 130-balls including 13-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 107.69.

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A masterly 140 by Glenn Turner led New Zealand to an easy 116-run win over Sri Lanka in a one-day cricket game in Auckland.

Turner's innings, the highest by a New Zealander this season, lifted the home side to a mammoth 304 for five wickets off 50 overs. reply, Sri Lanka, after a slow start, could score only 188 for six.

New Zealand's score was the first time New Zealand had surpassed 300 in a one-day match this season and the win was its ninth in succession, including a clean sweep over Sri Lanka in three one-day matches and two five-day Tests. For Sri Lanka the game ended its month-long New Zealand tour, 

in which it posted only one win from nine matches. Overnight rain threatened to spoil today's game, but although play began under heavy skies, the rain held off for the rest of the day.

New Zealand captain Geoffrey Howarth, dropped for the one-day game at Napier yesterday, regained his place at the expense of Jeremy Coney, while Sri Lanka replaced Vinodhan John with Sritharan Jeganathan Sri Lanka won the toss and sent New Zealand in.

With the total tight and his own score six, Turner had a let-off when he top-edged a ball from Ashantha de Mel and Ranjan Madugalle dropped a simple catch at cover. This was all the luck Turner needed and for three more hours he tormented the Sri Lankan bowlers, He and fellow opener Bruce Edgar put on 132 runs in 112 minutes for the first wicket to set up a huge New Zealand total.

The stand was broken when Edgar hit a fierce straight drive off Yohan Gunasekera's bowling and de Mel took a brilliant catch low down.

Big-hitting Lance Cairns was promoted in the order and crashed two sixes in a quick 18, and then John Wright (45) joined Turner in a 72-run third-wicket stand.

By now the chase for 300 runs was on, and Turner was prepared to hit at almost anything With the total 279 his innings was over as he chipped a catch to Ravi Ratnayeke at square leg off Rumesh Ratnayake's bowling.

                   

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