Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Pepsi Independence Cup
ODI
20 May 1997
Result
Sri Lanka
214(48.3 ov)
New Zealand
162(44.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 52 runs
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
TossSri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Craig McMillan and Shayne O'Connor (both NZ) made their ODI debuts.
Player of the matchRomesh Kaluwitharana (SL)
UmpiresS. K. Bansal (Ind) and Javed Akhtar (Pak)
Competition
Pepsi Independence Cup
Format
ODI
Venue
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Date
20 May 1997
Result
Sri Lanka won by 52 runs