The New Zealand national cricket team visited Sri Lanka for the first time in 1983-84 and played 3 Tests. New Zealand won the series 2-0 with 1 match drawn:
| New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1983–84 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | New Zealand | ||
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Ranjan Madugalle (242) | John Reid (243) | |
| Most wickets | Ravi Ratnayeke (8) | Richard Hadlee (23) | |
Test series
1st Test
| 9–14 March 1984 Scorecard |
New Zealand 
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v |  Sri Lanka
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| 276 (100.1 overs) Geoff Howarth 62 (131) Vinothen John 5/86 (29.1 overs) |
215 (79.5 overs) Jayantha Amerasinghe 34 (43) Richard Hadlee 4/35 (20.5 overs) | |
| 201/8 (54.5 overs) Geoff Howarth 60 (94) Somachandra De Silva 3/59 (21 overs) |
97 (27.3 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 51 (47) Stephen Boock 5/28 (9.3 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 165 runs Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Herbi Felsinger (SL) and PW Vidanagamage (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss elected to bat first.
- Jayantha Amerasinghe and Sanath Kaluperuma (both SL) made their debut.
- Monday 12 March was taken as a rest day.
2nd Test
| 16–21 March 1984 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
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v | New Zealand
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| 174 (90.5 overs) Ranjan Madugalle 44* 132 Lance Cairns 4/47 (24.5 overs) |
198 (64.3 overs) Jeff Crowe 50 (144) Ravi Ratnayeke 5/42 (21 overs) | |
| 289/9 (127 overs) Roy Dias 108 (215) Ewen Chatfield 4/78 (29 overs) |
123/4 (86 overs) John Wright 48 (209) Vinothen John 2/26 (21 overs) |
| Match drawn Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: Dooland Buultjens (SL) and Herbi Felsinger (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss elected to field first.
- Monday 19 March was taken as a rest day.
- Martin Crowe (NZ) after dislocating a finger in the Sri Lanka 1st innings attempting a slip catch, and with a stomach disorder, took a test record 210 minutes to reach double figures.
3rd Test
| 24–29 March 1984 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
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v | New Zealand
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| 256 (82 overs) Ranjan Madugalle 89* (188) Ewen Chatfield 5/63 (22 overs) |
459 (175 overs) John Reid 180 (445) Vinothen John 3/99 (37 overs) | |
| 142 (57 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 50 (92) Richard Hadlee 5/29 (16 overs) |
| New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: K T Francis (SL) and PW Vidanagamage (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss elected to bat first.
- Tuesday 27 March as taken as a rest day.
- John Reid (NZ) faced 445 balls in 685 minutes for his highest first class score.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
New Zealand won the series 2-1.
1st ODI
| 3 March 1984 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 234/6 (42 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 130 (37.3 overs) |
| JF Reid 80 (76) JR Ratnayeke 2/37 (8 overs) |
DSBP Kuruppu 38 (55) RJ Hadlee 3/22 (8.3 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 104 runs Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo Umpires: DP Buultjens and HC Felsinger Player of the match: JF Reid (NZ) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 45 overs to 42 overs per side.
2nd ODI
| 31 March 1984 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 157/8 (40 overs) |
v | New Zealand 116 (34 overs) |
| A Ranatunga 50* (60) EJ Chatfield 2/29 (8 overs) |
RJ Hadlee 13 (20) DA Stirling 13* (21) Extras 13 SHU Kamain 5/26 (8 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 41 runs Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa Umpires: KT Francis and PW Vidanagamage Player of the match: SHU Kamain (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced before play started from 45 overs to 40 overs per side.
- PA de Silva and SHU Kamain (both SL), and DA Stirling (NZ) made their ODI debuts.
3rd ODI
| 1 April 1984 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 201/8 (44 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 115 (38.1 overs) |
| MD Crowe 68 (84) A Ranatunga 3/49 (9 overs) |
S Wettimuny 33 (62) RJ Hadlee 3/19 (6 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 86 runs Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Umpires: HC Felsinger and KT Francis Player of the match: BL Cairns (NZ) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced from 45 overs to 44 overs per side.
External links
Result
New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka, 1983/84
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