The New Zealand national cricket team toured Sri Lanka during the 1998 season, playing three Tests from 27 May to 13 June 1998. New Zealand was led by Stephen Fleming while Sri Lanka was led by Arjuna Ranatunga. Sri Lanka won the Test series 2–1.
Test series summary
1st Test
| 27–31 May 1998 Scorecard |
New Zealand 
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v |  Sri Lanka
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| 305 (105.2 overs) SP Fleming 78 (180) M Muralitharan 5/90 (38.2 overs) |
285 (90.2 overs) RS Kaluwitharana 72 (136) DL Vettori 3/56 (24 overs) | |
| 444/6d (123 overs) SP Fleming 174* (333) M Muralitharan 4/137 (36 overs) |
297 (131.5 overs) PA de Silva 71 (155) PJ Wiseman 5/82 (46.5 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 167 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: KT Francis (SL) and RE Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: SP Fleming (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- PJ Wiseman (NZ) and HMCM Bandara and MRCN Bandaratilleke (both SL) made their Test debuts.
2nd Test
| 3–7 June 1998 Scorecard |
| New Zealand
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v | Sri Lanka
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| 193 (101.1 overs) NJ Astle 53 (192) HDPK Dharmasena 6/72 (24.1 overs) |
323 (106.4 overs) DPMD Jayawardene 167 (278) DL Vettori 4/88 (26 overs) | |
| 114 (55 overs) AC Parore 32* (86) MRCN Bandaratilleke 5/36 (24 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by an innings and 16 runs Galle International Stadium, Galle Umpires: BC Cooray (SL) and DL Orchard (SA) Player of the match: DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd Test
| 10–13 June 1998 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka
|
v | New Zealand
|
| 206 (88.4 overs) MS Atapattu 48 (138) CL Cairns 5/62 (17.4 overs) |
193 (86.3 overs) SP Fleming 78 (233) PA de Silva 3/30 (18.5 overs) | |
| 282 (84.5 overs) RS Kaluwitharana 88 (146) DL Vettori 6/64 (33 overs) |
131 (54.3 overs) CL Cairns 26 (40) M Muralitharan 5/30 (18.3 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 164 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo Umpires: PT Manuel (SL) and VK Ramaswamy (IND) Player of the match: RS Kaluwitharana (SL) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
References
- "New Zealand in Sri Lanka, May-June 1998: Summary of Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External links
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| Preceding season: International cricket in 1997, 1997–98 | |
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| Following season: International cricket in 1998–99, 1999 | |
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