title: Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990–91
text: # Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1990–91
  
  The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured New Zealand January to March 1991 and played a three-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. The series was drawn 0–0. New Zealand were captained by Martin Crowe and Sri Lanka by Arjuna Ranatunga. In addition, the teams played a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which New Zealand won 3–0.
  
  ## Test series summary
  
  ### 1st Test
  
  * 31 January–4 February 1991 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: BL Aldridge and SJ Woodward Player of the match: MD Crowe (NZ)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  * CP Senanayake (SL) made his Test debut.
  
  ### 2nd Test
  
  * 22–26 February 1991 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Trust Bank Park, Hamilton Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  * UP Hathurusingha and ST Jayasuriya (both SL) made their Test debuts.
  
  ### 3rd Test
  
  * 1–5 March 1991 (5-day match) Scorecard
  * Match drawn Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BL Aldridge and RL McHarg Player of the match: PA de Silva (SL)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  
  ## One Day Internationals (ODIs)
  
  New Zealand won the Bank of New Zealand Trophy 3-0.
  
  ### 1st ODI
  
  * 26 January 1991 Scorecard
  
  | Sri Lanka 177/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 178/5 (42.3 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | A Ranatunga 29 (59) GR Larsen 2/25 (10 overs) | | JG Wright 64 (113) RJ Ratnayake 2/27 (8.3 overs) |
  
  * New Zealand won by 5 wickets McLean Park, Napier Umpires: GIJ Cowan and SJ Woodward Player of the match: JG Wright (NZ)
  * New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
  
  ### 2nd ODI
  
  * 28 January 1991 Scorecard
  
  | New Zealand 242/5 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 201 (44.4 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | AH Jones 64* (76) EAR de Silva 1/41 (10 overs) | | AP Gurusinha 81 (90) W Watson 2/25 (7.4 overs) |
  
  * New Zealand won by 41 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: BL Aldridge and RS Dunne Player of the match: C Pringle (NZ)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  
  ### 3rd ODI
  
  * 6 February 1991 Scorecard
  
  | New Zealand 272/6 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 165 (33.1 overs) |
  | - | - | - |
  | KR Rutherford 65 (78) A Ranatunga 2/39 (10 overs) | | A Ranatunga 50 (59) W Watson 3/39 (7 overs) |
  
  * New Zealand won by 107 runs Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: RS Dunne and RL McHarg Player of the match: KR Rutherford (NZ)
  * Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  