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Rainy respite for the Kiwis
| COLOMBO, Dec 4: The first one-day international between New Zea-
| land and Shri lanka was abend-
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oned as a no decision at the Khcllarame Stadium here today following a heavy downpour that made the grounds unfit for play, reports AFP.
Umpires declared a "no-dccislon" after deciding to call off the day-night match following a final inspection 50 minutes before the scheduled close.
Shri Lanka, chasing a victory target of 167 in 50 overs, were 41 for 2 in the 11th over when rain halted play. Earlier, New Zealand made 166 for 9 In their allotted 50 overs.
The second one-day international between the two sides is scheduled to be played here on December 12. New Zealand clash with Shri 1-anka in the second Test beginning Sunday.
Earlier, Shri Lankan spinner Ruwan Kalpage and mc-dium-pacer Asanka Gurusinha returned the' best one-day figures of their careers, helping restrict New Zealand to 166 for nine off 50 overs.
Kalpage bowled a tantalising spell to finish with three for 29, beating his previous best of two for 33, also against New Zealand, in the 1992 World Cup In Hamilton.
Gurusinha proved an ideal foil, capturing two wickets for 25 to beat his previous best of two for 67 against England in the World Cup match in Australia this year.
Backed up by smart fielding and catching, the two bowlers, along with Pramodya Wickre-masinghe, kept the New Zealand batsmen on a tight leash.
AP adds: After being put into bat. New Zealand failed to come to terms with a slow pitch and lost wickets at regu-
lar Intervals against a steady medium-pace and spin attack.
They recovered largely through a 60-run stand for the fourth wicket between vice captain Andrew Jones and Inform batsman Ken Rutherford, before collapsing once again.
Only four Kiwi batsmen reached double figures with Rutherford top scoring with 36. He fell to an outstanding outfield catch by Dullp Liyanage at the square-leg fence.
All-rounder Chris Harris faced 53 balls for his 32 runs and remained unbeaten. The slow outfield didn't help the New Zealanders and only three boundaries were struck in addition to a swept six by Jones in his 24 runs.
Shri Lanka, despite dropping makeshift opener Adam Parore (20) twice in the early stages of the Kiwi innings, managed to restrict them largely through some brilliant fielding, which accounted for two run-outs.
Off spinner Ruwan Kalpage called to the Shri Lanka team for the one-dayer bowled brilliantly to pick up three for 29 in his 10 overs, while medium-pacers Pramodya Wickrema-singhe who replaced an injured Champake Ramanayake and Asanka Gurusinha, also took two wickets apiece.