Sl vs nz test

1st Test at Kandy - Mar 9-14, 1984, New Zealand won by 165 runs (NZ 276 and 201/8d; SL 215 and 97). 2nd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Mar 16-21, 1984, Match drawn (SL 174 and 289/9d; NZ 198 and 123/4). 3rd Test at Colombo (CCC) - Mar 24-29, 1984, New Zealand won by an innings and 61 runs (SL 256 and 142; NZ 459). 1st Test at Colombo (RPS) - May 27-31, 1998, New Zealand won by 167 runs (NZ 305 and 444/6d; SL 285 and 297). 2nd Test at Galle - Jun 3-7, 1998, Sri Lanka won by an innings and 16 runs (NZ 193 and 114; SL 323). 3rd Test at Colombo (SSC) - Jun 10-13, 1998, Sri Lanka won by 164 runs (SL 206 and 282; NZ 193 and 131). Result New Zealand 2 SL vs NZ Overall Test Records (Since 1983) S# Year Venue Total New Zealand Sri Lanka Drawn 1. 1982/83 New Zealand 2 2 - - 2. 1983/84 Sri Lanka 3 2 - 1 3. 1986/87 Sri Lanka 1 - - 1 4. 1990/91 New Zealand 3 - - 3 5. 1992/93 Sri Lanka 2 - 1 1 6. 1994/95 New Zealand 2 - 1 1 7. 1996/97 New Zealand 2 2 - - 8. 1998 Sri Lanka 3 1 2 - 9. 2003 Sri Lanka 2 - - 2 10. 2004/05 New Zealand 2 1 - 1 11. 2006/07 New Zealand 2 1 1 - 12. Sri Lanka 2 - 2 - 13. Sri Lanka 2 1 1 - 14. New Zealand 2 2 - - 15. New Zealand 2 2 - - 16. New Zealand 2 1 - 1 17. Sri Lanka 2 1 1 - 18. New Zealand 2 2 - - Total 38 18 9 11 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Head to Head One Day International Records (Since 1979)

BATTING R B M 4s 6s SR Dimuth Karunaratne (c) c †Watling b Southee 65 165 251 6 0 39.39 Lahiru Thirimanne c Williamson b Somerville 2 35 59 0 0 5.71 Kusal Mendis c †Watling b de Grandhomme 32 70 74 4 0 45.71 Angelo Mathews c †Watling b Boult 2 29 40 0 0 6.89 Kusal Perera lbw b Boult 0 4 4 0 0 0.00 Dhananjaya de Silva b Boult 109 148 231 16 2 73.64 Niroshan Dickwella † c †Watling b Southee 0 3 4 0 0 0.00 Dilruwan Perera lbw b Patel 13 54 64 1 0 24.07 Suranga Lakmal c †Watling b Southee 10 24 50 1 0 41.66 Lasith Embuldeniya lbw b Southee 0 2 9 0 0 0.00 Lahiru Kumara not out 5 11 30 0 0 45.45 Extras (b 1, lb 2, nb 3) 6 TOTAL 90.2 Ov (RR: 2.70, 410 Mins) 244 Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 14.4 ov) , 2-79 (Kusal Mendis, 32.3 ov) , 3-93 (Angelo Mathews, 41.1 ov) , 4-93 (Kusal Perera, 41.5 ov) , 5-130 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 57.3 ov) , 6-130 (Niroshan Dickwella, 57.6 ov) , 7-171 (Dilruwan Perera, 74.5 ov) , 8-214 (Suranga Lakmal, 83.5 ov) , 9-224 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 85.1 ov) , 10-244 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 90.2 ov) BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB Trent Boult 22.2 6 75 3 3.35 105 9 2 0 0 41.1 toAD Mathews, and that's Boult's 250th, the third from New Zealand to the landmark! Not the best delivery, an attempted short ball that didn't quite rise as much and was misdirected down the leg side but more than anything, what did Mathews in was the lack of pace as he was through the pull too early and ended up feathering it to a diving Watling down the leg side. 93/3 90.2 toDM ...

James: "Forget Bazball its the Kiwis making test great incredible yet again!" Indeed they have and it has been a privilege to witness it. Cheers to everyone for joining an absolute party. Hope to see you again for the Wellington Test. For now, on behalf of Madushka Balasuriya and Thilak Rama, I'm Ekanth signing off. The day started after a delay of over four hours due to rain. Latham was steady while he was in. Nicholls got a start too but fell. Then the big stand. A 142 from 157 between Mitchell and Williamson. Williamson struggled while starting but took his time to go up the gears. Mitchell was brave, he created luck that both batters rode. Sri Lanka went for bouncers and yorkers late in the piece. Asitha was landing jaffas at will. It led to a flurry of wickets but Williamson saw it through to the end. 7:44pm: Steady the ship, fly the plane, roll the cart, roll Titanic... Is there anything KW can't do?! Word of appreciation for Sri Lanka's performance too, they fought valiantly and stayed in the game till the last over. But it was a case of fortune favouring Williamson and Mitchell's skill and bravery. Sri Lanka used just four bowlers. The spinner, Jayasuriya, got wickets but went for runs. The wides given when he went down leg could create many a discussion. Dickwella dropping Williamson too. Fernando's brilliance needs acknowledging. But it's all Williamson, dude's beyond us mortals' comprehensions. Pull beaten, keeper throws to the bowler. Direct hit from Asitha at ...

BATTING R B M 4s 6s SR Oshada Fernando c †Blundell b Southee 13 31 30 2 0 41.93 Dimuth Karunaratne (c) c Latham b Henry 50 87 166 7 0 57.47 Kusal Mendis lbw b Southee 87 83 130 16 0 104.81 Angelo Mathews c Mitchell b Henry 47 98 144 6 1 47.95 Dinesh Chandimal c Latham b Southee 39 64 108 6 0 60.93 Dhananjaya de Silva c †Blundell b Southee 46 59 95 5 1 77.96 Niroshan Dickwella † lbw b Bracewell 7 13 22 1 0 53.84 Kasun Rajitha c Williamson b Henry 22 39 67 4 0 56.41 Prabath Jayasuriya c †Blundell b Henry 13 40 51 0 0 32.50 Lahiru Kumara not out 13 32 46 2 0 40.62 Asitha Fernando lbw b Southee 10 10 20 2 0 100.00 Extras (lb 6, w 2) 8 TOTAL 92.4 Ov (RR: 3.83, 442 Mins) 355 Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Oshada Fernando, 6.5 ov) , 2-151 (Kusal Mendis, 32.5 ov) , 3-151 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 33.4 ov) , 4-233 (Dinesh Chandimal, 57.1 ov) , 5-260 (Angelo Mathews, 63.5 ov) , 6-268 (Niroshan Dickwella, 67.4 ov) , 7-316 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 76.2 ov) , 8-331 (Kasun Rajitha, 81.4 ov) , 9-336 (Prabath Jayasuriya, 87.6 ov) , 10-355 (Asitha Fernando, 92.4 ov) • DRS BOWLING O M R W ECON 0s 4s 6s WD NB Tim Southee 26.4 10 64 5 2.40 131 10 0 0 0 92.4 toAM Fernando, Rapped on the pad, given lbw. Reviewed by Fernando. That looked plumb on first sight. It was a length ball that Fernando tried to whip it across the line towards midwicket. He went across and was stuck on the crease. No bat involved and Hawk-Eye confirms it would be going on to hit leg stump. Five-for for Southee. 355/10 67.4 toN Dickwella,...

Based on current form, though, they will fancy their chances: they’re currently placed third on the WTC table, while New Zealand are eighth. They’ve been undefeated in their last three Test series [1-1 draw each with Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh], although they did lose 2-0 to India in March. New Zealand will still have the New Zealand v Sri Lanka, where to watch live: TV channels and live streaming for NZ vs SL New Zealand v Sri Lanka, follow live: Where to watch in New Zealand The Tests will be telecast live on Spark Sport. You can also follow the game on Today FM New Zealand. Where to watch in Sri Lanka Live coverage of the Test series will be available on Supreme TV in Sri Lanka. Where to watch in India As with all New Zealand home matches, live streaming will be available in India on the Amazon Prime mobile and TV app. Where to watch in the UK The two Tests will be broadcast on BT Sport in the UK – on BT Sport 3 channel. Both Tests will begin at 11am local time (10pm GMT). The two teams will also play three ODIs and as many T20Is on the tour. Subscribe to the Topics • • • • • • • Like & Share If you enjoyed this story, please share with your fellow cricket fans and team-mates

So, that's it from us! Games like these are a perfect testimony that Test cricket can produce thrilling contests. NZ won the crunch moments in this game and that is all it mattered eventually. SL are now effectively out of the race for the WTC final. They gave their best but couldn't handle the pressure situations well enough. Join us for the 2nd and final Test which will begin on 17th March in Wellington. Till then, goodye and cheers! SL held the upper hand in most parts of the game but they gave it away when it really mattered. They batted well to post a competitive total on the board with good contributions from the top and middle order. They bowled well too but they allowed NZ to gain a slender lead from a precarious position. Mathews' outstanding ton in their second innings helped them set a competitive target. But another masterclass from Williamson and an outstanding innings from Mitchell ensured NZ went past the finish line. Mitchell departed against the run of play but not before playing an outstanding knock, bringing the run rate under achievable terms. SL did have a small fightback from there as they chipped away at the wickets but Williamson was determined and kept the scoreboard ticking. He went past his century and was unstoppable. The game went down to the wire as 8 was needed off the last over. He scored a crucial boundary and that meant that NZ were in touching distance with 1 needed off 2. A dot ball followed and there was drama in the final ball but Will...