SL vs NZ

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 1, Live: New Zealand will be going up against Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series.

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CRR: 4.31. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Angelo Mathews*, 0(7), 0, 0, 0. Dinesh Chandimal, 0(8), 0, 0, 0. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Tim Southee*, 14, 6, 38, 2.

47.2 Tickner to Chandimal, 3 runs, short and wide, sits up nicely for Chandimal to punch off the back foot. This was a very full inswinger, trapped Mathews on the front pad and the excitement was understandable from the Kiwis. 49.3 Tickner to Chandimal, FOUR, ramped over the cordon! 49.5 Tickner to Chandimal, FOUR, three in a row and this is the best of the lot! 49.4 Tickner to Chandimal, FOUR, Tickner continues to get a pasting! Sharp nip-backer from Tickner, gets lift off the pitch too and Chandimal is cramped on the back foot as he looks to work across the line.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Oshada Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella(w), ...

The match has a lot on the line. With Kusal Mendis (87) and Dimith Karunartane (50) playing terrific knocks, SriLanka ended the day at 305/6. NZ vs SL Day 1 Highlights: Underdogs SriLanka have made a statement on the opening day of 1st Test.

It was a positive day at the batting crease for the south Asians, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the ...

Luckily, New Zealand had no need of one when spin-bowling all-rounder Michael Bracewell rapped wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella on the pads late in the day. Southee also had opener Oshada Fernando caught down the leg-side for 13 and Dinesh Chandimal caught in the slips for 39 to be the pick of the bowlers on a frustrating day for the hosts. Southee burned all of New Zealand’s reviews over the course of a day punctured by short interruptions from drizzle and gloom.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Kusal Mendis's aggressive 87 helped Sri Lanka dominate the opening day of the 1st Test in Christchurch.

However, captain Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis counter-attacked, showcasing positive attitude to counter the threat of the New Zealand pacers in the first session. Sri Lanka will be knocked out of the race to the WTC final if India win their ongoing 4th and final Test against Australia in Ahmedabad. [By India Today Sports Desk](/author/india-today-sports-desk): Sri Lanka came up with a strong batting approach on the opening day of their first Test in New Zealand on Thursday, March 9.

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Sri Lanka’s most recent win here, 17 years ago, came at the Basin when Lasith Malinga (5-68 and 2-62) and Mutiah Muralidaran (4-31 and 6-87) were too hard to handle along with impressive knocks by Kumar Sangakkara (156) in the first innings and a Chamara Silva (152) in the second innings led to a 217-run victory. The game will be broadcast and streamed live on Spark Sport and the Spark Sport app. They last played a test series here in 2018, with the first test at the Basin finishing in a draw in which Tom Latham made 264 not out, before the Black Caps won the second test in Christchurch by 423 runs, Latham made 176 and Henry Nicholls 162. Sri Lanka need to win the series 2-0 to have a chance to make the World Test Championship final at the Oval in June. Tom Latham has scored 927 runs against Sri Lanka with an average of 77.25, with four of his 13 test hundreds scored against them. The ACC will be covering every ball live on Spark Sport from 2pm each day. 31-year-old Prabath Jayasuriya has only three tests to his name, all played at Galle last July, so he might be a different prospect away from home but he’s carved out a cracking record so far - 29 wickets at 20.37. But they need India to lose or draw the final test against Australia starting today. Sri Lanka have a solid but not amazing CV over the 2021-23 WTC window (beat West Indies 2-0, lost to India 2-0, beat Bangladesh 1-0, drew with Australia 1-1, drew with Pakistan 1-1). They are set to be the first team he has scored more than 1000 runs against. They have played 12 tests in the World Test Championship window, the fewest of any team along with Bangladesh. All you need to know ahead of the first test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka.

NZ vs SL, 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates ·! We are back for New Zealand's reply. Sri Lankan players are seen in a huddle near the ropes. ·! ... SECOND INNINGS ...

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka have been all over New Zealand on Day 2 of the ongoing 1st Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. [1st Test, Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 2 Test Series, 2023, Mar 09, 2023Day 2 Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). [(LIVE SCORECARD)](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/nz-vs-sl-scorecard-live-cricket-score-sri-lanka-in-new-zealand-2-test-series-2023-1st-test-nzsl03092023213914) [Kusal Mendis](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/64307-kusal-mendis-playerprofile) shone with an 87-run knock, while [Dimuth Karunaratne](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1457-dimuth-karunaratne-playerprofile) scored 50. Tim Southee bagged five wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled oout for 355 on Day 2.

Sri Lanka put up a score of 355 runs in the first innings of the five-day Test match against New Zealand, with batsman Kusal Mendis mustering a total of 87 ...

Sri Lanka is currently on their tour of New Zealand, during which they will face a two-match Test series and a three-match ODI series against the Black Caps. Sri Lanka got off to a weary start, losing their first wicket at 14 runs after the hosts won the toss and elected to bowl, however, Mendis and Karunaratne went on to put up a pairing of 137 runs between the duo. Sri Lanka put up a score of 355 runs in the first innings of the five-day Test match against New Zealand, with batsman Kusal Mendis mustering a total of 87 runs and captain Dimuth Karunaratne bagging his 32nd half century in Test cricket with 50 runs under his wing.

CRR: 4.07. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Dhananjaya de Silva*, 39(52), 4, 1, 75. Kasun Rajitha, 16(22), 3, 0, 72.73. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

74.2 M Bracewell to Rajitha, no run, shorter and outside off, punched towards mid-off and Rajitha was well down the track for the single. 73.1 Wagner to Rajitha, FOUR, thick edge, flies over the cordon and another boundary to the total. Backed away a touch early to make room and just used Tickner's pace to upper-cut this all the way over third man. Southee at mid-off was a fraction late to spot this and hence couldn't get to it in time despite trekking back a fair bit. A pleasing day for the Lankans to start the Test series. However, a fantastic counterattack from Mendis and his partnership with skipper Karunaratne helped the visitors to ride through the storm with aplomb.

Sri Lanka had frustrated New Zealand from the start of the day when it resumed at 305-6 and added another 50 as it stretched the innings for a further 17 ...

Overnight pair Dhananjaya de Silva and Rajitha clipped 11 off the opening over of the morning before skipper Tim Southee entered the attack and had De Silva caught behind for 46. The Sri Lankans were jubilant with the wicket of Williamson, New Zealand’s most prolific run-scorer and the hero of the recent dramatic one-run victory over England. Sri Lanka’s bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top order, including snaring the key wicket of Kane Williamson, to leave the host in trouble at 162-5 after the second day of the first Test on Friday.

6.1 Southee to Oshada Fernando, no run, full ball outside off, swinging away, Oshada Fernando lifts his bat to let it sail through to Blundell · SL: 12-0 after 6 ...

Righto, that typical short ball field is on for Wagner after just one over of his. Big boundary that side and it's an easy three by the time fine leg gets around Excellent running to convert this into a three The intent has been very good and he has also produced some typically eye-catching shots. He was a bit lucky early on but has been dominating in his strokeplay as he spent more time at the crease. Trickles towards square leg

Cricket News: Sri Lanka's pacemen crashed through New Zealand's batting lineup to leave the Black Caps in trouble at 165/5 on day two of the first Test in ...

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At stumps, New Zealand was 162-5, still 193 behind with two allrounders at the crease. Daryl Mitchell was 40 and had batted for more than two hours and ...

Just as the partners looked to be setting in Asitha produced the ball of the day, a searing yorker which ripped through Latham’s flick shot and clipped his toes before the stumps. Conway appeared to be batting on off stump and the ball pitched well outside off and cut back. [@Tomlatham2]gets the innings underway with a delightful clip to the boundary on his home turf. The Sri Lanka bowlers capitalized on a good effort by their batters to the put the tourists in a strong position at the end of the second day. The visitors strong with the ball late on Day 2. At stumps New Zealand was 162-5, still 193 behind with two allrounders at the crease.

Sri Lanka go in with three seamers and have picked Prabath Jayasuriya as their spinner. Dhananjaya de Silva is a potential fifth-bowling option. New Zealand: 1 ...

A ball nipping back off a good length had seen him struck in front of middle on the back pad. Mathews would stay a bit longer alongside Dhananjaya, before he too edged one to first slip, one ball after becoming the third Sri Lankan to reach 7,000 Test runs. Mendis' aggression coincided with New Zealand's seamers losing the lengths that had served them so well in the early part of the morning. That however brought Mendis to the crease, and Sri Lanka's approach was transformed. [Dhananjaya de Silva](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dhananjaya-de-silva-465793)was at the crease unbeaten on 39, with [Kasun Rajitha](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kasun-rajitha-499594)alongside him on 16. However the persistence of [Tim Southee](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tim-southee-232364)and Matt Henry, who picked up five wickets between them, ensured the visitors would at no point run away with proceedings.