Sri Lanka vs New Zealand

It might turn out to be an interesting series if India lose their final Test against Australia in the context of the World Test Championship.

The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.) The starting time of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is 03:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). The NZ vs SL 1st Test will be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch from March 09 (Thursday).

New Zealand and Sri Lanka are all in readiness of resuming their Test rivalry after more than three and a half years with an imminent two-match series ...

Fans, living in New Zealand, will be able to watch this series on Spark Sport. As a result, streaming giant Amazon Prime Video will come to the rescue of Indian fans by live streaming all the matches on its impeccable platform. New Zealand, meanwhile, would be looking to win their fourth consecutive Test series against Sri Lanka at home.

Will Sri Lanka's perfect preparation reap rewards in New Zealand? It may come down to how their batters fare against New Zealand's seamers in the first innings.

[Angelo Mathews](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/angelo-mathews-49764)has the best record in New Zealand. [won only two of their 19 Tests](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;host=5;orderby=won;team=8;template=results;type=team)in New Zealand. He is coming off a decent stretch of scores too, having [made a first-class century](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/national-super-league-4-day-tournament-2022-23-1354422/galle-vs-colombo-7th-match-1354432/full-scorecard)in the first half of February. At the end of the season you sit down and have a beer and reflect on those moments. I think this pitch will get drier faster and there will be some support for the spinners from earlier in the game. But even then, India would have to lose or draw their last Test against Australia for Sri Lanka to be in contention. [In 2018](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-in-nz-2018-19-1153832/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-2nd-test-1153839/full-scorecard), Trent Boult and Tim Southee skittled them for 104 before Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls hit big hundreds, New Zealand establishing a lead of 659 in the second innings. [Vishwa Fernando](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/vishwa-fernando-465783), [Kasun Rajitha](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kasun-rajitha-499594), [Asitha Fernando](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/asitha-fernando-786925), and [Prabath Jayasuriya](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/prabath-jayasuriya-422871)having played 17, 13, seven, and three Tests, respectively. [Kane Williamson](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kane-williamson-277906)will complete 1000 against Sri Lanka. [National Super League](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/national-super-league-4-day-tournament-2022-23-1354422), Sri Lanka's top first-class competition. If they are blown away, as they had been on the two previous occasions, New Zealand will likely control the game. - Mike Tyson (quote reproduced here in the original Tysonian)

New Zealand v England, from 11am, Hagley Oval, Christchurch. First session - 11-1pm. Lunch 1pm-1.40pm. Advertisement. Advertise with NZME.

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.

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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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.

Stumps Sri Lanka 305 for 6 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 3-44) vs New Zealand. Impressive knocks from almost the entirety of the Sri Lankan top order, ...

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.

It was a positive day at the batting crease for Sri Lanka, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the two-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 two-test series and Australia deny India victory in the fourth test in Ahmedabad. It was a positive day at the batting crease for Sri Lanka, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the two-test series and Australia deny India victory in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad.

Mendis made 87 and Sri Lanka Dimuth captain Karunaratne 50 in a critical partnership which helped tip the first day in Sri Lanka's favor.

The technique applied by Mendis and Karunaratne in the conditions was exemplary. Chandimal, especially, liked to drive, and one through cover was probably the best shot of the day. Sri Lanka lost an early wicket and had scored only 27 runs at the end of a watchful first hour. He was 39. The ball beat the bat occasionally, but the batting side got on top as New Zealand wasted its reviews on speculative appeals. Sri Lanka was sent in after losing what seemed an important toss.

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.

Half centuries by Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne helped Sri Lanka reach 305-6 and take the upper hand Thursday on the first day of the first cricket ...

The technique applied by Mendis and Karunaratne in the conditions was exemplary. Sri Lanka lost an early wicket and had scored only 27 runs at the end of a watchful first hour. Chandimal especially liked to drive and one through cover was probably the best shot of the day. He was 39. Bounce wasn't effective, it was too low and that made flat bat shots more feasible. Sri Lanka was sent in after losing what seemed an important toss.

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND (AP) – Half centuries by Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne helped Sri Lanka reach 305-6 and take the upper hand yesterday on the ...

The technique applied by Mendis and Karunaratne in the conditions was exemplary. Rain briefly delayed the return of players from the tea break but passed quickly and the partnership was 82 when Chandimal was caught by Tom Latham from Southee. Chandimal especially liked to drive and one through cover was probably the best shot of the day. Mendis went on the attack in the second hour and reached his 16th half century from 40 balls which had Sri Lanka 120-1 at lunch and was impressive in the conditions. Mendis made 87 and Sri Lanka captain Karunaratne 50 in a critical partnership which helped tip the first day in Sri Lanka’s favour. CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND (AP) – Half centuries by Kusal Mendis and Dimuth Karunaratne helped Sri Lanka reach 305-6 and take the upper hand yesterday on the first day of the first cricket test against New Zealand.

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.

The play of day 2 will start at 3:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). Unfortunately for the Indian fans, NZ vs SL series has no broadcasters. Hence this match ...

The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.) Fans however can still watch the live streaming of the NZ vs SL 1st Test on the Amazon Prime app and website. Sri Lanka have made a great start in the 1st Test against New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

CRR: 3.96. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Prabath Jayasuriya*, 12(25), 0, 0, 48. Lahiru Kumara, 4(8), 1, 0, 50. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

3.6 Asitha Fernando to Latham, no run, play and a miss! 5.5 Asitha Fernando to Latham, no run, the SL bowlers have been quite wasteful with the new ball thus far. That was always going to be the factor. Ball tracking shows it to be pitching outside leg. The ump didn't think it did and ball tracking confirms the same. SL did manage to add 50 to their overnight score to get to a more than handy total.

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.

CRR: 2.35. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Kane Williamson*, 1(4), 0, 0, 25. Tom Latham, 35(87), 4, 0, 40.23. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Dhananjaya de Silva*, 4.5, 1 ...

A shot so unlike Williamson as he looks to go for the booming cover-drive, it was a half-volley to be fair to him but he didn't really try to keep the shot down. Perfect finish to the session for the visitors. The visitors continued to put a lid on the scoring and were eventually rewarded with the big fish at the stroke of tea. Conway and Latham looked untroubled for a major part of the afternoon, and looked set to bat through till tea. 34.2 Asitha Fernando to Latham, 2 runs, fuller length ball, Latham goes for a drive but mistimes it down the ground. The umpire was quick to shake his head to the appeal

CRR: 2.45. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Daryl Mitchell*, 17(31), 1, 1, 54.84. Tom Latham, 55(131), 6, 0, 41.98. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

Sharp nip backer and Blundell is caught on the crease trying to play down the wrong line. Goes fishing at a delivery that angles in and then straightens off the deck Fizzes over the blade Excellent running to make this into a three 58.2 Rajitha to Blundell, out Caught by Dickwella!! Mathews gives chase from mid-off and hauls it back in.

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 claimed the prized wicket of Kane Williamson to leave New Zealand on 70-2 in reply to the tourists' 355 at tea on day two of the first Test in ...

When the new ball became due, Matt Henry had Rajitha caught at mid-off for 22 and New Zealand sensed the end was near. Sri Lanka had frustrated New Zealand from the start of the day when they resumed at 305-6 and added another 50 as they stretched the innings for a further 17 overs. Christchurch (New Zealand) (AFP) – Sri Lanka's bowlers ripped through the New Zealand top order, including snaring the key wicket of Kane Williamson, to leave the hosts in trouble at 162-5 after the second day of the first Test on Friday.