NZL vs SRL, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Venue: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Date & Time: Mar 9, 2023, 03:30 AM
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
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Series
New Zealand v Sri Lanka Tests - Men
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl.
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Umpire
Christopher Gaffaney , Michael Gough
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Match Referee
Richard Richardson
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Tv Umpire
Richard Illingworth
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Man of the Match
Daryl Mitchell
NZL Batting: 285/8 in 70.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Tom Latham | b: Prabath Jayasuriya | 24 (80) | 3 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Devon Conway | c&b: Kasun Rajitha | 5 (16) | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 121 (194) | 11 | 1 | 62.37 |
| Henry Nicholls | c: Kusal Mendis b: Prabath Jayasuriya | 20 (24) | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Daryl Mitchell | b: Asitha Fernando | 81 (86) | 3 | 4 | 94.19 |
| Tom Blundell | b: Asitha Fernando | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Michael Bracewell | c: (Sub) b: Asitha Fernando | 10 (11) | 1 | 0 | 90.91 |
| Tim Southee | c: Dhananjaya de Silva b: Lahiru Kumara | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Matt Henry | run out (Kasun Rajitha) | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blair Tickner | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 17 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Asitha Fernando | 19 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.32 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 19 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4.84 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 15 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.07 |
SRL Batting: 302/10 in 105.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Oshada Fernando | c: Tom Blundell b: Blair Tickner | 28 (52) | 4 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c: Henry Nicholls b: Blair Tickner | 17 (45) | 1 | 0 | 37.78 |
| Kusal Mendis | c: Michael Bracewell b: Blair Tickner | 14 (55) | 1 | 0 | 25.45 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c: Tom Blundell b: Matt Henry | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c: Tom Blundell b: Matt Henry | 115 (235) | 11 | 0 | 48.94 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 47 (73) | 7 | 0 | 64.38 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b: Tim Southee | 42 (107) | 2 | 0 | 39.25 |
| Kasun Rajitha | lbw: Matt Henry | 14 (21) | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Asitha Fernando | c: Kane Williamson b: Tim Southee | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | c: Tom Blundell b: Blair Tickner | 6 (32) | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Lahiru Kumara | run out (Kane Williamson) | 8 (6) | 2 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 26.3 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.15 |
| Matt Henry | 28 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.54 |
| Blair Tickner | 28 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Neil Wagner | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.58 |
| Michael Bracewell | 8 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 |
NZL Batting: 373/10 in 107.3 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Tom Latham | b: Asitha Fernando | 67 (144) | 7 | 0 | 46.53 |
| Devon Conway | lbw: Asitha Fernando | 30 (88) | 2 | 0 | 34.09 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Dimuth Karunaratne b: Lahiru Kumara | 1 (11) | 0 | 0 | 9.09 |
| Henry Nicholls | c: Kasun Rajitha b: Lahiru Kumara | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c: Niroshan Dickwella b: Lahiru Kumara | 102 (193) | 6 | 2 | 52.85 |
| Tom Blundell | c: Niroshan Dickwella b: Kasun Rajitha | 7 (22) | 0 | 0 | 31.82 |
| Michael Bracewell | c: Niroshan Dickwella b: Prabath Jayasuriya | 25 (57) | 2 | 0 | 43.86 |
| Tim Southee | c: Lahiru Kumara b: Kasun Rajitha | 25 (20) | 3 | 1 | 125.00 |
| Matt Henry | b: Asitha Fernando | 72 (75) | 10 | 3 | 96.00 |
| Neil Wagner | c: Dhananjaya de Silva b: Asitha Fernando | 27 (24) | 1 | 3 | 112.50 |
| Blair Tickner | not out | 2 (5) | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 31 | 10 | 104 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.35 |
| Asitha Fernando | 29.3 | 5 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.88 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 25 | 5 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.04 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.78 |
| Angelo Mathews | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 |
SRL Batting: 355/10 in 92.4 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Oshada Fernando | c: Tom Blundell b: Tim Southee | 13 (31) | 2 | 0 | 41.94 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c: Tom Latham b: Matt Henry | 50 (87) | 7 | 0 | 57.47 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw: Tim Southee | 87 (83) | 16 | 0 | 104.82 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | lbw: Michael Bracewell | 7 (13) | 1 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Angelo Mathews | c: Daryl Mitchell b: Matt Henry | 47 (98) | 6 | 1 | 47.96 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c: Tom Blundell b: Tim Southee | 46 (59) | 5 | 1 | 77.97 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c: Tom Latham b: Tim Southee | 39 (64) | 6 | 0 | 60.94 |
| Kasun Rajitha | c: Kane Williamson b: Matt Henry | 22 (39) | 4 | 0 | 56.41 |
| Asitha Fernando | lbw: Tim Southee | 10 (10) | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | c: Tom Blundell b: Matt Henry | 13 (40) | 0 | 0 | 32.50 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 13 (32) | 2 | 0 | 40.62 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 26.4 | 10 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Matt Henry | 26 | 8 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.08 |
| Blair Tickner | 20 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.15 |
| Neil Wagner | 10 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.80 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Michael Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.67 |
Key Stats
69.6 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
APPEAL! Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for 1 run, by Dickwella, appeal made for Run Out. NZ win! That brings us to the end of this thrilling match. Williamson played a match-winning knock and ensured New Zealand went through the finish line. For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando picked up three wickets. Daryl Mitchell is the Player of the Match. Cheers.
69.5 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
69.4 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
FOUR! Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
69.3 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
OUT! Run Out. Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front flick, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha. Excellent throw from Rajitha.
69.2 Asitha Fernando to Matt Henry
Asitha Fernando to Matt Henry. Full toss, outside off stump no foot movement cutting, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jayasuriya.
69.1 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run.
68.6 Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry
Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to long off for 2 runs.
68.5 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.
68.4 Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry
Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.
68.3 Lahiru Kumara to Tim Southee
OUT! Caught. Lahiru Kumara to Tim Southee. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by de Silva. Big moment in this game.
68.2 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
68.1 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs.
67.6 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run.
67.5 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Full toss, outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
67.4 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
67.3 Asitha Fernando to Tim Southee
Asitha Fernando to Tim Southee. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to third man for 1 run, fielded by Chandimal.
67.2 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
OUT! Caught (Sub). Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket. Massive wicket.
67.1 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Karunaratne.
66.6 Kasun Rajitha to Michael Bracewell
FOUR! Kasun Rajitha to Michael Bracewell. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
66.5 Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.
66.4 Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson
APPEAL! Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Kumara, appeal made for Run Out. Bracewell is just inside the crease.
66.3 Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Kumara.
66.2 Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs.
66.1 Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson
Wide Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
65.6 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
65.5 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by de Silva. King Kane gets to his hundred.
65.4 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
65.3 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
65.2 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Half volley, off stump on the front foot working, thick edge to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
65.1 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
Wide Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
64.6 Lahiru Kumara to Michael Bracewell
Lahiru Kumara to Michael Bracewell. Length ball, outside off stump no foot movement flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.
64.5 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
64.4 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Chandimal.
64.3 Lahiru Kumara to Michael Bracewell
Lahiru Kumara to Michael Bracewell. Full toss, off stump on the front foot flick, inside edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.
64.2 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
64.1 Lahiru Kumara to Michael Bracewell
Lahiru Kumara to Michael Bracewell. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, run save by Rajitha.
63.6 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.
63.5 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
63.4 Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
63.3 Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell
OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell. Reverse Swing-In yorker, middle stump on the front foot defending, missed. Asitha uproots the middle stump.
63.2 Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell
Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by de Silva.
63.1 Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell
Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
62.6 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
62.5 Lahiru Kumara to Tom Blundell
Lahiru Kumara to Tom Blundell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, hit body to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Dickwella.
62.4 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
62.3 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
62.2 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 2 runs, mis-fielded by de Silva.
62.1 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Karunaratne.
61.6 Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell
Asitha Fernando to Tom Blundell. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, inside edge to silly mid on for no runs.
61.5 Asitha Fernando to Daryl Mitchell
OUT! Bowled. Asitha Fernando to Daryl Mitchell. Yorker, outside off stump no foot movement Steer, inside edge. Crucial wicket gone for New Zealand.
61.4 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.
61.3 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
61.2 Asitha Fernando to Daryl Mitchell
Asitha Fernando to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Jayasuriya.
61.1 Asitha Fernando to Daryl Mitchell
Asitha Fernando to Daryl Mitchell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.
60.6 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Mathews.
60.5 Lahiru Kumara to Daryl Mitchell
Lahiru Kumara to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mathews.
60.4 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.
60.3 Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.
60.2 Lahiru Kumara to Daryl Mitchell
Lahiru Kumara to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Rajitha.
60.1 Lahiru Kumara to Daryl Mitchell
Lahiru Kumara to Daryl Mitchell. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Dickwella.