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1st Test: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Head to Head Stats

1st Test: SL vs NZ, 2019 - Test Head to Head

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Scorecard
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Match Ended   
Galle International Stadium, Galle , Aug 14, 2019
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
267&268/4 (86.1)
New Zealand New Zealand
249&285
Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
  • Player of the Match
    Dimuth Karunaratne
  • SL
    • Matches: 34
    • Tied: 0
    • N/R: 11
    NZ
  • 8
    matches won
    15
  • 6
    Home Wins
    11
  • 2
    Aways Wins
    4
  • 498
    Highest Score
    671
  • 93
    Lowest Score
    102
  • 69
    Highest Total Chased
    132
  • 183
    Lowest Total Defended
    178
Form Guide
  • SL
    NZ
  • South Africa
    vs
    W
    Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 8 wickets
    w
    vs
    Bangladesh
    New Zealand beat Bangladesh by an innings and 12 runs
  • South Africa
    vs
    W
    Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 1 wicket
    w
    vs
    Bangladesh
    New Zealand beat Bangladesh by an innings and 52 runs
  • Australia
    vs
    L
    Australia beat Sri Lanka by 366 runs
    w
    vs
    Sri Lanka
    New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 423 runs
  • Australia
    vs
    L
    Australia beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs
    D
    vs
    New Zealand drew with Sri Lanka
  • New Zealand
    vs
    L
    New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 423 runs
    w
    vs
    Pakistan
    New Zealand beat Pakistan by 123 runs
Match Info
  • Venue Galle International Stadium, Galle
  • Weather Sunny
  • Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
  • Result Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 6 wickets
  • Player of the Match Dimuth Karunaratne
  • Umpire Michael Gough (ENG), Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Bruce Oxenford (AUS)
  • Referee Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Match Notes
  • Stumps: New Zealand 203/5 in 68.0 overs
  • New Zealand 203/5 in 67.5 overs
  • Tea: New Zealand 179/5 in 60.2 overs
  • A Dananjaya 4th Test 5-wicket haul: 5/50 (18.2)
  • Referral 1 (58.2 ovs): H Nicholls against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, NZ: 1)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 100 off 167 balls between R Taylor (57) and H Nicholls (42)
  • New Zealand 150/3 in 55.1 overs
  • R Taylor 31st Test fifty: 50 runs in 86 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 127/3 in 49.0 overs
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 51 off 93 balls between R Taylor (30) and H Nicholls (21)
  • New Zealand 100/3 in 37.6 overs
  • Lunch: New Zealand 71/3 in 30.2 overs
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 124 balls between T Latham (23) and J Raval (25)
  • New Zealand 50/0 in 20.4 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 21/0 in 14.0 overs
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 227/7 in 80.0 overs
  • Sri Lanka 200/7 in 69.3 overs
  • Referral 4 (59.4 ovs): S Lakmal against NZ (LBW) successful (SL: 2, NZ: 1)
  • Sri Lanka 150/4 in 49.1 overs
  • A Patel 2nd Test 5-wicket haul: 5/47 (16.1)
  • A Mathews 34th Test fifty: 50 runs in 97 balls (7x4) (1x6)
  • Sri Lanka 150/4 in 49.1 overs
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 143/3 in 46.5 overs
  • K Mendis 10th Test fifty: 53 runs in 88 balls (7x4) (1x6)
  • Sri Lanka 100/2 in 36.2 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 93/2 in 32.0 overs
  • Referral 1 (27.1 ovs): NZ against K Mendis (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, NZ: 1)
  • Sri Lanka 50/1 in 16.2 overs
  • Lunch: Sri Lanka 34/1 in 13.0 overs
  • D Karunaratne dropped on 19 by R Taylor in 11.2 overs
  • Innings Break: New Zealand 249/10 in 83.2 overs
  • Referral 3 (83.2 ovs): A Patel against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, NZ: 0)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 249/8 in 83.0 overs
  • New ball taken: New Zealand 239/8 in 81.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (78.5 ovs): W Somerville against SL (CAUGHT) Successful (SL: 2, NZ: 1) (Retained)
  • Bad Light: New Zealand 195/7 in 76.0 overs
  • T Southee dropped on 22 by N Dickwella in 68.5 overs
  • BJ Watling 17th Test fifty: 50 runs in 120 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • 7th wkt Partnership: 50 off 110 balls between BJ Watling (29) and T Southee (21)
  • Drinks: New Zealand 168/6 in 66.0 overs
  • Referral 2 (61.6 ovs): SL against BJ Watling (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, NZ: 2)
  • New Zealand 151/6 in 61.5 overs
  • T Southee dropped on 10 by K Mendis in 56.3 overs
  • Tea: New Zealand 124/6 in 49.3 overs
  • H Nicholls dropped on 25 by N Dickwella in 38.5 overs
  • Referral 1 (30.2 ovs): B Watling against SL (LBW) successful (SL: 2, NZ: 2)
  • 4th wkt Partnership: 50 off 65 balls between H Nicholls (15) and T Latham (29)
  • New Zealand 50/3 in 20.6 overs
  • Lunch: New Zealand 18/1 in 13 overs
  • Innings Break: Sri Lanka 267/10 in 93.2 overs
  • Referral 4 (93.2 ovs): L Embuldeniya against NZ (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, NZ: 0)
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 262/4 in 90.5 overs
  • Referral 3 (88.4 ovs): NZ against L Embuldeniya (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, NZ: 0)
  • N Dickwella 12th Test fifty: 50 in 95 balls (2x4) (0x6)
  • New ball taken: Sri Lanka 227/7 in 80.1 overs
  • Stumps: Sri Lanka 133/0 in 50.0 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 127/0 in 47.0 overs
  • L Thirimanne 6th Test fifty: 51 runs in 124 balls (3x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 100 off 231 balls between D Karunaratne (58) and L Thirimanne (41)
  • Tea: Sri Lanka 76/0 in 32 overs
  • D Karunaratne 23rd Test fifty: 51 runs in 113 balls (2x4) (0x6)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 50 off 154 balls between D Karunaratne (34) and L Thirimanne (17)
  • Sri Lanka 52/0 in 25.4 overs
  • Lunch: New Zealand 285/10 in 106 overs
  • Innings Break: New Zealand 285/10 in 106 overs
  • Referral 2 (106 ovs): A Patel against SL (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 1, NZ: 0)
  • Referral 1 (103.1 ovs): SL against A Patel (LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, NZ: 0)
  • New Zealand 250/8 in 97.0 overs
  • Drinks: New Zealand 231/8 in 92.0 overs
  • New ball taken: New Zealand 203/7 in 80 overs
  • New Zealand 201/7 in 79.2 overs
  • Referral 3 (79.4 ovs): NZ against K Perera(LBW) Unsuccessful (SL: 2, NZ: 1)
  • Referral 2 (77.5 ovs): K Perera against NZ(Caught) Successful (SL: 2, NZ: 2)
  • Sri Lanka 202/2 in 68.4 overs
  • Drinks: Sri Lanka 193/2 in 67.0 overs
  • D Karunaratne 9th Test hundred : 103 runs in 216 balls (5x4) (1x6)
  • Referral 1 (60.1 ovs): NZ against L Thirimanne(LBW) Successful (SL: 2, NZ: 2)
  • 1st wkt Partnership: 155 off 347 balls between D Karunaratne (89) and L Thirimanne (61)
  • Sri Lanka 155/0 in 57.5 overs
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