New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 02 wickets to go 1 – 0 up in the 02 match series.
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 02 wickets to go 1 – 0 up in the 02 match series. The last ball finish after rain curtailed play on the final day, eliminated Sri Lanka’s hopes of qualifying for the inaugural World Test Championship final against Australia in June at Lord’s,England
ICC World Test Championship – Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2023 – 01st Test – Christchurch, Canterbury Region, South Island, New Zealand – concluded after 05 days
Sri Lanka put into bat, 355 all out – 92.4 Overs ) Kusal Mendis 87, Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne 50, Angelo Mathews 47, Dhananjaya De Silva 46, Dinesh Chandimal 39, Kasun Rajitha 22 – Dimuth Karunaratne / Kusal Mendis 137 runs for the 02nd wicket, Angelo Mathews / Dinesh Chandimal 82 runs for the 03rd wicket, Dhananjaya de Silva / Kasun Rajitha 48 runs for the 07th wicket – Skipper Tim Southee 5 / 64, Matt Henry 4 / 80, Tom Blundell 03 victims, Tom Latham 02 catches & 302 all out – ( 105.3 Overs ) Angelo Mathews 115 ( 11×4, 235 balls ), Dhananjaya De Silva 47no, Dinesh Chandimal 42, Oshada Fernando 28 – Angelo Mathews / Dinesh Chandimal 105 for 05th, Angelo Mathews / Dhananjaya De Silva 60 for 06th – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 95 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 42 runs – Blair Tickner 4 / 100 – career best – Matt Henry 3 / 71, Skipper Tim Southee 2 / 57, Tom Blundell 04 victims.
New Zealand in reply, 373 all out – ( 107.3 Overs ) Daryl Mitchell 102 ( 2×6, 6×4, 193 balls ), Matt Henry 72 – career best – Tom Latham 67, Devon Conway 30, Michael Bracewell 25, Skipper Tim Southee 25 – Tom Latham / Devon Conway 67 run opening stand, Tom Latham / Daryl Mitchell 58 runs for the 04th wicket, Daryl Mitchell / Tim Southee 47 runs for the 07th wicket, Daryl Mitchell / Matt Henry 56 runs for the 08th wicket, Matt Henry / Neil Wagner 69 runs for the 09th wicket – recovered from 188 / 6 – Asitha Fernando 4 / 85, Lahiru Kumara 3 / 76, Kasun Rajitha 2 / 104, Niroshan Dickwella 03 victims & 285 / 8 – ( 70 Overs ) Kane Williamson 121no ( 1×6, 11×4, 194 balls ), Daryll Mitchell 81, Tom Latham 24, Henry Nichols 20, Extras 16 – Tom Latham / Kane Williamson 41 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kane Williamson / Henry Nichols 40 runs for the 03rd wicket, Kane Williamson / Daryll Mitchell 142 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the last 05 wickets for the addition of 48 runs – Asitha Fernando 3 / 63, Prabath Jayasuriya 2 /
Player of the Match : Daryll Mitchell – New Zealand
Neil Wagner virtually ruled out due to an injury, ran the winning run – a bye – on his birthday.
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