Sri Lankan national cricket team in New Zealand in the 2015/16 season
The 2015/16 season series of matches for the Sri Lankan national cricket team in New Zealand took place from December 10, 2015 to January 10, 2016. The international cricket tour was part of the 2015/16 international cricket season and included two test matches , five ODIs and two Twenty20s . New Zealand won the test series 2-0, the ODI series 3-1 and the Twenty20 series 2-0.
prehistory
classification
Sri Lanka previously played a home tour against the West Indies , which they clearly dominated. New Zealand previously competed in a test series in Australia that was lost. The last tour of the two teams against each other took place in New Zealand the year before, in which New Zealand won both the Test and the ODI series.
Kusal Perera
The Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Perera tested positive for an illicit substance shortly before the tour and was then withdrawn from the tour.
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and were set on August 27, 2015.
Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
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Eden Park | Auckland | 50,000 | 2. T20 |
Hagley Oval | Christchurch | 20,000 | 1st & 2nd ODI |
University oval | Dunedin | 6,000 | 1st test |
Seddon Park | Hamilton | 10,000 | 2nd test |
Bay oval | Mount Maunganui | 10,000 | 5. ODI; 1. T20 |
McLean Park | Napier | 22,500 | 3rd & 4th ODI |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named its squad on November 17, 2015. New Zealand named its test squad on December 1, its ODI squad on December 14, and its Twenty20 squad on December 30, 2015.
test | ODI | Twenty20 | |||
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New Zealand | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Sri Lanka |
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Tour matches
December 3-5 scorecard |
Queenstown |
Sri Lankans 193 (75.2) & 226-6 (71) |
- |
New Zealand Board President's XI 399-8d (84.3) |
draw |
Testing
First test in Dunedin
December 10-14 scorecard |
Dunedin |
New Zealand 431 (96.1) & 267-3d (65.4) |
- |
Sri Lanka 294 (117.1) & 282 (95.2) |
New Zealand wins with 122 runs |
Second test in Hamilton
December 18-22 Scorecard |
Hamilton |
Sri Lanka 292 (80.1) & 133 (36.3) |
- |
New Zealand 237 (79.4) & 189-5 (54.3) |
New Zealand wins with 5 wickets |
One-day internationals
First ODI in Christchurch
December 26th scorecard |
Christchurch |
Sri Lanka 188 (47) |
- |
New Zealand 191-3 (21) |
New Zealand wins with 7 wickets |
Second ODI in Christchurch
December 28th scorecard |
Christchurch |
Sri Lanka 117 (27.4) |
- |
New Zealand 118-0 (8.2) |
New Zealand wins with 10 wickets |
Third ODI in Nelson
December 31 scorecard |
Nelson |
New Zealand 276-8 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 277-2 (46.2) |
Sri Lanka wins with 8 wickets |
Fourth ODI in Nelson
January 2nd scorecard |
Nelson |
New Zealand 75-3 (9) |
- |
Sri Lanka |
No result |
Fifth ODI in Mount Maunganui
January 7th scorecard |
Mount Maunganui |
New Zealand 294-5 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 258 (47.1) |
New Zealand wins with 36 runs |
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in Mount Maunganui
January 7th scorecard |
Mount Maunganui |
New Zealand 182-4 (20) |
- |
Sri Lanka 179-9 (20) |
New Zealand wins with 3 wickets |
Second Twenty20 in Auckland
January 10th scorecard |
Auckland |
Sri Lanka 142-8 (20) |
- |
New Zealand 147-1 (10) |
New Zealand wins with 9 wickets |
With the second defeat, Sri Lanka lost the lead in the ICC Twenty20 ranking to the West Indies.
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
Testing | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 2 | 4th | 268 | 89.33 | 108 * | 1 | 2 |
Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 2 | 4th | 253 | 63.25 | 156 | 1 | 1 |
Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 2 | 4th | 192 | 48.00 | 83 | 0 | 2 |
Tom Latham | New Zealand | 2 | 4th | 163 | 54.33 | 109 * | 1 | 0 |
Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 2 | 4th | 152 | 38.00 | 84 | 0 | 1 |
Milinda Siriwardana | Sri Lanka | 2 | 4th | 152 | 38.00 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Tim Southee | New Zealand | 2 | 81.3 | 13 | 16.30 | 4/26 | 0 | 0 |
Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 2 | 64 | 12 | 24.00 | 5/47 | 1 | 0 |
Neil Wagner | New Zealand | 2 | 60 | 9 | 26.00 | 3/40 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2 | 64 | 6th | 31.83 | 2/51 | 0 | 0 |
Nuwan Pradeep | Sri Lanka | 2 | 65.5 | 6th | 41.00 | 4/112 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 331 | 82.75 | 102 | 1 | 2 |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 132 | 44.00 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
Milinda Siriwardana | Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 117 | 39.00 | 66 | 0 | 1 |
Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 5 | 3 | 112 | 37.33 | 95 | 0 | 1 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 5 | 4th | 112 | 28.00 | 91 | 0 | 1 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Matt Henry | New Zealand | 4th | 29.4 | 13 | 9.38 | 5/40 | 1 | 0 |
Mitchell McClenaghan | New Zealand | 4th | 27 | 6th | 18.50 | 3/32 | 0 | 0 |
Doug Bracewell | New Zealand | 3 | 21.2 | 4th | 28.25 | 3/37 | 0 | 0 |
Nuwan Kulasekara | Sri Lanka | 5 | 21st | 4th | 33.50 | 3/53 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 1 | 8.1 | 3 | 14.33 | 3/43 | 0 | 0 |
Milinda Siriwardana | Sri Lanka | 5 | 17th | 3 | 40.33 | 2/45 | 0 | 0 |
Nuwan Pradeep | Sri Lanka | 2 | 20th | 3 | 41.33 | 2/55 | 0 | 0 |
Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | 5 | 26th | 3 | 56.66 | 2/38 | 0 | 0 |
Twenty20s | ||||||||
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Batting | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 121 | 60.50 | 63 | 0 | 2 |
Colin Munro | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 86 | 86.00 | 50 * | 0 | 1 |
Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 85 | 85.00 | 81 * | 0 | 1 |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 85 | 85.00 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 54 | 27.00 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
bowling | ||||||||
player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
Grant Elliott | New Zealand | 2 | 6th | 5 | 8.00 | 4/22 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Henry | New Zealand | 1 | 4th | 3 | 14.66 | 3/44 | 0 | 0 |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2 | 8th | 3 | 19.00 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 |
Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 1 | 4th | 2 | 12.00 | 2/24 | 0 | 0 |
Nuwan Kulasekara | Sri Lanka | 1 | 4th | 2 | 13.00 | 2/36 | 0 | 0 |
Adam Milne | New Zealand | 1 | 4th | 2 | 18.00 | 2/36 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
game | Player of the Match |
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1st test | Martin Guptill |
2nd test | Kane Williamson |
1. ODI | Matt Henry |
2. ODI | Martin Guptill |
3. ODI | Danushka Gunathilaka |
5. ODI | Matt Henry |
1. T20 | Trent Boult |
2. T20 | Colin Munro |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Kusal Perera tests positive for banned substance, out of NZ tour . Cricinfo. December 7, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Umar Farooq: Fawad Alam back in Pakistan test squad . Cricinfo. August 27, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Uncapped Jayasundera picked for NZ Tests . Cricinfo. November 17, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2015.
- ^ Andrew Fidel Fernando: SL recall Kapugedera for NZ ODIs . Cricinfo. November 17, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2015.
- ^ New Zealand keep faith in Guptill, Craig . Cricinfo. December 1, 2015. Accessed December 12, 2015.
- ↑ Boult rested; Nicholls earns maiden call-up . Cricinfo. December 14, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Anderson returns as batsman for T20s . Cricinfo. December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Sri Lanka play for pride, and top ranking . Cricinfo. January 9, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2015/16 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series, 2015/16 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2015/16 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series, 2015/16 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand T20I Series, 2015/16 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Sri Lanka in New Zealand T20I Series, 2015/16 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved February 25, 2016.