Sri Lankan national cricket team in New Zealand for the 2018/19 season
The Sri Lankan national cricket team tour to New Zealand in the 2018/19 season took place from December 15, 2018 to January 11, 2019. The international cricket tour was part of the 2018/19 international cricket season and included two tests and three ODIs and one Twenty20 . New Zealand won the Test series with 1-0, the ODI series with 3-0, and the Twenty20 series 1-0.
prehistory
New Zealand previously played a tour against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka tour against England . The last meeting of the two teams took place in New Zealand in the 2015/16 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on July 31, 2018.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | Auckland | 50,000 | 1. T20 |
| Hagley Oval | Christchurch | 20,000 | 2nd test |
| Bay oval | Mount Maunganui | 10,000 | 1st & 2nd ODI |
| Saxton oval | Nelson | 6,000 | 3. ODI |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington | 11,000 | 1st test |
Squad lists
Sri Lanka named its test squad on November 30th and its limited-over squad on December 14th, 2018. New Zealand named its test squad on December 10th, its ODI squad on December 27th, 2018, and its Twenty20 squad a , January 8, 2019.
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Testing
First test in Wellington
| December 15-19 scorecard |
Wellington (BR) |
Sri Lanka 282 (90) & 287-3 (115) |
- |
New Zealand 578 (157.3) |
| draw | ||||
Before the fourth day, New Zealand looked like the sure winner, but the two Sri Lankan batsmen Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews failed to lose another wicket over the fourth day. This is an achievement that a partnership last achieved ten years earlier. On the fifth day, the game ended after 12 wicketless overs due to the weather.
Second test in Christchurch
| December 26th - 30th scorecard |
Christchurch (HO) |
New Zealand 178 (50) & 585-4d (153) |
- |
Sri Lanka 104 (41) & 236 (106.2) |
| New Zealand wins with 423 runs | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Mount Maunganui
| January 3 scorecard |
Mount Maunganui |
New Zealand 371-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 326 (49) |
| New Zealand wins with 45 runs | ||||
Second ODI in Mount Maunganui
| January 5th scorecard |
Mount Maunganui |
New Zealand 319-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 298 (46.2) |
| New Zealand wins with 21 runs | ||||
Third ODI in Nelson
| January 8 scorecard |
Nelson |
New Zealand 364-4 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 249 (41.4) |
| New Zealand wins with 115 runs | ||||
Twenty20 International in Auckland
| January 11th scorecard |
Auckland |
New Zealand 179-7 (20) |
- |
Sri Lanka 144 (16.5) |
| New Zealand wins with 35 runs | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ India tour headlines New Zealand's packed home summer ( English ) Cricinfo. July 31, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ↑ Lahiru Thirimanne, Nuwan Pradeep back in Sri Lanka squad for New Zealand Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. November 30, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Malinga to lead ODI and T20I squads in New Zealand ( English ) Cricinfo. December 14, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Somerville out, Will Young in: New Zealand's squad for Sri Lanka Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. December 10, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ James Neesham and Doug Bracewell return to New Zealand ODI side ( English ) Cricinfo. December 27, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Hamstring strain rules Neesham out of one-off SL T20 ( English ) Cricinfo. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ S Rajesh: Records galore for Mathews and Mendis ( English ) Cricinfo. December 18, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Andrew Fidel Fernando: Rain completes Mathews and Mendis' epic rescue ( English ) Cricinfo. December 18, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2019.