New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25

New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25
 
  Sri Lanka New Zealand
Dates 18 September – 19 November 2024
Captains Dhananjaya de Silva (Tests) Tim Southee (Tests)
Mitchell Santner (ODIs & T20Is)
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Kamindu Mendis (309) Rachin Ravindra (153)
Most wickets Prabath Jayasuriya (18) William O'Rourke (8)
Ajaz Patel (8)
Player of the series Prabath Jayasuriya (SL)
One Day International series
Twenty20 International series

The New Zealand cricket team toured Sri Lanka in September and then are scheduled to tour again in November 2024 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team.[1][2] The tour consists of two Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[4][5] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series.[6] New Zealand last toured Sri Lanka in 2019.

On 23 August 2024, SLC announced that, the first Test will be played across six days, with a rest day set for 21 September, due to the Presidential Election.[7]

Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 602 for 5 in the second Test was their first 500-plus total against New Zealand in the format. With that accomplishment they also became the first team in Test cricket with 600-plus totals against nine opponents.[8]

Squads

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 Sri Lanka  New Zealand
Tests[9] ODIs T20Is Tests[10] ODIs[11] T20Is[12]

Ahead of the second Test, Sri Lanka drafted in Nishan Peiris as a replacement for Vishwa Fernando, who had a leg injury.[13]

Test series

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1st Test

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18–23 September 2024
Scorecard
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305 (91.5 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 114 (173)
William O'Rourke 5/55 (18.5 overs)
340 (90.5 overs)
Tom Latham 70 (111)
Prabath Jayasuriya 4/136 (40 overs)
309 (94.2 overs)
Dimuth Karunaratne 83 (127)
Ajaz Patel 6/90 (30 overs)
211 (71.4 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 92 (168)
Prabath Jayasuriya 5/68 (30.4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 68 runs
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak)
Player of the match: Prabath Jayasuriya (SL)

2nd Test

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The first day's play of the second Test match
26–29 September 2024
Scorecard
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602/5d (163.4 overs)
Kamindu Mendis 182* (250)
Glenn Phillips 3/141 (38 overs)
88 (39.5 overs)
Mitchell Santner 29 (51)
Prabath Jayasuriya 6/42 (18 overs)
360 (81.4 overs) (f/o)
Glenn Phillips 78 (99)
Nishan Peiris 6/170 (33.4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 154 runs
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Nishan Peiris (SL) made his Test debut.
  • Kamindu Mendis (SL) scored his 1,000th run in Tests, and became the joint-third fastest to reach there in terms of number of innings (13).[14][15]
  • Nishan Peiris (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[16]
  • World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 12, New Zealand 0.

T20I series

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1st T20I

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2nd T20I

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ODI series

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1st ODI

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2nd ODI

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3rd ODI

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References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Captain Southee may not play all upcoming subcontinent Tests". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "New Zealand reveal strong squad for Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "NZ pick William O'Rourke, Ben Sears for Afghanistan, Sri Lanka Tests". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's 2024 Future Tours Program of Sri Lanka Cricket". Sri Lanka Cricket. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Rest day returns as Sri Lanka announce schedule for New Zealand Test series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Stats - SL's best year in Tests since 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Batter makes comeback after one-year gap as Sri Lanka announce Test squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Sears & O'Rourke set for Afghanistan & Sri Lanka Tests | Bracewell returns". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Smith & Hay earn maiden call-ups | Santner to lead against Sri Lanka". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Santner to lead New Zealand in SL T20Is, ODIs". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka call up uncapped offspinner Nishan Peiris for second New Zealand Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Kamindu Mendis becomes joint-third fastest to 1000 Test runs, goes level with Don Bradman". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Quickest since 1949! Kamindu Mendis equals legendary Don Bradman with new record". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Peiris five-for puts Sri Lanka in sight of series sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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