The New Zealand cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 2019 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test series formed a part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[1][2] The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in July 2019.[3] Originally, the first two T20I matches were scheduled to be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo,[4] but were moved to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.[5]
| New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Sri Lanka | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 8 August – 6 September 2019 | ||
| Captains | Dimuth Karunaratne (Tests) Lasith Malinga (T20Is) | Kane Williamson (Tests) Tim Southee (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (247) | Tom Latham (229) | |
| Most wickets | Akila Dananjaya (6) Lasith Embuldeniya (6) | Ajaz Patel (9) | |
| Player of the series | BJ Watling (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (105) | Colin de Grandhomme (103) | |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (7) | Tim Southee (4) Mitchell Santner (4) | |
| Player of the series | Tim Southee (NZ) | ||
Sri Lanka Cricket named a twenty-two man squad for the Test series,[6] which was trimmed down to the final fifteen cricketers.[7] The Test series was drawn 1–1, with Sri Lanka winning the first match and New Zealand winning the second.[8]
In the third and final T20I match, Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket.[9] Malinga took a hat-trick, and four wickets with four balls, in the third over of his spell.[10] He was the first bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls twice in international cricket, after previously doing so against South Africa in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[11] He also became the first bowler to take five hat-tricks across all formats of international cricket.[12] Sri Lanka won the match, though New Zealand won the T20I series 2–1.[13]
Squads edit
| Tests | T20Is | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka[14] |  New Zealand[15] | Sri Lanka[16] | New Zealand[17] |
Dilruwan Perera was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test.[18] Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of New Zealand's T20I squad with a fractured thumb.[19] Hamish Rutherford was added to New Zealand's T20I squad for the third match, after Martin Guptill was ruled out of the final fixture due to injury.[20]
Tour matches edit
Three-day match: Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI vs New Zealand edit
8–10 August 2019 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain.
Twenty-over match: Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI vs New Zealand edit
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
Test series edit
1st Test edit
14–18 August 2019 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 22 overs of play were lost on day 1 due to rain.
- World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 60, New Zealand 0.
2nd Test edit
22–26 August 2019 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 66 overs of play were possible across days 1 and 2 due to rain. No play was possible before lunch on day 4 due to rain.
- Trent Boult became the third bowler for New Zealand to take 250 wickets in Tests.[21]
- Tom Latham (NZ) scored his tenth century in Tests.[22]
- Tim Southee became the fourth bowler for New Zealand to take 250 wickets in Tests.[23]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 60, Sri Lanka 0.
T20I series edit
1st T20I edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Lasith Malinga (SL) took his 99th wicket to become the leading wicket-taker in T20Is.[24]
2nd T20I edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I edit
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lahiru Madushanka (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Lasith Malinga (SL) took his 100th wicket in T20Is, a hat-trick, and four wickets in four balls.[25]
Statistics edit
Most runs (Test) edit
| Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 247 | Dimuth Karunaratne | 4 | 61.75 | 122 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 229 | Tom Latham | 3 | 76.33 | 154 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 183 | BJ Watling | 91.50 | 105* | 1 | |||
| 4 | 129 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 43.00 | 109 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 115 | Kusal Mendis | 28.75 | 53 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Last Updated: 1 December 2019 | ||||||||
Most wickets (Test) edit
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Ajaz Patel | 4 | 5/89 | 26.88 | 2.81 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Trent Boult | 4 | 3/75 | 21.37 | 2.59 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Tim Southee | 4/63 | 18.28 | 2.13 | ||
| William Somerville | 3/83 | 32.14 | 2.80 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | Akila Dhananjaya | 2 | 5/80 | 27.33 | 2.64 | 1 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 3 | 4/99 | 56.00 | 3.50 | 0 | ||
| Last Updated: 1 December 2019 | |||||||
Most runs (T20I) edit
| Rank | Runs | Player | Innings | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105 | | 2 | 52.50 | 79 | 136.36 | 1 | |
| 2 | 103 | Colin de Grandhomme | 3 | 34.33 | 59 | 137.33 | 1 | |
| 3 | 96 | Niroshan Dickwella | 32.00 | 39 | 137.14 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 53 | Tom Bruce | 1 | 53.00 | 53 | 115.21 | 1 | |
| Avishka Fernando | 3 | 17.66 | 37 | 98.14 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 48 | Ross Taylor | 2 | 24.00 | 48 | 160.00 | ||
| Last Updated: 1 December 2019 | ||||||||
Most wickets (T20I) edit
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Lasith Malinga | 3 | 5/6 | 9.71 | 5.66 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Akila Dhananjaya | 3 | 3/36 | 15.66 | 8.54 | ||
| 3 | 4 | Tim Southee | 2/18 | 13.50 | 4.50 | |||
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2/21 | 16.25 | 6.72 | |||||
| Mitchell Santner | 3/12 | 17.00 | 5.66 | |||||
| Last Updated: 1 December 2019 | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand to kick off their Test Championship in Sri Lanka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019 – Itinerary revised". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2019 – fixtures revised". The Papare. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Chandimal, Dananjaya, Dilruwan back in SL Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Chandimal, Dickwella recalled for first Test against New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Black Caps v Sri Lanka: Stunning comeback levels series with repeat Colombo win". Stuff. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga becomes first T20 bowler to claim 100 wickets". Geo TV. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Lasith Malinga scripts history, takes four wickets in four deliveries against New Zealand". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Lasith Malinga: Sri Lanka bowler takes four wickets in four balls for second time". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Lasith Malinga takes historic hat-trick after becoming 1st bowler to 100 T20I wickets". India Today. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Black Caps v Sri Lanka: Stunning Lasith Malinga double hat-trick rolls NZ". Stuff. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka squad for first Test announced". The Papare. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Somerville and Patel among four spinners in New Zealand squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka leave out Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera for New Zealand T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Kane Williamson, Trent Boult rested for Sri Lanka T20Is; Tim Southee to lead". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Dilruwan Perera named in 2nd Test squad". The Papare. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Fractured thumb cuts short Ferguson's Sri Lanka tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Black Caps v Sri Lanka: Hamish Rutherford gets injury callup". Stuff. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Black Caps v Sri Lanka: Trent Boult becomes third NZ bowler to 250 test wickets". Stuff. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Black Caps v Sri Lanka: Ton-up Tom Latham stays cool in the heat to raise hopes". Stuff. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka vs New Zealand: Tim Southee follows new-ball partner Trent Boult to 250 Test wickets". Cricket Country. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's Malinga now the highest T20I wicket-taker". Island Cricket. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Four in four - how Malinga achieved the impossible again". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
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