New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand

Finished
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand , March 08, 2023
New Zealand
NZ
373/10 (107.3) & 285/8 (70)
Sri Lanka
SL
355/10 (92.4) & 302/10 (105.3)
NZ won by 2 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Kane Williamson12119411162.37
Neil Wagner00000.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Asitha Fernando1946333.30
Lahiru Kumara1536114.07
Current Partnership: 5 run (0.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Matt Henry 4 (3) | Fall of Wicket: 280/8 (69.3 ov)
CRR: 4.07 | Last Ten Overs: 58/5 5.61
Recent: 1·4W11211W121·21W1

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary

End of over 70 (8 runs)
Kane Williamson 122 (194)
Neil Wagner 0 (0)
New Zealand 285/8
Asitha Fernando 19-4-64-3
Lahiru Kumara 15-3-61-1
1
69.6
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , full length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays pull, of the frontfoot to deep point for 1 run
0
69.5
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!!, back of length, off stump, Kane Williamson plays of the frontfoot, left the ball.
4
69.4
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, Four, , good length, off stump, Kane Williamson plays the along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to the square leg for four
w
69.3
Matt Henry runout (A Fernando / K Rajitha) 4 (3) Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, 1 run, runout (A Fernando / K Rajitha), Run out!!!, good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays the flick, of the backfoot to the deep cover but Kasun Rajitha holds it and throws it back at the Matt Henry end where Asitha Fernando collects the ball and takes the bails off..
1
69.2
Asitha Fernando to Matt Henry, 1 run, , good length, off stump, Matt Henry plays drive, of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
1
69.1
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 69 (7 runs)
Matt Henry 3 (2)
Kane Williamson 115 (189)
New Zealand 277/7
Lahiru Kumara 15-3-61-1
Asitha Fernando 18-4-56-3
2
68.6
Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry, 2 runs, , good length, on the stumps, Matt Henry plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to long on for 2 run
1
68.5
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays drive, of the frontfoot to deep square leg for 1 run
1
68.4
Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry, 1 run, , good length, leg stump, Matt Henry plays flick, of the backfoot to deep cover for 1 run
w
68.3
Tim Southee c D Silva b L Kumara 1 (2) Lahiru Kumara to Tim Southee, no run, c D Silva b L Kumara, Caught out!!, fulltoss, on the stumps, Tim Southee plays lofted pull, down the track of the backfoot to the point where Dhananjaya de Silva completes catch. Gone.
1
68.2
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep cover for 1 run
2
68.1
Lahiru Kumara to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep cover for 2 run
End of over 68 (5 runs)
Kane Williamson 111 (186)
Tim Southee 1 (1)
New Zealand 270/6
Asitha Fernando 18-4-56-3
Kasun Rajitha 17-5-60-1
1
67.6
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep cover for 1 run
0
67.5
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!!, good length, off stump, Kane Williamson plays of the frontfoot, left the ball.
2
67.4
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep mid wicket for 2 run
1
67.3
Asitha Fernando to Tim Southee, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Tim Southee plays drive, of the frontfoot to deep square leg for 1 run
w
67.2
Michael Bracewell c (sub C Karunaratne) b A Fernando 10 (11) Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell, no run, c (sub C Karunaratne) b A Fernando, Caught out!!, good length, on the stumps, Michael Bracewell plays lofted pull, of the backfoot to the point where Chamika Karunaratne completes catch. Gone.
1
67.1
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 67 (12 runs)
Michael Bracewell 10 (10)
Kane Williamson 107 (182)
New Zealand 265/5
Kasun Rajitha 17-5-60-1
Asitha Fernando 17-4-51-2
4
66.6
Kasun Rajitha to Michael Bracewell, Four, , good length, on the stumps, Michael Bracewell plays the along the ground pull, of the backfoot to the long on for four
1
66.5
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, 1 run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to deep cover for 1 run
2
66.4
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays pull, of the backfoot to deep cover for 2 run
2
66.3
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays drive, of the frontfoot to long on for 2 run
0
66.2
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, no run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the backfoot
2
66.1
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, of the frontfoot to deep square leg for 2 run
1wd
66.1
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, 1 wide, , full length, leg stump, Kane Williamson plays on the backfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, left the ball.
End of over 66 (5 runs)
Michael Bracewell 6 (9)
Kane Williamson 100 (177)
New Zealand 253/5
Asitha Fernando 17-4-51-2
Lahiru Kumara 14-3-54-0
0
65.6
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell, no run, dot ball!!, good length, leg stump, Michael Bracewell plays of the backfoot, left the ball.
Match Details
Date
2023-03-08 22:00 PM
Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss
New Zealand elected to bowl
Umpires
  • Chris Gaffaney
  • Michael Gough
Tv Umpires
  • Richard Illingworth
Match Referee
  • Richie Richardson