Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand

Stumps Sri Lanka 305 for 6 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 3-44) vs New ZealandImpressive knocks from almost the entirety of the Sri Lankan top order, particularly Kusal Mendis, gave Sri Lanka a promising start in their pursuit of an…

New Zealand 373 (Mitchell 102, Henry 72, Asitha 4-85) and 285 for 8 (Williamson 121*, Mitchell 81, Asitha 3-63) beat Sri Lanka 355 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 5-64, Henry 4-80) and 302 (Mathews 115, Tickner 4-100) by two wicketsNew…

Toss New Zealand opt to bowl v Sri LankaSri Lanka will bat first for the third straight game after New Zealand won the toss and put them in once more.With the series on the line there's one change each for both sides. Matt Henry comes in…

New Zealand have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the second T20, at University Oval in Dunedin, as they attempt to level the T20I series against Sri Lanka.The hosts are unchanged from the side that lost in a Super Over to Sri Lanka…

Sri Lanka 196 for 5 (Asalanka 67, Perera 53, Neesham 2-30) tied with New Zealand 196 for 8 (Mitchell 66, Chapman 33, Hasaranga 2-30)Super Over Sri Lanka 12 beat New Zealand 8Ish Sodhi's last-ball six tied the game after Dasun Shanaka looked…

Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat against New ZealandSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, on what captain Dasun Shanaka felt should be a good batting track in the third ODI in Hamilton. New Zealand captain Tom Latham…

Unrelenting rain in Christchurch meant that the second ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was washed out without even the toss taking place. While rain had been forecast for much of the day, there had nevertheless been hope of a…

Big picture - Sri Lanka are headed for the WC qualifiersRealistically, Sri Lanka's chances of automatic qualification for this year's ODI World Cup are remote. If South Africa win their two ODIs against Netherlands, they will have 98 Super…

Toss Sri Lanka opt to bowl vs New ZealandSri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI against New Zealand. There was a little grass on the drop-in surface at Eden Park, which suggests there may be some early movement on…

Big picture: Test thrills augur wellDespite the eventual 2-0 scoreline in favour of the hosts, it's safe to say Sri Lanka might have surprised a fair few folks that tuned into the Tests in Christchurch and Wellington - okay, maybe not so…