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Test match · Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test SeriesNew Zealand v Sri Lanka: Test scorecard, 26 Dec 2014
New Zealand won by 8 wickets. 26 Dec 2014, Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
Result
Runs per over- Hagley Oval, ChristchurchNew Zealand 441(85.5 ov) Sri Lanka 138(42.4 ov) Sri Lanka 407(154 ov) New Zealand 107/2(30.4 ov)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
New Zealand first innings
441 (85.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWM Lathamc PHT Kaushal b RMS Eranga | 27 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 41.5 |
| HD Rutherfordb RAS Lakmal | 18 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 52.9 |
| KS Williamsonb KTGD Prasad | 54 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 55.1 |
| LRPL Taylorrun out (JK Silva) | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.5 |
| BB McCullumc FDM Karunaratne b PHT Kaushal | 195 | 134 | 18 | 11 | 145.5 |
| JDS Neeshamc KC Sangakkara b AD Mathews | 85 | 80 | 10 | 3 | 106.3 |
| BJ Watlinglbw b AD Mathews | 26 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 51.0 |
| MD Craignot out | 12 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 |
| TG Southeec HDRL Thirimanne b AD Mathews | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| N Wagnerc PHT Kaushal b RAS Lakmal | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| TA Boultc HAPW Jayawardene b RAS Lakmal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 13 (b 0, lb 4, w 2, nb 7) | ||||
| Total | 441 (85.5 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-37 (HD Rutherford, 13.1 ov); 2-60 (TWM Latham, 19.3 ov); 3-88 (LRPL Taylor, 23.4 ov); 4-214 (KS Williamson, 46.2 ov); 5-367 (BB McCullum, 65.5 ov); 6-420 (JDS Neesham, 74.2 ov); 7-429 (BJ Watling, 80.3 ov); 8-431 (TG Southee, 82.5 ov); 9-440 (N Wagner, 85.4 ov); 10-441 (TA Boult, 85.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 19.5 | 3 | 90 | 3 | 4.54 |
| RMS Eranga | 18 | 1 | 82 | 1 | 4.56 |
| AD Mathews | 12 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.25 |
| KTGD Prasad | 12 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 5.17 |
| PHT Kaushal | 22 | 0 | 159 | 1 | 7.23 |
| HDRL Thirimanne | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
Sri Lanka first innings
138 (42.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratnelbw b TA Boult | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| JK Silvalbw b TA Boult | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.4 |
| KC Sangakkarac TG Southee b TA Boult | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.2 |
| HDRL Thirimannec MD Craig b TG Southee | 24 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 40.7 |
| AD Mathewsc TWM Latham b N Wagner | 50 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 58.8 |
| N Dickwellac BB McCullum b TG Southee | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| HAPW Jayawardenec KS Williamson b N Wagner | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.6 |
| KTGD Prasadc BB McCullum b JDS Neesham | 18 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 |
| PHT Kaushalc KS Williamson b N Wagner | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| RMS Eranganot out | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 58.8 |
| RAS Lakmalc BB McCullum b JDS Neesham | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| Extras | 6 (b 0, lb 3, w 2, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 138 (42.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (FDM Karunaratne, 0.4 ov); 2-8 (JK Silva, 4.2 ov); 3-15 (KC Sangakkara, 8.3 ov); 4-58 (HDRL Thirimanne, 25.2 ov); 5-60 (N Dickwella, 25.6 ov); 6-88 (HAPW Jayawardene, 33.4 ov); 7-105 (AD Mathews, 35.5 ov); 8-118 (PHT Kaushal, 37.4 ov); 9-128 (KTGD Prasad, 38.6 ov); 10-138 (RAS Lakmal, 42.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Boult | 11 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2.27 |
| TG Southee | 12 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 1.42 |
| JDS Neesham | 6.4 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 4.20 |
| N Wagner | 11 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 5.45 |
| MD Craig | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.50 |
Sri Lanka second innings
407 (154 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratneb TA Boult | 152 | 363 | 17 | 0 | 41.9 |
| JK Silvac BJ Watling b TG Southee | 33 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 31.1 |
| KC Sangakkarac BJ Watling b TA Boult | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| HDRL Thirimannec BJ Watling b JDS Neesham | 25 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 |
| AD Mathewsc BJ Watling b TG Southee | 66 | 127 | 7 | 1 | 52.0 |
| N Dickwellac JDS Neesham b TA Boult | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 |
| PHT Kaushalc MD Craig b TG Southee | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 |
| HAPW Jayawardenec TG Southee b MD Craig | 23 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 60.5 |
| KTGD Prasadc LRPL Taylor b TG Southee | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.5 |
| RMS Eranganot out | 45 | 62 | 7 | 0 | 72.6 |
| RAS Lakmalc TG Southee b TA Boult | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 69.6 |
| Extras | 26 (b 4, lb 20, w 1, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 407 (154 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-85 (JK Silva, 35.6 ov); 2-94 (KC Sangakkara, 42.2 ov); 3-181 (HDRL Thirimanne, 87.5 ov); 4-277 (FDM Karunaratne, 116.3 ov); 5-287 (N Dickwella, 122.3 ov); 6-307 (PHT Kaushal, 128.4 ov); 7-320 (AD Mathews, 132.2 ov); 8-325 (KTGD Prasad, 136.4 ov); 9-348 (HAPW Jayawardene, 144.3 ov); 10-407 (RAS Lakmal, 153.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Boult | 39 | 8 | 100 | 4 | 2.56 |
| TG Southee | 37 | 8 | 91 | 4 | 2.46 |
| N Wagner | 30 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 2.53 |
| MD Craig | 38 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 2.18 |
| JDS Neesham | 8 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 3.63 |
| BB McCullum | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| KS Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
New Zealand second innings
107/2 (30.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWM Lathamc AD Mathews b PHT Kaushal | 17 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 70.8 |
| HD Rutherfordc N Dickwella b RMS Eranga | 10 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 |
| KS Williamsonnot out | 31 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 |
| LRPL Taylornot out | 39 | 63 | 6 | 0 | 61.9 |
| Extras | 10 (b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 2) | ||||
| Total | 107/2 (30.4 overs) | ||||
Did not bat: BB McCullum, JDS Neesham, BJ Watling, MD Craig, TG Southee, N Wagner, TA Boult
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (TWM Latham, 5.4 ov); 2-43 (HD Rutherford, 10.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 2.67 |
| PHT Kaushal | 13 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 3.69 |
| RMS Eranga | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2.86 |
| KTGD Prasad | 4.4 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3.64 |
Match summary
New Zealand played Sri Lanka in a men's Test match at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on 26 December 2014 (to 29 December 2014), part of Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series. New Zealand won by 8 wickets.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
BB McCullum was named player of the match.
On 26 December 2014 the on-field umpires were RK Illingworth and BNJ Oxenford, with BC Broad as match referee.
How the innings went
New Zealand made 441 in 85.5 overs. BB McCullum top-scored with 195 from 134 balls, including 18 fours and 11 sixes. AD Mathews took 3 for 39. The biggest stand before a wicket was 153 runs between BB McCullum and JDS Neesham.
Sri Lanka made 138 in 42.4 overs. AD Mathews top-scored with 50 from 85 balls, including 3 fours and 2 sixes. TA Boult took 3 for 25. The biggest stand before a wicket was 43 runs between HDRL Thirimanne and AD Mathews.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 407 in 154 overs. FDM Karunaratne top-scored with 152 from 363 balls, including 17 fours and 0 sixes. TG Southee took 4 for 91. The biggest stand before a wicket was 96 runs between FDM Karunaratne and AD Mathews.
In their second innings, New Zealand scored 107/2 in 30.4 overs. LRPL Taylor top-scored with 39 from 63 balls, including 6 fours and 0 sixes. RMS Eranga took 1 for 20.
Extras
New Zealand's innings of 441 in 85.5 overs included 13 extras: 2 wides, 7 no-balls, 0 byes and 4 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 138 in 42.4 overs included 6 extras: 2 wides, 1 no-balls, 0 byes and 3 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 407 in 154 overs included 26 extras: 1 wides, 1 no-balls, 4 byes and 20 leg byes. New Zealand's innings of 107/2 in 30.4 overs included 10 extras: 2 wides, 2 no-balls, 0 byes and 6 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won New Zealand v Sri Lanka on 26 December 2014?
New Zealand won by 8 wickets.
Who top-scored in New Zealand v Sri Lanka?
BB McCullum scored 195 from 134 balls for New Zealand, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in New Zealand v Sri Lanka?
TG Southee, with 4 for 91.
What was the highest partnership?
153 runs between BB McCullum and JDS Neesham for New Zealand.
Who won the toss?
Sri Lanka, who chose to field.
Where was New Zealand v Sri Lanka played?
At Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on 26 December 2014.