Scorecards / 2023 / Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Test match · Sri Lanka tour of New ZealandSri Lanka v New Zealand: Test scorecard, 9 Mar 2023
New Zealand won by 2 wickets. 9 Mar 2023, Hagley Oval, Christchurch, Christchurch.
Result
Runs per over- Hagley Oval, Christchurch, ChristchurchSri Lanka 355(92.4 ov) New Zealand 373(107.3 ov) Sri Lanka 302(105.3 ov) New Zealand 285/8(70 ov)
New Zealand won by 2 wickets
Sri Lanka first innings
355 (92.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOP Fernandoc TA Blundell b TG Southee | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 41.9 |
| FDM Karunaratnec TWM Latham b MJ Henry | 50 | 87 | 7 | 0 | 57.5 |
| BKG Mendislbw b TG Southee | 87 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 104.8 |
| AD Mathewsc DJ Mitchell b MJ Henry | 47 | 98 | 6 | 1 | 48.0 |
| LD Chandimalc TWM Latham b TG Southee | 39 | 64 | 6 | 0 | 60.9 |
| DM de Silvac TA Blundell b TG Southee | 46 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 78.0 |
| N Dickwellalbw b MG Bracewell | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 53.8 |
| CAK Rajithac KS Williamson b MJ Henry | 22 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 56.4 |
| NGRP Jayasuriyac TA Blundell b MJ Henry | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 32.5 |
| CBRLS Kumaranot out | 13 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 40.6 |
| AM Fernandolbw b TG Southee | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 0, lb 6, w 2, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 355 (92.4 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (BOP Fernando, 6.5 ov); 2-151 (BKG Mendis, 32.5 ov); 3-151 (FDM Karunaratne, 33.4 ov); 4-233 (LD Chandimal, 57.1 ov); 5-260 (AD Mathews, 63.5 ov); 6-268 (N Dickwella, 67.4 ov); 7-316 (DM de Silva, 76.2 ov); 8-331 (CAK Rajitha, 81.4 ov); 9-336 (NGRP Jayasuriya, 87.6 ov); 10-355 (AM Fernando, 92.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG Southee | 26.4 | 10 | 64 | 5 | 2.40 |
| MJ Henry | 26 | 8 | 80 | 4 | 3.08 |
| BM Tickner | 20 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 5.15 |
| N Wagner | 10 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 6.80 |
| DJ Mitchell | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2.43 |
| MG Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5.67 |
New Zealand first innings
373 (107.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWM Lathamb AM Fernando | 67 | 144 | 7 | 0 | 46.5 |
| DP Conwaylbw b AM Fernando | 30 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 34.1 |
| KS Williamsonc FDM Karunaratne b CBRLS Kumara | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| HM Nichollsc CAK Rajitha b CBRLS Kumara | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| DJ Mitchellc N Dickwella b CBRLS Kumara | 102 | 193 | 6 | 2 | 52.8 |
| TA Blundellc N Dickwella b CAK Rajitha | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 |
| MG Bracewellc N Dickwella b NGRP Jayasuriya | 25 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 43.9 |
| TG Southeec CBRLS Kumara b CAK Rajitha | 25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 125.0 |
| MJ Henryb AM Fernando | 72 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 96.0 |
| N Wagnerc DM de Silva b AM Fernando | 27 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 112.5 |
| BM Ticknernot out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| Extras | 13 (b 4, lb 6, w 3, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 373 (107.3 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (DP Conway, 28.4 ov); 2-70 (KS Williamson, 31.6 ov); 3-76 (HM Nicholls, 35.1 ov); 4-134 (TWM Latham, 50.1 ov); 5-151 (TA Blundell, 58.2 ov); 6-188 (MG Bracewell, 75.3 ov); 7-235 (TG Southee, 82.6 ov); 8-291 (DJ Mitchell, 97.4 ov); 9-360 (MJ Henry, 105.5 ov); 10-373 (N Wagner, 107.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAK Rajitha | 31 | 10 | 104 | 2 | 3.35 |
| AM Fernando | 29.3 | 5 | 85 | 4 | 2.88 |
| CBRLS Kumara | 25 | 5 | 76 | 3 | 3.04 |
| DM de Silva | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3.78 |
| AD Mathews | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6.00 |
| NGRP Jayasuriya | 10 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 4.60 |
Sri Lanka second innings
302 (105.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOP Fernandoc TA Blundell b BM Tickner | 28 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 53.8 |
| FDM Karunaratnec HM Nicholls b BM Tickner | 17 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 37.8 |
| BKG Mendisc MG Bracewell b BM Tickner | 14 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 25.5 |
| AD Mathewsc TA Blundell b MJ Henry | 115 | 235 | 11 | 0 | 48.9 |
| NGRP Jayasuriyac TA Blundell b BM Tickner | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 |
| LD Chandimalb TG Southee | 42 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 39.3 |
| DM de Silvanot out | 47 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 64.4 |
| N Dickwellac TA Blundell b MJ Henry | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| CAK Rajithalbw b MJ Henry | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| CBRLS Kumararun out (KS Williamson/MJ Henry) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 133.3 |
| AM Fernandoc KS Williamson b TG Southee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 11 (b 4, lb 3, w 4, nb 0) | ||||
| Total | 302 (105.3 overs) | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (FDM Karunaratne, 11.4 ov); 2-47 (BOP Fernando, 17.6 ov); 3-81 (BKG Mendis, 33.4 ov); 4-95 (NGRP Jayasuriya, 45.6 ov); 5-200 (LD Chandimal, 82.2 ov); 6-260 (AD Mathews, 94.5 ov); 7-266 (N Dickwella, 96.3 ov); 8-288 (CAK Rajitha, 102.3 ov); 9-298 (CBRLS Kumara, 104.1 ov); 10-302 (AM Fernando, 105.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TG Southee | 26.3 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 2.15 |
| MJ Henry | 28 | 5 | 71 | 3 | 2.54 |
| BM Tickner | 28 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 3.57 |
| N Wagner | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 |
| DJ Mitchell | 12 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 2.58 |
| MG Bracewell | 8 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.38 |
New Zealand second innings
285/8 (70 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWM Lathamb NGRP Jayasuriya | 24 | 80 | 3 | 0 | 30.0 |
| DP Conwayc & b CAK Rajitha | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.3 |
| KS Williamsonnot out | 121 | 194 | 11 | 1 | 62.4 |
| HM Nichollsc BKG Mendis b NGRP Jayasuriya | 20 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 |
| DJ Mitchellb AM Fernando | 81 | 86 | 3 | 4 | 94.2 |
| TA Blundellb AM Fernando | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 |
| MG Bracewellc C Karunaratne b AM Fernando | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 90.9 |
| TG Southeec DM de Silva b CBRLS Kumara | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| MJ Henryrun out (CAK Rajitha/AM Fernando) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.3 |
| N Wagnerdid not face a ball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | 16 (b 5, lb 4, w 6, nb 1) | ||||
| Total | 285/8 (70 overs) | ||||
Did not bat: BM Tickner
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (DP Conway, 4.6 ov); 2-50 (TWM Latham, 27.2 ov); 3-90 (HM Nicholls, 35.4 ov); 4-232 (DJ Mitchell, 61.5 ov); 5-238 (TA Blundell, 63.3 ov); 6-266 (MG Bracewell, 67.2 ov); 7-273 (TG Southee, 68.3 ov); 8-280 (MJ Henry, 69.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAK Rajitha | 17 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 3.53 |
| AM Fernando | 19 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 3.32 |
| NGRP Jayasuriya | 19 | 1 | 92 | 2 | 4.84 |
| CBRLS Kumara | 15 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 4.07 |
Match summary
Sri Lanka played New Zealand in a men's Test match at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, Christchurch on 9 March 2023 (to 13 March 2023), part of Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand. New Zealand won by 2 wickets.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
DJ Mitchell was named player of the match.
On 9 March 2023 the on-field umpires were CB Gaffaney and MA Gough, with RB Richardson as match referee.
How the innings went
Sri Lanka made 355 in 92.4 overs. BKG Mendis top-scored with 87 from 83 balls, including 16 fours and 0 sixes. TG Southee took 5 for 64. The biggest stand before a wicket was 137 runs between BKG Mendis and FDM Karunaratne.
New Zealand made 373 in 107.3 overs. DJ Mitchell top-scored with 102 from 193 balls, including 6 fours and 2 sixes. AM Fernando took 4 for 85. The biggest stand before a wicket was 69 runs between MJ Henry and N Wagner.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka scored 302 in 105.3 overs. AD Mathews top-scored with 115 from 235 balls, including 11 fours and 0 sixes. BM Tickner took 4 for 100. The biggest stand before a wicket was 105 runs between LD Chandimal and AD Mathews.
In their second innings, New Zealand scored 285/8 in 70 overs. KS Williamson top-scored with 121 from 194 balls, including 11 fours and 1 sixes. AM Fernando took 3 for 63. The biggest stand before a wicket was 142 runs between DJ Mitchell and KS Williamson.
Extras
Sri Lanka's innings of 355 in 92.4 overs included 8 extras: 2 wides, 0 no-balls, 0 byes and 6 leg byes. New Zealand's innings of 373 in 107.3 overs included 13 extras: 3 wides, 0 no-balls, 4 byes and 6 leg byes. Sri Lanka's innings of 302 in 105.3 overs included 11 extras: 4 wides, 0 no-balls, 4 byes and 3 leg byes. New Zealand's innings of 285/8 in 70 overs included 16 extras: 6 wides, 1 no-balls, 5 byes and 4 leg byes.
Questions and answers
Who won Sri Lanka v New Zealand on 9 March 2023?
New Zealand won by 2 wickets.
Who top-scored in Sri Lanka v New Zealand?
KS Williamson scored 121 from 194 balls for New Zealand, the highest score of the match.
Who took the most wickets in Sri Lanka v New Zealand?
TG Southee, with 5 for 64.
What was the highest partnership?
142 runs between DJ Mitchell and KS Williamson for New Zealand.
Who won the toss?
New Zealand, who chose to field.
Where was Sri Lanka v New Zealand played?
At Hagley Oval, Christchurch, Christchurch, on 9 March 2023.