Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2024–25
| Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2024–25 | |||
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| New Zealand | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 28 December 2024 – 11 January 2025 | ||
| Captains | Mitchell Santner | Charith Asalanka | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mark Chapman (172) | Kamindu Mendis (113) | |
| Most wickets | Matt Henry (9) | Maheesh Theekshana (7) | |
| Player of the series | Matt Henry (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Daryl Mitchell (115) | Kusal Perera (149) | |
| Most wickets | Jacob Duffy (8) | Wanindu Hasaranga (6) | |
| Player of the series | Jacob Duffy (NZ) | ||
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured New Zealand in December 2024 and January 2025 to play the New Zealand cricket team.[1][2][3][4] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[5][6] In July 2024, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024–25 home international season.[7][8]
Squads
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Tour matches
[edit]New Zealand XI played two warm-up games against touring Sri Lankan team on 23 December. One match was played in T20 format while the other match was played in T10 format.[13]
10 overs match
[edit]20 overs match
[edit]New Zealand XI
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T20I series
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Kusal Perera (SL) scored his 2,000th run and first century in T20Is.[14] He became the third Sri Lankan player to score a T20I century after Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene.[15]
- This was Sri Lanka's first victory in T20Is in New Zealand since 2006.[16]
ODI series
[edit]1st ODI
[edit]2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.
- Maheesh Theekshana (SL) took a hat-trick.[17]
3rd ODI
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia locked in for New Zealand's home summer". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Men's 2024 Future Tours Program of Sri Lanka Cricket". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Announces 2024-25 Home Cricket Schedule". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand to play England, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in home season". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka, Pakistan visits confirmed as New Zealand reveal packed summer schedule". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton to host New Zealand-England Test series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Six inbound tours confirmed for 2024/25 international summer". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Cricket announces home summer schedule for Black Caps, White Ferns". Stuff. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Jacobs earns first BLACKCAPS call-up for Sri Lanka - Hay to take T20I gloves". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Bevon Jacobs gets maiden call-up for Sri Lanka T20Is". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka ODI squad for New Zealand tour". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka name a strong squad for New Zealand T20Is". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka defeat New Zealand XI by 32 runs in warm up match". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "History! Veteran Batter Becomes First-Ever Sri Lankan To Score 2000 T20I Runs". ABP News. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "New Year, New Record! Kusal Perera Makes History, Hits Sri Lanka's First T20I Century In 14 Years". News24. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Kusal Perera's hundred gives SL their first T20I win in New Zealand since 2006". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "NZ vs SL, 2nd ODI: Maheesh Theekshana becomes seventh Sri Lanka bowler to pick hat-trick in One-Days". Sportstar. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "Matt Henry becomes second-fastest New Zealand bowler to take 150 ODI wickets, surpasses Hadlee, Southee". India TV. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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