New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live Score and Commentary, 1st Test, NZ vs SL, 9 March, 2023
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Hagley Oval
373/10 (107.3 ov) & 285/8 (70 ov)
355/10 (92.4 ov) & 302/10 (105.3 ov)
New Zealand won by 2 wickets
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Player of the match
Daryl Mitchell,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Williamson | 121 | 194 | 11 | 1 | 62.37 |
| Neil Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Asitha Fernando | 19 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 3.30 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 15 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 4.07 |
New Zealand won by 2 wickets
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Commentary
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| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Key Stats
- Partnership: 5 run (0.3 ov): Kane Williamson: 5 (3), Neil Wagner: 0 (0)
- Last Bat: Matt Henry 4(3) - runout (A Fernando / K Rajitha)
- Fall of Wickets: 9 - 1 Devon Conway, 50 - 2 Tom Latham, 90 - 3 Henry Nicholls, 232 - 4 Daryl Mitchell, 238 - 5 Tom Blundell, 266 - 6 Michael Bracewell, 273 - 7 Tim Southee, 280 - 8 Matt Henry
- Reviews Remaining: New Zealand - 3 of 3, Sri Lanka - 3 of 3
- Toss: New Zealand elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 1st Test
- Series: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
- Date: Thursday, March 09, 2023
- Time: 03:30 AM
- Venue: Hagley Oval
- City: Christchurch
- Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV))
- Referee: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Asitha Fernando to Michael Bracewell, no run, dot ball!!, good length, leg stump, Michael Bracewell plays of the backfoot, left the ball.
End of over 66 (5 runs)
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.
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
Kasun Rajitha to Kane Williamson, no run, , good length, on the stumps, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot on the backfoot
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
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
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
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
End of over 67 (12 runs)
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
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.
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
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
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!!, good length, off stump, Kane Williamson plays of the frontfoot, left the ball.
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
End of over 68 (5 runs)
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
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
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.
Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry, 1 run, , good length, leg stump, Matt Henry plays flick, of the backfoot to deep cover for 1 run
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
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
End of over 69 (7 runs)
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
Asitha Fernando to Matt Henry, 1 run, , good length, off stump, Matt Henry plays drive, of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
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..
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
Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, no run, dot ball!!, back of length, off stump, Kane Williamson plays of the frontfoot, left the ball.
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
End of over 70 (8 runs)