Sri Lanka vs New Zealand

Tim Southee makes an early breakthrough after some probing Black Caps bowling against Sri Lanka.

It’s all one-way traffic according the bookmakers. Day one on Thursday is predicted to be partly cloudy with potential showers either side of lunchtime, and a maximum of 25C. The Black Caps have won five of the last six, and 11 in total at home against Sri Lanka. * The first was an even bigger shock: defeat at home to Bangladesh.

A Look at how the cricket fans in India, UK and US can watch the first Test of the two match Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test match will be broadcast live on ESPN and viewers can watch online via ESPN+. New Zealand vs Sri Lanak 1st Test match will be broadcast live on BT Sport and viewers can watch online via the BT Sport app or website. The Kiwis and the current World Test Championship maize holders are out of contention from playing the WTC final whereas the series is extremely important for the Sri Lankan lions if they at least want to give them a chance to play the final of the most awaited tournament.

New Zealand (probable): 1 Tom Latham, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Kane Williamson, 4 Henry Nicholls, 5 Daryl Mitchell, 6 Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), 7 Michael Bracewell, ...

The game will be broadcast and streamed live on Spark Sport and the Spark Sport app. Sri Lanka’s most recent win here, 17 years ago, came at the Basin when Lasith Malinga (5-68 and 2-62) and Mutiah Muralidaran (4-31 and 6-87) were too hard to handle along with impressive knocks by Kumar Sangakkara (156) in the first innings and a Chamara Silva (152) in the second innings led to a 217-run victory. They last played a test series here in 2018, with the first test at the Basin finishing in a draw in which Tom Latham made 264 not out, before the Black Caps won the second test in Christchurch by 423 runs, Latham made 176 and Henry Nicholls 162. Sri Lanka need to win the series 2-0 to have a chance to make the World Test Championship final at the Oval in June. Tom Latham has scored 927 runs against Sri Lanka with an average of 77.25, with four of his 13 test hundreds scored against them. The ACC will be covering every ball live on Spark Sport from 2pm each day. 31-year-old Prabath Jayasuriya has only three tests to his name, all played at Galle last July, so he might be a different prospect away from home but he’s carved out a cracking record so far - 29 wickets at 20.37. But they need India to lose or draw the final test against Australia starting today. Sri Lanka have a solid but not amazing CV over the 2021-23 WTC window (beat West Indies 2-0, lost to India 2-0, beat Bangladesh 1-0, drew with Australia 1-1, drew with Pakistan 1-1). They are set to be the first team he has scored more than 1000 runs against. They have played 12 tests in the World Test Championship window, the fewest of any team along with Bangladesh. Live updates of the first test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka.

It might turn out to be an interesting series if India lose their final Test against Australia in the context of the World Test Championship.

The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.) The starting time of the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is 03:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). The NZ vs SL 1st Test will be played at Hagley Oval in Christchurch from March 09 (Thursday).

New Zealand and Sri Lanka are all in readiness of resuming their Test rivalry after more than three and a half years with an imminent two-match series ...

Fans, living in New Zealand, will be able to watch this series on Spark Sport. As a result, streaming giant Amazon Prime Video will come to the rescue of Indian fans by live streaming all the matches on its impeccable platform. New Zealand, meanwhile, would be looking to win their fourth consecutive Test series against Sri Lanka at home.

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Sri Lanka’s most recent win here, 17 years ago, came at the Basin when Lasith Malinga (5-68 and 2-62) and Mutiah Muralidaran (4-31 and 6-87) were too hard to handle along with impressive knocks by Kumar Sangakkara (156) in the first innings and a Chamara Silva (152) in the second innings led to a 217-run victory. The game will be broadcast and streamed live on Spark Sport and the Spark Sport app. They last played a test series here in 2018, with the first test at the Basin finishing in a draw in which Tom Latham made 264 not out, before the Black Caps won the second test in Christchurch by 423 runs, Latham made 176 and Henry Nicholls 162. Sri Lanka need to win the series 2-0 to have a chance to make the World Test Championship final at the Oval in June. Tom Latham has scored 927 runs against Sri Lanka with an average of 77.25, with four of his 13 test hundreds scored against them. The ACC will be covering every ball live on Spark Sport from 2pm each day. 31-year-old Prabath Jayasuriya has only three tests to his name, all played at Galle last July, so he might be a different prospect away from home but he’s carved out a cracking record so far - 29 wickets at 20.37. But they need India to lose or draw the final test against Australia starting today. Sri Lanka have a solid but not amazing CV over the 2021-23 WTC window (beat West Indies 2-0, lost to India 2-0, beat Bangladesh 1-0, drew with Australia 1-1, drew with Pakistan 1-1). They are set to be the first team he has scored more than 1000 runs against. They have played 12 tests in the World Test Championship window, the fewest of any team along with Bangladesh. All you need to know ahead of the first test between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka.

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36.4 Mitchell to Mathews, no run, shapes away a bit from outside off, Mathews dabs it gently towards the off-side and sets off for a single. Both of them found that out as they departed in quick succession - the former was done in by the sharp movement off the deck whereas the latter fell into a trap. Mendis and Karunaratne were mixing caution with aggression to perfection but you are never really in as a batter on this pitch. 37.1 Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, seams away from a good length with bounce, Chandimal is in two minds whether to play or leave. It's gotten a bit dark too and the groundstaff were already preparing themselves on the sidelines even before the umps called for them. Here come the players and the umpires.

CRR: 4.31. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Angelo Mathews*, 0(7), 0, 0, 0. Dinesh Chandimal, 0(8), 0, 0, 0. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Tim Southee*, 14, 6, 38, 2.

47.2 Tickner to Chandimal, 3 runs, short and wide, sits up nicely for Chandimal to punch off the back foot. This was a very full inswinger, trapped Mathews on the front pad and the excitement was understandable from the Kiwis. 49.3 Tickner to Chandimal, FOUR, ramped over the cordon! 49.5 Tickner to Chandimal, FOUR, three in a row and this is the best of the lot! 49.4 Tickner to Chandimal, FOUR, Tickner continues to get a pasting! Sharp nip-backer from Tickner, gets lift off the pitch too and Chandimal is cramped on the back foot as he looks to work across the line.

Sri Lanka go in with three seamers and have picked Prabath Jayasuriya as their spinner. Dhananjaya de Silva is a potential fifth-bowling option. New Zealand: 1 ...

A ball nipping back off a good length had seen him struck in front of middle on the back pad. Mathews would stay a bit longer alongside Dhananjaya, before he too edged one to first slip, one ball after becoming the third Sri Lankan to reach 7,000 Test runs. Mendis' aggression coincided with New Zealand's seamers losing the lengths that had served them so well in the early part of the morning. That however brought Mendis to the crease, and Sri Lanka's approach was transformed. [Dhananjaya de Silva](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dhananjaya-de-silva-465793)was at the crease unbeaten on 39, with [Kasun Rajitha](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kasun-rajitha-499594)alongside him on 16. However the persistence of [Tim Southee](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tim-southee-232364)and Matt Henry, who picked up five wickets between them, ensured the visitors would at no point run away with proceedings.

Stumps Sri Lanka 305 for 6 (Mendis 87, Karunaratne 50, Southee 3-44) vs New Zealand. Impressive knocks from almost the entirety of the Sri Lankan top order, ...

A ball nipping back off a good length had seen him struck in front of middle on the back pad. Mathews would stay a bit longer alongside Dhananjaya, before he too edged one to first slip, one ball after becoming the third Sri Lankan to reach 7,000 Test runs. Mendis' aggression coincided with New Zealand's seamers losing the lengths that had served them so well in the early part of the morning. That however brought Mendis to the crease, and Sri Lanka's approach was transformed. [Dhananjaya de Silva](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dhananjaya-de-silva-465793)was at the crease unbeaten on 39, with [Kasun Rajitha](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/kasun-rajitha-499594)alongside him on 16. However the persistence of [Tim Southee](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tim-southee-232364)and Matt Henry, who picked up five wickets between them, ensured the visitors would at no point run away with proceedings.

Black Caps' chances of running through the Sri Lanka tail foiled as light meters rule out further day 1 play.

It’s all one-way traffic according the bookmakers. Day one on Thursday is predicted to be partly cloudy with potential showers either side of lunchtime, and a maximum of 25C. The Black Caps have won five of the last six, and 11 in total at home against Sri Lanka. * The first was an even bigger shock: defeat at home to Bangladesh.

Mendis made 87 and Sri Lanka Dimuth captain Karunaratne 50 in a critical partnership which helped tip the first day in Sri Lanka's favor.

The technique applied by Mendis and Karunaratne in the conditions was exemplary. Chandimal, especially, liked to drive, and one through cover was probably the best shot of the day. Sri Lanka lost an early wicket and had scored only 27 runs at the end of a watchful first hour. He was 39. The ball beat the bat occasionally, but the batting side got on top as New Zealand wasted its reviews on speculative appeals. Sri Lanka was sent in after losing what seemed an important toss.

It was a positive day at the batting crease for Sri Lanka, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the two-test ...

It was a positive day at the batting crease for the south Asians, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the two-test series and Australia deny India victory in the fourth test in Ahmedabad. It was a positive day at the batting crease for Sri Lanka, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the two-test series and Australia deny India victory in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad.

Mendis, Karunaratne, Mathews, Chandimal and de Silva refused to buckle down, and that's not happened often.

Given the long tail, and the lack of experience in Sri Lanka's attack (which New Zealand are very capable of exploiting), 305 for 6 is not an outstanding first-day score. Collectively, they refused to collapse even in the face of probing bowling (mostly from Tim Southee and Matt Henry), as they often have in seaming conditions. [Dhananjaya de Silva](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dhananjaya-de-silva-465793)manufactured boundaries wherever he could, as he batted in the company of Kasun Rajitha towards the end of the day. [Dinesh Chandimal](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dinesh-chandimal-300628)preferred the off side, hitting each of his six boundaries in that direction. [Angelo Mathews](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/angelo-mathews-49764)waited for the shorter deliveries, scoring 38 of his 47 runs through the leg side, having also clipped a couple of boundaries off his pads. Had Sri Lanka's batters done the work to figure out the whereabouts of their off stump before they started a Test on foreign soil?

It was a positive day at the batting crease for the south Asians, who can reach the World Test Championship final if they sweep the Black Caps in the ...

Luckily, New Zealand had no need of one when spin-bowling all-rounder Michael Bracewell rapped wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella on the pads late in the day. Southee also had opener Oshada Fernando caught down the leg-side for 13 and Dinesh Chandimal caught in the slips for 39 to be the pick of the bowlers on a frustrating day for the hosts. Southee burned all of New Zealand’s reviews over the course of a day punctured by short interruptions from drizzle and gloom.

At stumps on day one Sri Lanka were 305-6 from 75 overs bowled. After being sent in to bat on a green Hagley Oval pitch, the Sri Lanka batters absorbed the ...

Sri Lanka still have an outside chance of making the test championship final against Australia, as long as they beat New Zealand 2-nil and India fail to beat Australia in the final match of their current series. The introduction of spin late in the game got Michael Bracewell a wicket as New Zealand tried to stop Sri Lanka piling on the runs. After being sent in to bat on a green Hagley Oval pitch, the Sri Lanka batters absorbed the pressure from the New Zealand's four-pronged pace attack for the first hour of the day before the visitors took control of the remainder of the session putting on 120 runs for the loss of one wicket at the lunch break.

The on-driving prowess of Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis; the reassuring thud of a 156g leather sphere into the cocoon of Tom Blundell's gloves; the ...

The Black Caps have work to do. That’s only been helped by a traditional pitch full of pace, bounce and carry. Regardless, the incumbents have a nucleus with the capacity to inspire. Stay ahead of the gameGet the day's sports headlines straight to your inbox. Perhaps best of all was the context of the contest. [The opening day of the New Zealand-Sri Lanka test cricket series delivered much to savour.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/black-caps-sri-lanka-tourists-take-control-of-first-test-after-tim-southee-reaches-milestone/VFR66C7NABBNHKK3P5ONCGNJYE/)

NZ vs SL, 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates ·! We are back for New Zealand's reply. Sri Lankan players are seen in a huddle near the ropes. ·! ... SECOND INNINGS ...

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 2 Live Score Updates: Sri Lanka have been all over New Zealand on Day 2 of the ongoing 1st Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. [1st Test, Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 2 Test Series, 2023, Mar 09, 2023Day 2 Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). [(LIVE SCORECARD)](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/nz-vs-sl-scorecard-live-cricket-score-sri-lanka-in-new-zealand-2-test-series-2023-1st-test-nzsl03092023213914) [Kusal Mendis](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/64307-kusal-mendis-playerprofile) shone with an 87-run knock, while [Dimuth Karunaratne](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/1457-dimuth-karunaratne-playerprofile) scored 50. Tim Southee bagged five wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled oout for 355 on Day 2.

CRR: 2.21. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Tom Latham*, 39(102), 4, 0, 38.24. Henry Nicholls, 2(5), 0, 0, 40. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Asitha Fernando*, 11.2, 4, 18 ...

48.1 Dhananjaya to Mitchell, 3 runs, flatter and on leg stump, Mitchell tucks this towards square leg and they pinch a quick single. 49.3 P Jayasuriya to Mitchell, 1 run, stifled appeal for LBW but this came entirely off the bat. The latter was particularly troubled by Rajitha but he has grinded it out. He tried to keep it out but was done for pace and the minimal movement. What a day this is turning out to be the Lankans! It needed something special to dislodge Latham particularly as he was well set at the crease.

CRR: 3.96. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Prabath Jayasuriya*, 12(25), 0, 0, 48. Lahiru Kumara, 4(8), 1, 0, 50. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

3.6 Asitha Fernando to Latham, no run, play and a miss! 5.5 Asitha Fernando to Latham, no run, the SL bowlers have been quite wasteful with the new ball thus far. That was always going to be the factor. Ball tracking shows it to be pitching outside leg. The ump didn't think it did and ball tracking confirms the same. SL did manage to add 50 to their overnight score to get to a more than handy total.

CRR: 2.45. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Daryl Mitchell*, 17(31), 1, 1, 54.84. Tom Latham, 55(131), 6, 0, 41.98. Bowling, O, M, R, W.

Sharp nip backer and Blundell is caught on the crease trying to play down the wrong line. Goes fishing at a delivery that angles in and then straightens off the deck Fizzes over the blade Excellent running to make this into a three 58.2 Rajitha to Blundell, out Caught by Dickwella!! Mathews gives chase from mid-off and hauls it back in.