The
Sri Lanka men's cricket team toured New Zealand in March and April 2023 to play two
Test, three
One Day International
One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...
(ODI) and three
Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...
(T20I) matches. The Test matches formed part of the
2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship and the ODI series formed part of the inaugural
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.
New Zealand won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand won the ODI series by the same margin, with the second game being abandoned due to rain.
The first T20I ended in a
tie, with Sri Lanka winning the match in the
super over. New Zealand won the second T20I by 9 wickets, and levelled the series 1–1. New Zealand went on to win the third T20I by 4 wickets, and take the series 2–1.
Squads
On 12 March 2023,
Doug Bracewell was added to the New Zealand's squad for the second Test. On the same day, New Zealand's
Neil Wagner was ruled out of second Test due to an injury.
Finn Allen,
Lockie Ferguson and
Glenn Phillips were selected in the New Zealand's ODI squad only for the first ODI, while
Mark Chapman,
Ben Lister and
Henry Nicholls only for the last two ODIs. On 18 March 2023,
Rachin Ravindra replaced
Michael Bracewell, who was released from the New Zealand's ODI squad to join
Royal Challengers Bangalore for the
2023 Indian Premier League. On 23 March 2023, New Zealand's
Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of the first ODI due to hamstring injury, with Lister named as his replacement.
Tour match
Test series
1st Test
The final day of the match started with New Zealand on 28/1, needing a total of 285 runs to win. The play of the day was reduced to 53 overs because of rain. In a dramatic finish, New Zealand tied the score with two balls remaining, and scored the winning run by running a
bye on the final ball.
2nd Test
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
Notes
References
External links
Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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