Sri Lankan Cricket Team In New Zealand In 2022–23
The Sri Lanka men's cricket team toured New Zealand in March and April 2023 to play two Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (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.
| Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2022–23 | |||
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| New Zealand | Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 9 March – 8 April 2023 | ||
| Captains | Tim Southee (Tests) Tom Latham (ODIs & T20Is) | Dimuth Karunaratne (Tests) Dasun Shanaka (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kane Williamson (337) | Dimuth Karunaratne (207) | |
| Most wickets | Matt Henry (11) | Asitha Fernando (7) | |
| Player of the series | Kane Williamson (NZ) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Will Young (112) | Pathum Nissanka (66) | |
| Most wickets | Henry Shipley (8) | Chamika Karunaratne (4) Lahiru Kumara (4) | |
| Player of the series | Henry Shipley (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Tim Seifert (167) | Kusal Perera (121) | |
| Most wickets | Adam Milne (7) | Lahiru Kumara (3) Pramod Madushan (3) | |
| Player of the series | Tim Seifert (NZ) | ||
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
4–5 March 2023 Scorecard |
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- Toss uncontested, Sri Lanka batted first.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
Test series
1st Test
9–13 March 2023 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- 15 overs of play was lost on day 1 due to rain.
- 37 overs of play was lost on day 5 due to rain.
- Angelo Mathews became the third cricketer from Sri Lanka to score 7,000 runs in Tests.
- Dinesh Chandimal became the eleventh cricketer from Sri Lanka to score 5,000 runs in Tests.
- As a result of this match, India qualified for the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship Final, while Sri Lanka were eliminated.
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, Sri Lanka 0.
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
17–21 March 2023 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- 48 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
- Nishan Madushka (SL) made his Test debut.
- Kane Williamson became the first cricketer from New Zealand to score 8,000 runs in Tests.
- Kane Williamson became the leading century scorer for New Zealand in international cricket (41).
- Henry Nicholls (NZ) scored his first double century in Tests.
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 12, Sri Lanka 0.
ODI series
1st ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Chad Bowes and Rachin Ravindra (NZ) both made their ODI debuts.
- Henry Shipley (NZ) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
- This was Sri Lanka's lowest total against New Zealand in ODIs.
- This was New Zealand's biggest victory in terms of runs against Sri Lanka in ODIs.
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Sri Lanka −1.
2nd ODI
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 5, Sri Lanka 5.
3rd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- World Cup Super League points: New Zealand 10, Sri Lanka 0.
T20I series
1st T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Chad Bowes and Henry Shipley (NZ) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- Kim Cotton (NZ) became the first woman to stand as an on-field umpire in a men's T20I between full members.
- Adam Milne (NZ) took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.
3rd T20I
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first T20I match to be played at this venue.
Statistics
Most runs (Test)
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 337 | Kane Williamson |  | 3 | 168.50 | 215 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 222 | Henry Nicholls | | 3 | 111.00 | 200* | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 207 | Dimuth Karunaratne |  | 4 | 51.75 | 89 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 200 | Daryl Mitchell | | 3 | 66.66 | 102 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 191 | Dhananjaya de Silva | | 4 | 63.66 | 98 | 0 | |
| Last Updated: 08 April 2023 | ||||||||
Most wickets (Test)
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | 5w |
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| 1 | 11 | Tim Southee | | 4 | 5/64 | 17.63 | 2.03 | 1 |
| Matt Henry | 4/80 | 23.09 | 2.46 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | Blair Tickner | | 4 | 4/100 | 38.50 | 3.81 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Asitha Fernando | | 3 | 4/85 | 36.85 | 3.46 | |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Bracewell | | 4 | 3/50 | 32.33 | 2.98 | |
| 5 | 5 | Kasun Rajitha | | 3 | 2/104 | 58.00 | 3.62 | |
| Last Updated: 08 April 2023 | ||||||||
Most runs (ODI)
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | 100 | 50 |
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| 1 | 112 | Will Young | | 2 | 112.00 | 86* | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 66 | Pathum Nissanka | | 2 | 33.00 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 53 | Daryl Mitchell | | 26.50 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 51 | Finn Allen | 1 | 51.00 | 51 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 49 | Rachin Ravindra | 49.00 | 49 | 0 | |||
| Last Updated: 10 April 2023 | ||||||||
Most wickets (ODI)
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
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| 1 | 8 | Henry Shipley | | 2 | 5/31 | 7.87 | 4.06 | |
| 2 | 5 | Daryl Mitchell | | 2 | 3/32 | 8.80 | 4.40 | |
| 3 | 4 | Chamika Karunaratne | | 4/43 | 17.25 | 4.98 | ||
| Lahiru Kumara | 2/39 | 21.25 | 4.81 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | Matt Henry | | 3/14 | 8.66 | 1.62 | ||
| Kasun Rajitha | | 2/38 | 27.33 | 4.96 | ||||
| Last Updated: 10 April 2023 | ||||||||
Most runs (T20I)
| Rank | Runs | Player | Teams | Innings | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 50 |
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| 1 | 167 | Tim Seifert | | 3 | 83.50 | 88 | 177.65 | 2 |
| 2 | 121 | Kusal Perera | | 3 | 60.50 | 53* | 123.46 | 1 |
| 3 | 108 | Kusal Mendis | 36.00 | 73 | 174.19 | |||
| 4 | 94 | Charith Asalanka | 31.33 | 67 | 142.42 | |||
| 5 | 81 | Daryl Mitchell | | 2 | 40.50 | 66 | 135.00 | |
| Last Updated: 10 April 2023 | ||||||||
Most wickets (T20I)
| Rank | Wickets | Player | Teams | Innings | Best | Average | Economy | |
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| 1 | 7 | Adam Milne | | 3 | 5/26 | 14.00 | 8.16 | |
| 2 | 5 | Ben Lister | | 3 | 2/26 | 21.20 | 8.83 | |
| 3 | 3 | Lahiru Kumara | | 1 | 3/38 | 12.66 | 9.91 | |
| Jimmy Neesham | | 3 | 2/30 | 24.00 | 9.00 | |||
| Pramod Madushan | | 2/37 | 32.00 | 9.60 | ||||
| Last Updated: 10 April 2023 | ||||||||
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