Will Young made an unbeaten 90 and shared a 93-run opening partnership with Rachin Ravindra which propelled New Zealand to a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first One-Day International Sunday and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Earlier, Matt Henry took four for 19 as New Zealand bowled out Sri Lanka for … Read more
Sri Lanka again fell short in a tough run chase as New Zealand won the second Twenty20 international by 45 runs Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The tourists were edged by eight runs chasing 172-8 in the first match two days ago and again faltered late while chasing New … Read more
Rain ruined New Zealand hopes of a consolation win against Sri Lanka after washing out the third and final one-day international on Tuesday. Sri Lanka won its fifth ODI series at home this year after beating the Black Caps in the first two rain-disrupted games. New Zealand made its most promising start in the series … Read more
Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 3rd ODI match being played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. New Zealand wins the toss and opts to bat against Sri Lanka. SQUAD Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (c), Janith Liyanage, Kamindu … Read more
Sri Lanka’s in-form batsman Kusal Mendis and three others have been given a break from the third one-day international against New Zealand, the country’s cricket board said on Monday. The host, with an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, eyes a sweep in the final match in Pallekele on Tuesday. Mendis, a wicketkeeper-batsman, has … Read more
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the 2nd T20I between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, being played in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, on Sunday. Sri Lanka will look to clean sweep the two-match T20I series against New Zealand at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on Sunday. Host Sri Lanka defeated the visiting Kiwis by … Read more
NZ vs SL, 1st T20I: A captain’s knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand with six balls to spare in Saturday’s Twenty20 opener in Dambulla. Chasing a modest 136, Sri Lanka’s batsman struggled to capitalise against the second-string visiting team. But a crucial 38-run stand for the … Read more