Sri Lanka v New Zealand 2nd Test
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2012/13) · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 25 November 2012
New Zealand won by 167 runs
New Zealand won by 167 runs. Ross Taylor top-scored with 142 for New Zealand. Rangana Herath took 6/103.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2012/13)
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (then P Sara Oval)
- Dates
- 25 November 2012 to 29 November 2012
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 167 runs
- Player of the match
- Ross Taylor
- Captains
- Ross Taylor (New Zealand), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Todd Astle (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. It was Todd Astle's first Test.
New Zealand batted first and made 412 all out. Ross Taylor top-scored with 142 off 306 balls, and Kane Williamson made 135. Rangana Herath took 6 for 103 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 262-run stand for the third wicket between Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, 64% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, 303 across 8 Tests.
Sri Lanka replied with 244 all out. Thilan Samaraweera top-scored with 76 off 167 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 47. Tim Southee took 5 for 62 for New Zealand. New Zealand led by 168 on first innings.
New Zealand made 194 for 9 declared in their second innings. Ross Taylor top-scored with 74 off 95 balls. Rangana Herath took 3 for 67 for Sri Lanka.
Set 363 to win, Sri Lanka made 195 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 84 off 228 balls. Trent Boult took 3 for 33 for New Zealand.
New Zealand won by 167 runs.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 412 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Angelo Mathews b Nuwan Kulasekara | 4 | 6 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Shaminda Eranga | 4 | 10 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw b Rangana Herath | 135 | 305 |
| Ross Taylor | lbw b Rangana Herath | 142 | 306 |
| Daniel Flynn | lbw b Rangana Herath | 53 | 135 |
| Kruger van Wyk | b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0 | 3 |
| Todd Astle | lbw b Rangana Herath | 3 | 36 |
| Doug Bracewell | c Rangana Herath b Suraj Randiv | 24 | 37 |
| Tim Southee | b Rangana Herath | 15 | 34 |
| Jeetan Patel | not out | 25 | 45 |
| Trent Boult | b Rangana Herath | 1 | 3 |
Extras 6 · Total 412 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 24 | 2 | 76 | 1 |
| Shaminda Eranga | 22 | 0 | 91 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 49 | 10 | 103 | 6 |
| Suraj Randiv | 39 | 3 | 94 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 9 | 2 | 19 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Martin Guptill, 0.6 ov), 2-14 (Brendon McCullum, 3.5 ov), 3-276 (Ross Taylor, 99.6 ov), 4-290 (Kane Williamson, 104.4 ov), 5-291 (Kruger van Wyk, 105.5 ov), 6-300 (Todd Astle, 116.5 ov), 7-346 (Doug Bracewell, 130.3 ov), 8-374 (Tim Southee, 141.2 ov), 9-410 (Daniel Flynn, 152.1 ov), 10-412 (Trent Boult, 152.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (0) and Martin Guptill (4) | 4 | 6 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (4) and Kane Williamson (6) | 10 | 17 |
| third | Ross Taylor (142) and Kane Williamson (115) | 262 | 579 |
| fourth | Daniel Flynn (0) and Kane Williamson (14) | 14 | 28 |
| fifth | Kruger van Wyk (0) and Daniel Flynn (1) | 1 | 7 |
| sixth | Daniel Flynn (6) and Todd Astle (3) | 9 | 66 |
| seventh | Daniel Flynn (22) and Doug Bracewell (24) | 46 | 82 |
| eighth | Daniel Flynn (13) and Tim Southee (15) | 28 | 65 |
| ninth | Jeetan Patel (24) and Daniel Flynn (11) | 36 | 65 |
| tenth | Jeetan Patel (1) and Trent Boult (1) | 2 | 5 |
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | c Kruger van Wyk b Tim Southee | 40 | 112 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b Tim Southee | 5 | 8 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Trent Boult b Tim Southee | 0 | 2 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 4 | 5 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Martin Guptill b Tim Southee | 47 | 111 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | c Martin Guptill b Trent Boult | 76 | 167 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Kane Williamson b Jeetan Patel | 12 | 25 |
| Suraj Randiv | lbw b Trent Boult | 39 | 117 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee | 6 | 9 |
| Rangana Herath | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 5 | 6 |
| Shaminda Eranga | not out | 3 | 5 |
Extras 7 · Total 244 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 22 | 4 | 62 | 5 |
| Trent Boult | 21 | 7 | 42 | 4 |
| Jeetan Patel | 22 | 3 | 47 | 1 |
| Todd Astle | 13 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
| Doug Bracewell | 13 | 1 | 44 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 2.4 ov), 2-7 (Kumar Sangakkara, 2.6 ov), 3-12 (Mahela Jayawardene, 5.1 ov), 4-102 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 38.3 ov), 5-103 (Angelo Mathews, 40.3 ov), 6-128 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 49.6 ov), 7-225 (Thilan Samaraweera, 89.5 ov), 8-232 (Suraj Randiv, 91.2 ov), 9-240 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 92.5 ov), 10-244 (Rangana Herath, 93.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Tharanga Paranavitana (2) | 7 | 16 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Tharanga Paranavitana (1) | 5 | 13 |
| fourth | Tharanga Paranavitana (37) and Angelo Mathews (46) | 90 | 203 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (0) and Angelo Mathews (1) | 1 | 12 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (13) and Prasanna Jayawardene (12) | 25 | 57 |
| seventh | Thilan Samaraweera (63) and Suraj Randiv (34) | 97 | 239 |
| eighth | Suraj Randiv (5) and Nuwan Kulasekara (2) | 7 | 9 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (4) and Nuwan Kulasekara (4) | 8 | 9 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (1) and Shaminda Eranga (3) | 4 | 7 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 194 FOR 9 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Shaminda Eranga | 11 | 28 |
| Brendon McCullum | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Rangana Herath | 35 | 43 |
| Kane Williamson | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Nuwan Kulasekara | 18 | 42 |
| Ross Taylor | run out (Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath) | 74 | 95 |
| Daniel Flynn | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 1 |
| Kruger van Wyk | c Tharanga Paranavitana b Rangana Herath | 0 | 1 |
| Todd Astle | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Suraj Randiv | 35 | 100 |
| Doug Bracewell | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Rangana Herath | 1 | 3 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 8 | 4 |
| Jeetan Patel | st Prasanna Jayawardene b Suraj Randiv | 0 | 2 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 6 | 7 |
Extras 6 · Total 194 for 9 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 12 | 2 | 47 | 2 |
| Shaminda Eranga | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 21 | 3 | 67 | 3 |
| Suraj Randiv | 11 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Martin Guptill, 7.1 ov), 2-56 (Brendon McCullum, 14.6 ov), 3-74 (Kane Williamson, 19.5 ov), 4-74 (Daniel Flynn, 19.6 ov), 5-75 (Kruger van Wyk, 20.2 ov), 6-172 (Todd Astle, 50.4 ov), 7-177 (Doug Bracewell, 51.3 ov), 8-180 (Ross Taylor, 51.5 ov), 9-182 (Jeetan Patel, 52.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (20) and Martin Guptill (11) | 32 | 44 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (15) and Kane Williamson (9) | 24 | 47 |
| third | Ross Taylor (9) and Kane Williamson (9) | 18 | 29 |
| fourth | Ross Taylor (0) and Daniel Flynn (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Kruger van Wyk (0) and Ross Taylor (1) | 1 | 2 |
| sixth | Ross Taylor (58) and Todd Astle (35) | 97 | 183 |
| seventh | Ross Taylor (3) and Doug Bracewell (1) | 5 | 5 |
| eighth | Ross Taylor (2) and Tim Southee (0) | 3 | 2 |
| ninth | Jeetan Patel (0) and Tim Southee (2) | 2 | 4 |
| tenth | Tim Southee (6) and Trent Boult (6) | 12 | 9 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 195 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharanga Paranavitana | lbw b Tim Southee | 0 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Kruger van Wyk b Tim Southee | 14 | 23 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | b Doug Bracewell | 16 | 34 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Kruger van Wyk b Doug Bracewell | 5 | 24 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | run out (Jeetan Patel, Kruger van Wyk) | 7 | 37 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Martin Guptill b Trent Boult | 84 | 228 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | c Kruger van Wyk b Todd Astle | 29 | 108 |
| Suraj Randiv | c Martin Guptill b Trent Boult | 0 | 11 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 18 | 40 |
| Shaminda Eranga | c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee | 0 | 4 |
| Rangana Herath | not out | 6 | 5 |
Extras 16 · Total 195 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 20 | 5 | 58 | 3 |
| Trent Boult | 17.5 | 6 | 33 | 3 |
| Doug Bracewell | 13 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
| Jeetan Patel | 16 | 7 | 20 | 0 |
| Todd Astle | 18 | 4 | 56 | 1 |
| Daniel Flynn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Tharanga Paranavitana, 0.1 ov), 2-35 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 6.6 ov), 3-41 (Kumar Sangakkara, 11.5 ov), 4-46 (Mahela Jayawardene, 13.6 ov), 5-63 (Thilan Samaraweera, 25.3 ov), 6-119 (Prasanna Jayawardene, 60.6 ov), 7-122 (Suraj Randiv, 65.2 ov), 8-168 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 81.3 ov), 9-169 (Shaminda Eranga, 82.6 ov), 10-195 (Angelo Mathews, 85.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (0) and Tharanga Paranavitana (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (14) and Kumar Sangakkara (15) | 35 | 41 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 6 | 29 |
| fourth | Mahela Jayawardene (4) and Thilan Samaraweera (1) | 5 | 13 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (6) and Angelo Mathews (6) | 17 | 68 |
| sixth | Prasanna Jayawardene (29) and Angelo Mathews (26) | 56 | 213 |
| seventh | Suraj Randiv (0) and Angelo Mathews (3) | 3 | 26 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (18) and Angelo Mathews (28) | 46 | 97 |
| ninth | Angelo Mathews (1) and Shaminda Eranga (0) | 1 | 9 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (6) and Angelo Mathews (20) | 26 | 17 |
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