New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series Sri Lanka in New Zealand - 2014 (2014/15) · Hagley Oval, Christchurch · 26 December 2014 · Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl
New Zealand won by 8 wickets · Man of the Match: Brendon McCullum
New Zealand won by 8 wickets. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 195 for New Zealand. Man of the Match: Brendon McCullum.
New Zealand, 428 (10 wkts)
| Tom Latham | caught (Tharindu Kaushal) b Shaminda Eranga | 27 | 65 |
| Hamish Rutherford | bowled b Suranga Lakmal | 18 | 34 |
| Kane Williamson | bowled b Dhammika Prasad | 54 | 98 |
| Ross Taylor | run out (Kaushal Silva) | 7 | 8 |
| Brendon McCullum | caught (Dimuth Karunaratne) b Tharindu Kaushal | 195 | 134 |
| James Neesham | caught (Kumar Sangakkara) b Angelo Mathews | 85 | 80 |
| BJ Watling | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 26 | 51 |
| Mark Craig | not out | 12 | 34 |
| Tim Southee | caught (Lahiru Thirimanne) b Angelo Mathews | 0 | 8 |
| Neil Wagner | caught (Tharindu Kaushal) b Suranga Lakmal | 4 | 8 |
| Trent Boult | caught (Prasanna Jayawardene) b Suranga Lakmal | 0 | 2 |
Suranga Lakmal 19.50-3-90-3Shaminda Eranga 18.00-1-82-1Angelo Mathews 12.00-2-39-3Dhammika Prasad 12.00-2-62-1Tharindu Kaushal 22.00-0-159-1Lahiru Thirimanne 2.00-0-5-0
Sri Lanka, 132 (10 wkts)
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Trent Boult | 0 | 4 |
| Kaushal Silva | lbw b Trent Boult | 4 | 9 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | caught (Tim Southee) b Trent Boult | 6 | 27 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | caught (Mark Craig) b Tim Southee | 24 | 59 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Tom Latham) b Neil Wagner | 50 | 85 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (Brendon McCullum) b Tim Southee | 2 | 4 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | caught (Kane Williamson) b Neil Wagner | 10 | 21 |
| Dhammika Prasad | caught (Brendon McCullum) b James Neesham | 18 | 18 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | caught (Kane Williamson) b Neil Wagner | 6 | 6 |
| Shaminda Eranga | not out | 10 | 17 |
| Suranga Lakmal | caught (Brendon McCullum) b James Neesham | 2 | 7 |
Trent Boult 11.00-4-25-3Tim Southee 12.00-4-17-2James Neesham 6.40-1-28-2Neil Wagner 11.00-0-60-3Mark Craig 2.00-0-5-0
Sri Lanka, 381 (10 wkts)
| Dimuth Karunaratne | bowled b Trent Boult | 152 | 363 |
| Kaushal Silva | caught (BJ Watling) b Tim Southee | 33 | 106 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | caught (BJ Watling) b Trent Boult | 1 | 16 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | caught (BJ Watling) b James Neesham | 25 | 124 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (BJ Watling) b Tim Southee | 66 | 127 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (James Neesham) b Trent Boult | 4 | 22 |
| Tharindu Kaushal | caught (Mark Craig) b Tim Southee | 12 | 27 |
| Prasanna Jayawardene | caught (Tim Southee) b Mark Craig | 23 | 38 |
| Dhammika Prasad | caught (Ross Taylor) b Tim Southee | 4 | 17 |
| Shaminda Eranga | not out | 45 | 62 |
| Suranga Lakmal | caught (Tim Southee) b Trent Boult | 16 | 23 |
Trent Boult 39.00-8-100-4Tim Southee 37.00-8-91-4Neil Wagner 30.00-6-76-0Mark Craig 38.00-10-83-1James Neesham 8.00-2-29-1Brendon McCullum 1.00-0-3-0Kane Williamson 1.00-0-1-0
New Zealand, 97 (2 wkts)
| Tom Latham | caught (Angelo Mathews) b Tharindu Kaushal | 17 | 24 |
| Hamish Rutherford | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Shaminda Eranga | 10 | 24 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 31 | 75 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 39 | 63 |
| Brendon McCullum | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| James Neesham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Watling | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Craig | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Wagner | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Boult | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Suranga Lakmal 6.00-2-16-0Tharindu Kaushal 13.00-0-48-1Shaminda Eranga 7.00-2-20-1Dhammika Prasad 4.40-1-17-0
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