New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st Test

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2015 (2015/16) · University Oval, Dunedin · 10 December 2015

New Zealand won by 122 runs

New Zealand won by 122 runs. Martin Guptill top-scored with 156 for New Zealand. Nuwan Pradeep took 4/112.

New Zealand ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 2015 TESTS University Oval ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: University Oval, Dunedin
Dates: 10 December 2015 to 14 December 2015
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result: New Zealand won by 122 runs
Player of the match: Martin Guptill
Captains: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
Debut: Udara Jayasundera (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: NJ Llong and RA Kettleborough
Match referee: DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Udara Jayasundera's first Test.

New Zealand batted first and made 431 all out. Martin Guptill top-scored with 156 off 234 balls, and Kane Williamson made 88. Nuwan Pradeep took 4 for 112 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 173-run stand for the second wicket between Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson, 40% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at University Oval, 351 across 5 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 294 all out. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 84 off 198 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 83. Tim Southee took 3 for 71 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 122-run stand for the third wicket between Dimuth Karunaratne and Dinesh Chandimal, 41% of the total. New Zealand led by 137 on first innings.

New Zealand made 267 for 3 declared in their second innings. Tom Latham top-scored with 109 not out off 180 balls, and Kane Williamson made 71. The innings was built on a 141-run stand for the second wicket between Kane Williamson and Tom Latham, 53% of the total.

Set 405 to win, Sri Lanka made 282 all out. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 58 off 132 balls, and Kusal Mendis made 46. Tim Southee took 3 for 52 for New Zealand.

New Zealand won by 122 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at University Oval across the 8 Tests in our archive.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 431 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Martin Guptill	c Dinesh Chandimal b Angelo Mathews	156	234
Tom Latham	c & b Suranga Lakmal	22	46
Kane Williamson	c Dimuth Karunaratne b Nuwan Pradeep	88	123
Ross Taylor	lbw b Nuwan Pradeep	8	12
Brendon McCullum	c Kithuruwan Vithanage b Milinda Siriwardana	75	57
Mitchell Santner	c Dinesh Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera	12	12
BJ Watling	c Kithuruwan Vithanage b Dushmantha Chameera	5	8
Doug Bracewell	lbw b Nuwan Pradeep	47	59
Tim Southee	c Milinda Siriwardana b Suranga Lakmal	2	2
Neil Wagner	c Udara Jayasundera b Nuwan Pradeep	7	22
Trent Boult	not out	0	3

Extras 9 · Total 431 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	16	1	69	2
Nuwan Pradeep	23.1	2	112	4
Angelo Mathews	9	2	28	1
Dushmantha Chameera	20	2	112	2
Rangana Herath	19	1	46	0
Udara Jayasundera	5	0	33	0
Milinda Siriwardana	4	0	24	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Tom Latham, 15.6 ov), 2-229 (Kane Williamson, 54.5 ov), 3-245 (Ross Taylor, 58.6 ov), 4-334 (Brendon McCullum, 73.3 ov), 5-359 (Mitchell Santner, 78.1 ov), 6-365 (BJ Watling, 80.1 ov), 7-394 (Martin Guptill, 84.6 ov), 8-399 (Tim Southee, 87.2 ov), 9-426 (Neil Wagner, 94.6 ov), 10-431 (Doug Bracewell, 96.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Martin Guptill (29) and Tom Latham (22)	56	96
second	Martin Guptill (82) and Kane Williamson (88)	173	234
third	Ross Taylor (8) and Martin Guptill (8)	16	25
fourth	Brendon McCullum (75) and Martin Guptill (13)	89	87
fifth	Martin Guptill (13) and Mitchell Santner (12)	25	28
sixth	BJ Watling (5) and Martin Guptill (1)	6	12
seventh	Martin Guptill (10) and Doug Bracewell (19)	29	29
eighth	Tim Southee (2) and Doug Bracewell (3)	5	14
ninth	Neil Wagner (7) and Doug Bracewell (20)	27	46
tenth	Trent Boult (0) and Doug Bracewell (5)	5	7

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 294 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	c BJ Watling b Mitchell Santner	84	198
Kusal Mendis	c BJ Watling b Trent Boult	8	19
Udara Jayasundera	c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner	1	6
Dinesh Chandimal	c Martin Guptill b Tim Southee	83	209
Angelo Mathews	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	2	10
Kithuruwan Vithanage	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	22	56
Milinda Siriwardana	c Ross Taylor b Neil Wagner	35	60
Rangana Herath	c Trent Boult b Neil Wagner	15	74
Dushmantha Chameera	c Ross Taylor b Trent Boult	14	43
Suranga Lakmal	not out	18	27
Nuwan Pradeep	c BJ Watling b Mitchell Santner	3	5

Extras 9 · Total 294 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	22	7	52	2
Tim Southee	27	4	71	3
Doug Bracewell	21	6	42	0
Neil Wagner	25	5	87	3
Mitchell Santner	21.1	8	37	2
Kane Williamson	1	1	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Kusal Mendis, 8.6 ov), 2-29 (Udara Jayasundera, 12.5 ov), 3-151 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 61.4 ov), 4-156 (Angelo Mathews, 64.6 ov), 5-198 (Dinesh Chandimal, 81.2 ov), 6-209 (Kithuruwan Vithanage, 83.3 ov), 7-252 (Milinda Siriwardana, 101.5 ov), 8-273 (Rangana Herath, 109.3 ov), 9-287 (Dushmantha Chameera, 114.3 ov), 10-294 (Nuwan Pradeep, 117.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dimuth Karunaratne (10) and Kusal Mendis (8)	19	54
second	Dimuth Karunaratne (9) and Udara Jayasundera (1)	10	23
third	Dimuth Karunaratne (65) and Dinesh Chandimal (54)	122	295
fourth	Angelo Mathews (2) and Dinesh Chandimal (3)	5	20
fifth	Dinesh Chandimal (26) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (11)	42	100
sixth	Milinda Siriwardana (0) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (11)	11	13
seventh	Rangana Herath (8) and Milinda Siriwardana (35)	43	110
eighth	Rangana Herath (7) and Dushmantha Chameera (14)	21	46
ninth	Suranga Lakmal (14) and Dushmantha Chameera (0)	14	30
tenth	Suranga Lakmal (4) and Nuwan Pradeep (3)	7	16

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 267 FOR 3 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	not out	109	180
Martin Guptill	b Rangana Herath	46	82
Kane Williamson	b Dushmantha Chameera	71	115
Ross Taylor	b Rangana Herath	15	16
Brendon McCullum	not out	17	6

Did not bat: Mitchell Santner, BJ Watling, Doug Bracewell, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult

Extras 9 · Total 267 for 3 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	13	0	40	0
Angelo Mathews	4	1	4	0
Dushmantha Chameera	14	0	61	1
Nuwan Pradeep	13	1	52	0
Rangana Herath	11.4	1	62	2
Milinda Siriwardana	8	0	32	0
Udara Jayasundera	2	0	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-79 (Martin Guptill, 26.2 ov), 2-220 (Kane Williamson, 58.4 ov), 3-247 (Ross Taylor, 63.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Martin Guptill (46) and Tom Latham (31)	79	160
second	Kane Williamson (71) and Tom Latham (66)	141	197
third	Ross Taylor (15) and Tom Latham (10)	27	31
fourth	Brendon McCullum (17) and Tom Latham (2)	20	11

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 282 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Dimuth Karunaratne	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	29	72
Kusal Mendis	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	46	150
Udara Jayasundera	c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner	3	15
Dinesh Chandimal	lbw b Mitchell Santner	58	132
Angelo Mathews	b Neil Wagner	25	61
Kithuruwan Vithanage	lbw b Tim Southee	38	38
Milinda Siriwardana	c Brendon McCullum b Trent Boult	29	39
Rangana Herath	c Martin Guptill b Trent Boult	6	15
Dushmantha Chameera	b Mitchell Santner	14	13
Suranga Lakmal	c & b Doug Bracewell	23	27
Nuwan Pradeep	not out	4	10

Extras 7 · Total 282 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	15	2	58	2
Tim Southee	21	6	52	3
Doug Bracewell	19.2	5	46	1
Mitchell Santner	22	6	53	2
Neil Wagner	17	5	56	2
Kane Williamson	1	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-54 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 26.2 ov), 2-64 (Udara Jayasundera, 32.3 ov), 3-109 (Kusal Mendis, 50.1 ov), 4-165 (Angelo Mathews, 70.3 ov), 5-165 (Dinesh Chandimal, 73.1 ov), 6-213 (Kithuruwan Vithanage, 81.2 ov), 7-236 (Rangana Herath, 86.2 ov), 8-249 (Milinda Siriwardana, 88.1 ov), 9-268 (Dushmantha Chameera, 92.1 ov), 10-282 (Suranga Lakmal, 95.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dimuth Karunaratne (29) and Kusal Mendis (25)	54	158
second	Udara Jayasundera (3) and Kusal Mendis (7)	10	37
third	Dinesh Chandimal (31) and Kusal Mendis (14)	45	106
fourth	Angelo Mathews (25) and Dinesh Chandimal (27)	56	122
fifth	Dinesh Chandimal (0) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (0)	0	16
sixth	Milinda Siriwardana (7) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (38)	48	49
seventh	Rangana Herath (6) and Milinda Siriwardana (17)	23	30
eighth	Milinda Siriwardana (5) and Dushmantha Chameera (8)	13	11
ninth	Suranga Lakmal (13) and Dushmantha Chameera (6)	19	24
tenth	Suranga Lakmal (10) and Nuwan Pradeep (4)	14	19

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