New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2nd Test

Sri Lanka in NZ - 2018 (2018/19) · Hagley Oval, Christchurch · 26 December 2018

New Zealand won by 423 runs

New Zealand won by 423 runs. Tom Latham top-scored with 176 for New Zealand. Trent Boult took 6/30.

New Zealand ARCHIVE Sri Lanka ARCHIVE 2018 TESTS Hagley Oval ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: Sri Lanka in NZ - 2018 (2018/19)
Ground: Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Dates: 26 December 2018 to 30 December 2018
Toss: Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result: New Zealand won by 423 runs
Player of the match: Tim Southee
Captains: Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Dinesh Chandimal (Sri Lanka)
Umpires: MA Gough and RK Illingworth
Match referee: RB Richardson

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

New Zealand batted first and made 178 all out. Tim Southee top-scored with 68 off 65 balls, and BJ Watling made 46. Suranga Lakmal took 5 for 54 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the seventh wicket between BJ Watling and Tim Southee, 61% of the total. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Hagley Oval, 286 across 6 Tests.

Sri Lanka replied with 104 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 33 not out off 88 balls. Trent Boult took 6 for 30 for New Zealand. From 94 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 10 runs, to 104 for 10. New Zealand led by 74 on first innings.

New Zealand made 585 for 4 declared in their second innings. Tom Latham top-scored with 176 off 370 balls, and Henry Nicholls made 162. The innings was built on a 214-run stand for the fourth wicket between Tom Latham and Henry Nicholls.

Set 660 to win, Sri Lanka made 236 for 9. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 67 off 147 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 56. Neil Wagner took 4 for 48 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 117-run stand for the third wicket between Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis, 50% of the total.

New Zealand won by 423 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Hagley Oval across the 13 Tests in our archive.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 178 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Jeet Raval	c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal	6	24
Tom Latham	c Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal	10	30
Kane Williamson	c Niroshan Dickwella b Suranga Lakmal	2	18
Ross Taylor	run out (Lahiru Kumara)	27	46
Henry Nicholls	b Suranga Lakmal	1	10
BJ Watling	c Dilruwan Perera b Lahiru Kumara	46	90
Colin de Grandhomme	c Dushmantha Chameera b Lahiru Kumara	1	5
Tim Southee	c Danushka Gunathilaka b Dilruwan Perera	68	65
Neil Wagner	c Kusal Mendis b Suranga Lakmal	0	7
Ajaz Patel	c Suranga Lakmal b Lahiru Kumara	2	5
Trent Boult	not out	1	1

Extras 14 · Total 178 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	19	5	54	5
Lahiru Kumara	14	4	49	3
Angelo Mathews	4	1	6	0
Dushmantha Chameera	8	1	43	0
Dilruwan Perera	5	1	13	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Jeet Raval, 8.3 ov), 2-17 (Tom Latham, 10.1 ov), 3-22 (Kane Williamson, 14.2 ov), 4-36 (Henry Nicholls, 18.5 ov), 5-57 (Ross Taylor, 25.3 ov), 6-64 (Colin de Grandhomme, 27.1 ov), 7-172 (Tim Southee, 47.2 ov), 8-175 (Neil Wagner, 48.4 ov), 9-177 (BJ Watling, 49.2 ov), 10-178 (Ajaz Patel, 49.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jeet Raval (6) and Tom Latham (9)	16	51
second	Kane Williamson (0) and Tom Latham (1)	1	10
third	Ross Taylor (3) and Kane Williamson (2)	5	25
fourth	Ross Taylor (12) and Henry Nicholls (1)	14	27
fifth	Ross Taylor (12) and BJ Watling (8)	21	40
sixth	Colin de Grandhomme (1) and BJ Watling (6)	7	10
seventh	BJ Watling (29) and Tim Southee (68)	108	122
eighth	BJ Watling (3) and Neil Wagner (0)	3	8
ninth	BJ Watling (0) and Ajaz Patel (2)	2	4
tenth	Trent Boult (1) and Ajaz Patel (0)	1	4

SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 104 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Danushka Gunathilaka	c Jeet Raval b Tim Southee	8	31
Dimuth Karunaratne	c Kane Williamson b Tim Southee	7	9
Dinesh Chandimal	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	6	9
Kusal Mendis	c BJ Watling b Colin de Grandhomme	15	32
Angelo Mathews	not out	33	88
Roshen Silva	c Tim Southee b Trent Boult	21	63
Niroshan Dickwella	c Tim Southee b Trent Boult	4	3
Dilruwan Perera	lbw b Trent Boult	0	4
Suranga Lakmal	lbw b Trent Boult	0	1
Dushmantha Chameera	lbw b Trent Boult	0	2
Lahiru Kumara	lbw b Trent Boult	0	4

Extras 10 · Total 104 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	15	8	30	6
Tim Southee	15	5	35	3
Colin de Grandhomme	6	0	19	1
Neil Wagner	5	0	10	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-10 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 5.2 ov), 2-20 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.2 ov), 3-21 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 9.4 ov), 4-51 (Kusal Mendis, 17.1 ov), 5-94 (Roshen Silva, 36.4 ov), 6-100 (Niroshan Dickwella, 38.1 ov), 7-100 (Dilruwan Perera, 38.5 ov), 8-100 (Suranga Lakmal, 38.6 ov), 9-104 (Dushmantha Chameera, 40.2 ov), 10-104 (Lahiru Kumara, 40.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dimuth Karunaratne (7) and Danushka Gunathilaka (3)	10	32
second	Dinesh Chandimal (6) and Danushka Gunathilaka (4)	10	12
third	Danushka Gunathilaka (1) and Kusal Mendis (0)	1	14
fourth	Angelo Mathews (10) and Kusal Mendis (15)	30	45
fifth	Angelo Mathews (17) and Roshen Silva (21)	43	117
sixth	Angelo Mathews (2) and Niroshan Dickwella (4)	6	9
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (0) and Angelo Mathews (0)	0	4
eighth	Suranga Lakmal (0) and Angelo Mathews (0)	0	1
ninth	Angelo Mathews (4) and Dushmantha Chameera (0)	4	8
tenth	Angelo Mathews (0) and Lahiru Kumara (0)	0	4

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 585 FOR 4 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Jeet Raval	c Kusal Mendis b Dilruwan Perera	74	162
Tom Latham	c Niroshan Dickwella b Dushmantha Chameera	176	370
Kane Williamson	c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara	48	75
Ross Taylor	lbw b Lahiru Kumara	40	44
Henry Nicholls	not out	162	225
Colin de Grandhomme	not out	71	45

Did not bat: BJ Watling, Tim Southee, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult

Extras 14 · Total 585 for 4 declared

Bowler (Sri Lanka)	O	M	R	W
Suranga Lakmal	30	6	96	0
Lahiru Kumara	32	6	134	2
Dushmantha Chameera	30	5	147	1
Dilruwan Perera	41	3	149	1
Danushka Gunathilaka	16	2	45	0
Dimuth Karunaratne	4	2	6	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-121 (Jeet Raval, 47.6 ov), 2-189 (Kane Williamson, 70.1 ov), 3-247 (Ross Taylor, 83.1 ov), 4-461 (Tom Latham, 138.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Jeet Raval (74) and Tom Latham (42)	121	290
second	Kane Williamson (48) and Tom Latham (16)	68	134
third	Ross Taylor (40) and Tom Latham (17)	58	78
fourth	Tom Latham (101) and Henry Nicholls (110)	214	332
fifth	Colin de Grandhomme (71) and Henry Nicholls (52)	124	87

SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 236 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Danushka Gunathilaka	c BJ Watling b Tim Southee	4	7
Dimuth Karunaratne	c BJ Watling b Trent Boult	0	2
Dinesh Chandimal	c Henry Nicholls b Neil Wagner	56	228
Kusal Mendis	c Matt Henry b Neil Wagner	67	147
Angelo Mathews	retired not out	22	54
Roshen Silva	c BJ Watling b Neil Wagner	18	73
Niroshan Dickwella	b Tim Southee	19	31
Dilruwan Perera	c Kane Williamson b Neil Wagner	22	62
Suranga Lakmal	b Trent Boult	18	25
Dushmantha Chameera	lbw b Trent Boult	3	8
Lahiru Kumara	not out	0	1

Extras 7 · Total 236 for 9

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Trent Boult	28.2	11	77	3
Tim Southee	27	13	61	2
Colin de Grandhomme	10	1	23	0
Neil Wagner	29	10	48	4
Ajaz Patel	12	9	21	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 0.6 ov), 2-9 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 1.5 ov), 3-126 (Kusal Mendis, 54.5 ov), 3-155 (Angelo Mathews), 4-158 (Dinesh Chandimal, 76.2 ov), 5-181 (Niroshan Dickwella, 85.1 ov), 6-208 (Roshen Silva, 95.4 ov), 7-233 (Suranga Lakmal, 104.3 ov), 8-233 (Dilruwan Perera, 105.2 ov), 9-236 (Dushmantha Chameera, 106.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Danushka Gunathilaka (1)	1	6
second	Dinesh Chandimal (5) and Danushka Gunathilaka (3)	8	5
third	Dinesh Chandimal (45) and Kusal Mendis (67)	117	318
fourth	Angelo Mathews (22) and Dinesh Chandimal (6)	29	91
fifth	Roshen Silva (3) and Dinesh Chandimal (0)	3	38
sixth	Roshen Silva (3) and Niroshan Dickwella (19)	23	53
seventh	Dilruwan Perera (15) and Roshen Silva (12)	27	63
eighth	Dilruwan Perera (7) and Suranga Lakmal (18)	25	53
ninth	Dilruwan Perera (0) and Dushmantha Chameera (0)	0	5
tenth	Dushmantha Chameera (3) and Lahiru Kumara (0)	3	6

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