New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2nd Test
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2015 (2015/16) · Seddon Park, Hamilton · 18 December 2015
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
New Zealand won by 5 wickets. Kane Williamson top-scored with 108* for New Zealand. Dushmantha Chameera took 5/47.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2015 (2015/16)
- Ground
- Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Dates
- 18 December 2015 to 21 December 2015
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- Kane Williamson
- Captains
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- NJ Llong and PR Reiffel
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 292 all out. Angelo Mathews top-scored with 77 off 125 balls, and Milinda Siriwardana made 62. Tim Southee took 3 for 63 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 138-run stand for the fifth wicket between Angelo Mathews and Milinda Siriwardana, 47% of the total. From 259 for 5 they lost 4 wickets for 29 runs, to 288 for 9.
New Zealand replied with 237 all out. Martin Guptill top-scored with 50 off 77 balls. Dushmantha Chameera took 5 for 47 for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka led by 55 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 133 all out in their second innings. Kusal Mendis top-scored with 46 off 90 balls. Tim Southee took 4 for 26 for New Zealand. From 110 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 23 runs, to 133 for 10.
Set 189 to win, New Zealand made 189 for 5. Kane Williamson top-scored with 108 not out off 164 balls. Dushmantha Chameera took 4 for 68 for Sri Lanka.
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 292 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 12 | 45 |
| Kusal Mendis | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 31 | 42 |
| Udara Jayasundera | run out (Mitchell Santner, BJ Watling) | 26 | 54 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c BJ Watling b Doug Bracewell | 47 | 56 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Tom Latham b Tim Southee | 77 | 125 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c Ross Taylor b Trent Boult | 62 | 81 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c Brendon McCullum b Trent Boult | 0 | 3 |
| Rangana Herath | run out (Kane Williamson) | 4 | 6 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Brendon McCullum b Doug Bracewell | 4 | 46 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Kane Williamson b Neil Wagner | 4 | 17 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | not out | 2 | 6 |
Extras 23 · Total 292 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 20 | 2 | 51 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | 21 | 5 | 63 | 3 |
| Doug Bracewell | 22.1 | 4 | 81 | 2 |
| Neil Wagner | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 |
| Mitchell Santner | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-39 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 13.4 ov), 2-44 (Kusal Mendis, 15.4 ov), 3-115 (Udara Jayasundera, 31.4 ov), 4-121 (Dinesh Chandimal, 34.2 ov), 5-259 (Milinda Siriwardana, 64.2 ov), 6-259 (Kithuruwan Vithanage, 64.5 ov), 7-264 (Rangana Herath, 66.2 ov), 8-284 (Angelo Mathews, 73.1 ov), 9-288 (Suranga Lakmal, 77.6 ov), 10-292 (Dushmantha Chameera, 80.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (12) and Kusal Mendis (26) | 39 | 82 |
| second | Udara Jayasundera (0) and Kusal Mendis (5) | 5 | 12 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (45) and Udara Jayasundera (26) | 71 | 96 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (4) and Dinesh Chandimal (2) | 6 | 16 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (58) and Milinda Siriwardana (62) | 138 | 180 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (0) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Rangana Herath (4) and Angelo Mathews (1) | 5 | 9 |
| eighth | Angelo Mathews (14) and Dushmantha Chameera (2) | 20 | 41 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (4) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 4 | 29 |
| tenth | Nuwan Pradeep (2) and Dushmantha Chameera (2) | 4 | 13 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 237 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Angelo Mathews b Rangana Herath | 50 | 77 |
| Tom Latham | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dushmantha Chameera | 28 | 72 |
| Kane Williamson | c Suranga Lakmal b Dushmantha Chameera | 1 | 4 |
| Ross Taylor | c Dinesh Chandimal b Dushmantha Chameera | 0 | 5 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Kusal Mendis b Rangana Herath | 18 | 54 |
| Mitchell Santner | c Dinesh Chandimal b Nuwan Pradeep | 38 | 105 |
| BJ Watling | c Kithuruwan Vithanage b Suranga Lakmal | 28 | 82 |
| Doug Bracewell | not out | 35 | 52 |
| Tim Southee | c Udara Jayasundera b Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 5 |
| Neil Wagner | c Kithuruwan Vithanage b Dushmantha Chameera | 17 | 26 |
| Trent Boult | c Rangana Herath b Nuwan Pradeep | 0 | 3 |
Extras 18 · Total 237 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 16 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 11 | 7 | 25 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 17.4 | 4 | 39 | 2 |
| Rangana Herath | 22 | 1 | 75 | 2 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 13 | 3 | 47 | 5 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-81 (Tom Latham, 22.5 ov), 2-83 (Kane Williamson, 24.2 ov), 3-86 (Martin Guptill, 25.2 ov), 4-89 (Ross Taylor, 26.5 ov), 5-128 (Brendon McCullum, 43.1 ov), 6-168 (Mitchell Santner, 62.1 ov), 7-196 (BJ Watling, 71.2 ov), 8-201 (Tim Southee, 72.2 ov), 9-232 (Neil Wagner, 78.4 ov), 10-237 (Trent Boult, 79.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (47) and Tom Latham (28) | 81 | 138 |
| second | Martin Guptill (1) and Kane Williamson (1) | 2 | 9 |
| third | Ross Taylor (0) and Martin Guptill (2) | 3 | 6 |
| fourth | Brendon McCullum (2) and Ross Taylor (0) | 3 | 9 |
| fifth | Brendon McCullum (16) and Mitchell Santner (20) | 39 | 101 |
| sixth | BJ Watling (16) and Mitchell Santner (18) | 40 | 116 |
| seventh | BJ Watling (12) and Doug Bracewell (16) | 28 | 55 |
| eighth | Tim Southee (4) and Doug Bracewell (1) | 5 | 6 |
| ninth | Neil Wagner (17) and Doug Bracewell (13) | 31 | 39 |
| tenth | Trent Boult (0) and Doug Bracewell (5) | 5 | 6 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 133 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Tim Southee b Doug Bracewell | 27 | 65 |
| Kusal Mendis | c Mitchell Santner b Tim Southee | 46 | 90 |
| Udara Jayasundera | c BJ Watling b Doug Bracewell | 0 | 2 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Martin Guptill b Neil Wagner | 4 | 10 |
| Angelo Mathews | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 2 | 6 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c Trent Boult b Neil Wagner | 26 | 18 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c Doug Bracewell b Neil Wagner | 9 | 6 |
| Rangana Herath | b Tim Southee | 0 | 3 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | run out (Trent Boult, Neil Wagner) | 2 | 9 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 1 | 10 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 0 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 133 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 12.3 | 2 | 26 | 4 |
| Doug Bracewell | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| Neil Wagner | 9 | 2 | 40 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-71 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 22.4 ov), 2-71 (Udara Jayasundera, 22.6 ov), 3-77 (Dinesh Chandimal, 25.5 ov), 4-87 (Kusal Mendis, 28.2 ov), 5-110 (Angelo Mathews, 30.1 ov), 6-123 (Milinda Siriwardana, 31.5 ov), 7-123 (Rangana Herath, 32.3 ov), 8-131 (Kithuruwan Vithanage, 33.5 ov), 9-133 (Dushmantha Chameera, 35.6 ov), 10-133 (Nuwan Pradeep, 36.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (27) and Kusal Mendis (36) | 71 | 136 |
| second | Udara Jayasundera (0) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 0 | 2 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (4) and Kusal Mendis (1) | 6 | 18 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (1) and Kusal Mendis (9) | 10 | 15 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (1) and Milinda Siriwardana (17) | 23 | 12 |
| sixth | Milinda Siriwardana (9) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (3) | 13 | 11 |
| seventh | Rangana Herath (0) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (0) | 0 | 4 |
| eighth | Kithuruwan Vithanage (6) and Dushmantha Chameera (2) | 8 | 8 |
| ninth | Suranga Lakmal (1) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 2 | 13 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (0) and Nuwan Pradeep (0) | 0 | 3 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 189 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c Nuwan Pradeep b Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 9 |
| Martin Guptill | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Dushmantha Chameera | 1 | 16 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 108 | 164 |
| Ross Taylor | c Jeffrey Vandersay b Dushmantha Chameera | 35 | 53 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Angelo Mathews b Dushmantha Chameera | 18 | 35 |
| Mitchell Santner | c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal | 4 | 19 |
| BJ Watling | not out | 13 | 36 |
Did not bat: Doug Bracewell, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Extras 6 · Total 189 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 17 | 1 | 68 | 4 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 12 | 4 | 20 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 11 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Tom Latham, 2.3 ov), 2-11 (Martin Guptill, 4.5 ov), 3-78 (Ross Taylor, 24.2 ov), 4-130 (Brendon McCullum, 36.1 ov), 5-142 (Mitchell Santner, 41.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (0) and Tom Latham (4) | 4 | 15 |
| second | Martin Guptill (1) and Kane Williamson (6) | 7 | 14 |
| third | Ross Taylor (35) and Kane Williamson (31) | 67 | 118 |
| fourth | Brendon McCullum (18) and Kane Williamson (33) | 52 | 72 |
| fifth | Kane Williamson (8) and Mitchell Santner (4) | 12 | 33 |
| sixth | BJ Watling (13) and Kane Williamson (30) | 47 | 80 |
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