Sri Lanka v New Zealand 2nd Test
ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021) · P Sara Oval, Colombo · 22 August 2019
New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs
New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs. Tom Latham top-scored with 154 for New Zealand. Tim Southee took 4/63.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- ICC World Test Championship - 2019 (2019-2021)
- Ground
- P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo (then P Sara Oval)
- Dates
- 22 August 2019 to 26 August 2019
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs
- Player of the match
- Tom Latham
- Captains
- Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka), Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- BNJ Oxenford and MA Gough
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 244 all out. Dhananjaya de Silva top-scored with 109 off 148 balls, and Dimuth Karunaratne made 65. Tim Southee took 4 for 63 for New Zealand.
New Zealand replied with 431 for 6 declared. Tom Latham top-scored with 154 off 251 balls, and BJ Watling made 105. Dilruwan Perera took 3 for 114 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 143-run stand for the fifth wicket between BJ Watling and Tom Latham. New Zealand led by 187 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 122 all out in their second innings. Niroshan Dickwella top-scored with 51 off 161 balls. From 0 for 0 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 22 for 4.
New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 65 | 165 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Kane Williamson b William Somerville | 2 | 35 |
| Kusal Mendis | c BJ Watling b Colin de Grandhomme | 32 | 70 |
| Angelo Mathews | c BJ Watling b Trent Boult | 2 | 29 |
| Kusal Perera | lbw b Trent Boult | 0 | 4 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | b Trent Boult | 109 | 148 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 0 | 3 |
| Dilruwan Perera | lbw b Ajaz Patel | 13 | 54 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c BJ Watling b Tim Southee | 10 | 24 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | lbw b Tim Southee | 0 | 2 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 5 | 11 |
Extras 6 · Total 244 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 22.2 | 6 | 75 | 3 |
| Tim Southee | 29 | 7 | 63 | 4 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 17 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| William Somerville | 6 | 3 | 20 | 1 |
| Ajaz Patel | 16 | 4 | 48 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-29 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 14.4 ov), 2-79 (Kusal Mendis, 32.3 ov), 3-93 (Angelo Mathews, 41.1 ov), 4-93 (Kusal Perera, 41.5 ov), 5-130 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 57.3 ov), 6-130 (Niroshan Dickwella, 57.6 ov), 7-171 (Dilruwan Perera, 74.5 ov), 8-214 (Suranga Lakmal, 83.5 ov), 9-224 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 85.1 ov), 10-244 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 90.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (26) and Lahiru Thirimanne (2) | 29 | 88 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (17) and Kusal Mendis (32) | 50 | 107 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (2) and Dimuth Karunaratne (11) | 14 | 53 |
| fourth | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Kusal Perera (0) | 0 | 4 |
| fifth | Dimuth Karunaratne (11) and Dhananjaya de Silva (23) | 37 | 96 |
| sixth | Niroshan Dickwella (0) and Dhananjaya de Silva (0) | 0 | 3 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (13) and Dhananjaya de Silva (28) | 41 | 101 |
| eighth | Suranga Lakmal (10) and Dhananjaya de Silva (33) | 43 | 54 |
| ninth | Dhananjaya de Silva (10) and Lasith Embuldeniya (0) | 10 | 8 |
| tenth | Dhananjaya de Silva (15) and Lahiru Kumara (5) | 20 | 31 |
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 431 FOR 6 DECLARED
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilruwan Perera | 0 | 9 |
| Tom Latham | lbw b Dilruwan Perera | 154 | 251 |
| Kane Williamson | c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 20 | 28 |
| Ross Taylor | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lasith Embuldeniya | 23 | 43 |
| Henry Nicholls | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Dilruwan Perera | 15 | 46 |
| BJ Watling | not out | 105 | 226 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c Lahiru Kumara b Lasith Embuldeniya | 83 | 77 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 24 | 10 |
Did not bat: William Somerville, Trent Boult, Ajaz Patel
Extras 7 · Total 431 for 6 declared
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilruwan Perera | 37 | 4 | 114 | 3 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 11 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 25 | 0 | 115 | 1 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | 37 | 4 | 156 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Jeet Raval, 3.1 ov), 2-34 (Kane Williamson, 12.5 ov), 3-84 (Ross Taylor, 26.2 ov), 4-126 (Henry Nicholls, 42.3 ov), 5-269 (Tom Latham, 85.3 ov), 6-382 (Colin de Grandhomme, 110.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Jeet Raval (0) and Tom Latham (1) | 1 | 19 |
| second | Kane Williamson (20) and Tom Latham (13) | 33 | 58 |
| third | Ross Taylor (23) and Tom Latham (27) | 50 | 81 |
| fourth | Tom Latham (27) and Henry Nicholls (15) | 42 | 97 |
| fifth | BJ Watling (55) and Tom Latham (86) | 143 | 258 |
| sixth | Colin de Grandhomme (83) and BJ Watling (26) | 113 | 149 |
| seventh | BJ Watling (24) and Tim Southee (24) | 49 | 28 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 122 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahiru Thirimanne | run out (Ajaz Patel) | 0 | 5 |
| Kusal Perera | c BJ Watling b Trent Boult | 0 | 3 |
| Kusal Mendis | b William Somerville | 20 | 63 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Ross Taylor b Colin de Grandhomme | 7 | 30 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | c Tim Southee b Ajaz Patel | 1 | 19 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Tom Latham b Ajaz Patel | 51 | 161 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | lbw b Tim Southee | 21 | 70 |
| Dilruwan Perera | c Ross Taylor b Tim Southee | 0 | 12 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Tom Latham b William Somerville | 14 | 45 |
| Lasith Embuldeniya | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 5 | 11 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 0 | 3 |
Extras 3 · Total 122 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 14.2 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| Tim Southee | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| Ajaz Patel | 19 | 3 | 31 | 2 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| William Somerville | 21 | 6 | 49 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Kusal Perera, 2.2 ov), 3-11 (Angelo Mathews, 11.3 ov), 4-22 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 18.3 ov), 5-32 (Kusal Mendis, 21.5 ov), 6-73 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 43.5 ov), 7-75 (Dilruwan Perera, 47.4 ov), 8-115 (Suranga Lakmal, 65.3 ov), 9-118 (Niroshan Dickwella, 69.3 ov), 10-122 (Lasith Embuldeniya, 70.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Kusal Perera (0) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 0 | 5 |
| second | Kusal Perera (0) and Kusal Mendis (4) | 4 | 9 |
| third | Angelo Mathews (7) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 7 | 55 |
| fourth | Dhananjaya de Silva (1) and Kusal Mendis (10) | 11 | 42 |
| fifth | Niroshan Dickwella (4) and Kusal Mendis (6) | 10 | 20 |
| sixth | Dimuth Karunaratne (21) and Niroshan Dickwella (17) | 41 | 132 |
| seventh | Dilruwan Perera (0) and Niroshan Dickwella (2) | 2 | 23 |
| eighth | Suranga Lakmal (14) and Niroshan Dickwella (26) | 40 | 107 |
| ninth | Niroshan Dickwella (2) and Lasith Embuldeniya (1) | 3 | 24 |
| tenth | Lahiru Kumara (0) and Lasith Embuldeniya (4) | 4 | 5 |
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