New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st Test
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2023 (2022/23) · Hagley Oval, Christchurch · 9 March 2023 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl
New Zealand won by 2 wickets · Man of the Match: Daryl Mitchell
New Zealand won by 2 wickets. Kane Williamson top-scored with 121* for New Zealand. Man of the Match: Daryl Mitchell.
Sri Lanka, 347 (10 wkts)
| Oshada Fernando | caught (Tom Blundell) b Tim Southee | 13 | 31 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | caught (Tom Latham) b Matt Henry | 50 | 87 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw b Tim Southee | 87 | 83 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Daryl Mitchell) b Matt Henry | 47 | 98 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | caught (Tom Latham) b Tim Southee | 39 | 64 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | caught (Tom Blundell) b Tim Southee | 46 | 59 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | lbw b Michael Bracewell | 7 | 13 |
| Kasun Rajitha | caught (Kane Williamson) b Matt Henry | 22 | 39 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | caught (Tom Blundell) b Matt Henry | 13 | 40 |
| Lahiru Kumara | not out | 13 | 32 |
| Asitha Fernando | lbw b Tim Southee | 10 | 10 |
Tim Southee 26.40-10-64-5Matt Henry 26.00-8-80-4Blair Tickner 20.00-2-103-0Neil Wagner 10.00-1-68-0Daryl Mitchell 7.00-3-17-0Michael Bracewell 3.00-0-17-1
New Zealand, 360 (10 wkts)
| Tom Latham | bowled b Asitha Fernando | 67 | 144 |
| Devon Conway | lbw b Asitha Fernando | 30 | 88 |
| Kane Williamson | caught (Dimuth Karunaratne) b Lahiru Kumara | 1 | 11 |
| Henry Nicholls | caught (Kasun Rajitha) b Lahiru Kumara | 2 | 6 |
| Daryl Mitchell | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Lahiru Kumara | 102 | 193 |
| Tom Blundell | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Kasun Rajitha | 7 | 22 |
| Michael Bracewell | caught (Niroshan Dickwella) b Prabath Jayasuriya | 25 | 57 |
| Tim Southee | caught (Lahiru Kumara) b Kasun Rajitha | 25 | 20 |
| Matt Henry | bowled b Asitha Fernando | 72 | 75 |
| Neil Wagner | caught (Dhananjaya de Silva) b Asitha Fernando | 27 | 24 |
| Blair Tickner | not out | 2 | 5 |
Kasun Rajitha 31.00-10-104-2Asitha Fernando 29.30-5-85-4Lahiru Kumara 25.00-5-76-3Dhananjaya de Silva 9.00-2-34-0Angelo Mathews 3.00-0-18-0Prabath Jayasuriya 10.00-1-46-1
Sri Lanka, 291 (10 wkts)
| Oshada Fernando | caught (Tom Blundell) b Blair Tickner | 28 | 52 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | caught (Henry Nicholls) b Blair Tickner | 17 | 45 |
| Kusal Mendis | caught (Michael Bracewell) b Blair Tickner | 14 | 55 |
| Angelo Mathews | caught (Tom Blundell) b Matt Henry | 115 | 235 |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | caught (Tom Blundell) b Blair Tickner | 6 | 32 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | bowled b Tim Southee | 42 | 107 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 47 | 73 |
| Niroshan Dickwella | caught (Tom Blundell) b Matt Henry | 0 | 4 |
| Kasun Rajitha | lbw b Matt Henry | 14 | 21 |
| Lahiru Kumara | run out (Kane Williamson, Matt Henry) | 8 | 6 |
| Asitha Fernando | caught (Kane Williamson) b Tim Southee | 0 | 3 |
Tim Southee 26.30-9-57-2Matt Henry 28.00-5-71-3Blair Tickner 28.00-1-100-4Neil Wagner 3.00-0-9-0Daryl Mitchell 12.00-2-31-0Michael Bracewell 8.00-1-27-0
New Zealand, 269 (8 wkts)
| Tom Latham | bowled b Prabath Jayasuriya | 24 | 80 |
| Devon Conway | caught (Kasun Rajitha) b Kasun Rajitha | 5 | 16 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 121 | 194 |
| Henry Nicholls | caught (Kusal Mendis) b Prabath Jayasuriya | 20 | 24 |
| Daryl Mitchell | bowled b Asitha Fernando | 81 | 86 |
| Tom Blundell | bowled b Asitha Fernando | 3 | 5 |
| Michael Bracewell | caught (Chamika Karunaratne) b Asitha Fernando | 10 | 11 |
| Tim Southee | caught (Dhananjaya de Silva) b Lahiru Kumara | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Henry | run out (Kasun Rajitha, Asitha Fernando) | 4 | 3 |
| Neil Wagner | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Blair Tickner | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Kasun Rajitha 17.00-5-60-1Asitha Fernando 19.00-4-63-3Prabath Jayasuriya 19.00-1-92-2Lahiru Kumara 15.00-3-61-1
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