Day 2 - Stumps, New Zealand trail by 193 runs
Match Details
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
Venue - Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Toss Winner - New Zealand won the toss and opt to bowl first
Series - Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2023
Date of the Match - Friday, 10 March, 2023
Time - 3:30 AM (IST)
Season - 2023
Umpires - Michael Gough (ENG), Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Third Umpire - Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Match Referee - Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Review
On Friday, March 10, at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand and Sri Lanka played in the 1st Test, day 2 match of the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2023.
During stumps on Day 2 of the first Test in Christchurch, New Zealand was reduced to 162/5 by Lahiru Kumara and Asitha Fernando, who each claimed two wickets. As Sri Lanka was knocked out for 355 runs, Tom Latham and Devon Conway gave the home team a strong start.
Prior to three quick dismissals tipping the balance in Sri Lanka's favour, Latham and Conway scored 67 runs together for the first wicket. Latham went out of the game after reaching 67 while Mitchell had reached 40. Sri Lanka was dismissed for 355 runs on Day 2 thanks to Tim Southee's five wicket haul.
Brief Score
Sri Lanka have scored 355 for 10 in 92.4 overs (Oshada Fernando 13, Dimuth Karunaratne 50, Kusal Mendis 87, Angelo Mathews 47, Dinesh Chandimal 39, Dhananjaya de Silva 46, Niroshan Dickwella (wk) 7, Kasun Rajitha 22, Prabath Jayasuriya 13, Asitha Fernando 10, Lahiru Kumara 13, Extras 8)
New Zealand have scored 162 for 5 in 63 overs (Tom Latham 67, Devon Conway 30, Kane Williamson 1, Henry Nicholls 2, Daryl Mitchell 40, Tom Blundell (wk) 7, Michael Bracewell 9, Extras 6)
What is the Score?
New Zealand trail by 193 runs.
