Day 3 - Stump, Sri Lanka lead by 65 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 - Saturday, 11 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 Saturday, March 11, at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand and Sri Lanka played in the 1st Test, day 3 match of the Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2023.

     At the conclusion of Day 3 of the third Test in Christchurch, New Zealand had reduced Sri Lanka to 83/3 thanks to three crucial wickets taken by Blair Tickner.  

     When Daryl Mitchell (102) and Matt Henry (72) led New Zealand's comeback in the first innings, bringing the team's total to 373 runs, Tickner got things going. Sri Lanka, who scored 355 runs in total during the first innings, will want to produce another outstanding showing at the plate. 

Brief Score 

     In the first inning, 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)

     In the second inning, Sri Lanka have scored 83 for 3 in 38 overs (Oshada Fernando 28, Dimuth Karunaratne 17, Kusal Mendis 14, Angelo Mathews 20, Prabath Jayasuriya 2, Extras 2)

     New Zealand have scored 373 for 10 in 107.3 overs (Tom Latham 67, Devon Conway 30, Kane Williamson 1, Henry Nicholls 2, Daryl Mitchell 102, Tom Blundell (wk) 7, Michael Bracewell 25, Southee 25, Matt Henry 72, Neil Wagner 27, Blair Tickner 2, Extras 13)

What is the Score? 

     Sri Lanka lead by 65 runs.