New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2023 Mar 9- Apr 8 (2 Tests, 3 ODIs & 3 T20s)

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An even first session with Sri Lanka losing a couple of early wickets and then Karunaratne and Chandimal putting together a good partnership.

 

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Bracewell picking up the wickets of Chandimal and de Silva after lunch, Sri Lanka in big trouble now.

 

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Karunaratne goes for 89 and the end of Sri Lanka's innings is nigh with 9 wickets down.

Will be interesting to see if NZ enforce the follow on, I don't think they will but with some more rain forecast they could be tempted to.

 

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Karunaratne goes for 89 and the end of Sri Lanka's innings is nigh with 9 wickets down.

Will be interesting to see if NZ enforce the follow on, I don't think they will but with some more rain forecast they could be tempted to.

Rain predicted on day 5 might sway them. Normally with so much time left you'd have a bat for 2 sessions to give the bowlers a rest, but this is the last test so they may go for it.

 

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Follow on enforced.

 

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Sri Lanka all out for 164, looks like the follow on is going to be enforced.

 

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Sri Lanka making a better fist of their 2nd innings finishing on 2/113 at stumps, they still trail by about 300 runs though so they are a long way back.

 

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A good partnership from Dhananjaya and Madushka to get Sri Lanka's total past 300, they're still over 100 behind though so NZ wouldn't be too worried.

 

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Tickner breaks the partnership just before tea, now that we are into the tail there is a good chance that this test will be finished in the next session.

 

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Dhananjaya gone just 2 short of his ton.

An innings win to NZ looking likely now.

 

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NZ finally wrap up Sri Lanka's 2nd innings to win by an innings and 58 runs,

Sri Lanka will be disappointed they couldn't see out the day and take the match into tomorrow, with rain forecast they might have escaped with a draw.

 

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Embarrassing effort from Sri Lanka in the 1st ODI in Auckland, bowled out for 76 in reply to NZ's 274, they made Shipley look like Hadlee with 5 wickets

 

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Looks like there won't be much play in the 2nd ODI in Christchurch with all the rain there, a complete washout looking like a real possibility.

 

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It's officially a washout with the match abandoned, hopefully the weather is better for the 3rd ODI in Hamilton on Friday.

 

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yep called off

 

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Sri Lanka batting like lemmings again in the 3rd ODI in Hamilton, 49/4 with Nissanka scoring 33 of those runs.

 

[corbies]

You'd have to worry Sri Lanka are a big chance to miss the World Cup given how dogshit they are at ODIs away from Sri Lanka when you consider that the qualifiers - that they are now almost certain to be in - are in Zimbabwe.

They're 5-27 outside Sri Lanka in the last 5 years. 1-8 in the Super League away from home.

 

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Now Nissanka run out to have Sri Lanka 100/6

They will be struggling to bat out the 50 overs the way they are going.

 

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Sri Lanka all out for 157, the Black Caps shouldn't have too much trouble chasing down that total.

 

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Turns out we are having some trouble chasing down that total with Sri Lanka taking 3 early wickets,

 

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Latham gone chopping on, Sri Lanka in with a real show now at 59/4 with about 100 runs still needed

 

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NZ ended up winning that pretty comfortably in the end thanks to a good partnership between Young and Nicholls.

Young deservedly winning the player of the match award with his 86 not out.

 

[magpiemaniac44]

SL off to the qualifiers

 

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A comfortable win for NZ in the 2nd T20 to level the series after Sri Lanka won the 1st T20 on Sunday, that sets it up for a 3rd T20 decider on Saturday.

 

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Williamson set to miss ODI World Cup after IPL knee injury

He has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo surgery in around three weeks

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