wtc130 f61502 t2500	New Zealand v Sri Lanka
	ICC World Test Championship 2021 to 2023 Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23 (2nd Test)
Venue	Cello Basin Reserve, Wellington on 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th March 2023 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
Result	New Zealand won by an innings and 58 runs
Points	New Zealand 12; Sri Lanka 0
Umpires	CB Gaffaney, RK Illingworth (England)
TV umpire	MA Gough (England)
Referee	RB Richardson (West Indies)
Scorers	MV Frost, CSL McQuaid
Reserve Umpire	WR Knights
Close of play day 1	New Zealand (1) 155/2 (Williamson 26*, Nicholls 18*; 48 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (1) 26/2 (Karunaratne 16*, Jayasuriya 4*; 17 overs)
Close of play day 3	Sri Lanka (2) 113/2 (Mendis 50*, Mathews 1*; 43 overs)
Player of the Match	HM Nicholls

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New Zealand first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TWM Latham	c Jayasuriya b Rajitha	21	73	113	-	-	58
DP Conway	c and b de Silva	78	108	159	13	-	75
KS Williamson	c sub (RTM Wanigamuni) b Jayasuriya	215	296	376	23	2	188
HM Nicholls	not out	200	240	379	15	4	134
DJ Mitchell	c and b Rajitha	17	12	22	1	1	4
+TA Blundell	not out	17	17	23	2	-	6
MG Bracewell	did not bat
MJ Henry	did not bat
*TG Southee	did not bat
DAJ Bracewell	did not bat
BM Tickner	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 17 lb, 8 nb, 5 w)	32
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 557 minutes, 123 overs)	580
Fall of wickets:
1-87 (Latham, 25.1 ov), 2-118 (Conway, 35.4 ov), 3-481 (Williamson, 112.6 ov), 4-530 (Mitchell, 117.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Rajitha	32	6	126	2	-	6	133	11	1
AM Fernando	26	6	110	0	2	1	113	14	2
Kumara	25	1	164	0	3	-	79	19	3
de Silva	19	3	75	1	-	1	65	6	-
Jayasuriya	21	1	86	1	-	-	70	4	1

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BOP Fernando	c Blundell b Henry	6	32	37	-	-	28
*FDM Karunaratne	c Latham b MG Bracewell	89	188	284	9	-	139
BKG Mendis	c Conway b DAJ Bracewell	0	10	14	-	-	10
NGRP Jayasuriya	c Mitchell b Southee	4	17	27	1	-	16
AD Mathews	c Blundell b Henry	1	10	13	-	-	9
LD Chandimal	st Blundell b MG Bracewell	37	92	124	4	-	74
DM de Silva	c Southee b MG Bracewell	0	6	7	-	-	6
+KNM Fernando	c MG Bracewell b Henry	19	31	34	3	-	24
CAK Rajitha	run out (Latham)	0	9	12	-	-	9
CBRLS Kumara	not out	1	4	8	-	-	3
AM Fernando	c Williamson b Tickner	0	3	5	-	-	3
Extras	(4 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	7
Total	(all out, 299 minutes, 66.5 overs)	164
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (BOP Fernando, 9.1 ov), 2-18 (Mendis, 12.3 ov), 3-27 (Jayasuriya, 19.1 ov), 4-34 (Mathews, 22.1 ov), 5-114 (Chandimal, 51.4 ov), 6-116 (de Silva, 53.3 ov), 7-156 (KNM Fernando, 62.5 ov), 8-163 (Rajitha, 65.2 ov), 9-163 (Karunaratne, 65.4 ov), 10-164 (AM Fernando, 66.5 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Southee	15	6	22	1	-	-	76	1	-
Henry	20	6	44	3	1	-	99	5	-
DAJ Bracewell	12	7	19	1	-	1	63	2	-
MG Bracewell	12	1	50	3	-	-	49	7	-
Tickner	6.5	1	21	1	-	-	29	2	-
Mitchell	1	0	3	0	-	-	4	-	-

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Sri Lanka second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BOP Fernando	c sub (WA Young) b DAJ Bracewell	5	36	50	-	-	33
*FDM Karunaratne	c Conway b Southee	51	83	130	4	-	54
BKG Mendis	c Williamson b Henry	50	106	132	8	-	85
AD Mathews	c MG Bracewell b Tickner	2	44	62	-	-	42
LD Chandimal	c DAJ Bracewell b Tickner	62	92	135	8	-	64
DM de Silva	c Nicholls b MG Bracewell	98	185	250	12	1	138
+KNM Fernando	c Henry b Tickner	39	93	120	4	1	76
CAK Rajitha	c Williamson b Southee	20	110	144	1	-	97
NGRP Jayasuriya	c Tickner b MG Bracewell	2	45	57	-	-	43
CBRLS Kumara	c MG Bracewell b Southee	7	45	58	1	-	41
AM Fernando	not out	0	15	21	-	-	15
Extras	(6 lb, 2 nb, 14 w)	22
Total	(all out, 600 minutes, 142 overs)	358
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (BOP Fernando, 12.4 ov), 2-97 (Karunaratne, 31.1 ov), 3-113 (Mendis, 43.6 ov), 4-116 (Mathews, 46.1 ov), 5-242 (Chandimal, 76.2 ov), 6-318 (KNM Fernando, 105.4 ov), 7-318 (de Silva, 106.3 ov), 8-338 (Jayasuriya, 122.3 ov), 9-354 (Kumara, 137.1 ov), 10-358 (Rajitha, 141.6 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Southee	27	13	51	3	1	-	140	7	-
Henry	29	8	59	1	1	-	145	6	-
MG Bracewell	42	14	100	2	1	-	207	11	2
DAJ Bracewell	18	3	58	1	4	2	80	3	-
Tickner	26	6	84	3	6	-	114	11	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Tea: New Zealand (1) 109/1 (Conway 73*, Williamson 3*; 32 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: New Zealand (1) 304/2 (Williamson 113*, Nicholls 72*; 82 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: New Zealand (1) 443/2 (Williamson 189*, Nicholls 130*; 108 overs)
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 109/4 (Karunaratne 63*, Chandimal 33*; 51 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 12/0 (BOP Fernando 5*, Karunaratne 7*; 9 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 249/5 (de Silva 63*, KNM Fernando 6*; 78 overs)
--> Day 4 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 318/6 (de Silva 98*; 105.4 overs)
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 15.3 overs, 75 minutes
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 30.4 overs, 144 minutes
--> New Zealand first innings: 150 in 46.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 200 in 57.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 250 in 65.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 300 in 79.2 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 350 in 91.6 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 400 in 103.1 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 450 in 108.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 500 in 115.1 overs, 519 minutes
--> New Zealand first innings: 550 in 120.1 overs, 557 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 29.4 overs, 131 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 45.5 overs, 204 minutes
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 61.6 overs, 269 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 18.5 overs, 79 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 34.6 overs, 152 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 54.3 overs, 235 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 200 in 67.3 overs, 288 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 250 in 78.2 overs, 337 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 300 in 98.2 overs, 425 minutes
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 350 in 133.3 overs, 578 minutes
--> KNM Fernando made his debut in Test matches
--> MG Bracewell made his last appearance in Test matches
--> DAJ Bracewell made his last appearance in Test matches
--> BM Tickner made his last appearance in Test matches
--> BOP Fernando made his last appearance in Test matches
--> DP Conway (1) 50 in 69 balls, 104 minutes with 8 fours
--> KS Williamson (1) 50 in 106 balls with 7 fours
--> KS Williamson (1) 100 in 171 balls with 10 fours and 2 sixes
--> KS Williamson (1) 150 in 231 balls with 17 fours and 2 sixes
--> KS Williamson (1) 200 in 285 balls with 22 fours and 2 sixes
--> KS Williamson (1) passed 8000 runs in Test matches when he reached 91
--> HM Nicholls (1) 50 in 79 balls with 5 fours
--> HM Nicholls (1) 100 in 173 balls with 8 fours
--> HM Nicholls (1) 150 in 212 balls, 353 minutes with 11 fours and 2 sixes
--> HM Nicholls (1) passed his previous highest score of 174 in Test matches
--> HM Nicholls (1) passed his previous highest score of 174 in First-Class matches
--> HM Nicholls (1) 200 in 240 balls with 15 fours and 4 sixes
--> HM Nicholls (1) passed 6500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 76
--> FDM Karunaratne (1) 50 in 114 balls, 163 minutes with 6 fours
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) 50 in 81 balls, 129 minutes with 4 fours
--> BKG Mendis (2) 50 in 96 balls, 125 minutes with 8 fours
--> LD Chandimal (2) 50 in 74 balls, 122 minutes with 8 fours
--> DM de Silva (2) 50 in 80 balls, 95 minutes with 7 fours and 1 six
--> DM de Silva (2) passed 3000 runs in Test matches when he reached 92
--> KNM Fernando made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> MG Bracewell reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed DM de Silva, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings
--> TWM Latham (10) and DP Conway (30) added 50 in 93 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (28) and HM Nicholls (23) added 50 in 90 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (51) and HM Nicholls (44) added 100 in 159 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (80) and HM Nicholls (62) added 150 in 210 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (118) and HM Nicholls (74) added 200 in 308 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (151) and HM Nicholls (87) added 250 in 360 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (176) and HM Nicholls (113) added 300 in 420 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (201) and HM Nicholls (137) added 350 in 459 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> HM Nicholls (28) and TA Blundell (17) added 50 in 34 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (30) and LD Chandimal (21) added 50 in 116 balls for the Sri Lanka 5th wicket in the first innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (23) and BKG Mendis (25) added 50 in 68 balls for the Sri Lanka 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> LD Chandimal (26) and DM de Silva (24) added 50 in 77 balls for the Sri Lanka 5th wicket in the second innings
--> LD Chandimal (43) and DM de Silva (57) added 100 in 144 balls for the Sri Lanka 5th wicket in the second innings
--> DM de Silva (21) and KNM Fernando (29) added 50 in 97 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the second innings

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Over 46.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - FDM Karunaratne (decision overturned)
Over 63.5: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - CAK Rajitha (decision upheld)
Over 122.4: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - CBRLS Kumara (decision upheld - umpire's call)
Over 134.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - CAK Rajitha (decision upheld)
Over 135.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - CBRLS Kumara (decision upheld)
Over 140.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - AM Fernando (decision upheld)