f56031 t2151	New Zealand v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2014/15 (1st Test)
Venue	Hagley Oval, Christchurch on 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th December 2014 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field
Result	New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Umpires	RK Illingworth (England), BNJ Oxenford (Australia)
TV umpire	SJ Davis (Australia)
Referee	BC Broad (England)
Reserve Umpire	DJ Walker
Close of play day 1	New Zealand (1) 429/7 (Craig 5*; 80.3 overs)
Close of play day 2	Sri Lanka (2) 84/0 (Karunaratne 49*, Silva 33*; 35 overs)
Close of play day 3	Sri Lanka (2) 293/5 (Mathews 53*, Kaushal 5*; 125 overs)
Man of the Match	BB McCullum

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New Zealand first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TWM Latham	c Kaushal b Eranga	27	65	106	3	-	55
HD Rutherford	b Lakmal	18	34	73	4	-	29
KS Williamson	b Prasad	54	98	160	7	-	75
LRPL Taylor	run out (Silva)	7	8	18	1	-	4
*BB McCullum	c Karunaratne b Kaushal	195	134	202	18	11	58
JDS Neesham	c Sangakkara b Mathews	85	80	129	10	3	44
+BJ Watling	lbw b Mathews	26	51	61	2	-	34
MD Craig	not out	12	34	53	-	-	24
TG Southee	c Thirimanne b Mathews	0	8	10	-	-	8
N Wagner	c Kaushal b Lakmal	4	8	12	1	-	7
TA Boult	c Jayawardene b Lakmal	0	2	3	-	-	2
Extras	(4 lb, 7 nb, 2 w)	13
Total	(all out, 413 minutes, 85.5 overs)	441
Fall of wickets:
1-37 (Rutherford, 13.1 ov), 2-60 (Latham, 19.3 ov), 3-88 (Taylor, 23.4 ov), 4-214 (Williamson, 46.2 ov), 5-367 (McCullum, 65.5 ov), 6-420 (Neesham, 74.2 ov), 7-429 (Watling, 80.3 ov), 8-431 (Southee, 82.5 ov), 9-440 (Wagner, 85.4 ov), 10-441 (Boult, 85.5 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Lakmal	19.5	3	90	3	-	2	88	11	3
Eranga	18	1	82	1	-	-	74	12	1
Mathews	12	2	39	3	-	-	55	5	1
Prasad	12	2	62	1	2	-	51	8	2
Kaushal	22	0	159	1	-	5	60	10	7
Thirimanne	2	0	5	0	-	-	7	-	-

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Sri Lanka first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
FDM Karunaratne	lbw b Boult	0	4	2	-	-	4
JK Silva	lbw b Boult	4	9	22	-	-	7
KC Sangakkara	c Southee b Boult	6	27	38	-	-	22
HDRL Thirimanne	c Craig b Southee	24	59	95	-	-	45
*AD Mathews	c Latham b Wagner	50	85	130	3	2	62
DPDN Dickwella	c McCullum b Southee	2	4	4	-	-	3
+HAPW Jayawardene	c Williamson b Wagner	10	21	36	2	-	17
KTGD Prasad	c McCullum b Neesham	18	18	29	3	-	11
PHT Kaushal	c Williamson b Wagner	6	6	10	1	-	4
RMS Eranga	not out	10	17	20	-	-	11
RAS Lakmal	c McCullum b Neesham	2	7	14	-	-	5
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	6
Total	(all out, 204 minutes, 42.4 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Karunaratne, 0.4 ov), 2-8 (Silva, 4.2 ov), 3-15 (Sangakkara, 8.3 ov), 4-58 (Thirimanne, 25.2 ov), 5-60 (Dickwella, 25.6 ov), 6-88 (Jayawardene, 33.4 ov), 7-105 (Mathews, 35.5 ov), 8-118 (Kaushal, 37.4 ov), 9-128 (Prasad, 38.6 ov), 10-138 (Lakmal, 42.4 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Boult	11	4	25	3	1	-	52	-	1
Southee	12	4	17	2	-	-	62	1	-
Neesham	6.4	1	28	2	1	-	28	4	-
Wagner	11	0	60	3	-	1	40	4	1
Craig	2	0	5	0	-	-	9	-	-

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Sri Lanka second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
FDM Karunaratne	b Boult	152	363	483	17	-	282
JK Silva	c Watling b Southee	33	106	154	5	-	91
KC Sangakkara	c Watling b Boult	1	16	25	-	-	15
HDRL Thirimanne	c Watling b Neesham	25	124	182	1	-	108
*AD Mathews	c Watling b Southee	66	127	196	7	1	94
DPDN Dickwella	c Neesham b Boult	4	22	25	-	-	19
PHT Kaushal	c Craig b Southee	12	27	29	1	-	22
+HAPW Jayawardene	c Southee b Craig	23	38	75	3	-	27
KTGD Prasad	c Taylor b Southee	4	17	19	-	-	15
RMS Eranga	not out	45	62	77	7	-	43
RAS Lakmal	c Southee b Boult	16	23	38	3	-	17
Extras	(4 b, 20 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	26
Total	(all out, 655 minutes, 154 overs)	407
Fall of wickets:
1-85 (Silva, 35.6 ov), 2-94 (Sangakkara, 42.2 ov), 3-181 (Thirimanne, 87.5 ov), 4-277 (Karunaratne, 116.3 ov), 5-287 (Dickwella, 122.3 ov), 6-307 (Kaushal, 128.4 ov), 7-320 (Mathews, 132.2 ov), 8-325 (Prasad, 136.4 ov), 9-348 (Jayawardene, 144.3 ov), 10-407 (Lakmal, 153.6 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Boult	39	8	100	4	1	-	186	12	-
Southee	37	8	91	4	-	-	175	12	-
Wagner	30	6	76	0	-	1	144	8	-
Craig	38	10	83	1	-	-	184	7	1
Neesham	8	2	29	1	-	-	35	5	-
McCullum	1	0	3	0	-	-	4	-	-
Williamson	1	0	1	0	-	-	5	-	-

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New Zealand second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
TWM Latham	c Mathews b Kaushal	17	24	24	3	-	17
HD Rutherford	c Dickwella b Eranga	10	24	47	1	-	19
KS Williamson	not out	31	75	113	-	-	52
LRPL Taylor	not out	39	63	90	6	-	44
*BB McCullum	did not bat
JDS Neesham	did not bat
+BJ Watling	did not bat
MD Craig	did not bat
TG Southee	did not bat
N Wagner	did not bat
TA Boult	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	10
Total	(2 wickets, 137 minutes, 30.4 overs)	107
Fall of wickets:
1-23 (Latham, 5.4 ov), 2-43 (Rutherford, 10.4 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Lakmal	6	2	16	0	1	1	29	2	-
Kaushal	13	0	48	1	-	1	48	4	-
Eranga	7	2	20	1	-	-	31	1	-
Prasad	4.4	1	17	0	1	-	22	3	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
--> Day 1 Lunch: New Zealand (1) 84/2 (Williamson 34*, Taylor 3*; 23 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: New Zealand (1) 215/4 (McCullum 102*, Neesham 0*; 48 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Sri Lanka (1) 38/3 (Thirimanne 11*, Mathews 15*; 18 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Sri Lanka (1) 138 all out
--> Day 3 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 131/2 (Karunaratne 77*, Thirimanne 14*; 65 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Sri Lanka (2) 201/3 (Karunaratne 116*, Mathews 12*; 94 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Sri Lanka (2) 407 all out
--> Day 4 Tea: New Zealand (2) 76/2 (Williamson 24*, Taylor 15*; 24 overs)
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 14.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 27.1 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 150 in 38.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 200 in 44.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 250 in 53.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 300 in 56.6 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 350 in 63.4 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 400 in 70.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 22.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 35.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 22.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 100 in 44.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 150 in 75.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 200 in 93.5 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 250 in 108.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 300 in 127.2 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 350 in 144.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 400 in 152.4 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 50 in 13.5 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 100 in 30.2 overs
--> PHT Kaushal made his debut in Test matches
--> KS Williamson (1) 50 in 92 balls with 7 fours
--> BB McCullum (1) 50 in 45 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> BB McCullum (1) 100 in 74 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes
--> BB McCullum (1) 150 in 103 balls with 15 fours and 8 sixes
--> BB McCullum (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 90
--> JDS Neesham (1) 50 in 52 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> JDS Neesham (1) passed 500 runs in Test matches when he reached 13
--> AD Mathews (1) 50 in 83 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) 50 in 111 balls with 6 fours
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) passed his previous highest score of 85 in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) made his first century in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) 100 in 255 balls with 11 fours
--> FDM Karunaratne (2) 150 in 360 balls with 17 fours
--> AD Mathews (2) 50 in 82 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> RMS Eranga (2) passed his previous highest score of 25 in Test matches
--> KS Williamson (2) passed 7000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> PHT Kaushal made his debut for Sri Lanka in First-Class matches
--> JK Silva made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> JK Silva made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> DPDN Dickwella made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> DPDN Dickwella made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> KTGD Prasad made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> KTGD Prasad made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> RAS Lakmal made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> RAS Lakmal made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> AD Mathews made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> AD Mathews made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> FDM Karunaratne made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> FDM Karunaratne made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> RMS Eranga made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> RMS Eranga made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> HDRL Thirimanne made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> MD Craig made his debut in New Zealand in Test matches
--> PHT Kaushal made his debut in New Zealand in First-Class matches
--> AD Mathews reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed JDS Neesham, his 1st wicket in the New Zealand first innings
--> TA Boult reached 100 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed FDM Karunaratne, his 1st wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
--> TA Boult reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed FDM Karunaratne, his 2nd wicket in the Sri Lanka second innings
--> KS Williamson (10) and BB McCullum (39) added 50 in 70 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
--> KS Williamson (17) and BB McCullum (85) added 100 in 125 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
--> BB McCullum (27) and JDS Neesham (24) added 50 in 51 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
--> BB McCullum (51) and JDS Neesham (47) added 100 in 76 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
--> BB McCullum (94) and JDS Neesham (56) added 150 in 118 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
--> JDS Neesham (27) and BJ Watling (21) added 50 in 46 balls for the New Zealand 6th wicket in the first innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (30) and JK Silva (21) added 50 in 135 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (26) and HDRL Thirimanne (18) added 50 in 186 balls for the Sri Lanka 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> FDM Karunaratne (17) and AD Mathews (31) added 50 in 81 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the second innings
--> RMS Eranga (31) and RAS Lakmal (14) added 50 in 44 balls for the Sri Lanka 10th wicket in the second innings
--> KS Williamson (15) and LRPL Taylor (29) added 50 in 101 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the second innings

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Over 45.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - BB McCullum (decision upheld)
Over 77.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - BJ Watling (decision upheld)
Over 79.3: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - MD Craig (decision overturned)
Over 85.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - TA Boult (decision overturned)
Over 4.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - JK Silva (decision upheld)
Over 59.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - HDRL Thirimanne (decision overturned)
Over 72.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - BNJ Oxenford, Batsman - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)
Over 83.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - FDM Karunaratne (decision upheld)
KS Williamson (10) and BB McCullum (39) added 50 in 70 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
KS Williamson (17) and BB McCullum (85) added 100 in 125 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
BB McCullum (27) and JDS Neesham (24) added 50 in 51 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
BB McCullum (51) and JDS Neesham (47) added 100 in 76 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
BB McCullum (94) and JDS Neesham (56) added 150 in 118 balls for the New Zealand 5th wicket in the first innings
JDS Neesham (27) and BJ Watling (21) added 50 in 46 balls for the New Zealand 6th wicket in the first innings
FDM Karunaratne (30) and JK Silva (21) added 50 in 135 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings
FDM Karunaratne (26) and HDRL Thirimanne (18) added 50 in 186 balls for the Sri Lanka 3rd wicket in the second innings
FDM Karunaratne (17) and AD Mathews (31) added 50 in 81 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket in the second innings
RMS Eranga (31) and RAS Lakmal (14) added 50 in 44 balls for the Sri Lanka 10th wicket in the second innings
KS Williamson (15) and LRPL Taylor (29) added 50 in 101 balls for the New Zealand 3rd wicket in the second innings