New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009

New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2009
New Zealand Sri Lanka
Dates 18 August 2009 – 19 September 2009
Captains Daniel Vettori Kumar Sangakkara
Test series
Result Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Daniel Vettori (272) Thilan Samaraweera (347)
Most wickets Daniel Vettori (10) Muttiah Muralitharan (13)
Twenty20 series
Result New Zealand won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs Ross Taylor 76 Kumar Sangakkara 82
Most wickets Jacob Oram 4 Lasith Malinga 3
Player of the series Jesse Ryder

The New Zealand cricket team is touring Sri Lanka for a 2-match Test series and 2 Twenty20 Internationals from 7 August 2009 to 16 September 2009. In addition, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, and India will play in a tri-series during this time. Subsequently Sri Lanka won the series 2–0.[1]

Contents

Test series

1st Test

18 August – 22 August
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
452 (117.4 overs)
v  New Zealand
299 (116 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 202 runs
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) & Nigel Llong (ENG)
Player of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan
Thilan Samaraweera 159 (277)
Chris Martin 4/77 [23]
Tim McIntosh 69 (226)
Muttiah Muralitharan 4/73 [42]
259/4d (49 overs) 210 (71.5 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 123* (208)
Iain O'Brien 1/45 [8]
Daniel Vettori 67 (122)
Muttiah Muralitharan 3/88 [27]
  • New Zealand won the toss and chose to field.

2nd Test

26 August – 30 August
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka 
416 (130.3 overs)
v  New Zealand
234 (77.4 overs)
 Sri Lanka won by 96 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Daryl Harper (AUS) & Nigel Llong (ENG)
Player of the Match: Mahela Jayawardene
Thilan Samaraweera 143 (240)
Jeetan Patel 4/78 (20 overs)
Ross Taylor 81 (155)
Rangana Herath 3/70 (34 overs)
311/5d (85.2 overs) 397 (123.5 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 109 (175)
Daniel Vettori 2/62 (24 overs)
Daniel Vettori 140 (189)
Rangana Herath 5/139 (48 overs)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first

Twenty20 Series

1st T20

2 September 2009
(scorecard)
New Zealand 
141/8 (20 overs)
v  Sri Lanka
138/9 (20 overs)
 New Zealand won by 3 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Asoka de Silva & Kumar Dharmasena (both SRI)
Player of the match: Daniel Vettori
Ross Taylor 60 (45)
Lasith Malinga 2/21 (4 overs)
Tillakaratne Dilshan 57 (28)
Jacob Oram 3/33 (4 overs)

2nd T20

4 September 2009
(scorecard)
New Zealand 
170/4 (20 overs)
v  Sri Lanka
148/8 (20 overs)
 New Zealand won by 22 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Gamini Silva & Tyron Wijewardene (both SRI)
Player of the match: Jesse Ryder
Jesse Ryder 52 (37)
Sanath Jayasuriya 2/22 (4 overs)
Kumar Sangakkara 69 (50)
Shane Bond 3/18 (4 overs)

Tour Matches

First Class:Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI v New Zealanders

7 August – 9 August
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI
159 (60.4 overs)
v  New Zealanders
493 (124.3 overs)
Match Drawn
Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake and Sena Nandiweera (both SRI)
Dinesh Chandimal 64 (131)
Daryl Tuffey 3/41 (10.4 overs)
Daniel Vettori 106 (132)
Jeewan Mendis 4/91 (25 overs)
257/6 (75 overs)
Nadeera Nawela 64* (131)
Jacob Oram 3/32 (12 overs)

First Class:Sri Lanka Cricket XI v New Zealanders

12 August – 14 August
(scorecard)
New Zealanders
297 (93.3 overs)
v Sri Lanka Cricket XI
330 (86.3 overs)
Match Drawn
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Sagara Gallage & Rohitha Kottahachchi (both SRI)
Ross Taylor 75 (151)
Seekkuge Prasanna 3/66 (28 overs)
Dinesh Chandimal 109 (234)
Jeetan Patel 3/81 (25 overs)
240/6 (70 overs)
Ross Taylor 58 (77)
Dammika Prasad 2/28 (7 overs)

List A:Sri Lanka A v New Zealanders

6 September 2009
(scorecard)
Sri Lanka A
234 (47.5 overs)
v  New Zealanders
173 (41.5 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 61 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Umpires: Dushantha Ekanayake & Prageeth Rambukwella (both SRI)
Lahiru Thirimanne 51 (72)
Daryl Tuffey 5/35 (9.5 overs)
Jacob Oram 39 (56)
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara 3/36 (10 overs)

List A:Sri Lankan XI v New Zealanders

16 September 2009 Sri Lankan XI
v  New Zealanders
This match is not yet confirmed
TBC

Media coverage

Television

See also

Tri-Series in Sri Lanka in 2009-10

References

  1. ^ Alter, Jaime (30 August 209). "Herath five-for hands Sri Lanka clean sweep". cricinfo.com. Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/slvnz2009/content/story/422685.html. Retrieved 2009-08-31.