New Zealand New Zealand 580 for 4 dec (Williamson 215, Nicholls 200*, Rajitha 2-126) beat Sri Lanka 164 (Karunaratne 89, Chandimal 37, Henry 3-44, Bracewell 3-50) and 358 (De Silva 98, Chandimal 62, Southee 3-51, Tickner 3-84) by an innings and 58 runs It took until the final thirty minutes …
Read More »New Zealand on top despite Karunaratne’s twin fifties
Sri Lanka 164 (Karunaratne 89, Chandimal 37, Henry 3-44, Michael Bracewell 3-50) and 113 for 2 (Karunaratne 51, Mendis 50, Southee 1-9) trail New Zealand 580 for 4 dec by 303 runs New Zealand’s bowlers propelled their side to the brink of a 2-0 series whitewash over Sri Lanka, picking …
Read More »Williamson and Nicholls’ double tons headline New Zealand’s domination
Sri Lanka 26 for 2 (Karunaratne 16*, Jayasuriya 4*, Doug Bracewell 1-1, Henry 1-15) trail New Zealand 580 for 4 dec (Williamson 215, Nicholls 200*) by 554 runs Double tons from Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls gave New Zealand a vice grip on proceedings as Sri Lanka were essentially battered …
Read More »Conway 78 gives New Zealand the honours on weather-affected opening day
Stumps New Zealand 155 for 2 (Conway 78, Williamson 26*, Nicholls 8*, de Silva 1-18) vs Sri Lanka In rain-impacted Wellington, with heavy winds for company, New Zealand batted just 48 overs as bad light brought about an early close to an already truncated opening day. Kane Williamson and Henry …
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