Best performances - Batsmen
TWM Latham
264(489) 21x4 - 1x6
Control %95%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 87 runs
- 6x4 - 1x6
BKG Mendis
141(335) 16x4 - 0x6
Control %93%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 32 runs
- 4x4 - 0x6
14/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 15-19 2018
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
282 & 287/3 (115 ov) -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
Player of the Match
14/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 15-19 2018
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
282 & 287/3 (115 ov) -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
TG Southee
- O27
- M7
- R68
- W6
- Eco2.51
| 2W | ||||
| 1W | 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | 1W | |||
CBRLS Kumara
- O31.3
- M2
- R127
- W4
- Eco4.03
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W |
Partnerships
- SL - 1st
- NZ - 1st
- SL - 2nd
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
New Zealand - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsTwo guys put their hands up and didn't give us an opportunity for a day - Williamson
Kane Williamson's team tried everything, but Sri Lanka's batsmen were just too good
Kusal Mendis the dasher turns into Thilan Samaraweera clone
Usually an unrepentant strokemaker, Sri Lanka's No. 4 overturned his batting style to block his way to an outstanding match-saving hundred
Mathews makes a statement with push-ups celebration
Gesture possibly directed towards head coach who left him out of the limited-overs setup on fitness grounds
Records galore for Mathews and Mendis
For the first time in more than ten years, no wicket fell in an entire day of Test cricket
Kusal Mendis eyes double-ton as mentor Samaraweera's send-off gift
Sri Lanka batting coach Thilan Samaraweera will exit the role at the end of this series, and Kusal Mendis is keen on fulfilling his wish
