No regrets on controversial run-out - Fleming
Stephen Fleming had no regrets about the controversial dismissal of Muttiah Muralitharan in the first Test, saying Muralitharan made a mistake and paid the price
06/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 7-9 2006
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
154 & 170 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
206 & 119/5 (33 ov)
Player of the Match
06/12Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Dec 7-9 2006
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
154 & 170 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
206 & 119/5 (33 ov)
Player of the Match
Day 3
Others
New Zealand clinch five-wicket victory
An extraordinary low-scoring Test match continued to twist and turn during day three but New Zealand hung on to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series
Vettori steers NZ to 52-run lead
Shane Bond ripped through Sri Lanka during an extraordinary day of Test cricket to leave New Zealand on the verge of victory in the opening Test
Fast bowlers bundle Sri Lanka out for 154
Sri Lanka's decision to bat first backfired spectacularly at Christchurch as New Zealand's fast bowlers, led by the fiery Shane Bond, bundled them out for 154 by tea on the opening day
Desultory crowds leave board perplexed
Martin Snedden, the CEO of New Zealand Cricket, has admitted that the desultory attendances at the Christchurch Test have left him baffled
New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Christchurch
Match home for the first Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Christchurch between November 7 and 11, 2006
Sri Lanka look to better away record
Sri Lanka look the better side on paper with New Zealand missing bowlers Kyle Mills, Michael Mason and allrounder Scott Styris to injury, their away record is very poor and they do not go into the first Test at Christchurch