08/08Result

Tour Match, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Katunayake, Aug 8-10 2019

Sri Lanka Board President's XISri Lanka Board President's XISLBP
323/6 (65.5 ov)
New ZealandNew ZealandNZ

Match drawn

08/08Result

Tour Match, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Katunayake, Aug 8-10 2019

Sri Lanka Board President's XISri Lanka Board President's XISLBP
323/6 (65.5 ov)
New ZealandNew ZealandNZ

Match drawn

Day 1

1746dThe Report by Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ajaz takes five after Gunathilaka-Samarawickrama push their claims

Both openers hit substantial fifties at rapid pace, while none of the New Zealand pacemen found success on the first day

1746dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Let Williamson eat cake

The fans wanted to indulge him on his 29th birthday. The New Zealand captain ended up indulging fans instead

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Williamson cuts his birthday cake with fans
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SLC-BP-XI INNINGS		R	B
MD Gunathilaka	caught wk	98	97
S Samarawickrama	caught	80	90
BOP Fernando	caught	4	8
PBB Rajapaksa	bowled	0	6
AK Perera	caught	32	35
SMA Priyanjan	not out	56	76
P Nissanka	caught	35	55
M Bhanuka	not out	14	29
C Karunaratne
AM Fernando
M Shiraz
JDF Vandersay
MA Aponso
PW Hasaranga
NT Gamage
EXTRAS	(b 2, lb 1, nb 1)
TOTAL	323 (6 wkts; 65.5 ovs)

New Zealand BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
TA Boult	9.0	1	41	0	4.55
TG Southee	9.0	0	37	0	4.11	(1nb)
WER Somerville	13.5	2	70	1	5.06
N Wagner	9.0	0	48	0	5.33
AY Patel	10.0	1	41	5	4.10
C de Grandhomme	3.0	0	24	0	8.00
TD Astle	6.0	0	40	0	6.66
MJ Santner	6.0	0	19	0	3.16

SLC-BP-XI 1st innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	154	MD Gunathilaka	S Samarawickrama
2nd	5	MD Gunathilaka	BOP Fernando
3rd	18	PBB Rajapaksa	MD Gunathilaka
4th	37	AK Perera	MD Gunathilaka
5th	3	SMA Priyanjan	AK Perera
6th	81	SMA Priyanjan	P Nissanka
7th	25	SMA Priyanjan	M Bhanuka