Sri Lanka look to ride on hot streak to stay in the fray for WTC final
New Zealand had plenty of positives in the first Test, and will want to go one step further and square the series
26/09 - 05:30 AM BST
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Sep 26-30 2024
26/09 - 05:30 AM BST
2nd Test, New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Galle, Sep 26-30 2024
Match Centre Ground time: 21:35
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Dhananjaya de Silva | Allrounder |
| Dinesh Chandimal † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Asitha Fernando | Bowler |
| Oshada Fernando | Top-order batter |
| Prabath Jayasuriya | Bowler |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | Opening batter |
| Lahiru Kumara | Bowler |
| Angelo Mathews | Allrounder |
| Kusal Mendis † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Kamindu Mendis | Allrounder |
| Ramesh Mendis | Allrounder |
| Pathum Nissanka | Top-order batter |
| Nishan Peiris | Bowler |
| Milan Rathnayake | Bowler |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | Bowler |
Match Details
Series
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
Match days
26,27,28,29,30 September 2024 (5-day match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Players To Watch - Batsmen
- 10MAT
- 819RUNS
- 51.18AVG
- 64.03SR
- 6MAT
- 761RUNS
- 76.10AVG
- 65.77SR
![Kane Williamson]( "Kane Williamson")
Kane WilliamsonNZ- 9MAT
- 1041RUNS
- 69.40AVG
- 55.60SR
![Rachin Ravindra]( "Rachin Ravindra")
Rachin RavindraNZ- 5MAT
- 577RUNS
- 57.70AVG
- 56.40SR
Head To Head
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLSL |  | 305 & 309 | beat | 340 & 211 |  | NZNZ | 18/09/24 | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2024 |
| SLSL | | 164 & 358 (f/o) | lost to | 580/4d | | NZNZ | 16/03/23 | Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2022/23 |
| SLSL | | 355 & 302 | lost to | 373 & 285/8 | | NZNZ | 08/03/23 | Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2022/23 |
| SLSL | | 244 & 122 | lost to | 431/6d | | NZNZ | 22/08/19 | ICC World Test Championship |
| SLSL | | 267 & 268/4 | beat | 249 & 285 | | NZNZ | 14/08/19 | ICC World Test Championship |
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSL, NZ seek to make most of Galle conditions and prevent another collapse
"We had a really good match, it was just some small moments that we could've done better," says New Zealand head coach Gary Stead
Sri Lanka look to ride on hot streak to stay in the fray for WTC final
New Zealand had plenty of positives in the first Test, and will want to go one step further and square the series
Sri Lanka call up uncapped offspinner Nishan Peiris for second New Zealand Test
Vishwa Fernando, who didn't play the first Test, has been sent for rehab after picking up a hamstring injury
