Best performances - Batsmen
KS Williamson
121(194) 11x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 33 runs
- 1x4 - 0x6
AD Mathews
115(235) 11x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- pull
- 39 runs
- 6x4 - 0x6
08/03Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 9-13 2023
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
355 & 302 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
373 & 285/8 (70 ov)
Player of the Match
08/03Result
1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Mar 9-13 2023
-
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
355 & 302 -
![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
373 & 285/8 (70 ov)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
TG Southee
- O26.4
- M10
- R64
- W5
- Eco2.40
| 1W | 1W | |||
| 2W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
MJ Henry
- O26
- M8
- R80
- W4
- Eco3.07
| 2W | 1W | |||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 1W | ||||
Partnerships
- SL - 1st
- NZ - 1st
- SL - 2nd
- NZ - 2nd
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
New Zealand - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
New Zealand - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
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