New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka Test Series
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2nd Test: Pacers put Sri Lanka on backfoot as New Zealand dominate rain-hit Day 2
Cricket | Aug 23, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTLess than 30 overs of play was possible after a late start as rain arrived minutes before lunch and disrupted further play.
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2nd Test: Sri Lanka post 85/2 against New Zealand on rain-hit Day 1
Cricket | Aug 22, 2019, 06:16 PM ISTOnly 36.3 overs were possible after early rain and a wet outfield caused a delayed start and bad light resulted in an early finish.
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1st Test: New Zealand end Day 3 on 195/7 with Watling on 63, lead Sri Lanka by 177
Cricket | Aug 16, 2019, 08:45 PM ISTWatling was on 63, and William Somerville on 5, when bad light stopped play 15 minutes before the scheduled close with New Zealand 195-7.
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1st Test: Patel's fifer helps New Zealand restrict Sri Lanka to 227/7 on Day 2
Cricket | Aug 15, 2019, 06:50 PM ISTSri Lanka slumped to 161/7, losing five wickets for 18 runs, before Niroshan Dickwella and No. 9 batsman Suranga Lakmal added an unbeaten 66-run partnership for the eighth wicket.
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2nd Test: New Zealand crush Sri Lanka by 423 runs to clinch series
Cricket | Dec 30, 2018, 05:53 AM ISTThe home team won despite having been dismissed for 178 in the first innings, that total made competitive by lower-order batsman Tim Southee's 68. Southee was named player of the match.
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2nd Test, Day 4: New Zealand sniff victory after breaking Sri Lanka's resistance
Cricket | Dec 29, 2018, 02:54 PM ISTSri Lanka were 231/6 at stumps on Day 4, still trailing New Zealand by 428 runs with a full day ahead.
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2nd Test, Day 3: Tom Latham, Henry Nicholls tons help New Zealand decimate Sri Lanka
Cricket | Dec 28, 2018, 07:13 PM ISTLatham made 176 following his 264 in the first Test at Wellington; Nicholls made an unbeaten 162, his highest Test score and De Grandhomme dashed the fastest 50 by a New Zealander in Tests.
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2nd Test, Day 2: New Zealand batsmen capitalise after Boult's six-for vs Sri Lanka
Cricket | Dec 27, 2018, 12:11 PM ISTJeet Raval (74) and Tom Latham (74 not out) completed half centuries and Kane Williamson made 48 as New Zealand finished the day at 231/2, with an overall lead of 305.
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Trent Boult picks 6 wickets for 4 runs in 15 balls to send Sri Lanka tumbling
Cricket | Dec 27, 2018, 12:04 PM ISTBoult's first five wickets came faster than any other bowler in Test history; from 11 balls, beating Jacques Kallis's record of 12 balls against Bangladesh in 2002.
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2nd Test: 14 wickets fall on Day 1 as Sri Lanka wrap up New Zealand for 178
Cricket | Dec 26, 2018, 05:39 PM ISTSuranga Lakmal was the principal wicket-taker for Sri Lanka, returning Test-best figures of 5/54 and adding a catch which brought New Zealand's insipid innings to an end after only 50 overs.
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1st Test, Day 5: Rain forces New Zealand to a draw after Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis remain undefeated
Cricket | Dec 19, 2018, 10:42 AM ISTNew Zealand was frustrated that rain ruined their push for a 1-0 series lead Wednesday.
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1st Test, Day 4: Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis bat all day to keep New Zealand at bay
Cricket | Dec 18, 2018, 02:08 PM ISTThe twin centuries were a coming of age for one player, a redemption for the other.
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1st Test, Day 3: Tom Latham's record-breaking 264* leaves Sri Lanka staring at huge defeat
Cricket | Dec 17, 2018, 02:30 PM ISTLatham's score was the highest by any batsman who has carried his bat in Test history.
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1st Test, Day 2: Tom Latham's century puts New Zealand in the driving seat against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Dec 16, 2018, 05:01 PM ISTNew Zealand began by ending Sri Lanka's first innings three overs after its resumption at 275-9.
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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Mathews, Dickwella help Sri Lanka to 275/9 after Southee's fiery spell
Cricket | Dec 15, 2018, 03:22 PM ISTOn balance, New Zealand won the first session, Sri Lanka the second and the third was shared thanks to Dickwella's late flurry of boundaries.