The New Zealand cricket team toured Sri Lanka in September and are touring again in November 2024 to play the Sri Lanka cricket team.[1][2] The tour consists of two Test, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[3] The Test series formed part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.[4][5] In November 2023, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced its international calendar for 2024 and confirmed the bilateral series.[6] New Zealand last toured Sri Lanka in 2019.
| New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2024–25 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 18 September – 19 November 2024 | ||
| Captains |
Dhananjaya de Silva (Tests) Charith Asalanka (ODIs & T20Is) |
Tim Southee (Tests) Mitchell Santner (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kamindu Mendis (309) | Rachin Ravindra (153) | |
| Most wickets | Prabath Jayasuriya (18) |
William O'Rourke (8) Ajaz Patel (8) | |
| Player of the series | Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Pathum Nissanka (71) | Will Young (49) | |
| Most wickets | Wanindu Hasaranga (6) |
Glenn Phillips (4) Zak Foulkes (4) | |
| Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) | ||
On 23 August 2024, SLC announced that, the first Test will be played across six days, with a rest day set for 21 September, due to the Presidential Election.[7]
Sri Lanka's first-innings total of 602 for 5 in the second Test was their first 500-plus total against New Zealand in the format. With that accomplishment they also became the first team in Test cricket with 600-plus totals against nine opponents.[8]
Squads
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Ahead of the second Test, Sri Lanka drafted in Nishan Peiris as a replacement for Vishwa Fernando, who had a leg injury.[15] On 11 November, Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of the ODI series with a calf injury, and Adam Milne named as his replacement.[16]
On 12 November, Wanindu Hasaranga was ruled out of the ODI series with a left hamstring injury, and Dushan Hemantha added to the squad.[17][18]
Test series
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rest day on 21 September for the Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.[7]
- World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 12, New Zealand 0.
2nd Test
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26–29 September 2024
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nishan Peiris (SL) made his Test debut.
- Kamindu Mendis (SL) scored his 1,000th run in Tests, and became the joint-third fastest to reach there in terms of number of innings (13).[19][20]
- Nishan Peiris (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[21]
- World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 12, New Zealand 0.
T20I series
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitchell Hay (NZ) made his T20I debut.
- Kusal Perera became the highest run-getter in T20Is for Sri Lanka surpassing Tillakaratne Dilshan.[22]
2nd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Lockie Ferguson (NZ) took a hat-trick.[23]
- Mitchell Hay (NZ) broke the record for the most dismissals (6) by a wicket-keeper in a T20I innings.[24]
ODI series
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain interrupted Sri Lanka's innings at 49.2 overs.
- New Zealand were set a revised target of 221 from 27 overs due to rain.
- Mitchell Hay, Tim Robinson and Nathan Smith (NZ) all made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
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- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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- ^ "Men's 2024 Future Tours Program of Sri Lanka Cricket". Sri Lanka Cricket. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
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- ^ "Stats - SL's best year in Tests since 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Batter makes comeback after one-year gap as Sri Lanka announce Test squad for New Zealand series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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- ^ "Hasaranga ruled out of NZ ODIs with hamstring injury; Hemantha called up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Kamindu Mendis becomes joint-third fastest to 1000 Test runs, goes level with Don Bradman". Sportstar. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Quickest since 1949! Kamindu Mendis equals legendary Don Bradman with new record". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Peiris five-for puts Sri Lanka in sight of series sweep". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "Kusal Perera breaks Tillakaratne Dilshan's all-time record as Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in 1st T20I". India TV. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Lockie Ferguson snares hat-trick to join elite list of New Zealand bowlers". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand's Mitchell Hay sets all-time wicketkeeping record in Dambulla". Cricket.com. Retrieved 10 November 2024.