The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured New Zealand in the 2004–05 season. They played 2 Test matches and 5 ODIs. New Zealand won the Test series 1–0.
Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2004–05 | |||
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Sri Lanka | New Zealand | ||
Dates | 26 December 2004 – 14 April 2005 | ||
Captains | Marvan Atapattu | Stephen Fleming | |
Test series | |||
Result | New Zealand won the 2-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Thilan Samaraweera (178) | Lou Vincent (276) | |
Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (11) | Chris Martin (11) | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | New Zealand won the 5-match series 1–0 | ||
Most runs | Tillakaratne Dilshan (48) | Stephen Fleming (77) | |
Most wickets | Upul Chandana (1) | Chris Cairns (4) | |
Player of the series | tour postponed due to the tsunami disaster |
Squads
editTests | ODIs | ||
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Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | New Zealand |
ODI series
edit1st ODI
edit2nd ODI
edit 29 December 2004
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- No toss
- The remainder of the tour was postponed due to the tsunami disaster.
- This match was first rescheduled to 11 January before the tour was called off.
3rd ODI
edit 2 January 2005
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- No toss
- The remainder of the tour was postponed due to the tsunami disaster.
4th ODI
edit 4 January 2005
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- No toss
- The remainder of the tour was postponed due to the tsunami disaster.
5th ODI
edit 8 January 2005
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- No toss
- The remainder of the tour was postponed due to the tsunami disaster.
Tour matches
editFirst-class: Major Associations XI v Sri Lankans
edit28 March 2005
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Major Associations XI
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- Major Associations XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 2.
Test series
edit1st Test
edit4–8 April 2005
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7/0 (1.3 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 5* (6) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nuwan Kulasekara (SL) made his Test debut.
2nd Test
edit11–15 April 2005
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to field
- Shantha Kalavitigoda (SL) made his Test debut.
References
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