Match summary
New Zealand played Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test, Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series 2015 at Seddon Park, Hamilton, from 18 Dec 2015 to 21 Dec 2015. New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
New Zealand won the toss and chose to field first. Sri Lanka made 292 in 80.1 overs, New Zealand made 237 in 79.4 overs, Sri Lanka made 133 in 36.3 overs, New Zealand made 189/5 in 54.3 overs.
Kane Williamson top-scored with 109 runs in the match; Dushmantha Chameera took 9/115 in the match; Kane Williamson was named player of the match.
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne c BJ Watling b TG Southee |
c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
| BKG Mendis c BJ Watling b TG Southee |
c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 31 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 73.81 |
| MDUS Jayasundera run out (MJ Santner, BJ Watling) |
run out (MJ Santner, BJ Watling) | 26 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 |
| LD Chandimal c BJ Watling b DAJ Bracewell |
c BJ Watling b DAJ Bracewell | 47 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 83.93 |
| AD Mathews c TWM Latham b TG Southee |
c TWM Latham b TG Southee | 77 | 125 | 7 | 3 | 61.60 |
| TAM Siriwardana c LRPL Taylor b TA Boult |
c LRPL Taylor b TA Boult | 62 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 76.54 |
| KDK Vithanage c BB McCullum b TA Boult |
c BB McCullum b TA Boult | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| HMRKB Herath run out (KS Williamson) |
run out (KS Williamson) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| PVD Chameera c BB McCullum b DAJ Bracewell |
c BB McCullum b DAJ Bracewell | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 8.70 |
| RAS Lakmal c KS Williamson b N Wagner |
c KS Williamson b N Wagner | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| N Pradeep not out |
not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 11, w 12, nb 0) | 23 | ||||
| Total | 80.1 Ov (RR: 3.64) | 292/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (FDM Karunaratne, 13.4 ov), 2-44 (BKG Mendis, 15.4 ov), 3-115 (MDUS Jayasundera, 31.4 ov), 4-121 (LD Chandimal, 34.2 ov), 5-259 (TAM Siriwardana, 64.2 ov), 6-259 (KDK Vithanage, 64.5 ov), 7-264 (HMRKB Herath, 66.2 ov), 8-284 (AD Mathews, 73.1 ov), 9-288 (RAS Lakmal, 77.6 ov), 10-292 (PVD Chameera, 80.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Boult | 20 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2.55 | 94 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TG Southee | 21 | 5 | 63 | 3 | 3.00 | 97 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DAJ Bracewell | 22.1 | 4 | 81 | 2 | 3.65 | 100 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| N Wagner | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 5.67 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Santner | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KS Williamson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MJ Guptill c AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath |
c AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath | 50 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 64.94 |
| TWM Latham c FDM Karunaratne b PVD Chameera |
c FDM Karunaratne b PVD Chameera | 28 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 38.89 |
| KS Williamson c RAS Lakmal b PVD Chameera |
c RAS Lakmal b PVD Chameera | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| LRPL Taylor c LD Chandimal b PVD Chameera |
c LD Chandimal b PVD Chameera | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| BB McCullum c BKG Mendis b HMRKB Herath |
c BKG Mendis b HMRKB Herath | 18 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| MJ Santner c LD Chandimal b N Pradeep |
c LD Chandimal b N Pradeep | 38 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 36.19 |
| BJ Watling c KDK Vithanage b RAS Lakmal |
c KDK Vithanage b RAS Lakmal | 28 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 34.15 |
| DAJ Bracewell not out |
not out | 35 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 67.31 |
| TG Southee c MDUS Jayasundera b PVD Chameera |
c MDUS Jayasundera b PVD Chameera | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| N Wagner c KDK Vithanage b PVD Chameera |
c KDK Vithanage b PVD Chameera | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 65.38 |
| TA Boult c HMRKB Herath b N Pradeep |
c HMRKB Herath b N Pradeep | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 8, nb 7) | 18 | ||||
| Total | 79.4 Ov (RR: 2.97) | 237/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-81 (TWM Latham, 22.5 ov), 2-83 (KS Williamson, 24.2 ov), 3-86 (MJ Guptill, 25.2 ov), 4-89 (LRPL Taylor, 26.5 ov), 5-128 (BB McCullum, 43.1 ov), 6-168 (MJ Santner, 62.1 ov), 7-196 (BJ Watling, 71.2 ov), 8-201 (TG Southee, 72.2 ov), 9-232 (N Wagner, 78.4 ov), 10-237 (TA Boult, 79.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAS Lakmal | 16 | 4 | 48 | 1 | 3.00 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| AD Mathews | 11 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 2.27 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N Pradeep | 17.4 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 2.21 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| HMRKB Herath | 22 | 1 | 75 | 2 | 3.41 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| PVD Chameera | 13 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 3.62 | 62 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Sri Lanka Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDM Karunaratne c TG Southee b DAJ Bracewell |
c TG Southee b DAJ Bracewell | 27 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 41.54 |
| BKG Mendis c MJ Santner b TG Southee |
c MJ Santner b TG Southee | 46 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 51.11 |
| MDUS Jayasundera c BJ Watling b DAJ Bracewell |
c BJ Watling b DAJ Bracewell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| LD Chandimal c MJ Guptill b N Wagner |
c MJ Guptill b N Wagner | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| AD Mathews c BJ Watling b TG Southee |
c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| TAM Siriwardana c TA Boult b N Wagner |
c TA Boult b N Wagner | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 144.44 |
| KDK Vithanage c DAJ Bracewell b N Wagner |
c DAJ Bracewell b N Wagner | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| HMRKB Herath b TG Southee |
b TG Southee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PVD Chameera run out (TA Boult, N Wagner) |
run out (TA Boult, N Wagner) | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| RAS Lakmal not out |
not out | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| N Pradeep c BJ Watling b TG Southee |
c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 2, w 7, nb 3) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 36.3 Ov (RR: 3.64) | 133/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (FDM Karunaratne, 22.4 ov), 2-71 (MDUS Jayasundera, 22.6 ov), 3-77 (LD Chandimal, 25.5 ov), 4-87 (BKG Mendis, 28.2 ov), 5-110 (AD Mathews, 30.1 ov), 6-123 (TAM Siriwardana, 31.5 ov), 7-123 (HMRKB Herath, 32.3 ov), 8-131 (KDK Vithanage, 33.5 ov), 9-133 (PVD Chameera, 35.6 ov), 10-133 (N Pradeep, 36.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Boult | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TG Southee | 12.3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 2.08 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DAJ Bracewell | 8 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 3.88 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| N Wagner | 9 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 4.44 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWM Latham c N Pradeep b PVD Chameera |
c N Pradeep b PVD Chameera | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| MJ Guptill c FDM Karunaratne b PVD Chameera |
c FDM Karunaratne b PVD Chameera | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| KS Williamson not out |
not out | 108 | 164 | 12 | 1 | 65.85 |
| LRPL Taylor c JDF Vandersay b PVD Chameera |
c JDF Vandersay b PVD Chameera | 35 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 66.04 |
| BB McCullum c AD Mathews b PVD Chameera |
c AD Mathews b PVD Chameera | 18 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 51.43 |
| MJ Santner c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal |
c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| BJ Watling not out |
not out | 13 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 36.11 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 5) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 54.3 Ov (RR: 3.47) | 189/5 | ||||
Did not bat: TG Southee, DAJ Bracewell, N Wagner, TA Boult
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (TWM Latham, 2.3 ov), 2-11 (MJ Guptill, 4.5 ov), 3-78 (LRPL Taylor, 24.2 ov), 4-130 (BB McCullum, 36.1 ov), 5-142 (MJ Santner, 41.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD Chameera | 17 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 4.00 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| RAS Lakmal | 12 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1.67 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath | 11 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.36 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| N Pradeep | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 3.58 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| AD Mathews | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TAM Siriwardana | 1.3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- 2nd Test · Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series 2015
- Venue
- Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Date
- 18 Dec 2015 to 21 Dec 2015
- Toss
- New Zealand, elected to field first
- Result
- New Zealand won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- KS Williamson
- Format
- Test
- Season
- 2015/16
Frequently asked questions
Who won the New Zealand vs Sri Lanka match on 18 Dec 2015?
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
Who was player of the match in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?
Kane Williamson.
Who scored the most runs in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) with 109 runs across 2 innings.
Who took the most wickets in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?
Dushmantha Chameera, with 9/115.
Who won the toss in New Zealand vs Sri Lanka?
New Zealand, who chose to field first.
Where was New Zealand vs Sri Lanka played?
At Seddon Park, Hamilton.