NZ vs SRI LANKA

NZ v SRI LANKA

Overall record
Played 24, New Zealand won 9, Sri Lanka won 5, 10 draws

In Sri Lanka:
Played 11, New Zealand won 3, Sri Lanka won 3, 5 draws

First test: New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs at Christchurch, March 1983
Latest test: Sri Lanka won by 217 runs at Wellington, December 2006

Last NZ victory in Sri Lanka: At Colombo, May 1998 by 167 runs.

Highest individual innings:
299 - Martin Crowe at Wellington, Jan 1991
267 - Aravinda de Silva at Wellington, Jan 1991

Best bowling figures:
Innings
7-130 Daniel Vettori at Wellington, Dec 2006
6-72 - Kumar Dharmasena at Galle, June 1998

Match
10-90 - Chaminda Vaas at Napier, March 1995
10-108 - Richard Hadlee at Colombo, March 1984

Squads

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (captain), Tim McIntosh, Martin Guptill, Daniel Flynn, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Brendon McCullum, Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Iain O'Brien, Chris Martin, Daryl Tuffey, Craig Cumming, Grant Elliott, Reece Young.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Malinda Warnapura, Tharanga Paranavitana, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilan Samaraweera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Angelo Mathews, Chamara Kapugedera, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dammika Prasad, Prasanna Jayawardene, Rangana Herath.