Test · MEN'S CRICKET
New Zealand v Sri Lanka
18 Dec 2015 – 21 Dec 2015 · Seddon Park · Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test Series
Sri Lanka in New Zealand Test SeriesRESULT
New Zealand237/1079.4 ov189/554.3 ov
Sri Lanka292/1080.1 ov133/1036.3 ovNew Zealand won by 5 wickets
Sri Lanka292/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dimuth Karunaratne | c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 12 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 26.67 |
 Kusal Mendis | c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 31 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 73.81 |
| Udara Jayasundera | run out | 26 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 48.15 |
 Dinesh Chandimal | c BJ Watling b DAJ Bracewell | 47 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 83.93 |
 Angelo Mathews | c TWM Latham b TG Southee | 77 | 125 | 7 | 3 | 61.60 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c LRPL Taylor b TA Boult | 62 | 81 | 5 | 3 | 76.54 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c BB McCullum b TA Boult | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rangana Herath | run out | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c BB McCullum b DAJ Bracewell | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 8.70 |
 Suranga Lakmal | c KS Williamson b N Wagner | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 23.53 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | not out | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Total · 481 legal balls | 292 | 80.1 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 23 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trent Boult | 20.0 | 51 | 2 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Southee | 21.0 | 63 | 3 | 3.00 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Bracewell | 22.1 | 81 | 2 | 3.65 | 5 | 0 |
 Neil Wagner | 9.0 | 51 | 1 | 5.67 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 7.0 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 | 0 | 0 |
 Kane Williamson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (FDM Karunaratne) · 2-44 (BKG Mendis) · 3-115 (MDUS Jayasundera) · 4-121 (LD Chandimal) · 5-259 (TAM Siriwardana) · 6-259 (KDK Vithanage) · 7-264 (HMRKB Herath) · 8-284 (AD Mathews) · 9-288 (RAS Lakmal) · 10-292 (PVD Chameera)
New Zealand237/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Martin Guptill | c AD Mathews b HMRKB Herath | 50 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 64.94 |
| Tom Latham | c FDM Karunaratne b PVD Chameera | 28 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 38.89 |
| Kane Williamson | c RAS Lakmal b PVD Chameera | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
 Ross Taylor | c LD Chandimal b PVD Chameera | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Brendon McCullum | c BKG Mendis b HMRKB Herath | 18 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Mitchell Santner | c LD Chandimal b N Pradeep | 38 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 36.19 |
 BJ Watling | c KDK Vithanage b RAS Lakmal | 28 | 82 | 4 | 0 | 34.15 |
| Doug Bracewell | not out | 35 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 67.31 |
| Tim Southee | c MDUS Jayasundera b PVD Chameera | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Neil Wagner | c KDK Vithanage b PVD Chameera | 17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 65.38 |
| Trent Boult | c HMRKB Herath b N Pradeep | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 478 legal balls | 237 | 79.4 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 18 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 16.0 | 48 | 1 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 11.0 | 25 | 0 | 2.27 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 17.4 | 39 | 2 | 2.21 | 1 | 5 |
| Rangana Herath | 22.0 | 75 | 2 | 3.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 13.0 | 47 | 5 | 3.62 | 6 | 1 |
Fall of wickets: 1-81 (TWM Latham) · 2-83 (KS Williamson) · 3-86 (MJ Guptill) · 4-89 (LRPL Taylor) · 5-128 (BB McCullum) · 6-168 (MJ Santner) · 7-196 (BJ Watling) · 8-201 (TG Southee) · 9-232 (N Wagner) · 10-237 (TA Boult)
Sri Lanka133/10
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c TG Southee b DAJ Bracewell | 27 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 41.54 |
| Kusal Mendis | c MJ Santner b TG Southee | 46 | 90 | 8 | 0 | 51.11 |
| Udara Jayasundera | c BJ Watling b DAJ Bracewell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c MJ Guptill b N Wagner | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Angelo Mathews | c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c TA Boult b N Wagner | 26 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 144.44 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c DAJ Bracewell b N Wagner | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Rangana Herath | bowled · TG Southee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | run out | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | c BJ Watling b TG Southee | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total · 219 legal balls | 133 | 36.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 16 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 7.0 | 30 | 0 | 4.29 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 12.3 | 26 | 4 | 2.08 | 0 | 1 |
| Doug Bracewell | 8.0 | 31 | 2 | 3.88 | 6 | 1 |
| Neil Wagner | 9.0 | 40 | 3 | 4.44 | 0 | 1 |
Fall of wickets: 1-71 (FDM Karunaratne) · 2-71 (MDUS Jayasundera) · 3-77 (LD Chandimal) · 4-87 (BKG Mendis) · 5-110 (AD Mathews) · 6-123 (TAM Siriwardana) · 7-123 (HMRKB Herath) · 8-131 (KDK Vithanage) · 9-133 (PVD Chameera) · 10-133 (N Pradeep)
New Zealand189/5
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | c N Pradeep b PVD Chameera | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Martin Guptill | c FDM Karunaratne b PVD Chameera | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Kane Williamson | not out | 108 | 164 | 12 | 1 | 65.85 |
| Ross Taylor | c JDF Vandersay b PVD Chameera | 35 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 66.04 |
| Brendon McCullum | c AD Mathews b PVD Chameera | 18 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 51.43 |
| Mitchell Santner | c LD Chandimal b RAS Lakmal | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21.05 |
| BJ Watling | not out | 13 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 36.11 |
| Total · 327 legal balls | 189 | 54.3 overs (6 balls/over) | ||||
Extras & penalties: 6 runs.
Bowling
| Bowler | O | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 17.0 | 68 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 2 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 12.0 | 20 | 1 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 11.0 | 48 | 0 | 4.36 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 12.0 | 43 | 0 | 3.58 | 0 | 3 |
| Angelo Mathews | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (TWM Latham) · 2-11 (MJ Guptill) · 3-78 (LRPL Taylor) · 4-130 (BB McCullum) · 5-142 (MJ Santner)
Source: Cricsheet · ODC-By 1.0 · Coverage & methodology. Results through 25 Oct 2026.