New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Test series 2022
1st Test:
First Test of the 2 match series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is going to be played at the Hagley Oval, Christchurch starting from March 9th 2023.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the eighteenth bilateral series between the teams, New Zealand won the series 7 times. Whereas Sri Lanka won 4 times. Six (6) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in a span of 10 years, from 1992-93 to 2003, where the New Zealand team won once and Sri Lanka won thrice.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 2 series in a span of 5 years, from 1987 to 1992-93.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 3 series from 2014-15 to 2019.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 5 series from 2012-13 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 series from 1992-93 to 1996-97.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 4 series from 1987 to 1996-97.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are DWWWD.
Matches:
The teams completed 36 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 16 times, whereas the opponent won 9 times. Eleven (11) games resulted in a draw.
The teams played 11 consecutive tests in the span of 13 years, from 2005 to 2018, in which New Zealand won 7 times and Sri Lanka won 4 times.
The teams played 4 consecutive draws, a longest streak of a draw, in a span of one (1) year, from 1991 to 1992.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 5 matches from 2012 to 2018.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 10 matches from 1983 to 1992.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 4 matches from 2006 to 2012.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 8 matches from 1987 to 1997.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WLWDW.
Kiwi Backyard:
Series:
At Kiwi backyard, the teams met to play bilateral series 9 times. Out of them, New Zealand won the series 6 times and the visitors won the series 1 time. Two (2) series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series (twice) in a span of 12 years, from 1994-95 to 2006-07, where New Zealand won 2 series and Sri Lanka won once and in a span of 8 years, from 2014-15 to present, where New Zealand won all 3 series.
The longest streak with a draw between the teams is 1 series (twice) in 1990-91 and in 2006-07.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 3 series from 2014-15 to present.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 6 series from 1996-97 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 series in 1994-95.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 2 series from 1990-91 to 1996-97.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WWWDW.
Matches:
On the soil of New Zealand, the teams faced each other 19 times. Out of them, New Zealand received 11 victories, and defeated 2 times with 6 draws.
The teams played 7 consecutive tests, a longest streak without a draw, in the span of 13 years from 2005 to 2018, where the home side won 6 times and the foreign team won once.
The teams played 3 consecutive draws, a longest streak of a draw, in a span of 4 years, from 1991 to 1995.
The consecutive winning streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 4 matches from 2014 to 2018.
The longest unbeaten streak for New Zealand against Sri Lanka was 6 matches (twice) from 1995 to 2006 and from 2014 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 1 match (twice) in 1995 and in 2006.
The longest unbeaten streak for Sri Lanka against New Zealand was 5 matches from 1991 to 1997.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka are WDWWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the fifth rank (New Zealand (100)) and seventh rank (Sri Lanka (88)) teams. The host is 12 points ahead of the visitors.
New Zealand:
The team completed 462 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 110 times and lost 182 times. 170 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 6 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 4 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of New Zealand are DDLDD.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand are WLDDL.
Sri Lanka:
The team completed 307 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 98 times and lost 117 times. 92 times, the plays were completed as a Draw.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will gain 6 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the side will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) series results of Sri Lanka are DDWLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka are WLWLW.
Weather:
Weather forecast of Christchurch shows the weather would be pretty cloudy on the first day, then showers would be expected in the morning on the second day, then mostly sunny on the third day, then partly cloudy on the fourth day, and then showers would be expected on the last day of the engagement. There would be very less chances of rain on the first, third and fourth days, as the precipitation percentage would be 17%, 6% and 6%, respectively, and There would be medium chances of rain on the second and last day, as the precipitation percentage would be 37% and 42%, respectively. The temperature would be between 17 to 24 Celsius during play. The wind would be between 13 to 25 km/h.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 1 time in 11 games. The selection favored the team, as the team won.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are W – – – -.
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On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, the team won 6 times and lost 3 times. One (1) battle resulted in a draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLWWL.
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The longest streak without a draw at the venue was a 6 match run in a span of 4 years, from 2018 to present.
The longest streak with a draw at the venue was 1 match in 2018.
The first batting team won the matches 4 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLWLL.
The host never lost an outing while having bat first since 2016, in which the team also failed to defend the target, as well.
Overall, 7 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLWW.
Home Side:
Particularly, for New Zealand, the team won the toss 6 times in 11 played games. The team won 5 times without any loss with a (1) draw.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWDW.
The home team never lost any match after winning the toss, till date.
The home side never chose to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
The host never lost any encounter after winning the toss since 2018.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWLW.
The home side never won a match after being sent to field after losing the toss, till date.
Scores:
The lowest defended total was 425 runs in 2022, and the highest successful chase was 201 runs in 2016.
The first innings lowest total was 95 runs in 2022, and the highest total was 521 runs (declared with four (4) wickets in hand) in 2022. For the second innings, the lowest total was 104 runs in 2018, whereas the highest was 659 runs (declared with four (4) wickets in hand) in 2021. For the third inning, the lowest total was 111 runs in 2022, whereas the highest was 585 runs (declared with six (6) wickets in hand) in 2018. And for the fourth inning, the lowest total was 227 runs (completed innings) in 2022, whereas the highest was 256 runs (game declared as a draw, when the team has two (2) wickets in hand) in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 30.53 and 31.83 is for the second innings. The batting average of the third innings is 30.15, and 36.26 is for the fourth innings.
Test History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other twice at the venue. The home team won both the encounters.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand against Sri Lanka at the venue are WW – – –.
Teams’ Test History at Venue:
The Home Team:
The home side has a dream record at the venue. The team won 8 times and lost 2 times with a (1) draw in 11 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of New Zealand at the venue are LWWWW.
The Visiting Team:
The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team never won, yet and lost both played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of Sri Lanka at the venue are LL – – -.
Selecting XI for both the Teams:
New Zealand:
The side may go with four (4) paces, as the team may include an (1) all-rounder with pace and a (1) batting all-rounder with spin.
New Zealand Eleven: T. Latham, D. Conway, K. Williamson, H. Nicholls, D. Mitchell, T. Blundell, M. Bracewell, T. Southee, M. Henry, N. Wagner, B. Tickner
Sri Lanka:
The team may go with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would include two (2) all-rounders, one with pace and the other with spin.
Sri Lanka Eleven: O. Fernando, D. Karunaratne, K. Mendis, A. Mathews, D. Chandimal, D. de Silva, N. Dickwella, V. Fernando, K. Rajitha, P. Jayasuriya, A. Fernando
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-tour-of-new-zealand-2022-23-1322351/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-1st-test-1322357/match-preview
