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Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando Slam Tons As Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand In Rain-Hit 1st ODI

Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando both slammed centuries to set up a convincing 45-run victory for Sri Lanka in the rain-interrupted first one-day international against New Zealand on Wednesday. Kusal, 29, struck a career-best 143 and Avishka hit 100 as Sri Lanka posted a commanding 324-5 in 49.2 overs before rain stopped play. New Zealand, chasing a revised target of 221 off 27 overs, were restricted to 175-9 in the day-night game played at Dambulla. The Kiwis started off confidently but then lost five wickets in less than five overs for the addition of just 22 runs.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st ODI, Highlights: SL Go 1-0 Up After 45-Run Win

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st ODI, Highlights: Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando both slammed centuries to set up a convincing 45-run victory for Sri Lanka in the rain-interrupted first one-day international against New Zealand on Wednesday. Kusal, 29, struck a career-best 143 and Avishka hit 100 as Sri Lanka posted a commanding 324-5 in 49.2 overs before rain stopped play. New Zealand, chasing a revised target of 221 off 27 overs, were restricted to 175-9 in the day-night game played at Dambulla. (Scorecard)

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 4 Highlights: Sri Lanka Win By An Innings And 154 Runs

SL vs NZ 2nd Test Day 4 Highlights: Sri Lanka on Sunday defeated New Zealand by an innings and 154 runs in the second and final Test at Galle International Stadium. With it, the Dhananjaya de Silva-led side also completed 2-0 clean sweep over their guests as Sri Lanka had won the first game by 63 runs at the same venue. In the first innings of the match, Kamindu Mendis anchored the hosts to a formidable 602 for 5 before the side decided to declare the innings. New Zealand were dismissed for 88 and then asked to follow-on. The Blackcaps were bowled out for 360 in their second innings, thus losing the game by an innings margin. (Scorecard)

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test Highlights: Prabath Jayasuriya's Fifer Helps SL Beat New Zealand By 63 Runs

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test Day 5, Highlights: Prabath Jayasuriya took five wickets to steer Sri Lanka to a 63-run victory Monday over New Zealand on the final morning of the first Test in Galle. Set a target of 275 to win, the Black Caps were bowled out for 211 less than 15 minutes after play resumed from overnight, with Rachin Ravindra top-scoring on 92. Ravindra had finished on Sunday waging a lone battle on a sharply turning pitch in Galle, where the tourists had lost all four of their previous Test encounters. (Live Scorecard)

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2: Live Score Updates

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2, Live Updates: Sri Lanka will be resuming their proceedings from 302/7 on Day 2 of the ongoing first Test against New Zealand in Galle. At Stumps on Day 1, Prabath Jayasuriya and Ramesh Mendis remained unbeaten at the crease. Earlier, Sri Lanka had slumped to 106 for four just after lunch but Kamindu provided a confident and calm performance, stitching a 103-run stand with Kusal Mendis. New Zealand fast bowler William O'Rourke had earlier rattled Sri Lanka's top order, taking two wickets as the hosts reached 88 at lunch. (Live Scorecard)

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand LIVE Streaming 1st Test LIVE Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test, Live Streaming: Sri Lanka will be taking on New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match series, starting from Wednesday in Galle. The Dhananjaya de Silva-led side will be coming to this clash after acing a 1-2 defeat in a recently-concluded three-match Test series against England. New Zealand, on the other hand, arrived in India few days back to play their one-off Test against Afghanistan. However, the match got abandoned without a ball being bowled as for the first two days, the groundstaff at the Greater Noida stadium failed to make the ground match ready due to wet outfield. Later, the heavy rain resulted in the match getting cancelled.

Sri Lanka Players Rise In Recent ICC Men's Test Rankings After England Win

Six Sri Lankan players have obtained new career-high ratings on the latest ICC Men's Test Rankings following their victory over England in the third Test match at The Oval. Sri Lanka produced their first Test win over England away from home in the third Test of their recently-completed series, with the likes of skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, middle-order performer Kamindu Mendis and opener Pathum Nissanka leading the way with the bat for the island nation.

Sri Lanka win toss, England to bat in third test

LONDON : Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first in murky conditions in the third and final test against England at The Oval on Friday.

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Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando Slam Tons As Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand In Rain-Hit 1st ODI

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st ODI, Highlights: SL Go 1-0 Up After 45-Run Win

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 4 Highlights: Sri Lanka Win By An Innings And 154 Runs

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st Test Highlights: Prabath Jayasuriya's Fifer Helps SL Beat New Zealand By 63 Runs

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test Day 2: Live Score Updates

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand LIVE Streaming 1st Test LIVE Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Sri Lanka Players Rise In Recent ICC Men's Test Rankings After England Win

Sri Lanka win toss, England to bat in third test