Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2023

NZ vs SL, 3rd T20I: New Zealand scrape to series victory over Sri Lanka despite losing three wickets in final over thriller

It was a fitting end to a long tour, and the Sri Lankans will be proud, if not content with their performance on their visit to the Oceanic country, with a very close loss to the hosts in the 3rd T20I in Queenstown on Saturday, April 8.

Watch: Adam Milne's screamer breaks Nissanka's bat into two pieces during NZ vs SL 2nd T20I

New Zealand registered a thumping nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20I to lock the three-match series 1-1 at the University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday (April 5).

NZ vs SL: Tim Seifert helps New Zealand level T20I series with 9-wicket win after Adam Milne demolishes Lankan batters with fifer

New Zealand thrashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the second T20I to level their three-match series 1-1 at the University Oval in Dunedin on Wednesday, April 5.

NZ vs SL: Sri Lanka prevail in Super Over against New Zealand in a T20I match for the ages in Auckland

New Zealand and Sri Lanka were involved in one of the most entertaining T20I matches of all time on April 2 (Sunday).

NZ vs SL: Sri Lanka fail to qualify directly for ODI World Cup for 1st time in 44 years after another crushing defeat by New Zealand's hands

New Zealand thrashed Sri Lanka by six wickets in the third ODI between the two sides in Hamilton on Friday, March 31, to effectively end the Lankan team's chances of directly qualifying for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.

Plenty of new faces included as New Zealand announce T20I squad for Sri Lanka and Pakistan series under Tom Latham's captaincy

The New Zealand Cricket Board on March 26 (Sunday) announced the senior men's national squad for the home T20I series against Sri Lanka and away T20I series against Pakistan.

Major mess during New Zealand and Sri Lanka match after player not given run out because 'bails' battery was dead'

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are currently playing a three-match ODI series, with the hosts thrashing Lanka by 198 runs to win the first match in Auckland.

NZ vs SL: Shipley's fifer condemns Sri Lanka to worst loss in New Zealand after Kiwis dismiss them for 76 runs, secure debilitating 198-run defeat

It took the New Zealand bowlers just 19.5 overs to get all the Sri Lankan wickets as the Islanders suffered their worst defeat in the Oceanic country on Saturday, March 25.

WATCH: New Zealand opener Finn Allen's lucky escape as ball clips bails but fails to dislodge it

New Zealand and Sri Lanka are currently playing the first of three ODIs in Auckland, and one of their star batters had a massive stroke of luck early on within the third over itself.

Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya de Silva slams fake news, 'says I did not refuse to bat at no.7' against New Zealand

Sri Lanka all-rounder Dhananjaya de Silva has reacted to fake news being circulated on social media that he has been dropped from the playing XI for first ODI against New Zealand after refusing to bat at no.

Dimuth Karunaratne wants to step down as Sri Lanka Test captain, says 'I haven't got a response yet from selectors'

Dimuth Karunaratne has offered to step down from Sri Lanka Test captaincy role ahead of next World Test Championship (WTC) cycle.

Watch: Wild winds in Wellington cause off-spinner's delivery to drift out of pitch, force broadcasting from only one end

On Day 4 of Wellington Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the winds were strong that the off-spinner Michael Bracewell did not need to bowl a doosra to take the ball away from right-handed batter.

NZ vs SL: Double-centurion Kane Williamson edges closer to Virat Kohli after record-breaking partnership with Henry Nicholls

New Zealand and Sri Lanka are facing off in the second Test of their two-match series and the Kiwis have had a bright start to their name with former skipper Kane Williamson's impressive double century in Wellington on Day 2 on Saturday, March 18.

Watch: Winds bellow in Wellington as bails, umpire's hat and sunglasses take a trip in the air forcing stop in play!

The second Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka kicked off on March 16 (IST), with the Kiwis sent in to bat first on Day 1 in Wellington on Thursday.

'...maybe I should just throw in a little dive': Kane Williamson reveals he did not expect a throw at his end in Christchurch last-ball thriller

Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson is something that will be watched over and over again for years, maybe decades by cricket enthusiast.

No Williamson, Southee and more: New Zealand's IPL-bound players to miss Sri Lanka ODIs, Tom Latham to lead 16-man squad

The New Zealand cricket board on March 14 (Tuesday) announced a 16-man squad for the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Watch | How Kane Williamson's 'dive of a lifetime' helped New Zealand achieve 1st last-ball Test win in 74 years

In the age of T20 cricket where fours and sixes are hit at will on flat pitches, the importance of a dive is often neglected.

India qualify for WTC final without a win in Ahmedabad Test, brave Kane Williamson guides New Zealand to win off final ball

With few hours left in Day 5’s play at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, Ahmedabad, India qualified for World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 final.

NZ vs SL: New Zealand need to chase down tough target set by Sri Lanka to hand India saving grace for WTC final

Courtesy of Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathew's 14th Test hundred, the Islanders put 302 runs on the board for their rivals New Zealand to chase down on Day 5 of the first Test of the two-match home series in Christchurch.

NZ vs SL 1st Test: Daryl Mitchell's gutsy ton, Matt Henry's fiery 72 stage New Zealand's comeback on Day 3

Daryl Mitchell's gutsy ton and Matt Henry's counter-attacking 72 helped New Zealand take a crucial 18-run lead which seemed unlikely after Day 2's play.