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The New Zealand cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 2019 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test series formed a part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[1][2] The fixtures for the tour were confirmed in July 2019.[3] Originally, the first two T20I matches were scheduled to be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo,[4] but were moved to the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.[5]
| New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | New Zealand | ||
| Dates | 8 August – 6 September 2019 | ||
| Captains |
Dimuth Karunaratne (Tests) Lasith Malinga (T20Is) |
Kane Williamson (Tests) Tim Southee (T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Dimuth Karunaratne (247) | Tom Latham (229) | |
| Most wickets |
Akila Dananjaya (6) Lasith Embuldeniya (6) | Ajaz Patel (9) | |
| Player of the series | BJ Watling (NZ) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (105) | Colin de Grandhomme (103) | |
| Most wickets | Lasith Malinga (7) |
Tim Southee (4) Mitchell Santner (4) | |
| Player of the series | Tim Southee (NZ) | ||
Sri Lanka Cricket named a twenty-two man squad for the Test series,[6] which was trimmed down to the final fifteen cricketers.[7] The Test series was drawn 1–1, with Sri Lanka winning the first match and New Zealand winning the second.[8]
In the third and final T20I match, Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket.[9] Malinga took a hat-trick, and four wickets with four balls, in the third over of his spell.[10] He was the first bowler to take four wickets in four consecutive balls twice in international cricket, after previously doing so against South Africa in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.[11] He also became the first bowler to take five hat-tricks across all formats of international cricket.[12] Sri Lanka won the match, though New Zealand won the T20I series 2–1.[13]
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 Sri Lanka[14] |
 New Zealand[15] |
Sri Lanka[16] |
New Zealand[17] |
Dilruwan Perera was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test.[18] Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of New Zealand's T20I squad with a fractured thumb.[19] Hamish Rutherford was added to New Zealand's T20I squad for the third match, after Martin Guptill was ruled out of the final fixture due to injury.[20]
Three-day match: Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI vs New Zealand
8–10 August 2019 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain.
Twenty-over match: Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI vs New Zealand
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
1st Test
14–18 August 2019 Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 22 overs of play were lost on day 1 due to rain.
- World Test Championship points: Sri Lanka 60, New Zealand 0.
2nd Test
22–26 August 2019 Scorecard |
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 66 overs of play were possible across days 1 and 2 due to rain. No play was possible before lunch on day 4 due to rain.
- Trent Boult became the third bowler for New Zealand to take 250 wickets in Tests.[21]
- Tom Latham (NZ) scored his tenth century in Tests.[22]
- Tim Southee became the fourth bowler for New Zealand to take 250 wickets in Tests.[23]
- World Test Championship points: New Zealand 60, Sri Lanka 0.
1st T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Lasith Malinga (SL) took his 99th wicket to become the leading wicket-taker in T20Is.[24]
2nd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lahiru Madushanka (SL) made his T20I debut.
- Lasith Malinga (SL) took his 100th wicket in T20Is, a hat-trick, and four wickets in four balls.[25]
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