New Zeland in Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
First Test
Galle

STUMPS DAY ONE

Sri Lanka 3/293 (78 overs)
DPMD Jayawardene 108*
TM Dilshan 92 (72 balls)
TT Samaraweera 82*
CS Martin 2/59
IE O'Brien 1/90 (14 overs)

Kiwis started well having Sri Lanka 2/16, but control was quickly taken away by Dilshan, who opened the batting. His 50 came from only 30 balls, making the equal 9th fastest in test history

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well done mate on starting up this thread, but it's "New Zealand", not "New Zeland"

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well done mate on starting up this thread, but it's "New Zealand", not "New Zeland"

Is this your English class time for the day

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sorry i wanted to be the hero and get in first

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
First Test
Galle

STUMPS DAY TWO

Sri Lanka 452
TT Samaraweera 159
DPMD Jayawardene 114
TM Dilshan 92
CS Martin 4/77
DL Vettori 4/78

New Zealand 2/87
TG McIntosh 36*


Interesting that Mendis bowled 11 overs, Murali only 6. Both days have been affected by rain, with more on the forecast.

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
First Test
Galle

STUMPS DAT THREE

Sri Lanka 452

New Zeland 8/281 105 overs
TG McIntosh 69
JD Ryder 42
LRPL Taylor 35
DL Vettori 33*
M Muralitharan 3/66
T Thushara 3/80

Plenty of starts for the Kiwis (only McCullum failed to make double figures) but noone went on with it.

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
First Test
Galle

TEA DAY FOUR (rain delay)

Sri Lanka 452
New Zealand 299
TG McIntosh 69
DL Vettori 42
M Muralitharan 4/73
T Thushara 4/81
Sri Lanka 4d/259 (49 overs)
TM Dishan 123* (131 balls)
KC Sangakkara 46

Sri Lanka lead by 412 runs as the covers are removed

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Hey Brod
Where is Bondy?

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Hey Brod
Where is Bondy?

Only in the ODI squad

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New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum and reserve keeper Jesse Ryder have been hit by a stomach bug and have returned to their hotel room at the start of the fourth day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle today. Reece Young will keep wickets in the second innings.

Since Young was not part of the first Test squad, New Zealand had to ask Sri Lanka for permission to field him. David Currie, the New Zealand manager, said Sri Lanka had agreed to Young being fielded and hoped McCullum and Ryder would recover in time to bat in New Zealand's second innings.

New Zealand coach Andy Moles said Tim McIntosh would have been the team's third-choice keeper but he had also been hit by the stomach bug.

Of the seven players hit by the bug, Ryder and McCullum are worst affected. The others to be affected by the bug were Jacob Oram, Jeetan Patel, Daniel Flynn, McIntosh and Chris Martin.



Going well for the Kiwis

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
First Test
Galle

STUMPS DAY FOUR

Sri Lanka 452
New Zealand 299
Sri Lanka 4d/259
New Zealand 1/30
M Guptill 17*

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
First Test
Galle

SRI LANKA WON BY 202 RUNS

Sri Lanka 452
New Zealand 299
Sri Lanka 4d/259
New Zealand 210
DL Vettori 67
M Muralitharan 3/88

Man of the Match - TM Dilshan

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2nd test starts tomorrow

Team News
A hamstring injury has ruled Angelo Mathews out of the match, and Sri Lanka will replace him with either batsman Chamara Kapugedera or left-arm spinner Rangana Herath. Kumar Sangakkara hasn't ruled out a triple-spin attack, but that would mean a very long tail for Sri Lanka. Opener Tharanga Paranavitana's place is also under scrutiny after his twin failures in Galle.
After O'Brien's forgettable performance in Galle, his place could be taken by fast bowler Daryl Tuffey, who last played a Test in 2004

Stats
- Sri Lanka have lost only one of their last fifteen Tests at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground
- After going past Derek Underwood's haul in the first Test, Daniel Vettori is the leading wicket-taker among left-arm spinners. He needs two more to complete the double of 3000 runs and 300 wickets
- Mahela Jayawardene's previous seven innings at the SSC: 82, 374, 127, 195, 136, 79, 2

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Daniel Vettori prised out the two wickets he needed to cross 300 Test victims on the first day of the second Test at the SSC. He reached the landmark in his 94th Test when, in his 16th over, Kumar Sangakkara attempted a slog-sweep and was caught at deep midwicket by Jacob Oram. Vettori now sits eighth on the list of players to have taken 300 wickets and scored 3000 runs.

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Daniel Vettori prised out the two wickets he needed to cross 300 Test victims on the first day of the second Test at the SSC. He reached the landmark in his 94th Test when, in his 16th over, Kumar Sangakkara attempted a slog-sweep and was caught at deep midwicket by Jacob Oram. Vettori now sits eighth on the list of players to have taken 300 wickets and scored 3000 runs.

2 of the 8 are Kiwis, that would be about their best stat in cricket history

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Sri Lanka vs New Zeland
2nd Test
Colombo

STUMPS DAY THREE

Sri Lanka 416
TT Samaraweera 143
DPMD Jayawardene 92
KC Sangakkara 50
JS Patel 4/78
DL Vettori 3/104 (40.3 overs)
New Zealand 234
LRPL Taylor 81
HMRKB Herath 3/70
M Muralitharan 3/71
Sri Lanka 2/157
KC Snagakkara 64*