Sri Lanka will take on New Zealand in the 1st match of New Zealand in Sri Lanka, 2 Test Series, 2024 at Galle International Stadium in Galle, Sri Lanka, on September 18. The match will initiate at 10:00 AM IST.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand head-to-head record in TESTs
Sri Lanka and New Zealand have faced each other on 38 occasions in TESTs. While Sri Lanka have won 9 matches, their rivals have emerged victorious on 18 instances. Meanwhile, 11 encounters have concluded in a stalemate. The last 5 TEST contests have seen Sri Lanka win 1 time and New Zealand on 4 occasions. The highest score in these 5 encounters is 585 by New Zealand whereas the lowest has been 104 by Sri Lanka. The team batting first has won 6 times, lost 7 times in 18 matches, while the chasing side has won on 3 occasions, and lost 11 times in 20 matches.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand TEST records
Highest score: Sri Lanka scored 952/6 against India, which stands as the highest score for Sri Lanka in TESTs. Sanath Jayasuriya, Roshan Mahanama, and Aravinda De Silva scored tons to guide Sri Lanka to a record total.
India posted 537/8 in 167.3 overs. Sri Lanka drew with India.
Lowest score: New Zealand recorded 26/10 against England. It remains the lowest team total in a TEST match for New Zealand.
Average score: Sri Lanka’s average score in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand TEST matches is 277, while New Zealand averages 254 runs on the board in TESTs.
Galle International Stadium TEST record
Win/Loss record
Sri Lanka have played 44 matches at Galle International Stadium. They have won 25 of these games and lost 13. On the other hand, New Zealand have played 4 matches at the stadium, winning zero and losing 4 times.
Average score
Sri Lanka average 297 runs when playing a TEST match at the ground. Meanwhile, the average score of New Zealand at Galle International Stadium is 211 runs.
Highest score
Sri Lanka‘s highest score has been 704/3 in 151 overs, put up against Ireland in 2023. Sri Lanka beat Ireland by an innings and 10 runs. Whereas, the highest total for New Zealand at the same ground came against Sri Lanka in 2009, when they put together 299/10 in 116 overs. Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 202 runs.
Lowest score
The lowest score of Sri Lanka when playing at Galle International Stadium is 105/10, made against Australia in 2011. Australia beat Sri Lanka by 125 runs.
Meanwhile, New Zealand could muster up only 114/10 against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand TEST record at Galle International Stadium
Head-to-head: Sri Lanka and New Zealand have faced each other 4 times at Galle International Stadium. Sri Lanka have won 4 of those fixtures while New Zealand have enjoyed the upper hand in 0 games.
Highest score: The highest score for a Sri Lanka vs New Zealand match at this stadium is 452/10 made by Sri Lanka in 2009.
Lowest score: New Zealand put up 114/10 on the scoreboard in 1998, which remains the lowest total at the ground.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Prediction
New Zealand has won four of the last 5 face-offs against Sri Lanka and will go into this clash as probable winners.
