Black Caps in Sri Lanka 2024

The story so far

Nathan Smith and Mitch Hay were named in the New Zealand squad for the Sri Lanka tour, with Smith expected to make his T20 and ODI debuts.^{9 Nov 2024} Sri Lanka won the first T20 by four wickets against a heavily rotated Black Caps side, before New Zealand levelled the series with a five-run win in which Lockie Ferguson took a hat-trick.^{10, 11 Nov 2024} Ferguson was then ruled out of the one-day series with a calf injury sustained in that match.^{12 Nov 2024} Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 45 runs in a rain-affected first ODI in Dambulla, after centuries from Kusal Mendis and Avishka Fernando, and won the next match at Pallekele by three wickets.^{14, 18 Nov 2024} The third ODI was abandoned because of rain with New Zealand on 112-1, giving Sri Lanka a 2-0 series win.^{19 Nov 2024}

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The third one-day international was abandoned due to rain, so Sri Lanka won the series 2-0.^{19 Nov 2024}

Key moments

1. 10 Nov 2024Sri Lanka beat rotated Black Caps by four wickets in first T20
2. 11 Nov 2024New Zealand win by five runs, levelling T20 series; Ferguson hat-trick
3. 12 Nov 2024Lockie Ferguson ruled out of ODI series with calf injury
4. 14 Nov 2024Black Caps lose rain-affected first ODI by 45 runs
5. 18 Nov 2024Sri Lanka win Pallekele match by three wickets
6. 19 Nov 2024Final ODI abandoned to rain; Sri Lanka win series 2-0

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