Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 2006-07

Infobox_Cricket_series_begin
series_name = Sri Lankans in New Zealand in 2006–07
team1_

team1_name = Sri Lanka
team2_
| team2_name = New Zealand
from_date = 30 November 2005
to_date = 9 January 2006
team1_captain = Mahela Jayawardene
team2_captain = Stephen Fleming
Infobox_Cricket_series_tests
no_of_tests = 2
team1_tests_won = 1
team2_tests_won = 1
team1_tests_most_runs = Kumar Sangakkara(268)
Chamara Silva (213)
team2_tests_most_runs = Craig Cumming (119)
Daniel Vettori (114)
team1_tests_most_wickets = Muttiah Muralitharan (17)
Lasith Malinga (9)
team2_tests_most_wickets = Daniel Vettori (10)
Shane Bond (10)
player_of_test_series = -
Infobox_Cricket_series_ODI
no_of_ODIs = 5
team1_ODIs_won = 2
team2_ODIs_won = 2
team1_ODIs_most_runs = Kumar Sangakkara (219)
Sanath Jayasuriya (182)
team2_ODIs_most_runs = Ross Taylor (143)
Nathan Astle (83)
team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Muttiah Muralitharan (7)
Chaminda Vaas (7)
team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Michael Mason (6)
Mark Gillespie (5)
player_of_ODI_series = -

The Sri Lankan cricket team toured New Zealand for cricket matches during the 2006–07 cricket season. It was the third successive season Sri Lanka visited New Zealand, after the 2005–06 tour was aborted and reschuled for the winter of 2005–06. Originally, the tour had been set to include three Tests and five One Day Internationals, but New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden announced in June that one of the Tests would be replaced with two Twenty20 Internationals. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/251181.html Twenty20 'part of future of cricket' - Snedden] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 8 December 2006]

Sri Lanka lost their ODI series 1–4 and the Test series 0–2 the last time they visited New Zealand, but beat New Zealand at the 2006 Champions Trophy. However, that was their only victory in the group stage, as New Zealand progressed from the group. On the ICC Test Championship tables, Sri Lanka were ranked two places ahead of New Zealand, but New Zealand were ranked third on the ODI tables, three places ahead of Sri Lanka.

chedule

The schedule was announced on 22 June. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/251047.html NZ focus on World Cup preparation] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 8 December 2006]

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First class matches

Tour Match: Otago v Sri Lankans, 30 November–3 December

Match drawn [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/engine/match/251484.html Cricinfo - Tour Match: Otago vs Sri Lankans at Dunedin, Nov 30-Dec 3, 2006] , from Cricnfo, retrieved 9 December 2006]

At Dunedin, Sri Lanka passed 400 twice, with Upul Tharanga making the highest score of the match with 108 in the third innings. For Otago, Jordan Sheed, Craig Cumming and Aaron Redmond all passed 50, and the remaining eight batsmen contributed 86 runs to the total in the first innings. Lasith Malinga took three wickets, with wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins the highest-batting, and no-balled 11 times.

First Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 7 December–9 December

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = Sri Lanka
first innings score of first team = 154
overs in first innings of first team = 52.4
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Chamara Kapugedera
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = CK Kapugedera
Highest score for first innings of first team = 37
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 86
Best bowler in first innings of first team = James Franklin
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = JEC Franklin
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 12-0-30-3

second innings score of first team = 170
overs in second innings of first team = 53.1
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Kumar Sangakkara
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = KC Sangakkara
Highest score for second innings of first team = 100*
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 154
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Shane Bond
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = SE Bond
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 19.1-5-63-4

batting second

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batting second = New Zealand
first innings score of second team = 206
overs in first innings of second team = 85.4
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Daniel Vettori
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = DL Vettori
Highest score for first innings of second team = 63
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 114
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 34-7-65-4

second innings score of second team = 119/5
overs in second innings of second team = 33
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Craig Cumming
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = CD Cumming
Highest score for second innings of second team = 43
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 57
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 14-5-34-3

winning team = New Zealand
win margin = 5 wickets [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/engine/match/251485.html Cricinfo - 1st Test: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Christchurch, Dec 7-9, 2006] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 9 December 2006]
stadium = Jade Stadium
city = Christchurch
country = New Zealand
umpire1 = Brian Jerling
umpire1 initial form = BG Jerling
umpire1 country = South Africa
umpire1 country short form = RSA
umpire2 = Simon Taufel
umpire2 initial form = SJA Taufel
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Shane Bond
MOTM initial form = SE Bond
MOTM country = New Zealand
MOTM ctry short form = NZ

Shane Bond took three wickets in his first six overs in his first Test match for a year, and Sri Lanka were bowled out for 154 with only Tharanga and Chamara Kapugedera passing 20. In reply, New Zealand trailed by 41 with six wickets in hand, but Daniel Vettori's half-century helped score 206 against a Muttiah Muralitharan-led bowling attack. Murali took four for 65 from 34 overs, while Chaminda Vaas took two wickets in an over and ended with three for 49. The second time around, Kumar Sangakkara made an unbeaten century from number three, out of a total of 170. After completing an easy single to complete Sangakkara's century Muralitharan walked down the pitch to celebrate while the ball was being returned to the wicketkeeper. McCullum then appealed for a runout and Muralitharan was dismissed, ending Sri Lanka's second innings. After the match Jayawardne expressed the Sri Lankan team's disappointment about the incident, saying it was contrary to the spirit of the game, but Fleming and McCullum were unrepentant. [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/content/story/271912.html No regrets on controversial run-out - Fleming] from Cricinfo, retrieved 11 December 2006] New Zealand managed to reach the modest target of 118 to win the game, despite a mini-collapse.

econd Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 15 December–19 December

First Class Matches
batting first

batting first = Sri Lanka
first innings score of first team = 268
overs in first innings of first team = 65
Highest scorer for first innings of first team = Kumar Sangakkara
Highest scorer for first innings of first team initial form = KC Sangakkara
Highest score for first innings of first team = 156*
Highest score for first innings of first team balls faced = 192
Best bowler in first innings of first team = Chris Martin
Best bowler in first innings of first team initial form = CS Martin
Best bowler in first innings of first team figures = 13-2-50-3

second innings score of first team = 365
overs in second innings of first team = 109.3
Highest scorer for second innings of first team = Chamara Silva
Highest scorer for second innings of first team initial form = LPC Silva
Highest score for second innings of first team = 152*
Highest score for second innings of first team balls faced = 219
Best bowler in second innings of first team = Daniel Vettori
Best bowler in second innings of first team initial form = DL Vettori
Best bowler in second innings of first team figures = 42.3-6-130-7

batting second

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batting second = New Zealand
first innings score of second team = 130
overs in first innings of second team = 39.1
Highest scorer for first innings of second team = Brendon McCullum
Highest scorer for first innings of second team initial form = BB McCullum
Highest score for first innings of second team = 43
Highest score for first innings of second team balls faced = 61
Best bowler in first innings of second team = Lasith Malinga
Best bowler in first innings of second team initial form = SL Malinga
Best bowler in first innings of second team figures = 18-4-68-5

second innings score of second team = 286
overs in second innings of second team = 85.1
Highest scorer for second innings of second team = Daniel Vettori
Highest scorer for second innings of second team initial form = DL Vettori
Highest score for second innings of second team = 51
Highest score for second innings of second team balls faced = 68
Best bowler in second innings of second team = Muttiah Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team initial form = M Muralitharan
Best bowler in second innings of second team figures = 34.1-9-87-6

winning team = Sri Lanka
win margin = 217 runs [ [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzvsl/engine/match/251486.html Cricinfo - 2nd Test: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at Wellington, Dec 15-19, 2006] , from Cricinfo, retrieved 19 December 2006]
stadium = Basin Reserve
city = Wellington
country = New Zealand
umpire1 = Brian Jerling
umpire1 initial form = BG Jerling
umpire1 country = South Africa
umpire1 country short form = RSA
umpire2 = Simon Taufel
umpire2 initial form = SJA Taufel
umpire2 country = Australia
umpire2 country short form = AUS
MOTM = Chamara Silva
MOTM initial form = LPC Silva
MOTM country = Sri Lanka
MOTM ctry short form = SRL

Kumar Sangakkara and Chamara Silva put on a stand of 121 runs to lift the Sri Lankans to a score of 268 in their first innings after Jayawardene chose to bat. Sangakkara hit 21 4s and one 6 on his way to 156 not out, while Silva scored 61 runs. The only other player for Sri Lanka to get into double figures was Prasanna Jayawardene, while 5 of their players didn't manage to trouble the scorers. At the end of the first day, New Zealand in reply were 64 for 4, still 204 runs behind with Malinga taking 3 scalps.

On the second day, Muralitharan and Malinga shared the remaining 6 wickets of the New Zealand innings, as they were bowled out for 130 before lunch. The second Sri Lankan innings started off shaky, with their first three wickets, including the in-form Sangakkara falling with just 62 runs on the board. Chamara Silva then came to the crease and helped the Sri Lankans to 255 for 5 at the end of the day, with Silva getting to 79 not out at stumps.

The third day belonged to Sri Lanka once more, with Silva reaching 152 not out by the end of the innings, and Chaminda Vaas chipping in with a well made 47. Needing an unlikely 504 runs to win the match, New Zealand lost their openers with just 60 runs scored. On the fourth and final day, the New Zealanders lost five quick wickets falling to 163 for 7, before Vettori and Franklin shared a partnership of 96. After Vettori got out, the New Zealand team lost their way and finished with 286. Sri Lanka won by 217 runs to level the test series 1-1. The player of the match was Chamara Silva after scoring 213 runs in the match.

1st Twenty20 International: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 22 December

2nd ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 31 December

5th ODI: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 9 January

Match Abandoned

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