Head to Head New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka

Hyderbad, India: Hyderabad, India: New Zealand has played 73 ODIs against Sri Lanka before World Cup 2011 Semifinal. First match was played at 1979 World Cup, in which New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka. Later with Sri Lanka emerging as a major force in Cricket, the record got in balance with SL winning 33, NZ winning 35, 1 tie and 4 abandoned.

Head to Head: New Zealand Against Sri Lanka
Head to Head in ODIs: Sri Lanka Against New Zealand

Overall

Matches 73
New Zealand: 35 won
Sri Lanka: 33 won
Tied: 1
NR: 4

Team Records

Highest Total: 315/7 Johannesburg 2009 by New Zealand (NZ has hit 2 300 plus score)
Lowest Total: 73 Auckland 2007 by New Zealand
Largest Victory by runs: 189 runs by SL at Auckland 1983
Largest Victory by wickets: 9 wkts by New Zealand at Nottingham 1979, 9 wkts by Sri Lanka at Auckland 2001
Smallest Victory by runs: 2 runs by New Zealand Sharjah 1994
Smallest Victory by wickets: 1 wkt by New Zealand Queenstown 2006

Fielding Records
Most Wickets

68 Muralitharan in 39 matches
49 Vaas in 35 matches
38 Jayasuriya in 47 matches

Best Bowling Figures in an Innings

9/5 wkts Muralitharan Lahore 2003
25/5 Hadlee Bristol 1983
34/5 Morrison Sharjah 1996

Most Wickets in a Series

11 Vaas in 4 matches ODI Series 2005/06
10 Muralitharan in 5 matches ODI series 2000/01
9 Shane Bond in 5 matches of ODI series 2005/06 in New Zealand

Most Dismissals

27 (25 catches 2 St) Sangakkara
22 (21 catches 1 St) Brendum McCullum

Most Catches

16 Stephen Flemming in 34 matches
15 Aravinda de Silva in 37 matches

Most Catches in an Inning

3 D Tuffey Sharjah 2002
3 Ross Taylor Christchurch 2007
3 LP SIlva St George’s 2007

Batting Records
Most Runs

1519 Jayasuriya in 45 innings of 47 matches
840 Arjuna Ranatunga in 33 innings of 35 matches
829 Aravinda de Silva in 36 innings of 37 matches

High Scores

141 Scott Styris in Bloemfontein 2003
140 Glen Turner in Auckland 1983
140 Jayasuriya Bloemfontein 1994

Most Hundreds

5 Jayasuriya
2 Gurusinha, Mahela Jayawerdene and Scott Styris

Most Runs in a Series

219 Sangakkara in 4 innings of 5 matches in ODI Series 2006/07

Highest Partnerships

1st 201 runs Tharanga and Jayasuriya Napier 2006
2nd 170 runs Jayasuriya and Tillakaratne Bloemfontein 2003
3rd 184 Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene Sharjah 2001
65 for 10th wicket by SNedden and Chatfield in Derby 1983