Highest partnerships for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests
Highest partnerships by runs
Partners | Runs | Wickets | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
AH Jones, MD Crowe | 467 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
KS Williamson, BJ Watling | 365* | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 3 Jan 2015 | Test # 2155 |
KS Williamson, HM Nicholls | 363 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 |
BKG Mendis, AD Mathews | 274* | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor | 262 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 |
RJ Hadlee, JJ Crowe | 246* | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 |
CD McMillan, SP Fleming | 240 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 |
HM Nicholls, TWM Latham | 214 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
PHKD Mendis, BKG Mendis | 200* | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
HP Tillakaratne, AP Gurusinha | 192 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 | Test # 1293 |
DPMD Jayawardene, MS Atapattu | 184 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Napier | 4 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 |
TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene | 180 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 |
A Ranatunga, PA de Silva | 178 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene | 173 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 |
KS Williamson, MJ Guptill | 173 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 | Test # 2192 |
MH Richardson, SP Fleming | 172 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 |
TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene | 166 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 |
KS Williamson, TWM Latham | 162 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
JG Wright, TJ Franklin | 161 | 1st | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 | Test # 1164 |
HDRL Thirimanne, FDM Karunaratne | 161 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 |
S Wettimuny, RL Dias | 159* | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 16 Mar 1984 | Test # 982 |
JG Wright, MD Crowe | 159 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 |
SB Styris, SP Fleming | 157 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 |
AD Mathews, DPMD Jayawardene | 156 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 |
JDS Neesham, BB McCullum | 153 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2151 |
KR Rutherford, CZ Harris | 151 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 | Test # 1203 |
FDM Karunaratne, LD Chandimal | 147 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 |
UC Hathurusingha, PA de Silva | 145 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Auckland | 1 Mar 1991 | Test # 1165 |
AP Gurusinha, PA de Silva | 143 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
BJ Watling, TWM Latham | 143 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2356 |
KS Williamson, DJ Mitchell | 142 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 9 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 |
L Vincent, SP Fleming | 141 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 |
KS Williamson, TWM Latham | 141 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 | Test # 2192 |
BA Young, MJ Horne | 140 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
TAM Siriwardana, AD Mathews | 138 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 | Test # 2194 |
RS Mahanama, AP Gurusinha | 137 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 | Test # 1203 |
WPUJC Vaas, RS Kaluwitharana | 137 | 7th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
BKG Mendis, FDM Karunaratne | 137 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 9 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 |
JG Wright, TJ Franklin | 134 | 1st | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 |
JF Reid, JV Coney | 133 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 |
RS Mahanama, PA de Silva | 133 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 | Test # 1203 |
HP Tillakaratne, DPMD Jayawardene | 133 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 |
AD Mathews, FDM Karunaratne | 133 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
RS Madugalle, DS de Silva | 130 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Mar 1983 | Test # 951 |
KC Sangakkara, LD Chandimal | 130 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 3 Jan 2015 | Test # 2155 |
BB McCullum, NJ Astle | 129 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 4 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 |
KS Williamson, BB McCullum | 126 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2151 |
DM de Silva, LD Chandimal | 126 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 |
HJH Marshall, NJ Astle | 125 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 4 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 |
HM Nicholls, C de Grandhomme | 124* | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
DL Vettori, JDP Oram | 124 | 7th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Aug 2009 | Test # 1932 |
BA Young, CL Cairns | 123 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 7 Mar 1997 | Test # 1358 |
TT Samaraweera, DPMD Jayawardene | 122 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Napier | 4 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 |
FDM Karunaratne, LD Chandimal | 122 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 10 Dec 2015 | Test # 2192 |
FDM Karunaratne, LD Chandimal | 122 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
LPC Silva, KC Sangakkara | 121 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 |
JA Raval, TWM Latham | 121 | 1st | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
DPMD Jayawardene, TM Dilshan | 118 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 |
UC Hathurusingha, AP Gurusinha | 117 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 | Test # 1164 |
BKG Mendis, LD Chandimal | 117 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
BA Young, SP Fleming | 114 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Dunedin | 18 Mar 1995 | Test # 1293 |
HM Nicholls, TWM Latham | 114 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2018 | Test # 2335 |
SA Thomson, AH Jones | 113 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 | Test # 1164 |
BJ Watling, C de Grandhomme | 113 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2356 |
JG Wright, BR Hartland | 110 | 1st | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Moratuwa | 27 Nov 1992 | Test # 1203 |
A Ranatunga, RS Madugalle | 109* | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 |
RS Madugalle, DSBP Kuruppu | 109 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (CCC) | 16 Apr 1987 | Test # 1074 |
BJ Watling, TG Southee | 108 | 7th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 |
HP Tillakaratne, RS Kaluwitharana | 107 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 |
JAH Marshall, HJH Marshall | 107 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Napier | 4 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 |
PHKD Mendis, AD Mathews | 107 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
SA Thomson, AH Jones | 105 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 | Test # 1164 |
DPMD Jayawardene, PA de Silva | 105 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 |
AD Mathews, LD Chandimal | 105 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 9 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 |
KC Sangakkara, ST Jayasuriya | 103 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Apr 2003 | Test # 1641 |
PHKD Mendis, BKG Mendis | 103 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 |
RS Mahanama, UC Hathurusingha | 102 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 |
HP Tillakaratne, A Ranatunga | 102 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 |
A Ranatunga, RS Kaluwitharana | 101 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 |
KC Sangakkara, TM Dilshan | 101 | 2nd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 18 Aug 2009 | Test # 1930 |
JF Reid, MD Crowe | 100 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 |
SA Thomson, AH Jones | 100 | 5th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Auckland | 1 Mar 1991 | Test # 1165 |
LRPL Taylor, HM Nicholls | 100 | 4th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Aug 2019 | Test # 2354 |
HP Tillakaratne, PA de Silva | 99 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Napier | 11 Mar 1995 | Test # 1292 |
L Vincent, KD Mills | 98 | 8th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 |
JG Wright, GP Howarth | 97 | 1st | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 9 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 |
TT Samaraweera, S Randiv | 97 | 7th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 |
LRPL Taylor, TD Astle | 97 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 |
KS Williamson, DP Conway | 97 | 2nd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
AD Mathews, LD Chandimal | 97 | 3rd | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
DL Vettori, JEC Franklin | 96 | 8th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 |
AD Mathews, FDM Karunaratne | 96 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2151 |
CP Senanayake, UC Hathurusingha | 95 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 22 Feb 1991 | Test # 1164 |
ST Jayasuriya, MS Atapattu | 95 | 1st | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Napier | 4 Apr 2005 | Test # 1746 |
GD Phillips, TA Blundell | 95 | 6th | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 |
LPC Silva, HAPW Jayawardene | 94 | 6th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1822 |
NT Paranavitana, FDM Karunaratne | 93* | 1st | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Galle | 17 Nov 2012 | Test # 2059 |
HP Tillakaratne, A Ranatunga | 92 | 5th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Dec 1992 | Test # 1204 |
SP Fleming, NJ Astle | 92 | 3rd | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 27 May 1998 | Test # 1415 |
A Ranatunga, PA de Silva | 91 | 4th | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Auckland | 1 Mar 1991 | Test # 1165 |
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