New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Dunedin, Dec 10 2015 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st Test, Dunedin, December 10 - 14, 2015, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand

431 & 267/3d

(T:405) 294 & 282

New Zealand won by 122 runs

Player Of The Match

, NZ

156 & 46

'Stepped it up another notch' - McCullum

'Stepped it up another notch' - McCullum

Arnold: NZ quicks' variety was the clincher

Arnold: NZ quicks' variety was the clincher

Arnold: Sri Lanka weren't intimidated by conditions

Arnold: Sri Lanka weren't intimidated by conditions

'Our profile as a team has picked up worldwide' - McCullum

Match Coverage

He's weird, he's wonderful, he's Wagner

The recently retired New Zealand fast bowler's contribution lay in how he short-circuited Test bowling

He's weird, he's wonderful, he's Wagner

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Wisden's review of the first Test, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, 2015-16

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When workhorse Wagner brought down the barn door

New Zealand were made to labour for their wickets throughout the Test, so in many ways it fit that a man such as Neil Wagner made the pivotal play on day five

When workhorse Wagner brought down the barn door

Batsmen respected NZ a lot more than expected - Mathews

Loose bowling on day one, and cautious batting on days two and three paved Sri Lanka's path to defeat, said Angelo Mathews after the 122-run loss in Dunedin

Batsmen respected NZ a lot more than expected - Mathews

Had to declare early to force a result - McCullum

Brendon McCullum described New Zealand's victory in the first Test in Dunedin as "bloody hard work", on a surface that flattened out after the second day

Had to declare early to force a result - McCullum

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Sri Lanka Innings

Player Name		R	B
FDM Karunaratne	caught	29	72
BKG Mendis	caught	46	150
MDUS Jayasundera	caught	3	15
LD Chandimal	lbw	58	132
AD Mathews	bowled	25	61
KDK Vithanage	lbw	38	38
TAM Siriwardana	caught	29	39
HMRKB Herath	caught	6	15
PVD Chameera	bowled	14	13
RAS Lakmal	caught	23	27
N Pradeep	not out	4	10
Extras	(b 2, lb 4, w 1)
Total	282(10 wkts; 95.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	54	Dimuth Karunaratne	Kusal Mendis
2nd	10	Udara Jayasundera	Kusal Mendis
3rd	45	Dinesh Chandimal	Kusal Mendis
4th	56	Angelo Mathews	Dinesh Chandimal
5th	0	Dinesh Chandimal	Kithuruwan Vithanage
6th	48	Milinda Siriwardana	Kithuruwan Vithanage
7th	23	Rangana Herath	Milinda Siriwardana
8th	13	Milinda Siriwardana	Dushmantha Chameera
9th	19	Suranga Lakmal	Dushmantha Chameera
10th	14	Suranga Lakmal	Nuwan Pradeep

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