New Zealand A in Sri Lanka (April 2026)

[ataraxia]

One-day 1 – 5 April, Galle
One-day 2 – 8 April, Hambantota
One-day 3 – 11 April, Hambantota
FC 1 – 16–19 April, Hambantota
FC 2 – 23–26 April, Hambantota

NZ A squad, OD – Mariu, Heaphy, Robinson, M Boyle, Abbas, D Phillips / Hay, Chu (c) / Keene, Sears, Lister, KDC Clarke / Ashok, Pringle, Gulati
NZ A squad, FC – Mariu, Heaphy, Robinson (first game only), M Boyle, D Phillips / Hay, Chu / Keene, Harrison / Rae, Lister, Sheat, McKay / Gulati, Pringle, Younghusband

SL A squad – Sooriyabandara (FC captain), P Rathnayake, Madushka, Mishara, N Fernando, Croospulle, Wickramasinghe / Udara, de Livera / Arachchige (OD captain), R Mendis, Dinusha, R Fernando, Heenatigala, K Gamage / Kumara, Madushanka, Madushan, M Rathnayake, Shiraz, Wijesundara, Samuditha, D Ranatunga / Sahan, Viyaskanth, Sudeera, Mathew, Akash

All games start at 4.30 GMT, 10.00 SLST, 16.30 NZST.

Broadcast on YouTube with commentary; follow along and see highlights at NZC.

 

[ataraxia]

Chu captaining on NZ A debut is interesting. Hay keeping, though, his footworkless diving catch not a vote of confidence in his keeping ability.

 

[ataraxia]

Why is the rope 15 metres in from the fence? Worried it's an NZC directive, since the same happened on the Bangladesh A tour.

 

[trundler]

Why is the rope 15 metres in from the fence? Worried it's an NZC directive, since the same happened on the Bangladesh A tour.

#weakness

 

[ataraxia]

Dale Phillips doing an excellent job with ball keeping it tight to the two left-handers.

 

[ataraxia]

34.4, classical forward defence.

 

[ataraxia]

47.4, unhittable from Clarke.

 

[James]

Why is the rope 15 metres in from the fence? Worried it's an NZC directive, since the same happened on the Bangladesh A tour.

The outfield looks quite a mess, and even worse out towards the boundary so im guessing its for player safety.

 

[Chewie]

Chu injured?

 

[Neil Young]

Hasn't batted, so looks that way. Would be a blow for him.

 

[ataraxia]

Wow that was lame.

 

[straw man]

What a horrible scorecard. Wanuja Sahan left arm orthodox with 5/13, looks like a fairly standard collection of edges behind and lbws for our batters.

 

[straw man]

Lost second match on D/L after being 158/3 chasing 369. All of Keene, Clarke, Pringle and Gulati went at 8+ per over. Ashok 2/60 off 10.

Don't think we were ever going to threaten chasing that, Heaphy 53*(62) was ok though not sure what D Phillips was doing with 34(55).

 

[jcas0167]

Chu injured?

I saw someone commented he had a hamstring injury.

 

[NZTailender]

Hope the 4 day stuff is a bit closer, been very underwhelming so far

 

[ataraxia]

Boyle with 72* so far in the third game. He's started to dominate domestic level – I really think he's up there as a white-ball talent.

 

[James]

Batting well isn't he, where-as Abbas can't get the ball off the square.

 

[ataraxia]

Why did the third umpire decide that was a run out? Under international playing conditions, the decision is made according to the frame in which the bail was dislodged IIRC.

 

[straw man]

Batting well isn't he, where-as Abbas can't get the ball off the square.

Good reverse jinx with Abbas going on to 110*.

Robinson still the one whose form has completely deserted him.

Good to see Chu fit again for this game.

 

[Skyliner]

Simon Keene and Tim Pringle the pick of the bowlers in a losing effort.