1st Test Match And 2nd ODI Match NZ Vs BAN and SL Vs SA 2019

NZ Vs BAN Match

SL Vs sa Match

Sri Lanka Beat The South Africa

New Zealand Beat The Bangladesh

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1^st Test Match And 2nd ODI Match

Sri Lanka won by 1 wicket

Test 01 of 02 ( SL Lead 1 – 0 )

South Africa - 235 & 259

Sri Lanka - 191 & 304/9

v Sri Lanka have won by one wicket: Perera 153*

v Kusal Perera's colossal effort gets Sri Lanka over the line

v Maharaj breaks 96-run stand, gives SA hope

v K.Perera, de Silva fifty-run stand dwarfs target

v Dale Steyn's 439 scalps, seventh all-time best in Tests

Kusal Perera scored a riveting 200-ball 153 to take Sri Lanka to a thrilling victory in the first Test against South Africa in Durban on Saturday, 16 February.

When Keshav Maharaj dismissed Kasun Rajitha to reduce Sri Lanka to 226/9, a South African victory was a near certainty. However, Perera scripted a historic partnership with Vishwa Fernando for the final wicket to take his side past the finish line.

It was a splendid effort by the duo, who added 78 runs between them – a record tenth-wicket stand for successful chases in Test cricket. While Perera dominated the partnership with his blistering effort, Fernando remained resilient with a 27-ball 6. 

Earlier in the day, Sri Lanka resumed their pursuit of the 304-run target at 83/3. Oshada Fernando and Perera took guard, adding 27 runs to their overnight stand of 31 for the fourth wicket. Steyn drew the first blood of the fourth morning for the home side, forcing an edge off Fernando's willow.

The seamer got rid of Niroshan Dickwella in the same over, completing a stunning caught-&-bowled to reduce Sri Lanka to 110/5. The double-strike propelled Steyn past Stuart Broad in the all-time leading wicket-takers in Test cricket – he now sits seventh with 439 red-ball scalps to his name.

At that point, the visitors looked vulnerable to a batting collapse. However, Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva dug in thereafter, taking the total to 166/5 at lunch.

The duo continued to resist in the second session, notching a momentum-swinging 96-run partnership for the sixth wicket. They undertook a counter-attacking approach to nullify the threat of the Proteas bowling attack.

It was Maharaj who came to South Africa's rescue, making inroads into the Sri Lankan lower-order. The left-arm spinner trapped de Silva in front of the wicket, and after an extensive review, three reds flashed on the big screen.

Maharaj claimed his second wicket off the very next delivery, dismissing Suranga Lakmal for a golden duck. The length ball spun away from the batsman, catching a feather edge from his willow before nestling into Faf du Plessis' waiting hands. Lasith Embuldeniya and Kasun Rajitha were dismissed in the next seven overs for scores of 4 and 1 respectively. 

Fernando, who had the highest Test score of 4* before this game, was expected to roll over soon thereafter. He contributed just six of the 78 runs scored for the final wicket – five came from an overthrow – but remained focused throughout his innings. He ran quick singles, put his body on the line to make the crease and stood tall before the pace of Kagiso Rabada and Steyn.

Perera, on the other hand, bludgeoned the same bowlers, smashing 12 fours and five sixes in his sensational innings. He scored 10 off the final 13 runs through boundaries, capping the chase with a fine four towards the third man. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

ODI 02 of 03 ( NZ Lead 2- 0)

New Zealand - 229/2 36.1/50 ov RR: 6.33

Bangladesh - 226 49.4/50 ov RR: 4.55

v New Zealand win by eight wickets, lead the series 2-0

v Guptill's 16th ODI ton powers New Zealand to the series win

v Bangladesh bowled out for 226s

Martin Guptill scored a second consecutive century, a more aggressive one this time, to help New Zealand hunt down 227 and secure the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh with a game to spare in Christchurch on Saturday, 16 February.

The New Zealand quicks did an exceptional job, striking regularly to bowl Bangladesh out for a modest 226. In response, Guptill blasted 118 off 88 balls, including 14 fours and four sixes, to help seal an eight-wicket victory in just 36.1 overs.

Guptill looked in good touch right from the outset and wasn't fazed when opening partner Henry Nicholls was dismissed for 14 by Mustafizur Rahman. Kane Williamson too looked unsettled early in his innings, but nothing could put Guptill off on the day.

He struck a couple of boundaries in the second over of the chase, and just kept going. Boundaries came frequently – Mehidy Hasan Miraz was launched for two sixes in the sixth over – and Guptill soon brought up his fifty off just 33 balls with a cracking pull to deep square-leg.

With Guptill going well, Williamson eased into his innings and compensated for the slow start with a few trademark cut shots.

No one was to steal the thunder from Guptill, though. He raced towards his 16th ODI century, bringing up the mark off 77 balls with a tickle to fine-leg. He struck a few more boundaries before finally holing out off Rahman.

Kane Williamson was a tad scratchy initially but became fluent as the innings progressed 

Kane Williamson took charge and brought up his fifty shortly thereafter. He saw off the chase, and remained unbeaten on an 86-ball 65*, with Ross Taylor chipping in with 20*.

Earlier, Bangladesh was once again made to suffer by the New Zealand pacemen, with Trent Boult and Matt Henry removing their openers cheaply. Das (1) was caught by Lockie Ferguson at long-on when he miscued a lofted shot off Boult, and Iqbal was trapped in front by Henry for a painstaking 28-ball 5.

Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim then stitched together a 32-run stand, but the stand was broken when the former nicked one behind off Colin de Grandhomme for 22.

Rahim was then joined by Mohammad Mithun, who looked in particularly good touch. The duo added 33 runs for the fourth wicket before Rahim (24) chopped a Ferguson delivery onto his stumps.

When Todd Astle then had Mahmudullah (7) caught behind, Bangladesh had slipped to 93/5. But Mithun and Sabbir Rahman applied themselves for a 75-run partnership.

Mithun, who was battling with a troublesome hamstring, brought up his half-century but wasn't able to continue much longer as a slider from Astle castled him for 57.

Lockie Ferguson was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers, picking up three wickets

Rahman scored a patient 43, and contributions from Miraz (13), Mohammad Saifuddin (10) and Mashrafe Mortaza (13) helped Bangladesh get past 200. But Ferguson and Neesham kept taking wickets to ensure that Bangladesh didn't post anything too challenging.

The third ODI will be played in Dunedin on Wednesday.