New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I: match overview
New Zealand and Sri Lanka met in the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25 at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Result: New Zealand won by 8 runs.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25
- Teams
- New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
- Date
- Saturday, December 28, 2024
- Start time
- 11:45 AM local (06:15 GMT)
- Status
- New Zealand won by 8 runs