NZ vs SL: Furore of Sri Lankan batsmen, scored more than 300 runs on the first day against New Zealand – nz vs sl 2023 1st test 1st day match report

Christchurch: The first match of the 2-match Test series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka is being played in Christchurch from today i.e. March 9, in which the captain of the host team, Tim Southee, won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sri Lanka’s performance on the first day of the first Test match has been on cloud nine. The team has performed better than everyone’s expectations. At the end of the first day’s play, Sri Lanka put 305 runs on the board for the loss of 6 wickets. The batsmen of the visiting team tired the New Zealand bowlers fiercely and scored a lot of runs. So let us know what all happened on the first day of the match.

Captain Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis scored half-centuries

On the first day of the Test match being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, Captain Dimuth Karunaratne batted in tremendous style and scored a brilliant half-century. He faced 87 balls and scored 50 runs with the help of 7 fours. At the same time, after this, top order batsman Kusal Mendis also batted amazingly. Batting aggressively, Mendis scored 87 runs at a strike rate of 104, which saw 16 fours off his bat. Apart from this, experienced Dinesh Chandimal also played a good inning of 39 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva (39) and Kasun Rajitha (16) are currently playing on the pitch for Sri Lanka.

Tim Saudi was the most successful bowler

The most successful bowler on the first day of the match from the New Zealand cricket team was none other than the captain of the team, Tim Saudi. He took 3 valuable wickets for 44 runs. Apart from this, Matt Henry also got 2 successes. While Michael Bracewell also took 1 wicket in his name. After the end of the first day of the match, the visiting team Sri Lanka seems to be in a strong position at the moment.
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