NZ v SL 2018-19 : Second Test - Statistical Preview

All the major stats and facts ahead of the second and final Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch.

Tom Latham played 264* runs awesome knock against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Wellington (photo - getty)

The second and final Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will begin in Christchurch tomorrow.

The first Test in Wellington was a draw so the winner of this game will clinch the series. New Zealand was outstanding in the first Test and they will be hoping for a similar outing from their players in Christchurch as well.

On the other hand, Sri Lanka made a strong come back on the fourth day of the first Test as the pair of Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis batted entire day and helped Sri Lanka to draw the Test and it must have boosted the confidence of other Sri Lankan players as well and they should give a good fight to Kiwis. 

All the major stats and facts ahead of the second and final Test between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Christchurch :

1. Head to Head -

 Venue   Tests   Won by NZ   Won by SL    Drawn   Tied 
 New Zealand     18  10  2  6  0
 Sri Lanka  15  4  6  5  0
 Neutral  0  0  0  0  0
 Overall  33  14  8  11  0

At Hagley Oval, Christchurch -

New Zealand : Tests - 5, Won - 3, Lost - 1, Drawn - 0

Sri Lanka : Tests - 1, Won - 0, Lost - 1, Drawn - 0

34.75 - Kane Williamson averages only 34.75 in Tests at Hagley Oval, Christchurch - the lowest batting average for him at a venue in New Zealand (Min 5 Test innings). 

50 - Dilruwan Perera (48 wickets) needs 2 more wickets to complete 50 wickets in Test cricket in 2018. 

55 - The duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult have taken 55 wickets at an average of 22.70 and at a strike rate of 47.87 in 5 Tests combinedly at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. 

59 - Kusal Mendis needs 59 more runs to complete 1000 runs in Tests in 2018. If he scores then will be the second player after Virat Kohli to score 1000 runs in Tests in 2018. 

91.80 - Kane Williamson's batting average in Tests against Sri Lanka. He has scored 918 runs at this average in just 13 innings with 3 hundreds and fifties each.

150 - Dilruwan Perera (149 wickets) needs 1 more wicket to become the fourth Sri Lankan bowler to take 150 or more wickets in Test cricket.

232 - Tim Southee has taken 232 wickets in Test cricket and needs 2 more wickets to go past Chris Martin's tally of 233 wickets and become third leading wicket-taker for New Zealand in Test cricket.

 
 

By Jasveer Singh Kharra - 25 Dec, 2018

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