New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2013–14

{{Infobox cricket tour

| series_name = New Zealand cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2013–14

| team1_image = Flag of Sri Lanka.svg

| team1_name = Sri Lanka

| team2_image = Flag of New Zealand.svg

| team2_name = New Zealand

| from_date = 10 November 2013

| to_date = 21 November 2013

| team1_captain = Angelo Mathews

| team2_captain = Kyle Mills

| no_of_tests =

| team1_tests_won =

| team2_tests_won =

| team1_tests_most_runs =

| team2_tests_most_runs =

| team1_tests_most_wickets =

| team2_tests_most_wickets =

| player_of_test_series =

| no_of_ODIs = 3

| team1_ODIs_won = 1

| team2_ODIs_won = 1

| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Tillakaratne Dilshan (189)

| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Tom Latham (99)

| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Nuwan Kulasekara (5)

| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Kyle Mills (5)

| player_of_ODI_series = Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL)

| no_of_twenty20s = 2

| team1_twenty20s_won = 1

| team2_twenty20s_won = 0

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Tillakaratne Dilshan (59)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Luke Ronchi (34)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Rob Nicol (1)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Thisara Perera (1)

| player_of_twenty20_series = Kusal Perera (SL)

}}

The New Zealand cricket team competed against Sri Lanka in a tour consisting of three ODIs and two Twenty20s. It ran from November 10, 2013, to November 21, 2013.

Regular New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, along with former captain Ross Taylor ruled themselves out of the tour to focus on future test matches between West Indies and India.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2013-14/content/story/682583.html|title=New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2013-14 |publisher=ESPNCricinfo}} Kyle Mills was named as the stand-in captain.

Squads

{{cr\|SRI}}	{{cr\|NZL}}
class="wikitable"
Angelo Mathews (c)	Kyle Mills (c)
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Neil Broom
Mahela Jayawardene	Anton Devcich
Nuwan Kulasekara	Andrew Ellis
Lasith Malinga	Mitchell McClenaghan
Kusal Perera	Adam Milne
Ashan Priyanjan	James Neesham
Sachithra Senanayake	Luke Ronchi
Dinesh Chandimal	Corey Anderson
Rangana Herath	Ian Butler
Dimuth Karunaratne	Grant Elliott
Suranga Lakmal	Tom Latham
Ajantha Mendis	Nathan McCullum
Thisara Perera	Colin Munro
Kumar Sangakkara	Rob Nicol
Lahiru Thirimanne	Hamish Rutherford

ODI Series

All times are Indian Standard Time (IST)

=1st ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 10 November 2013

| time = 14:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score1 = 288/8 (50 overs)

| score2 = 13/1 (4.2 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 81 (114)

| wickets1 =Kyle Mills 3/49 (9 overs)

| runs2 = Tom Latham 4* (16)

| wickets2 = Lasith Malinga 1/8 (2.2 overs)

| result = No result

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2013-14/engine/match/668961.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota

| umpires = Bruce Oxenford and Ruchira Palliyaguru

| motm =

| toss = New Zealand won the toss & elected to field

| rain = Match abandoned due to rain

| notes =

}}

=2nd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 12 November 2013

| time = 14:30

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score1 = 138/1 (23 overs)

| score2 = 203/6 (23 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| runs1 = Kumar Sangakkara 71* (59)

| wickets1 = Kyle Mills 1/16 (5 overs)

| runs2 = Tom Latham 86 (68)

| wickets2 = Nuwan Kulasekara 4/34 (5 overs)

| result = New Zealand won by 4 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2013-14/engine/current/match/668963.html Scorecard]

| venue = Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota

| umpires = Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL)

| motm = Tom Latham

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss & elected to bat

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=3rd ODI=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 16 November 2013

| time = 09:45

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score1 = 211/8 (33 overs)

| score2 = 126/6 (25 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 53 (50)

| wickets1 = Nathan McCullum 2/13 (4 overs)

| runs2 = James Neesham 42* (46)

| wickets2 = Rangana Herath 3/25 (6 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 36 runs (D/L)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2013-14/engine/current/match/668965.html Scorecard]

| venue = Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla

| umpires = Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL)

| motm = Sachithra Senanayake

| toss = New Zealand won the toss and elected to field

| rain =

| notes =

}}

= Statistics =

== Batting ==

;Highest runs{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=8595;type=series|title=Highest runs|work= ESPNcricinfo | access-date= 20 November 2013 }}

Name	Match	Runs	Average	Highest runs
class="wikitable"
style="background:gold" \|{{flagicon\|SRI}} Tillakaratne Dilshan	3	189	94.50	81
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Kumar Sangakkara	3	150	75.00	79
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Tom Latham	3	99	49.50	86
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Angelo Mathews	3	74	74.00	74*
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Luke Ronchi	3	72	36.00	49

== Bowling ==

;Highest wicket taker{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8595;type=series|title=Most wickets|work= ESPNcricinfo | access-date= 20 November 2013 }}

Name	Match	Wickets	Economy	Best bowling
class="wikitable"
style="background:gold" \|{{flagicon\|SRI}} Nuwan Kulasekara	3	5	5.18	4/34
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Kyle Mills	3	5	5.00	3/49
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Sachithra Senanayake	3	4	5.00	2/14
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Mitchell McClenaghan	2	4	7.20	2/34
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Rangana Herath	3	3	7.55	3/25

T20 Series

=1st T20=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 19 November 2013

| time = 19.00

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score1 =

| score2 =

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| runs1 =

| wickets1 =

| runs2 =

| wickets2 =

| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2013-14/engine/current/match/668967.html Scorecard]

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)

| motm =

| toss =

| rain =

| notes =

}}

=2nd T20=

{{Limited overs matches

| date = 21 November 2013

| time = 19.00

| daynight =

| team1 = {{cr|SRI}}

| score1 = 143/2 (17.5 overs)

| score2 = 142/7 (20 overs)

| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}

| runs1 = Tillakaratne Dilshan 59* (49)

| wickets1 = Rob Nicol 1/18 (2 overs)

| runs2 = Luke Ronchi 34* (25)

| wickets2 = Thisara Perera 1/13 (2 overs)

| result = Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-new-zealand-2013-14/engine/current/match/668969.html Boxscore]

| venue = Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

| umpires = Ruchira Palliyaguru (SL) and Raveendra Wimalasiri (SL)

| motm = Kusal Perera (SL)

| toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = T20I debut: Ramith Rambukwella (Sri Lanka)

}}

= Statistics =

== Batting ==

;Highest runs{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=8597;type=series|title=Highest runs in T20|work= ESPNcricinfo | access-date= 22 November 2013 }}

Name	Match	Runs	Average	Highest runs
class="wikitable"
style="background:gold" \|{{flagicon\|SRI}} Tillakaratne Dilshan	1	59	-	59*
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Kusal Perera	1	57	57.00	57
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Luke Ronchi	1	34	-	34*
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Anton Devcich	1	30	30.00	30
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Nathan McCullum	1	26	26.00	26

== Bowling ==

;Highest wicket taker{{cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8597;type=series|title=Most wickets in T20|work= ESPNcricinfo | access-date= 22 November 2013 }}

Name	Match	Wickets	Economy	Best bowling
class="wikitable"
style="background:gold" \|{{flagicon\|SRI}} Thisara Perera	1	1	6.50	1/13
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Angelo Mathews	1	1	8.50	1/17
{{flagicon\|NZL}} Rob Nicol	1	1	9.00	1/18
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Ramith Rambukwella	1	1	4.75	1/19
{{flagicon\|SRI}} Rangana Herath	1	1	6.66	1/20

References

Category:2013 in New Zealand cricket

Category:2013 in Sri Lankan cricket

Category:International cricket competitions in 2013–14

Category:New Zealand cricket tours of Sri Lanka

Category:Sri Lankan cricket seasons from 2000–01