Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19 Schedule and Venue

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand

Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19 is the most waited match series by people of both the countries. It is confirmed from the sources that the match series will be held during the end of the year and will continue to the next year’s beginning. There was a bit of silence, a long pause, before the dates and other details have been released as people were eager to know when the matches will be held and whether or not it will be held this year.

It was a really tough game in the last series of Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand last time which was held in the year 2015-16. Sri Lanka experienced a tough competition from New Zealand. There were two test matches, five One Day Internationals, and two T20I. New Zealand seemed to steal the show by winning all the matches, test matches, ODIs and T20I except the 3rd ODI that was held on Saxton Oval in Nelson, Sri Lanka. In the first test match against Sri Lanka, New Zealand won by 122 runs, in the 2nd test match New Zealand won by 5 wickets. The ODI series was even more interesting. New Zealand won by 7 wickets against Sri Lanka in the first ODI which was followed by 10 wickets in 2nd ODI and 36 runs in 5th ODI. Sri Lanka won the 3rd one day international by 8 wickets against New Zealand. In the first and second T20I Sri Lanka versus New Zealand, New Zealand won the back to back T20I of which the first T20I was won by just 3 runs while the later was won by 9 wickets.

It seriously was a really tough game for Sri Lanka as they won only one match, precisely, the third one day international which was not at all expected. This was not a failure though. This was a motivation for Sri Lanka and an opportunity to stand up and steal the deal from New Zealand next time. The time has finally arrived after approximately over a year or so. Finally, beans have been spilled on Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19 which is going to be held in the month of December 2018 and will continue till January 2019. New Zealand’s schedule for the next year has also been revealed by genuine sources.

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2018-19 Full Schedule and Venue Details

MatchesDatePlace
1st TestDecember 15-19Wellington
2nd TestDecember 26-30Christchurch
1st ODIJanuary 3Mount Maunganui
2nd ODIJanuary 5Mount Maunganui
3rd ODIJanuary 8Nelson
Only T20IJanuary 11Auckland

Here are all the details about Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19 you need to know. 2018 will experience the Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand at the end of the year and the faceoff will begin on 15th of December, 2018 and will end on 11th of January in the next year. But before that there will be a three-day tour match, Men’s Multi-Day Match at Maclean Park, Napier which is likely to start at 11 am sharp on 8th December 2018 (Saturday) and will end on 10th of the same month, 2018. There will be a little break till 14th of December, 2018 after which the real match Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand will begin.

There will be two test matches, three one day internationals and only one T20I in Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19, unlike the last season where they had 5 ODIs and 2 T20Is. The match will begin with the test match series. The first test match will be held at Basin Reserve, Wellington from 15th of December, 2018 (Saturday) to 19th of December, 2018 (Wednesday) at 3:30 AM IST or 11:00 AM (Sri Lanka). The second and the last test match of the test match series will be held at Hagley Oval, Christchurch from 26th of December, 2018 (Wednesday) to 30th of December, 2018 (Sunday) at 3:30 AM IST or 11:00 AM (Sri Lanka).

Sri Lanka v New Zealand

The one day international of Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19 will be held between 3rd of January, 2018 and 8th of January, 2018. Of the three ODIs, the first ODI will be held at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on 3rd of January, 2019 (Thursday) at 6:30 AM IST or 2:00 PM (Sri Lanka). This will be followed by the second ODI which will be held at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui on 5th of January, 2019 (Saturday) at 6:30 AM IST or 2:00 PM (Sri Lanka). The third and the last ODI of the season will be held at Saxton Oval, Nelson on 8th of January, 2018 (Tuesday) at 3:30 AM IST or 11:00 AM (Sri Lanka).

The last section of Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2018-19 season is the T20I and there will be only one T20I match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The T20I match will be held at Eden Park, Auckland on 11th of January, 2019 (Friday) at 11:30 AM IST or 7:00 PM (Sri Lanka).

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There is immense excitement among the mass as this is the time to show the opponent the best of Sri Lanka and to prove themselves. But New Zealand, on the other hand, has also made up their mind to keep up the spirit like the last season. There will be a strong schedule and hopes between teams and this faceoff will also be a tough competition on the pitch of Sri Lanka. Everyone is wishing all the best to both the team for a stronger and better performance this time and wish to see Sri Lanka win this time. The battle is on!

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