Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Head to Head Stats and Results
Covers 99 matches between Sri Lanka and New Zealand from Feb 2003 to Feb 2026 (Tests, ODIs and T20Is with ball-by-ball records).
New Zealand hold the upper hand in the Sri Lanka vs New Zealand head to head, with 53 wins to Sri Lanka’s 36 across 99 matches from Feb 2003 to Feb 2026. They are ahead in Tests, ODIs and T20Is alike.
Home soil matters a great deal in this fixture. New Zealand have won every match at Hagley Oval and Bay Oval in the data, while Sri Lanka are unbeaten at Galle. Seven matches ended without a result, two T20Is were tied and one Test was drawn. Read on for the match timeline, the top players and where the games were played.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand stats by format
Tests: 11 New Zealand wins, 7 for Sri Lanka and just 1 draw in 19, so these games almost always produce a winner. Sri Lanka took the last 2, both at Galle in Sep 2024, and the second, by an innings and 154 runs, is the biggest win in the series: they made 602/5 and bowled New Zealand out for 88. New Zealand have 3 innings wins of their own, and their 423-run win at Christchurch on 26 Dec 2018 is the largest by runs.
ODIs: the Black Caps are 25 to 20 up after 51 games, and 6 were washed out or abandoned. That makes it the closest of the three formats. At Eden Park on 11 Jan 2025, in the most recent ODI, Sri Lanka won by 140 runs.
T20Is: New Zealand have won 17 of 29, almost twice Sri Lanka’s 9. Two games were tied, one of them at Eden Park on 2 Apr 2023 that Sri Lanka won in the super over. Colombo hosted the latest T20I on 25 Feb 2026, and New Zealand took it by 61 runs.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Head to Head Record by Format
Format
Matches
Sri Lanka won
New Zealand won
Tied
Drawn
NR
First match
Latest match
Tests
19
7
11
0
1
0
11 Apr 2005
26 Sep 2024
ODIs
51
20
25
0
–
6
10 Feb 2003
11 Jan 2025
T20Is
29
9
17
2
–
1
22 Dec 2006
25 Feb 2026
All formats
99
36
53
2
1
7
10 Feb 2003
25 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand in Tests
Tests in this record book: 19, from Apr 2005 to Sep 2024.
Most Runs in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Tests
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
KS Williamson New Zealand
14
25
1,467
242*
69.86
58.21
5
6
AD Mathews Sri Lanka
15
27
1,178
120*
51.22
44.47
2
9
TWM Latham New Zealand
12
21
1,139
264*
59.95
49.54
4
2
FDM Karunaratne Sri Lanka
13
25
1,078
152
44.92
48.23
2
8
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
10
19
801
141*
47.12
51.74
2
5
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
9
17
778
203
51.87
61.60
4
1
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
12
22
770
142
36.67
57.68
1
4
LD Chandimal Sri Lanka
9
16
727
116
45.44
44.55
1
6
BB McCullum New Zealand
11
20
600
195
33.33
79.26
1
2
TT Samaraweera Sri Lanka
5
9
537
159
59.67
53.27
2
2
Most Wickets in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Tests
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
TG Southee New Zealand
14
26
66
6/68
19.83
2.46
3
TA Boult New Zealand
10
20
45
6/30
22.33
2.65
1
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
6
12
33
6/43
26.64
2.73
4
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
4
8
30
6/87
17.80
2.46
1
NGRP Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
4
7
22
6/42
27.68
3.53
2
DL Vettori New Zealand
4
7
20
7/130
25.90
2.88
1
RAS Lakmal Sri Lanka
8
14
20
5/54
38.95
3.08
1
CS Martin New Zealand
5
10
19
6/54
28.63
3.34
1
N Wagner New Zealand
6
12
18
4/48
37.78
3.56
0
AY Patel New Zealand
6
10
17
6/90
35.76
2.76
2
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
TWM Latham New Zealand
264*
489
21
1
15 Dec 2018
KS Williamson New Zealand
242*
438
18
0
3 Jan 2015
L Vincent New Zealand
224
348
25
4
11 Apr 2005
KS Williamson New Zealand
215
296
23
2
17 Mar 2023
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
203
306
18
3
3 Jan 2015
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
DL Vettori New Zealand
7/130
42.3
15 Dec 2006
TA Boult New Zealand
6/30
15
26 Dec 2018
NGRP Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
6/42
18
26 Sep 2024
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
6/43
18
17 Nov 2012
CS Martin New Zealand
6/54
20
11 Apr 2005
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
602/5
163.4
New Zealand
Galle International Stadium, Galle
26 Sep 2024
New Zealand
585/4
153
Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2018
New Zealand
580/4
123
Sri Lanka
Basin Reserve, Wellington
17 Mar 2023
New Zealand
578
157.3
Sri Lanka
Basin Reserve, Wellington
15 Dec 2018
New Zealand
524/5
172
Sri Lanka
Basin Reserve, Wellington
3 Jan 2015
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
88
39.5
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium, Galle
26 Sep 2024
Sri Lanka
104
41
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2018
New Zealand
118
44.1
Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium, Galle
17 Nov 2012
Sri Lanka
122
70.2
New Zealand
P Sara Oval, Colombo
22 Aug 2019
New Zealand
130
39.1
Sri Lanka
Basin Reserve, Wellington
15 Dec 2006
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 154 runs
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
26 Sep 2024
New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs
Test
P Sara Oval, Colombo
22 Aug 2019
New Zealand won by an innings and 58 runs
Test
Basin Reserve, Wellington
17 Mar 2023
New Zealand won by 423 runs
Test
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2018
Sri Lanka won by 217 runs
Test
Basin Reserve, Wellington
15 Dec 2006
Sri Lanka won by 202 runs
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
18 Aug 2009
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
17 Nov 2012
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Test
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
26 Dec 2014
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
Test
Galle International Stadium, Galle
14 Aug 2019
Latest results
Date
Venue
Result
26 Sep 2024
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Sri Lanka won by an innings and 154 runs
18 Sep 2024
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Sri Lanka won by 63 runs
17 Mar 2023
Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand won by an innings and 58 runs
9 Mar 2023
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 2 wickets
22 Aug 2019
P Sara Oval, Colombo
New Zealand won by an innings and 65 runs
14 Aug 2019
Galle International Stadium, Galle
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
26 Dec 2018
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
New Zealand won by 423 runs
15 Dec 2018
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Drawn
18 Dec 2015
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
10 Dec 2015
University Oval, Dunedin
New Zealand won by 122 runs
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand in ODIs
ODIs in this record book: 51, from Feb 2003 to Jan 2025.
Most Runs in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand ODIs
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
32
32
1,281
113*
47.44
81.08
2
9
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
30
30
1,189
116
44.04
82.40
3
6
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
30
30
880
115*
33.85
80.96
2
4
MJ Guptill New Zealand
23
23
876
138
43.80
99.21
2
5
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
28
28
866
137
34.64
81.70
2
5
KS Williamson New Zealand
19
19
699
103
36.79
86.62
1
7
BB McCullum New Zealand
23
23
607
117
27.59
87.84
1
3
WU Tharanga Sri Lanka
17
17
588
103
34.59
71.36
1
5
AD Mathews Sri Lanka
23
23
500
95
31.25
79.11
0
4
SB Styris New Zealand
10
10
449
141
49.89
80.76
2
1
Most wickets in ODIs
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
22
22
35
4/28
28.17
5.84
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
13
13
33
5/40
15.30
4.40
1
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka
13
13
28
4/23
15.04
3.61
0
KMDN Kulasekara Sri Lanka
22
22
27
4/34
29.63
5.63
0
MJ McClenaghan New Zealand
11
11
24
4/36
20.33
5.31
0
KD Mills New Zealand
15
15
24
4/41
21.75
4.79
0
TG Southee New Zealand
16
16
24
3/18
29.42
5.73
0
TA Boult New Zealand
14
14
20
4/44
29.85
5.05
0
WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka
10
10
18
5/39
17.33
3.51
1
DL Vettori New Zealand
18
18
18
4/14
34.89
3.87
0
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
L Ronchi New Zealand
170*
99
14
9
23 Jan 2015
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
143
128
17
2
13 Nov 2024
SB Styris New Zealand
141
125
3
6
10 Feb 2003
NLTC Perera Sri Lanka
140
74
8
13
5 Jan 2019
MJ Guptill New Zealand
138
139
11
5
3 Jan 2019
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
HB Shipley New Zealand
5/31
7
25 Mar 2023
WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka
5/39
10
6 Jan 2006
MJ Henry New Zealand
5/40
10
5 Jan 2016
DL Vettori New Zealand
4/14
10
19 May 2003
MJ Henry New Zealand
4/19
10
5 Jan 2025
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
371/7
50
Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
3 Jan 2019
New Zealand
364/4
50
Sri Lanka
Saxton Oval, Nelson
8 Jan 2019
New Zealand
360/5
50
Sri Lanka
University Oval, Dunedin
23 Jan 2015
New Zealand
331/6
50
Sri Lanka
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
14 Feb 2015
Sri Lanka
326
49
New Zealand
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
3 Jan 2019
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
73
26.3
Sri Lanka
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Jan 2007
Sri Lanka
76
19.5
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
25 Mar 2023
Sri Lanka
112
35.2
New Zealand
Jade Stadium, Christchurch
2 Jan 2007
Sri Lanka
117
27.4
New Zealand
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
28 Dec 2015
New Zealand
119
36.1
Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
8 Sep 2009
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
New Zealand won by 198 runs
ODI
Eden Park, Auckland
25 Mar 2023
Sri Lanka won by 189 runs
ODI
Eden Park, Auckland
6 Jan 2007
Sri Lanka won by 140 runs
ODI
Eden Park, Auckland
11 Jan 2025
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
ODI
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
28 Dec 2015
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
ODI
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
1 Jun 2019
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
ODI
Basin Reserve, Wellington
5 Jan 2025
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand ODI Matches Timeline
Date
Venue
Result
11 Jan 2025
Eden Park, Auckland
Sri Lanka won by 140 runs
8 Jan 2025
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 113 runs
5 Jan 2025
Basin Reserve, Wellington
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
19 Nov 2024
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
No result
17 Nov 2024
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (DLS)
13 Nov 2024
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Sri Lanka won by 45 runs (DLS)
9 Nov 2023
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
31 Mar 2023
Seddon Park, Hamilton
New Zealand won by 6 wickets
25 Mar 2023
Eden Park, Auckland
New Zealand won by 198 runs
1 Jun 2019
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand in T20Is
T20Is in this record book: 29, from Dec 2006 to Feb 2026.
Most runs in T20Is
Batter
M
Inns
Runs
HS
Avg
SR
100s
50s
MDKJ Perera Sri Lanka
14
14
417
101
32.08
140.40
1
2
LRPL Taylor New Zealand
16
16
342
62
22.80
115.15
0
2
BKG Mendis Sri Lanka
13
13
325
79
25.00
125.48
0
2
TM Dilshan Sri Lanka
13
13
324
76
32.40
107.64
0
3
MJ Guptill New Zealand
11
11
309
63
28.09
136.73
0
2
DPMD Jayawardene Sri Lanka
12
12
301
81
33.44
137.44
0
1
DJ Mitchell New Zealand
10
10
253
66
28.11
130.41
0
2
P Nissanka Sri Lanka
10
10
246
90
24.60
119.42
0
2
TL Seifert New Zealand
8
8
215
88
30.71
144.30
0
2
KC Sangakkara Sri Lanka
11
11
215
69
21.50
98.17
0
1
Most wickets in T20Is
Bowler
M
Inns
Wkts
Best
Avg
Econ
5w
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
15
15
20
5/6
18.15
6.68
1
PWH de Silva Sri Lanka
12
12
19
4/17
16.63
7.07
0
MJ Santner New Zealand
12
12
15
3/12
19.13
6.24
0
BAW Mendis Sri Lanka
8
8
12
3/9
16.17
6.47
0
KMDN Kulasekara Sri Lanka
9
9
12
3/4
17.08
6.41
0
TA Boult New Zealand
4
4
10
4/13
9.00
5.62
0
A Dananjaya Sri Lanka
5
5
10
3/36
13.50
7.94
0
MJ Henry New Zealand
6
6
10
3/44
18.60
8.45
0
M Theekshana Sri Lanka
10
10
10
3/30
27.80
7.22
0
AF Milne New Zealand
4
4
9
5/26
14.89
8.38
1
Highest individual scores
Batter
Score
Balls
4s
6s
Date
GD Phillips New Zealand
104
64
10
4
29 Oct 2022
MDKJ Perera Sri Lanka
101
46
13
4
2 Jan 2025
P Nissanka Sri Lanka
90
60
7
3
28 Dec 2024
TL Seifert New Zealand
88
48
10
3
8 Apr 2023
AD Mathews Sri Lanka
81*
49
7
4
10 Jan 2016
Best bowling in an innings
Bowler
Figures
Overs
Date
HMRKB Herath Sri Lanka
5/3
3.3
31 Mar 2014
SL Malinga Sri Lanka
5/6
4
6 Sep 2019
AF Milne New Zealand
5/26
4
5 Apr 2023
TA Boult New Zealand
4/13
4
29 Oct 2022
JA Duffy New Zealand
4/15
4
30 Dec 2024
Highest team totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
Sri Lanka
218/5
20
New Zealand
Saxton Oval, Nelson
2 Jan 2025
New Zealand
211/7
20
Sri Lanka
Saxton Oval, Nelson
2 Jan 2025
Sri Lanka
196/5
20
New Zealand
Eden Park, Auckland
2 Apr 2023
New Zealand
196/8
20
Sri Lanka
Eden Park, Auckland
2 Apr 2023
New Zealand
186/5
20
Sri Lanka
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
30 Dec 2024
Lowest all-out totals
Team
Total
Overs
Against
Venue
Date
New Zealand
81
17.3
Sri Lanka
Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill
23 May 2010
New Zealand
88
16
Sri Lanka
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
6 Sep 2019
Sri Lanka
92
19.4
New Zealand
Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill
22 May 2010
Sri Lanka
102
19.2
New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
29 Oct 2022
Sri Lanka
103
19.5
New Zealand
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
10 Nov 2024
Biggest wins
Result
Format
Venue
Date
New Zealand won by 65 runs
T20I
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
29 Oct 2022
New Zealand won by 61 runs
T20I
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
25 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka won by 59 runs
T20I
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram
31 Mar 2014
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
T20I
Eden Park, Auckland
10 Jan 2016
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
T20I
University Oval, Dunedin
5 Apr 2023
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
T20I
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
21 Nov 2013
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand T20I Matches Timeline
Date
Venue
Result
25 Feb 2026
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
New Zealand won by 61 runs
2 Jan 2025
Saxton Oval, Nelson
Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
30 Dec 2024
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 45 runs
28 Dec 2024
Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand won by 8 runs
10 Nov 2024
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
New Zealand won by 5 runs
9 Nov 2024
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets
8 Apr 2023
John Davies Oval, Queenstown
New Zealand won by 4 wickets
5 Apr 2023
University Oval, Dunedin
New Zealand won by 9 wickets
2 Apr 2023
Eden Park, Auckland
Tied (Sri Lanka won the super over)
29 Oct 2022
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
New Zealand won by 65 runs
Most player of the match awards in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand matches
Kane Williamson has 1,467 Test runs against Sri Lanka at 69.86, with 5 hundreds. His New Zealand teammate Tom Latham owns the top Test innings of the series, 264 not out at Wellington in Dec 2018. Tim Southee (New Zealand) has 66 Test wickets at just 19.83, well ahead of Trent Boult on 45.
Sri Lanka’s batters own the ODI list. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) sits first with 1,281 runs and Tillakaratne Dilshan is next on 1,189. Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) is first for wickets in both ODIs (35) and T20Is (20). Yet Matt Henry’s 33 ODI wickets for New Zealand have cost only 15.30 each, a far better average than Malinga’s.
The best T20I figures belong to Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka): 5/3 at Chattogram on 31 Mar 2014. Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) was named player of the match against New Zealand 5 times, more than any other player.
Grounds, chasing and the toss
Pallekele has hosted 10 matches, the most of any ground, with Sri Lanka winning 5 and New Zealand 2. The home pattern is very strong elsewhere: New Zealand are 7 from 7 at Hagley Oval and 6 from 6 at Bay Oval, while Sri Lanka are 5 from 5 at Galle.
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand ODIs show 24 wins for the team batting second and 21 for Sri Lanka or New Zealand defending, while first innings totals average 237. The shorter format tilts the opposite way, 14 wins for the side setting a target and 12 for the chaser, from a typical first innings of 151. Toss winners lost more often than not in both: 20 wins from 45 decided ODIs and 11 from 26 T20Is.
Do Sri Lanka or New Zealand have more wins against each other?
New Zealand do. Of the 99 meetings logged since Feb 2003, they won 53 and Sri Lanka 36. The rest were 2 ties, 1 draw and 7 no results.
What was the most recent Sri Lanka vs New Zealand game?
A T20I in Colombo on 25 Feb 2026, won by New Zealand with 61 runs to spare. The previous ODI, at Auckland on 11 Jan 2025, was a 140-run Sri Lanka victory.
Which batter has the most Test runs in Sri Lanka vs New Zealand matches?
Kane Williamson of New Zealand, who has 1,467 from 25 innings, averaging 69.86. Angelo Mathews is Sri Lanka’s best with 1,178.
What is the top ODI innings between Sri Lanka and New Zealand?
Luke Ronchi’s unbeaten 170 off 99 balls at Dunedin on 23 Jan 2015. The biggest team total is New Zealand’s 371/7 at Mount Maunganui on 3 Jan 2019.
Which bowlers have the most wickets in this rivalry?
Tim Southee is first in Tests with 66 for New Zealand. For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga is first in ODIs with 35 and in T20Is with 20.