New Zealand cricket team against Sri Lanka in USA in 2010
New Zealand cricket team against Sri Lanka in USA | |||
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New Zealand | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 22 May – 23 May | ||
Captains | Daniel Vettori | Kumar Sangakkara | |
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Nathan McCullum (54) | Tillakaratne Dilshan (33) | |
Most wickets | Scott Styris (3) | Ajantha Mendis (4) Nuwan Kulasekara (4) Lasith Malinga (4) | |
Player of the series | Daniel Vettori (NZ) |
The New Zealand cricket team and the Sri Lanka cricket team toured the United States in May. This was the first time Full Members of the International Cricket Council met in an official match in the United States. All matches were played at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.[1][2]
The tournament was scheduled to be of 3 Twenty20 Internationals between the teams but due to substandard lights in the stadium, the 1st match scheduled to be held on 20 May was cancelled as it was a Night game.[3]
Background
Both teams came straight from the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies to Florida.
Squads
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Twenty20 Series
1st T20I
22 May Scorecard |
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New Zealand won by 28 runs Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Scott Styris (NZ) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
2nd T20I
23 May Scorecard |
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Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, Florida Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Nuwan Kulasekara (SRI) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat
Coverage
- Sky Sport – New Zealand
- Star Cricket – India
- ESPN – United Kingdom
- Supersport 2 – South Africa
- Caribbean Media Corporation – West Indies
- Star Cricket – Singapore
- Fox Sports – Australia
- Geo Super – Pakistan
- ESPN3 – USA
See also
- United States v Canada (1844)
References
- ^ "USA to host New Zealand v Sri Lanka internationals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "USA hosts its first Twenty20 internationals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "First Florida Twenty20 cancelled". ECB. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Sanath Jayasuriya to play in Sri Lanka's historic maiden tour of USA". DreamCricket.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
External links
- Tournament Page
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Preceding season: International cricket in 2009–10
- ICC Women's World Twenty20
- South Africa in West Indies
- New Zealand against Sri Lanka in USA
- Bangladesh in England
- Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series
Following season: International cricket in 2010–11