Match Details
Toss
New Zealanders , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.00 start, First Session 10.00-13.30 Interval 13.30-14.15, Second Session 14.15-17.45
Match days
12,13,14 August 2009 (3-day match)
New Zealand's batsmen managed to get an eye in on the final day of the tour game which ended in a tame draw
It was a hard day's work in the field for the New Zealanders on the second day at the NCC as they conceded a slender 27-run lead against Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI
Two half-century partnerships in the lower order lifted the New Zealanders after an unimpressive start