Cricket score and updates from New Zealand in Sri Lanka November 2024 - Follow all the action from Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

New Zealand has beaten Sri Lanka by five runs in a sensational finale to their Twenty20 and drawn the series 1-1 in Dambulla.

New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf strain in the second Twenty20 match against the South Asians.

Lockie Ferguson unleashed a blistering spell of fast bowling, claiming a hat-trick to power New Zealand to a nail-biting five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20 at Dambulla on Sunday.

Sri Lanka spinners have clipped the New Zealand batters to win a low-scoring first Twenty20 by four wickets in Dambulla.

Sri Lanka and New Zealand are going head to head in the Match 2 of T20 Series at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka on 10 November, 2024.

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While Hasaranga ripped into the New Zealand batting as Sri Lanka dismissed them for 108 in the second and final T20I, the visitors bounced back in style with the ball, clinching a five-run win to end the series in a 1-1 draw.

Wanindu Hasaranga, who has had recent injury woes, picked up a recurring injury during the second T20I against New Zealand.

Fixtures, results and scorecards from New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka, featuring two Tests in September before a limited-overs series in November.

New Zealand paceman Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the one-day international series against Sri Lanka after suffering a calf strain in the second Twenty20 match against the South Asians. Ferguson was struck down with the injury soon after becoming his nation's sixth bowler to take a T20 hat-trick as New Zealand won by five runs in Dambulla on Sunday to split the series 1-1.