Sri Lankan cricket team in New Zealand in 1994–95 explained

The Sri Lankan national cricket team toured New Zealand February to April 1995 and played a two-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. Sri Lanka won the series 1–0. New Zealand were captained by Ken Rutherford and Sri Lanka by Arjuna Ranatunga. In addition, the teams went on to play a three-match series of Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) which New Zealand won 2–1.^[1] This was the first time that Sri Lanka won a test as well as a test series in New Zealand.^[2]

Test series summary

• 1st Test at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs^{[3] [4] [5]}
• 2nd Test at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn^[6]

Second Test

One Day Internationals (ODIs)

New Zealand won the series 2-1.

3rd ODI

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sri Lanka in New Zealand 1995 . CricketArchive . 25 May 2014.
2. News: Sri Lanka's greatest Test victories. Cricinfo. 2017-03-24. en.
3. Web site: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, First Test 1995 . CricketArchive . 25 May 2014.
4. News: 1st Test: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Napier, Mar 11-15, 1995 Cricket Scorecard ESPN Cricinfo. Cricinfo. 2017-03-24.
5. News: NEW ZEALAND v SRI LANKA 1994-95. Cricinfo. 2017-03-24.
6. Web site: New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Second Test 1995 . CricketArchive . 25 May 2014.