NZ in SL redux
The tour to Sri Lanka has already begun: SLC Dev XI 45/2, Tuffy and Martin a wicket each.
It’s been six years since we were last in Sri Lanka for a full tour (full being in this case two tests and a mini ODI triangular).
2003 was quite a successful tour for New Zealand. Both the tests ended in draws, but New Zealand had the better of both. In the first test in Colombo, we managed a first innings total of 515, with Fleming famously scoring 274 (though Sri Lanka then batted through to the 4th day, making a result impossible). In the second at Kandy, New Zealand barely outplayed Sri Lanka, and the biggest victory was forcing Sri Lanka onto the defence, allowing Fleming to crow a bit after the test.
In the triangular ODI series that followed, New Zealand lead the tight points table, then overcame Pakistan in the final.
