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Follow live coverage of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka from the Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2024/2025 today.

The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner. The inaugural competition was won by New Zealand after a thrilling victory over India in June 2021.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

The shortest form of the game sees teams compete in Twenty20. The newest format has been an instant global hit with a number of hugely-lucrative competitions massively popular all over the world. Australia are reigning world champions having taken victory in the 2021 tournament.

Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below:

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

17.2

FOUR! Binura Fernando to Zak Foulkes. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.

2 January 2025 04:03

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

17.1

Binura Fernando to Mitchell Santner. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by de Silva.

2 January 2025 04:03

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.6

FOUR! Nuwan Thushara to Zak Foulkes. Yorker, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.

2 January 2025 04:01

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.5

Nuwan Thushara to Mitchell Santner. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Fernando.

2 January 2025 04:01

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.4

Nuwan Thushara to Mitchell Santner. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

2 January 2025 04:00

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.3

Wide Nuwan Thushara to Zak Foulkes. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.

2 January 2025 03:59

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.3

Nuwan Thushara to Zak Foulkes. Full toss, outside off stump moves in front Slog, hit pad to short mid wicket for 1 run.

2 January 2025 03:59

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.2

OUT! Caught. Nuwan Thushara to Daryl Mitchell. Half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Wickramasinghe.

2 January 2025 03:57

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

16.1

Nuwan Thushara to Daryl Mitchell. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.

2 January 2025 03:56

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

15.6

Wanindu Hasaranga to Mitchell Santner. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, hit pad to short third man for no runs, fielded by Fernando.

2 January 2025 03:55