New Zealand vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2024/2025

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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

20.5

Will O'Rourke to Avishka Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump backing away hooking, well timed to extra cover for 2 runs.

4 January 2025 23:44

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

20.4

Will O'Rourke to Avishka Fernando. Short, outside off stump on the back foot hooking, hit helmet past fine leg for 4 runs.

4 January 2025 23:43

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

20.3

Will O'Rourke to Avishka Fernando. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to point for no runs, fielded by Phillips.

4 January 2025 23:42

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

20.2

Will O'Rourke to Avishka Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Chapman.

4 January 2025 23:41

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

20.1

Will O'Rourke to Avishka Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Young.

4 January 2025 23:41

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

19.6

SIX! Jacob Duffy to Janith Liyanage. Length ball, middle stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.

4 January 2025 23:40

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

19.5

Jacob Duffy to Janith Liyanage. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Late Cut, bottom edge for no runs, run save by Hay.

4 January 2025 23:39

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

19.4

Jacob Duffy to Janith Liyanage. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Hay.

4 January 2025 23:38

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

19.3

Jacob Duffy to Avishka Fernando. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Ravindra.

4 January 2025 23:38

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka

19.2

FOUR! Jacob Duffy to Avishka Fernando. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.

4 January 2025 23:37