New Zealand to tour Sri Lanka for 2 Tests and 3 T20Is in August

1st test match
New Zealand won the toss and chose batting first
New Zealand (Playing XI): Jeet Raval, Tom Latham, Kane Williamson(c), Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls, BJ Watling(w), Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, William Somerville, Trent Boult, Ajaz Patel

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Kusal Perera, Niroshan d*ckwella(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Lasith Embuldeniya, Suranga Lakmal, Lahiru Kumara
 
Both Tendulkar and Southee now have 69 sixes to their names in Test cricket. Tendulkar had 69 sixes in 329 innings while Southee got there in just 89 innings. The New Zealand fast bowler is just one big hit from going past Tendulkar in the six-hitters’ list and equal former Pakistan batsman Younus Khan, who has 70 sixes in 213 innings. Southee and Tendulkar are currently tied at the 17th spot.
Fast bowler Tim Southee equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record of sixes in Test cricket
 
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