Matt Henry claimed four wickets and Will Young scored an unbeaten 90 Sunday as New Zealand coasted to a nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international.

Matt Henry claimed four wickets Sunday as Sri Lanka crumbled to 178 all out in the first one-day international against New Zealand in Wellington. Sri Lanka handed an international debut to 23-year-old seamer Eshan Malinga.

New Zealand (NZ) and Sri Lanka (SL) are all set to continue their ongoing series as both sides will face off in the first ODI of the series at the Basin Reserve, Wellington on Sunday, January 5. It is worth noting that the recently-concluded T20I series between both sides ended in New Zealand’s favour.

Matt Henry’s unbelievable spell (4/19) and Will Young’s solid unbeaten 90 sealed the deal for New Zealand as they defeated Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the first one-day international of the series at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Sunday,

New Zealand's cricket team has kicked off their three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka with a bang at the Basin Reserve. The hosts comfortably chased down the target of 179 runs, winning the match by nine wickets with 23.

Today’s opening ODI between the Black Caps and Sri Lanka will offer a chance for those on the fringes to play their way into the Champions Trophy squad. But given the nature of contemporary cricket, what happens at the Basin Reserve will be equally influential as matches played in Australia,

New Zealand won the T20I series but given there's a tri-series and a Champions Trophy on the horizon, they will be keen to zero in on most of their combination in the ODIs even though they will be missing a couple of key players,

New Zealand won the toss and elected to field New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Details 1st ODI of Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024/25 between New Zealand and Sri Lanka to be held at Cello Basin Reserve,