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Sri Lanka spinners have clipped the New Zealand batters to win a low-scoring first Twenty20 by four wickets in Dambulla.

New Zealand returns to the Sri Lankan shores for a five-match white-ball series starting on November 9. Mitchell Santner is set to lead the Blackcaps as he has been named the interim skipper of the team.

New Zealand is currently in Sri Lanka for an exciting two-match T20I series after creating history on Indian soil in Tests. Even though the Blackcaps suffered a disappointing Test series on their last visit,

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Follow live coverage of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand from the New Zealand in Sri Lanka November 2024 today. The ICC Test Championship sees nine teams compete across a two-year cycle of matches before a two-team final decides the winner.

Sri Lanka clinched a thrilling four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first T20I. Sri Lanka's win was built on a strong bowling performance, followed by a crucial rescue act from Charith Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga.

A captain's knock by Charith Asalanka steered Sri Lanka to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over New Zealand with six balls to spare in Saturday's Twenty20 opener in Dambulla. But a crucial 38-run stand for the sixth wicket between Asalanka and Wanindu Hasaranga steadied the ship and inched the team to victory.