The New Zealand cricket team and the Sri Lanka cricket team toured the United States in May. This was the first time Full Members of the International Cricket Council met in an official match in the United States. All matches were played at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.[1][2]
| New Zealand cricket team against Sri Lanka in USA | |||
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 New Zealand |
 Sri Lanka | ||
| Dates | 22 May – 23 May | ||
| Captains | Daniel Vettori | Kumar Sangakkara | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Nathan McCullum (54) | Tillakaratne Dilshan (33) | |
| Most wickets | Scott Styris (3) |
Ajantha Mendis (4) Nuwan Kulasekara (4) Lasith Malinga (4) | |
| Player of the series | Daniel Vettori (NZ) | ||
The tournament was scheduled to be of 3 Twenty20 Internationals between the teams but due to substandard lights in the stadium, the 1st match scheduled to be held on 20 May was cancelled as it was a Night game.[3]
Background edit
Both teams came straight from the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies to Florida.
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2nd T20I edit
Coverage edit
- Sky Sport – New Zealand
- Star Cricket – India
- ESPN – United Kingdom
- Supersport 2 – South Africa
- Caribbean Media Corporation – West Indies
- Star Cricket – Singapore
- Fox Sports – Australia
- Geo Super – Pakistan
- ESPN3 – USA
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "USA to host New Zealand v Sri Lanka internationals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "USA hosts its first Twenty20 internationals". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "First Florida Twenty20 cancelled". ECB. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Sanath Jayasuriya to play in Sri Lanka's historic maiden tour of USA". DreamCricket.com. Retrieved 14 December 2011.