| New Zealand first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MJ Guptill | c Mathews b Eranga | 11 | 16 | 21 | 2 | - | |
| BB McCullum | b Herath | 68 | 125 | 167 | 8 | 2 | |
| KS Williamson | c Paranavitana b Eranga | 0 | 2 | 3 | - | - | |
| *LRPL Taylor | b Kulasekara | 9 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| DR Flynn | c HAPW Jayawardene b Herath | 53 | 152 | 201 | 7 | - | |
| JEC Franklin | lbw b Herath | 3 | 43 | 51 | - | - | |
| +CFK van Wyk | b Herath | 28 | 49 | 61 | 3 | - | |
| DAJ Bracewell | c DPMD Jayawardene b Herath | 12 | 25 | 25 | 1 | - | |
| TG Southee | c Mathews b Eranga | 16 | 37 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| JS Patel | not out | 12 | 32 | 47 | - | - | |
| TA Boult | b Kulasekara | 7 | 9 | 17 | 1 | - | |
| Extras | (1 lb, 1 nb) | 2 |
| Total | (all out, 329 minutes, 82.5 overs) | 221 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-29 (Guptill, 5.1 ov), 2-29 (Williamson, 5.3 ov), 3-40 (Taylor, 8.2 ov), 4-130 (McCullum, 41.2 ov), 5-142 (Franklin, 54.2 ov), 6-155 (Flynn, 60.3 ov), 7-181 (Bracewell, 68.2 ov), 8-196 (van Wyk, 72.4 ov), 9-207 (Southee, 78.4 ov), 10-221 (Boult, 82.5 ov) |
| Sri Lanka first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| NT Paranavitana | b Southee | 0 | 16 | 22 | - | - | |
| FDM Karunaratne | lbw b Southee | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | - | |
| HKSR Kaluhalamulla | c Guptill b Southee | 9 | 22 | 32 | 1 | - | |
| KC Sangakkara | c McCullum b Boult | 5 | 11 | 18 | - | - | |
| *DPMD Jayawardene | c van Wyk b Patel | 91 | 176 | 294 | 11 | 1 | |
| TT Samaraweera | lbw b Southee | 17 | 29 | 38 | 3 | - | |
| AD Mathews | c van Wyk b Franklin | 79 | 154 | 210 | 12 | 1 | |
| +HAPW Jayawardene | c Bracewell b Patel | 4 | 11 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| KMDN Kulasekara | c and b Patel | 8 | 31 | 45 | 1 | - | |
| HMRKB Herath | not out | 11 | 21 | 34 | 2 | - | |
| RMS Eranga | c Bracewell b Boult | 4 | 10 | 16 | 1 | - | |
| Extras | (9 b, 8 lb, 2 nb) | 19 |
| Total | (all out, 363 minutes, 80.2 overs) | 247 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-2 (Karunaratne, 1.3 ov), 2-9 (Paranavitana, 5.4 ov), 3-18 (Kaluhalamulla, 7.6 ov), 4-20 (Sangakkara, 8.4 ov), 5-50 (Samaraweera, 15.6 ov), 6-206 (Mathews, 64.3 ov), 7-215 (HAPW Jayawardene, 67.3 ov), 8-229 (DPMD Jayawardene, 73.3 ov), 9-242 (Kulasekara, 77.3 ov), 10-247 (Eranga, 80.2 ov) |
| New Zealand second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s |
| MJ Guptill | b Kulasekara | 13 | 45 | 49 | 1 | - | |
| BB McCullum | c Kulasekara b Herath | 13 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | |
| KS Williamson | c HAPW Jayawardene b Kulasekara | 10 | 35 | 57 | 1 | - | |
| *LRPL Taylor | lbw b Herath | 18 | 32 | 63 | 2 | - | |
| DR Flynn | b Herath | 20 | 60 | 72 | 1 | - | |
| JEC Franklin | st HAPW Jayawardene b Herath | 2 | 7 | 18 | - | - | |
| +CFK van Wyk | not out | 13 | 42 | 52 | 1 | - | |
| DAJ Bracewell | lbw b Herath | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| TG Southee | st HAPW Jayawardene b Kaluhalamulla | 16 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | |
| JS Patel | c Karunaratne b Herath | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| TA Boult | c DPMD Jayawardene b Kaluhalamulla | 13 | 18 | 21 | - | 2 | |
| Extras | | 0 |
| Total | (all out, 182 minutes, 44.1 overs) | 118 |
| Fall of wickets: |
| 1-18 (McCullum, 3.5 ov), 2-35 (Guptill, 12.2 ov), 3-46 (Williamson, 16.4 ov), 4-60 (Taylor, 25.2 ov), 5-70 (Franklin, 29.3 ov), 6-79 (Flynn, 33.2 ov), 7-79 (Bracewell, 33.3 ov), 8-96 (Southee, 36.6 ov), 9-97 (Patel, 37.4 ov), 10-118 (Boult, 44.1 ov) |
Notes
--> The match was scheduled for five days but completed in three.
--> New Zealand first innings: 50 in 12.5 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 100 in 32.3 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 150 in 57.4 overs
--> New Zealand first innings: 200 in 74.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 50 in 15.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 100 in 26.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 150 in 39.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka first innings: 200 in 60.5 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 50 in 19.4 overs
--> New Zealand second innings: 100 in 39.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka second innings: 50 in 9.6 overs
-->
BB McCullum (1) 50 in 99 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
-->
BB McCullum (1) passed 4000 runs in Test matches when he reached 22
-->
DR Flynn (1) 50 in 135 balls with 7 fours
-->
FDM Karunaratne made his debut in Test matches
-->
DPMD Jayawardene (1) 50 in 76 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
-->
AD Mathews (1) 50 in 70 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
-->
FDM Karunaratne (2) 50 in 56 balls with 7 fours
-->
JS Patel reached 50 wickets in Test matches when he dismissed
KMDN Kulasekara, his 3rd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
-->
TG Southee reached 150 wickets in first-class matches when he dismissed
NT Paranavitana, his 2nd wicket in the Sri Lanka first innings
Day 1
Lunch: New Zealand - 80/3 in 28.0 overs (BB McCullum 38, DR Flynn 21)
Tea: New Zealand - 155/6 in 60.3 overs (CFK van Wyk 9)
Day 2
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 105/5 in 30.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 37, AD Mathews 23)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 190/5 in 57.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 68, AD Mathews 76)
New Ball Taken: Sri Lanka 247/9 after 80.1 overs (HMRKB Herath 11, RMS Eranga 4)
Day 3
Lunch: New Zealand - 96/8 in 37.0 overs (CFK van Wyk 4)
BB McCullum (21) and DR Flynn (29) added 50 in 131 balls for the New Zealand 4th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (27) and AD Mathews (23) added 50 in 64 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (46) and AD Mathews (52) added 100 in 145 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
DPMD Jayawardene (70) and AD Mathews (76) added 150 in 270 balls for the Sri Lanka 6th wicket in the first innings
NT Paranavitana (16) and FDM Karunaratne (33) added 50 in 60 balls for the Sri Lanka 1st wicket in the second innings
