New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2027

2 listed matches, Thursday 4 February 2027 to Friday 12 February 2027. Teams: New Zealand, Sri Lanka.

About this series

New Zealand v Sri Lanka 2027 has 2 listed matches between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, played in Mount Maunganui and Hamilton, from Thu 4 Feb 2027 to Fri 12 Feb 2027. None has been played yet.

Head to head: New Zealand v Sri Lanka

In Tests, New Zealand and Sri Lanka have met 40 times: New Zealand won 18, Sri Lanka 11, 11 drawn (records to 22 December 2025).

Source: Wikipedia, New Zealand national cricket team record by opponent ↗, each format to the date shown. Matches since then aren’t counted here.

Where it’s played

• Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui (capacity 10,000). A ground in Blake Park, Mount Maunganui, opened in 2005. Its first ODI, in January 2014, was Canada v the Netherlands at the World Cup Qualifier. source ↗
• Seddon Park, Hamilton (capacity 10,000). Hamilton’s international ground, home of Northern Districts. Its first ODI, on 15 February 1981, went to New Zealand by 57 runs against India; its first Test was against Sri Lanka from 22 to 26 February 1991. source ↗

World Test Championship

• New Zealand: 3rd on 72.22% (4 won, 1 lost, 1 drawn), 10 Tests left in the cycle. Latest: Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand), Test 1: England won by 115 runs; Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand), Test 2: New Zealand won by 253 runs; Crowe–Thorpe Trophy (England v New Zealand), Test 3: New Zealand won by 160 runs.
• Sri Lanka: 7th on 33.33% (1 won, 2 lost, 3 drawn), 6 Tests left in the cycle. Latest: Sobers–Tissera Trophy (West Indies v Sri Lanka), Test 2: Match drawn; Sri Lanka v India, Test 1: India won by 165 runs; Sri Lanka v India, Test 2: Match drawn.

Table as of 14 September 2026. Full table · What each result would do

Upcoming & today

• New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test · Thursday 4 February 2027, 12:00 UTC
• New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test · Friday 12 February 2027, 12:00 UTC