New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats & Records in T20I Cricket
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NZ Vs SL in all seasons
| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 61 runs | 25 Feb 2026 | Colombo | NZ won by 61 runs |
| 2 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | SL | 7 runs. | 02 Jan 2025 | Nelson | SL won by 7 runs. |
| 3 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 45 runs. | 30 Dec 2024 | Mount Maunganui | NZ won by 45 runs. |
| 4 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 8 runs. | 28 Dec 2024 | Mount Maunganui | NZ won by 8 runs. |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | NZ | 5 runs. | 10 Nov 2024 | Dambulla | NZ won by 5 runs. |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | 4 wickets | 09 Nov 2024 | Dambulla | SL won by 4 wickets |
| 7 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 4 wickets | 08 Apr 2023 | Queenstown | NZ won by 4 wickets |
| 8 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 9 wickets | 05 Apr 2023 | Dunedin | NZ won by 9 wickets |
| 9 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | SL | superover | 02 Apr 2023 | Auckland | SL won by superover |
| 10 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 65 runs. | 29 Oct 2022 | Sydney | NZ won by 65 runs. |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | 37 runs | 06 Sep 2019 | Kandy | SL won by 37 runs |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | NZ | 4 wkts (2b rem) | 03 Sep 2019 | Kandy | NZ won by 4 wkts (2b rem) |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | NZ | 5 wkts (3b rem) | 01 Sep 2019 | Kandy | NZ won by 5 wkts (3b rem) |
| 14 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 35 runs | 11 Jan 2019 | Auckland | NZ won by 35 runs |
| 15 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 9 wickets | 10 Jan 2016 | Auckland | NZ won by 9 wickets |
| 16 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 3 runs | 07 Jan 2016 | Mount Maunganui | NZ won by 3 runs |
| 17 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | SL | 59 runs | 31 Mar 2014 | Chattogram | SL won by 59 runs |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 8 wickets | 21 Nov 2013 | Kandy | SL won by 8 wickets |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | - | No result | 30 Oct 2012 | Kandy | No result |
| 20 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | 27 Sep 2012 | Kandy | Match tied (SL won the one-over eliminator) | |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 7 wickets | 23 May 2010 | Lauderhill | SL won by 7 wickets |
| 22 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 28 runs | 22 May 2010 | Lauderhill | NZ won by 28 runs |
| 23 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | 2 wkts (1b rem) | 30 Apr 2010 | Guyana | NZ won by 2 wkts (1b rem) |
| 24 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 22 runs | 04 Sep 2009 | Colombo | NZ won by 22 runs |
| 25 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 3 runs | 02 Sep 2009 | Colombo | NZ won by 3 runs |
| 26 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | SL | 48 runs | 16 Jun 2009 | Nottingham | SL won by 48 runs |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 7 wickets | 15 Sep 2007 | Johannesburg | SL won by 7 wickets |
| 28 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | NZ | won by 5 wickets | 26 Dec 2006 | Auckland | NZ won by 5 wickets |
| 29 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | SL | won by 18 runs (D/L method) | 22 Dec 2006 | Wellington | SL won by 18 runs (D/L method) |
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in T20I Cricket
New Zealand and Sri Lanka have played 29 T20 Internationals, the first in 2006 and the latest on 25 February 2026. New Zealand have won 17 and Sri Lanka 11, with 1 ending without a result. New Zealand's highest total in the fixture is 211, Sri Lanka's 218. The lowest completed totals are 60 and 92. Every meeting appears above. Updated 9 September, 2026.
Chattogram, 31 March 2014, World T20: New Zealand were bowled out for 60 and Rangana Herath took 5 for 3 from 3.3 overs, at the time the best figures anyone had produced in a T20 international.
Five years later Lasith Malinga went one better for sheer theatre, taking 5 for 6 in Sri Lanka in September 2019 - including four wickets in four balls, the second time he had done it in international cricket.
New Zealand's batting has been the stronger force overall. Glenn Phillips made 104 at Sydney in the 2022 World Cup, and the Nelson match of January 2025 was the highest-scoring of the fixture: New Zealand 211 for 7, Sri Lanka 218 for 5 after Kusal Perera's 101 off 46.
