SL vs NZ: Stats Preview ahead of the 1st Test Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Test at Galle International Stadium

SL vs NZ 1st Test approaching records and milestones: The next series in the World Test Championship will take place between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. This will consist of two matches, and the first game is set to be played at Galle International Stadium, starting on September 18. Sri Lanka cricket team are coming off a 1-2 series defeat in England. But at home, they are very strong.

On the other hand, the New Zealand cricket team had a one-off test against Afghanistan that was abandoned due to rain. Both test matches will be played in Galle. These two teams have played and given some amazing games in the red-ball format. That's what is expected from the first game. Here, we will talk about some key records which are on the line and might be broken in the coming one-off SL vs NZ test.

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st Test: Approaching Test Records and Test Cricket Milestones Ahead of the Test at Galle International Stadium

72 - Former Kiwi captain Kane Williamson needs 72 runs more to become the leading run-getter for New Zealand at international level. He is currently behind Ross Taylor, who has 12199 runs.

1 - Williamson is one of the best Test batters going around. He has scored 32 hundreds in his career. If he can add one more hundred in the first SL vs NZ test, he will surpass great Steve Waugh's tally of 32 hundreds.

5 - Matt Henry has taken 95 wickets in 25 Tests so far. He needs 5 more wickets to become the 15th New Zealander to reach the figure of 100 test wickets.

37 - Veteran keeper Tom Latham needs 37 more runs to surpass former captain Martin Crowe (5444 runs) to become the fifth highest run-getter in New Zealand's test history.

122 - Kusal Mendis has 9878 runs in his career. He needs another 122 runs to become 10th Sri Lanka with 10,000 international runs.

12 - Dimuth Karunaratne needs only 12 more runs to surpass Tillakratne Dilshan (8334) and become the 12th highest scorer for Sri Lanka in Test.

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4 - Lahiru Kumara has 96 wickets in 30 tests. He needs four more wickets to become the 10th Sri Lankan to complete 100 test wickets.