New Zealand and Sri Lanka have met 51 times in ODIs in our ball-by-ball record (2003–2025) — New Zealand lead 25–20 in decided matches, with 6 producing no result. Every number is computed from the ball-by-ball record of these 51 meetings.
| Matches | New Zealand wins | Sri Lanka wins | No result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All seasons | 51 | 25 | 20 | 6 |
“No result” covers washouts — and, in T20 leagues, super-over finishes, which the ball-by-ball record stores without a winner. Coverage: ball-by-ball data from 2003–2025; earlier ODIs matches predate the ball-by-ball record and are not counted here.
In decided ODI matches New Zealand lead 25–20: New Zealand 25, Sri Lanka 20. 6 produced no result.
| Season | Matches | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | D/T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Season | Date | Venue | New Zealand result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025-01-11 | Eden Park, Auckland | L | 140 runs |
| 2024 | 2025-01-08 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | W | 113 runs |
| 2024 | 2025-01-05 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | W | 9 wickets |
| 2024 | 2024-11-19 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | NR | — |
| 2024 | 2024-11-17 | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy | L | 3 wickets |
| 2024 | 2024-11-13 | Dambulla Stadium, Dambulla | L | 45 runs |
| 2023 | 2023-11-09 | Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru | W | 5 wickets |
| 2022 | 2023-03-31 | Seddon Park, Hamilton | W | 6 wickets |
| 2022 | 2023-03-25 | Eden Park, Auckland | W | 198 runs |
| 2019 | 2019-06-01 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | W | 10 wickets |
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