New Zealand face Sri Lanka in the first T20I of a three-match series at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday April 2. New Zealand won the toss and decided to field first. Sri Lanka made 196/5 (20 Ov). Charith Asalanka made 67 runs including 6- sixers. Kusal Perera made 53*.

The second T20I will be played in Dunedin on Wednesday while the third T20I will be played in Queenstown on Saturday.