SPORTS

NZ's Tim Southee claims 15th Test fifer

By Gaurav Tripathi

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Maiden fifer as captain

Tim Southee claimed his 15th Test fifer and a maiden international five-wicket haul as captain in the ongoing match against Sri Lanka (5/64).

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Southee surpasses Hadlee

With 364 wickets in 93 Tests, Tim Southee is the second-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand in Test cricket after Richard Hadlee (431).

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Southee goes past Vettori

Tim Southee has surpassed Daniel Vettori (705) to become New Zealand's leading wicket-taker in international cricket, with a total of 708 wickets in 354 appearances.

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Sri Lanka posted 355

Sri Lanka scored 355 runs in their first innings against New Zealand with Dimuth Karunaratne scoring 50 and Kusal Mendis smoking 87 runs.

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