The New Zealand cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 2019 to play two Test and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.

[8] In the third and final T20I match, Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga became the first bowler to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 International cricket.

[13] Dilruwan Perera was added to Sri Lanka's squad for the second Test.

[18] Lockie Ferguson was ruled out of New Zealand's T20I squad with a fractured thumb.

[19] Hamish Rutherford was added to New Zealand's T20I squad for the third match, after Martin Guptill was ruled out of the final fixture due to injury.