10.55pm: Time for some presentations, Mitch Hay is a somewhat surprising Player of the Match: "Good to contribute to a good score. Trying to give myself a few balls to have a look, then swinging hard and found the middle a few times. Lucky to bat with Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell, they're so calm. Unbelievable few games with the fern on my chest, glad to contirbute to a few wins. Different feel but awesome playing in front of a home crowd, family here as well. Lot of pride in my keeping, training hard."
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka: "Disappointed with the results and the middle-order batting. We should have done better. [Challenge?] It's about adapting to the conditions. But at the same time, they were brilliant. It's important to finish the game, no matter how you started. In the first game we were almost there. Again, disappointed."
New Zealand's Mitch Santner: "Great performance. First with the bat, managed to put them under pressure in the powerplay. I said whoever used the wind best would do well and we managed that. [Duffy] Great to see, every time I bring him back he gets a wicket first ball. Best way to slow the run rate is to take wickets. Especially with a big breeze, if you get predictable it can be easy for the batters. Trying to keep it out of the arc of the batters."
And that's yer lot for tonight. Madushka's report will be in the slot shortly, and we'll be back for more with the third and final match of the series, down in Nelson on Thursday. As always, thanks for your comments. Good night!
10.50pm: Pretty comprehensive from New Zealand, who put up an above-par total and then turned to their star man with the ball once again, Jacob Duffy bagging 4 for 15 as Sri Lanka crumbled. They were just about in the chase with five overs to go, although 60 off 30 was always a tough ask; but after Kusal Perera was dismissed by Duffy for 48 off 35, the innings fell away dramatically, their last seven wickets going down for 14 runs
B Fernando c Duffy b Foulkes 3 (9m 5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 60.00
Foulkes to close out. One of the easier 20th overs he'll bowl, I'd imagine
END OF OVER:19 | 1 Run 2 Wkts | SL: 141/9 (46 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 7.42, RRR: 46.00)
- Nuwan Thushara0 (2b)
- Binura Fernando3 (4b)
- Matt Henry4-0-31-2
- Jacob Duffy4-0-15-4
Nuwan Thushara is last man. Henry on a hat-trick
M Pathirana c †Hay b Henry 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Matheesha Pathirana walks in
WIA Fernando c Robinson b Henry 5 (21m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 71.42
Henry returns
END OF OVER:18 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 140/7 (47 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.77, RRR: 23.50)
- Binura Fernando2 (2b)
- Avishka Fernando5 (6b)
- Jacob Duffy4-0-15-4
- Mitchell Santner4-0-22-2
Finishes with pristine figures of 4-15. Duffy the Lanka Slayer Pt 2
One more shot at a five-for for Duffy
Mark: "Come on Duffy, one more for your 5-for. You deserve it how well you've bowled in the last two games. COME ON"
Binura Fernando is the No. 9
M Theekshana c Santner b Duffy 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Maheesh Theekshana is in
PW Hasaranga b Duffy 1 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
AG: "Duffy is too hot to handle for SL at the moment." He's going to finish his allocation here
END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 136/5 (51 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.00, RRR: 17.00)
- Avishka Fernando4 (5b)
- Wanindu Hasaranga1 (1b)
- Mitchell Santner4-0-22-2
- Jacob Duffy3-0-11-2
Wanindu Hasaranga is the next batter up
KIC Asalanka c Chapman b Santner 20 (26m 16b 3x4 0x6) SR: 125.00
Santner back, 55 needed from 24
END OF OVER:16 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 132/4 (55 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 8.25, RRR: 13.75)
- Avishka Fernando2 (2b)
- Charith Asalanka19 (14b)
- Jacob Duffy3-0-11-2
- Zakary Foulkes3-0-27-0
Superb from Duffy, he's having another brilliant night, 2-11 from three now
Out comes the physio again, but he's okay
