Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

P Nissanka
90(60) 7x4 - 3x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
4 5 22 17 11 12 3 16
DJ Mitchell
62(42) 4x4 - 2x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 15 runs
  • 0x4 - 2x6
0 1 5 3 10 14 18 11

Best performances - Bowlers

JA Duffy
JA Duffy
O4
M0
R21
W3
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W
B Fernando
O4
M0
R22
W2
Eco5.50
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: M Venkat Raghav | Commentator: Andrew Miller

END OF OVER:
20 | 5 Runs 2 Wkts | SL: 164/8 (9 runs required, RR: 8.20)

  • Binura Fernando4 (4b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana0 (1b)
  • Zakary Foulkes4-0-41-2
  • Matt Henry4-0-28-2

11.16pm Right, that's your lot. Remarkable game. We're back again on Monday for the second T20I. From Miller and Venkat, good night!

11.09pm Shane: "Duffy the Lanka Slayer!" Oh very good... presentations coming up.

Jacob Duffy is indeed the Player of the Match: "Big opening partnership, brought midwicket up to create something, it came off... We know these conditions pretty well, after a lot of cricket in Asia, it was cool to get [some pace and bounce]."

Charith Asalanka: "Very disappointed, we should have done better. Pathum and Kusal batted well, the rest including me should take responsibility for this loss. We hope to come back really well. I thought we could have done better in bowling and fielding but it was a decent pitch and when the openers were batting it looked easy."

Mitchell Santner: "Game of two halves, set up by Daryl and Beast, then tried to put pressure on batters coming in. Their left-arm seamer bowled well, but when you lose wickets in clumps it's hard to get starts. Massive partnership for us, soaked it up then put the pressure back on to put up a pretty good score. Can we try to take wickets? The run rate was around 8s, but some aggressive bowling with aggressive fields, and midwicket up, Duff changed the game."

Sampath notes that Sri Lanka's win probability after 13.1 overs was 98.13 % Yikes

11.04pm Well blow me down... New Zealand were 65 for 5 and floundering in the first innings... Sri Lanka were 121 and cruising in the second. But a fast-paced century stand from Bracewell and Mitchell changed the former picture, before Jacob Duffy's three in four balls tore up Sri Lanka's comfortable chase. Pathum Nissanka's 90 from 60 would have won it at a canter with any support beyond Mendis's 46 at the top. Instead the next highest score was ... 8! Matt Henry provided the wise old head at the death, and Zak Foulkes capped his first home international with a final over to remember!

Sajid: "To the Kiwi fans, you're most welcome! I would love to take all the credit of jinxing the innings to myself, but I extend my gratitude to the Sri Lankan middle order for doing the thing that only they can do! "

Yashi: "What just happened here??!!! SL was 96/0 in 10 overs.. unbelievable!! :("

Udam: "Discipline of bowlers cost the match for Sri Lanka. You could be a slinger and fascinating but end of the day you need to give your maximum effort consistently in international arena."

Vasumathy : "This is called stealing defeat from the jaws of victory!"

19.6
1
Foulkes to Fernando, 1 run, blazed off the front foot, into the off side, New Zealand have clawed a remarkable victory!
19.5
2
Foulkes to Fernando, 2 runs, full toss, straight enough to save the boundary... a misfield gives an extra run, but it's academic. Barring no-balls this is over!
19.4
1b
Foulkes to Pathirana, 1 bye, play and a miss outside off! Beats the stumps and the bat, they burgle the bye to keep this game live... just!
19.3
1
Foulkes to Fernando, 1 run, full toss, on the pads, not ideal from Foulkes but gets away with it, a flip to deep square leg for the single. This is almost done
19.2
W
Foulkes to Fernando, OUT, full and straight, Foulkes nails the non-striker's run-out! Stunning work from the bowler, first he plucked a firm drive as he stooped in his followthrough, then he turned and coolly under-armed onto the stumps as Hasaranga was caught floundering in mid-pitch! Eight down for 38!

PW Hasaranga run out 5 (8m 2b 1x4 0x6) SR: 250.00

Krithika : "1st innings (NZ Setting) : SL bossed the 1st half and NZ regained momentum in the 2nd half 2nd innings (SL Chasing) : SL bossed the 1st half and NZ regained momentum in the 2nd half "

19.1
W
Foulkes to Theekshana, OUT, spiralling top-edge, pocketed by short backward square! Theekshana walks across to off for the paddle-scoop, but gets too underneath the stroke. Duffy circles beneath it and clutches it to his chest. The implosion is almost complete!

M Theekshana c Duffy b Foulkes 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

Foulkes with the final over... Santner and Henry in consultation...

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st121BKG MendisP Nissanka
2nd0MDKJ PereraP Nissanka
3rd0PHKD MendisP Nissanka
4th24KIC AsalankaP Nissanka
5th8PBB RajapaksaP Nissanka
6th1PBB RajapaksaPW Hasaranga
7th5PW HasarangaM Theekshana
8th0B FernandoPW Hasaranga
9th5B FernandoM Pathirana