- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.5 Mitch Hay take a bow! That is a top effort to dismiss Sri Lanka's danger man. Nissanka again goes pulling after a short one, but this time gets a thick top edge. It sails over the keeper and this should in most circumstances fall safe. But Hay gets an early start and hares back, so far back that after taking the catch he actually has to pop the ball back in the air to step back in play after stepping on the boundary line 24/14.6 Another excellent grab! Another drag down from Santner, but it just sticks in the surface. Kusal mistimes the pull but Bracewell at short midwicket still has a lot to do. He's running back and ends up taking a very well judged catch as the ball falls over his left shoulder 42/218.4 Golden-arm Mitchell removes Perera! Bangs it short just outside off. Perera tries to manufacture a shot by attempting to flat-bat it over the off side. Ball goes high up and taken by Ravindra tracking back near point. Perera falls after hitting 101 at a strike rate of nearly 220 207/59.2 Swing and a miss! Appeal for leg before as well. This struck Avishka on the front pad as he swung across the line. Was it angling down? New Zealand decide to review the not out call. No bat involved that's for sure. And my word, that's a great review! It's three reds as this is shown to be clattering into leg stump. Avishka's enterprising knock comes to an abrupt end 83/316.5 Phillips makes no mistake as this slow, short ball is pulled flat to deep midwicket. It's destined to land ten metres in front of the boundary line but Phillips hares in and puts in a dive forward to complete the catch 183/4Extras6 (lb 1, nb 1, w 4)TOTAL218/5 (20 Overs, RR: 10.9)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Pathum Nissanka, 2.5 ov), 2-42 (Kusal Mendis, 4.6 ov), 3-83 (Avishka Fernando, 9.2 ov), 4-183 (Charith Asalanka, 16.5 ov), 5-207 (Kusal Perera, 18.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MJ Henry 4 0 47 1 11.75 9 2 4 1 0 JA Duffy 4 0 30 1 7.50 11 2 2 1 0 ZGF Foulkes 4 0 52 1 13.00 7 7 2 2 1 MJ Santner 3 0 36 1 12.00 4 4 2 0 0 MG Bracewell 3 0 34 0 11.33 4 4 1 0 0 GD Phillips 1 0 12 0 12.00 0 0 1 0 0 DJ Mitchell 1 0 6 1 6.00 3 1 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.2 This one is held on to, no mistake! It's a fullish cutter outside off, Robinson looks to carve this drive over point. He gets the height but not the distance as the substitute fielder Kamindu comes in from the boundary line and holds on comfortably 81/112.2 length ball on off. Sliding in slightly. Ravindra tries to swipe through the leg side but the ball goes through him, and clips the top of middle stump! Out for 69 after a terrific counter-attacking innings 129/48.4 Asalanka has got his man! Chapman again looks to take him on, but this time the connection is just not there. It goes much squarer and flatter. Deep midwicket rushes in and holds on very well. The Sri Lankan skipper is pumped! 94/210.3 the width earns the wicket! Gets this one to slide across the right-hander again. Phillips tries to slap it through the off side but he ends up hitting it straight to the fielder running in from deep cover! Comes off the bottom half of the bat 112/316.2 is that the game?! Mitchell is aware that Thushara's Malinga-like release makes it hard to get under him. So he moves to the off side, exposes all three stumps, goes very deep in his crease, and then tries to club him over his head. Doesn't get the perfect connection, comes off the splice, and long off runs around the boundary line and displays safe hands 170/715.1 he's been googled! Length ball just outside off. Hay dances down the track in search of an aggressive shot. The ball turns in, goes under the bat, and clips top of leg stump! He'd have been stumped even if the ball didn't dislodge the bails 168/515.5 whattacatch! The googly earns another wicket. Full ball outside off. Bracewell gets in position to cream a drive, hits it well with the turn, but Asalanka - at cover - jumps to his left, and hangs on to a stunning catch while being parallel to the ground! How about that! 170/6Extras11 (lb 3, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL211/7 (20 Overs, RR: 10.55)Fall of wickets: 1-81 (Tim Robinson, 7.2 ov), 2-94 (Mark Chapman, 8.4 ov), 3-112 (Glenn Phillips, 10.3 ov), 4-129 (Rachin Ravindra, 12.2 ov), 5-168 (Mitchell Hay, 15.1 ov), 6-170 (Michael Bracewell, 15.5 ov), 7-170 (Daryl Mitchell, 16.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB C Wickramasinghe 1 0 11 0 11.00 1 2 0 0 0 N Thushara 4 0 33 1 8.25 10 2 1 2 1 B Fernando 4 0 43 1 10.75 7 1 3 2 0 M Theekshana 3 0 33 0 11.00 4 4 1 1 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 38 2 9.50 4 0 3 0 0 KIC Asalanka 4 0 50 3 12.50 5 1 5 2 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
New Zealand won the 3-match series 2-1
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.15 start, First Session 13.15-14.45, Interval 14.45-15.05, Second Session 15.05-16.35
Match days
2 January 2025 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Wet Ground: Sri Lanka - 0/0
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 49 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.6: Concussion check for Kusal Perera
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 6.1 overs (38 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 83/3 in 9.2 overs (MDKJ Perera 28)
- Over 9.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - WIA Fernando (Upheld)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- MDKJ Perera: 50 off 27 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (MDKJ Perera 31, KIC Asalanka 19, Ex 2)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 14.6 overs (91 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 44 balls (MDKJ Perera 51, KIC Asalanka 46, Ex 3)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 17.5 overs (108 balls), Extras 6
- MDKJ Perera: 100 off 44 balls (13 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 218/5 in 20.0 overs (PBB Rajapaksa 6, C Wickramasinghe 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 0 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (30 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (TB Robinson 34, R Ravindra 14, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (56 balls), Extras 3
- R Ravindra: 50 off 29 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 108/2 in 10.0 overs (R Ravindra 54, GD Phillips 5)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls), Extras 5
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 19.2 overs (117 balls), Extras 10
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