Player of the Match
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    4.3 leading edge and Santner gobbles up this loopy chance at mid off. Henry has his customary early wicket. This is full, angled in at the stumps, and seaming away slightly. Nissanka tries to whip it through midwicket, but manages only to send it floating up off that edge. That's a substantial blow to Sri Lanka. Nissanka had looked good in the T20Is. 15/1
    26.4 Avishka chips it straight to backward point! Length ball wtih a bit of extra bounce off the pitch, width on offer around off, struck the cover drive off the front foot, mistimed and thick outside edge straight to backward point, Phillips makes no mistake 110/6
    5.6 chopped on! This is what New Zealand's seamers can do in these conditions. This is a short ball, in at the body. It gets to Kusal at about midriff height, and he gets into a bit of a tangle trying to defend this. His angled-bat shot produces an inside edge, and the ball ricochets into the bottom of leg stump. New Zealand are making inroads here. 18/2
    8.6 outstandting direct hit from Santner with a single stump to aim at! Kamindu dives but is half a metre short. This is wonderful work from NZ's captain, who swooped on this defensive shot from cover and then picked up and got off an underhand throw to hit the base of the only stump he had to aim at, as Kamindu tried to complete a tight single. This had been a short ball that Kamindu had dropped into the offside and called his partner through for. He didn't account for how quickly Santner would get to it 23/3
    9.5 beaten outside off. Sri Lanka can't afford another wicket here. This is a back of-a length ball that takes off, and Asslanka is caught on the crease as he plays a defensive shot. But wait, what's this? Maybe that hasn't passed the bat? Smith had really been the only one to appeal, but makes his case forcefully enogh to a very relaxed Santner, who decides late to review this. And what do you know, snicko shows a spike as it passes the shoulder of Asalanka's bat. Sri Lanka's captain has to go, and New Zealand are all over Sri Lanka here. 23/4
    25.3 Liyanage holes out at mid wicket! Short of a length ball, clears the front foot and makes room outside leg, tries to swing it away over the on-side region, miscued the shot and skies it high to mid wicket inside the circle, Bracewell settles underneath and collects the catch. He bangs his head on the ground after falling and tracking back. 110/5
    37.3 Short pitched ball with extra bounce on middle-off, attempts to pull it away over the in-field, misjudged the length of the ball, hits the leading edge to extra cover and Will Young gobbles up with ease 158/7
    39.3 Back of a length ball on the off stump channel, Hasaranga clears the front foot and attempts to clear the in-field too, bludgeons it straight to mid-off with the toe end of the bat, mistimed it and finds Santner at the mid off area 175/8
    41.3 Short pitched ball wide outside off, Malinga tries to flat-bat it over the covers, skies it high to extra cover, Santner settles underneath and completes the catch 176/9
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    43.4 Nicked through to Hay! Short of a length ball, Duffy follows Fernando as the batter moves away early, tried to defend off the back foot, thick outside edge and Hay grabs on to it behind the stumps 178/10
    Extras
    8 (w 8)
    TOTAL
    178 all out (43.4 Overs, RR: 4.07)
    Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Pathum Nissanka, 4.3 ov), 2-18 (Kusal Mendis, 5.6 ov), 3-23 (Kamindu Mendis, 8.6 ov), 4-23 (Charith Asalanka, 9.5 ov), 5-110 (Janith Liyanage, 25.3 ov), 6-110 (Avishka Fernando, 26.4 ov), 7-158 (Chamidu Wickramasinghe, 37.3 ov), 8-175 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 39.3 ov), 9-176 (Eshan Malinga, 41.3 ov), 10-178 (Asitha Fernando, 43.4 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    MJ Henry1011941.9461000
    JA Duffy8.403924.5353220
    NG Smith824325.37315110
    W O'Rourke1015005416150
    MJ Santner702713.85252000

Match Details

Toss

New Zealand , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, First Session 11.00-14.30, Interval 14.30-15.15, Second Session 15.15-18.45

Match days

5 January 2025 (50-over match)

ODI debut

Reserve Umpire

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