- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.6 fuller ball, Nicol uses his feet again and tried to swing it over mid on. Barely gets any timing there and the ball lobs straight to mid on. 16/111.3 short, gets on the back foot, McCullum pushes it gently towards midwicket, completes the first run, calls for the second. Watling responds but he is too late as Kula collects and throws to the non-striker's end and the bowler takes off the bails 45/220.1 McCullum charges at Herath after playing a number of dot balls off him, but the ball was flatter and it went flat off the bat, straight to Chandimal at long on. 73/415.6 wide length ball, Taylor wanted to smash it towards the extra cover region but edges it straight to the keeper. Wild shot there by Taylor 62/327.4 79.8 mph, it is the googly again, flighted outside off, Williamson wanted to drive it to the cover region and is beaten by the flight, the ball, to his horror, then spins in and hits the top of middle and leg. 105/530.6 full and straight yorker, Franklin walked across and wanted to guide it towards fine leg, misses it and that was hitting the middle stump 116/827.5 it is two in two now, another googly to bamboozle Nathan McCullum. Flighted outside off and McCullum goes forward for a poke, the ball turns in to him and hits the off stump. 105/629.2 flighted on the middle, Ellis goes for a sweep and misses the ball completely as it hits him in front of middle and off. Easy decision for the umpire there. The ball didn't turn as struck the batsman on the full. 107/7Extras8 (lb 3, w 5)TOTAL131/8 (32 Overs, RR: 4.09)Did not bat: TA BoultFall of wickets: 1-16 (Rob Nicol, 5.6 ov), 2-45 (BJ Watling, 11.3 ov), 3-62 (Ross Taylor, 15.6 ov), 4-73 (Brendon McCullum, 20.1 ov), 5-105 (Kane Williamson, 27.4 ov), 6-105 (Nathan McCullum, 27.5 ov), 7-107 (Andrew Ellis, 29.2 ov), 8-116 (James Franklin, 30.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB SL Malinga 6 1 38 0 6.33 0 0 KMDN Kulasekara 5 1 17 2 3.40 3 0 AD Mathews 6 0 19 0 3.16 0 0 NLTC Perera 5 0 16 1 3.20 0 0 HMRKB Herath 6 0 23 1 3.83 1 0 BMAJ Mendis 4 0 15 3 3.75 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 short of length, and Tharanga, who played that lovely shot last ball, tries to repeat it, but plays it in the air straight to Rob Nicol's hands at point. He was finally looking settled but has been taken down by Southee again. 36/122.4 round the stumps, length ball, comes in with the angle, Chandimal attempts it to drive it through the covers, leaves a wide enough gap between his bat and pad for an elephant to pass through, the ball hits the top of off. No celebration from the bowler, who could have had him out a few times today. 123/225.2 short and outside off, Thirimanne attempts a nothing pull from way outside off, the ball takes a bottom edge and the keeper accepts the catch with glee. A nothing shot by the batsman, who probably wanted to finish the game in style 128/3Extras17 (b 4, lb 2, nb 2, w 9)TOTAL131/3 (26.2 Overs, RR: 4.97)Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Upul Tharanga, 7.3 ov), 2-123 (Dinesh Chandimal, 22.4 ov), 3-128 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 25.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 7 0 32 1 4.57 4 2 TG Southee 7 0 32 1 4.57 1 0 AF Milne 4.2 0 21 0 4.84 3 0 AM Ellis 6 0 23 1 3.83 1 0 NL McCullum 2 0 17 0 8.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 5-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-18.00 Interval 18.00-18.45, Second Session 18.45-22.15
Match days
10 November 2012 - day/night match (50-over match)
ODI debut
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Rain: New Zealand - 0/0
- Match reduced to 42 overs
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 9.0 (Mandatory - 32 runs, 1 wicket)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: New Zealand - 85/4 in 22.0 overs (KS Williamson 12, JEC Franklin 5)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 24.4 overs (148 balls), Extras 7
- Rain: New Zealand - 107/7 in 29.2 overs (JEC Franklin 17)
- Match reduced to 32 overs
- Powerplay 2: Overs 31.1-32.0 (Batting side-15 runs, 0 wicket)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 131/8 in 32.0 overs (TG Southee 7, AF Milne 12)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 7.0
- 50 runs in 9.4 overs (59 balls), Extras 5
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (LD Chandimal 21, KC Sangakkara 23, Ex 8)
- 100 runs in 18.3 overs (112 balls), Extras 12
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