06/01Result
4th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Jan 6 2007
Sri Lanka won by 189 runs
Player of the Match
Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka
06/01Result
4th ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Auckland, Jan 6 2007
Sri Lanka won by 189 runs
Player of the Match
Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka

So that's it then. All over in a blink. First Jayasuriya climbed all over New Zealand bowlers with a manic 70. If the bowlers thought they had got out of the slaughter house after Jayasuriya's fall, their batsmen were thrown into one. One by one, they surrendered. Vaas harassed them with swing. He would keep taking it away before bending one back in to trap them in front. Maling gunned for the toes and throats and Murali too joined in the carnage to wrap up a series-levelling win for Sri Lanka.

This is Sriram Veera, your commentator for the day, signing off. Join George Binoy on January 9th for the decider.

26.3
W
Muralidaran to Mason, OUT, The series is level! Murali traps Mason with a fullish one. New Zealand are shot out for their second lowest score ever. 74 was that mark and now they have been bundled out, for one run less, by swing of Vaas, pace of Malinga and the guile of Murali. It was tossed up, full, on middle and leg stump line, Mason has a swing across the line and is trapped. It would have hit the leg stump. The series is alive and all to play for in the Tuesday's decider.

MJ Mason lbw b Muralidaran 1 (7m 13b 0x4 0x6) SR: 7.69

'Ray' stings with.: "The infamous JB rotation policy seems to be working well...I wonder how the out-of-form Stephen Fleming now feels about his break from the game?"

26.2
0
Muralidaran to Mason, no run, doosra, on the offstump line, turns away, Mason is beaten trying to sweep
26.1
0
Muralidaran to Mason, no run,

END OF OVER:
26 | 1 Run | NZ: 73/9 (190 runs required from 24 overs, RR: 2.80, RRR: 7.91)

  • Michael Mason1 (10b)
  • Craig McMillan29 (64b)
  • Lasith Malinga8-3-14-3
  • Muthiah Muralidaran2-0-7-1
25.6
1lb
Malinga to Mason, 1 leg bye, slower one, but drifts down the legside, and it runs away for a legbye
25.5
0
Malinga to Mason, no run, The bails are off. At the non-striker's end though. Nice drive, off a fullish delivery, down the track, Malinga stretches his right hand out, gets a touch and it hits the stumps on the other side. McMillan is inside his crease. No harm done
25.4
0
Malinga to Mason, no run, goes for the ribs, swatted away to the on side. Well played
25.3
0
Malinga to Mason, no run, Ball hit the bat. Banged in short, Mason recoils, brings his bat across, horizontally, and the ball crashes into the top half of the bat and drops down on the offside
25.2
0
Malinga to Mason, no run, The left foot doesn't come across at all. Good move. The bat comes down, makes contact and the ball rolls away to cover
25.1
0
Malinga to Mason, no run, 146 kmph, full delivery on the off and middle, hint of in swing, driven, with a short-back lift, to cover. The crowd cheer!

Jayawardene sees Mason on strike and brings back Malinga. The camera pans to Mason, no emotion there, looks gritty and focussed.

END OF OVER:
25 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | NZ: 72/9 (191 runs required from 25 overs, RR: 2.88, RRR: 7.64)

  • Michael Mason1 (4b)
  • Craig McMillan29 (64b)
  • Muthiah Muralidaran2-0-7-1
  • Dilhara Fernando4-1-13-1
24.6
1
Muralidaran to Mason, 1 run, from round the stumps for this delivery, on the middle stump line, swept away for a single. Mason will retain the strike. Hmm...

slip, sillypoint and short-leg in place

24.5
0
Muralidaran to Mason, no run, rips across a flattish and quickish offbreak on the offstump line, Mason drives, is beaten and it bobs away off the pads
24.4
0
Muralidaran to Mason, no run,

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 2006-07 News

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5SP FlemingBB McCullum
2nd12BB McCullumLRPL Taylor
3rd0PG FultonLRPL Taylor
4th8HJH MarshallPG Fulton
5th12CD McMillanPG Fulton
6th2CD McMillanAR Adams
7th10CD McMillanSE Bond
8th5CD McMillanMR Gillespie
9th17CD McMillanJS Patel
10th2CD McMillanMJ Mason