Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
BB McCullum
39(22) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %72%
- Productive Shot
- leg glance
- 18 runs
- 1x4 - 2x6
22/12Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 22 2006
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
162/8 (20 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
62/1 (5.5 ov, target 45)
Player of the Match
22/12Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 22 2006
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![New Zealand]( "New Zealand")
162/8 (20 ov) -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
62/1 (5.5 ov, target 45)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.20 Interval 20.20-20.40, Second Session 20.40-22.00
Match days
22 December 2006 - night match (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Scorecard Summary
NEW ZEALAND 162/8 (20 OVERS)
- Stephen Fleming38 (24)
- Brendon McCullum39 (22)
- Sanath Jayasuriya3/21 (4)
- Muthiah Muralidaran2/27 (4)
SRI LANKA 62/1 (5.5 OVERS)
- Sanath Jayasuriya*51 (23)
- Upul Tharanga6 (10)
- Andre Adams0/18 (0.5)
- Shane Bond1/24 (3)
Update: 0850 GMT: With the rain not letting up, the Match officials have had a word with the two captains and have decided to call off the game at this point - which means Sri Lanka emerge victors under the Duckworth and Lewis Method.
In this version of the game, 5-overs in each innings constitute a match, and the Sri Lankan innings was interrupted when 5.5 overs had been bowled. Under the D/L Method, Sri Lanka should have scored 45 run or more with one wicket down - so Sri Lanka emerge victors by 18 runs in this first Twenty20 International at Wellington.
Sanath Jayasuriya has been declared the Man of the Match for scoring the fastest ever half century in Twenty20 Internationals as also for his 3 wicket haul in the New Zealand innings.
That's it from me Arun Gopalakrishnan and Jamie Alter - we hope you enjoyed our coverage and look forward to your company for the next Twenty20 International that will be played at Auckland on the 26th of December. Cheers!
Interruption: Umpires are conferring now as the rain and wind get worse, here come the covers, and off everyone goes. This is not good news. Jayasuriya's manic innings have faced a roadblock. The crowd is not happy, but we have to be patient now.
5.5
4
Adams to Jayasuriya, FOUR, superb! Short and wide, Jayasuriya hops up and uppercuts it over backward point for four more, and thats his 50 as well, awesome innings!
Rain is coming down now
5.4
4
Adams to Jayasuriya, FOUR, full on middle and leg, slammed past mid-on for four more, great stuff!
5.3
6
Adams to Jayasuriya, SIX, fullish on leg stump, and he just picks it up and sends it over wide long-on for six
5.2
4
Adams to Jayasuriya, FOUR, full outside off stump, and its driven through covers for four
5.1
0
Adams to Jayasuriya, no run, good length ball on the stumps, defended back to Adams
Andre Adams comes on
END OF OVER:5 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 44/1 (119 runs required from 15 overs, RR: 8.80, RRR: 7.93)
- Sanath Jayasuriya33 (18b)
- Mahela Jayawardene2 (2b)
- Shane Bond3-0-24-1
- James Franklin2-0-19-0
4.6
1
Bond to Jayasuriya, 1 run, full outside off stump, slogged across the line out to Taylor on the deep midwicket ropes
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSri Lanka and rain win the day
Sanath Jayasuriya enjoyed a field day at Wellington's Westpac Stadium, picking up three key wickets as Sri Lanka derailed New Zealand's batting onslaught, and then playing a blitzkrieg of an innings to propel his side to an 18-run Duckworth-Lewis victory