22/12Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 22 2006
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka
22/12Result
1st T20I (N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Wellington, Dec 22 2006
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs (D/L)
Player of the Match
Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

ST Jayasuriya
51(23) 10x4 - 1x6
Control %52%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
8 7 8 0 16 0 4 8
BB McCullum
BB McCullum
39(22) 2x4 - 4x6
Control %72%
  • Productive Shot
  • leg glance
  • 18 runs
  • 1x4 - 2x6
0 4 12 0 7 5 9 2

Best performances - Bowlers

ST Jayasuriya
O4
M0
R21
W3
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
M Muralidaran
O4
M0
R27
W2
Eco6.75
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Sky Stadium, Wellington

Series

Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand

Toss

New Zealand , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Sri LankaSanath Jayasuriya

Series result

Sri Lanka led the 2-match series 1-0

Match number

T20I no. 11

Season

2006/07

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

undefinedRoss TaylorundefinedPeter McGlashanundefinedMark GillespieundefinedMarvan AtapattuundefinedChamara SilvaundefinedChaminda VaasundefinedMuthiah Muralidaran

Umpires

New ZealandTony HillNew ZealandEvan Watkin

TV Umpires

New ZealandGary Baxter

Reserve Umpire

New ZealandRobert Anderson

Match Referee

IndiaJavagal Srinath

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

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