- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.3 a leading edge and taken easily at mid-off. Raval was struggling with his time and was closing the face of the bat early, makes the same mistake once again to this length delivery on middle and leg, from around the stumps. Was aiming to flick it through midwicket, but ends up offering a dolly, Chandimal takes couple of steps forward and accepts the gift 16/110.1 did it carry? Looks like it did. Lakmal strikes again. Was fuller around fourth stump, from around the wickets. It was angling towards the batsman, so Latham had to play. But he looks to drive with hard hands, gets an outside edge and Mendis takes a good low catch at second slip, tumbling to his left 17/214.2 he's nicked behind and Lakmal has three! This is a massive wicket. This is short of length, angled in from wide of the crease. This one nibbles away off the deck to square Williamson up as it takes the thin edge that has been gleefully accepted by Dickwella. Terrific bowling. 22/325.3 Oh, dear. Taylor is run-out at the non-striker's end as Kumara deflects the ball onto the stumps off a lovely Watling straight drive. He was a little late to turn, and was comfortably outside the crease. Taylor knew that was that, didn't even bother for the third umpire to give his verdict because he saw closely the ball touching the bowler's fingers. The way Watling shaped to play, it seemed like he wanted to drive through the covers. But this ball shaped back in a long way and rolled off a thickish inside edge. Can't fault Taylor much 57/518.5 that's four out of four for Lakmal, an absolute beauty this one. Length outside off, and coming back in after landing, Nicholls was looking to drive on the up, the ball cuts him in half to dislodge the bails, top of off and middle. This is one dream of a spell by Lakmal 36/449.2 caught at gully. It's the extra pace that Kumara offers that has done the trick. Watling looks to steer this wide of gully, gets a thick edge and Dilruwan takes this, albeit a little uncomfortably as the ball thuds into his chest. 177/927.1 what have you done, de Grandhomme? I'm sure he doesn't want to watch the replays of that shocker for a long time to come. This is an excellent short ball from Kumara, gets it to skid off the deck, de Grandhomme looks to fetch it from outside off but it's the pace that does him in. Didn't have room either so is cramped, still goes through with the shot and ends up top-edging this and midwicket takes an absolute dolly. 64/647.2 a brilliant catch to end Southee's breezy knock, down the track and drags it towards short midwicket where Gunathilaka jumps and takes with his fully-stretched right hand, over his head 172/748.4 and that's five-wicket haul for Lakmal, was a length ball outside off, Wagner throws his bat at it, gets a healthy outside edge and another good catch by Mendis at second slip, the ball was travelling fast, near head height 175/849.6 top-edges a pull that was angling away from him, was swirling high in the air but Lakmal held his composure at fine leg to take this easily. Sri Lanka have come back well from the blistering Southee-Watling stand to skittle New Zealand for 178. 178/10Extras14 (b 6, lb 7, nb 1)TOTAL178 all out (50 Overs, RR: 3.56, 247 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Jeet Raval, 8.3 ov), 2-17 (Tom Latham, 10.1 ov), 3-22 (Kane Williamson, 14.2 ov), 4-36 (Henry Nicholls, 18.5 ov), 5-57 (Ross Taylor, 25.3 ov), 6-64 (Colin de Grandhomme, 27.1 ov), 7-172 (Tim Southee, 47.2 ov), 8-175 (Neil Wagner, 48.4 ov), 9-177 (BJ Watling, 49.2 ov), 10-178 (Ajaz Patel, 49.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 19 5 54 5 2.84 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 14 4 49 3 3.50 0 1 AD Mathews 4 1 6 0 1.50 0 0 PVD Chameera 8 1 43 0 5.37 0 0 MDK Perera 5 1 13 1 2.60 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.4 bouncer, there are two fielder in the deep waiting, Gunathilaka goes for the pull and gets a top-edge towards deep square leg, Raval backtracks a bit before taking a neat catch with fingers pointed upwards 21/35.2 New Zealand have the breakthrough! A touch fuller this time, Karunaratne looks to drive and gets an outside edge and Williamson makes no mistake at gully 10/17.2 length outside off, pushes at it and gets a feather, Watling does the rest, Southee gets his second, Chandimal departs and Sri Lanka are 20 for 2 20/217.1 he's paid the price for a loose drive! Plugging away in the mid-120s, goes for an extravagant drive but doesn't get to the pitch, also plays down the wrong line to get an inside edge through to the keeper. 51/436.4 the suckerball has arrived and Roshen bites the bait. Throws his hands at a full delivery away from the body, gets a thick edge and third slip takes an absolute dolly. Short-short-full and boom! Southee went with the reverse cup but this one dipped on him, it was too late to take it the conventional style, and in trying to do that he was thrown a little off balance, but did well to hold on as he dropped his knees. 94/538.1 catch of the tour, and it's Southee again! Sensational stuff. Dickwella sucked into the drive by a full delivery that tails away late, he's squared up, feet rooted to the crease as he goes for a loose drive, gets a thick edge that flies fast, so fast that Southee has just about enough time to throw his right hands out on a full stretch dive in front of second slip and this sticks. Wow, magnificent. How quickly the Test has turned. Suddenly, this score by New Zealand seems much bigger than it looked last night. 100/638.5 they're committing hara-kiri here, complete misjudgment in length and angle. Dilruwan shoulders arms to a full delivery on middle, this one didn't angle away, but just held its line to thud into the pad. Given out on the field and Dilruwan reviews. Can only be saved if this was going over, but ball tracking shows three reds 100/738.6 no, he can't. This is full, fast, furious and swinging in late to beat Lakmal's forward push by hitting him right on the toe. As an umpire, you can't ask for an easier decision to make. 100/840.2 and he gets him now, that's a five-wicket haul for Boult, length ball, gets it shape back this time to rap the batsman on the front pad, up goes the finger and Sri Lanka are suddenly nine down 104/940.6 make that six! Full and straight on the stumps, and Kumara didn't offer a shot, dead out. However, he has gone for the review but the New Zealand fielders are actually walking off. Pitched around middle and leg and straightened a bit as the batsman moved across, was hitting middle and leg. That's six wickets for four runs in 15 balls for Boult 104/10Extras10 (b 5, lb 5)TOTAL104 all out (41 Overs, RR: 2.53, 186 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 5.2 ov), 2-20 (Dinesh Chandimal, 7.2 ov), 3-21 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 9.4 ov), 4-51 (Kusal Mendis, 17.1 ov), 5-94 (Roshen Silva, 36.4 ov), 6-100 (Niroshan Dickwella, 38.1 ov), 7-100 (Dilruwan Perera, 38.5 ov), 8-100 (Suranga Lakmal, 38.6 ov), 9-104 (Dushmantha Chameera, 40.2 ov), 10-104 (Lahiru Kumara, 40.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 15 8 30 6 2.00 0 0 TG Southee 15 5 35 3 2.33 0 0 C de Grandhomme 6 0 19 1 3.16 0 0 N Wagner 5 0 10 0 2.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR47.6 Perera strike, Raval fails to reach his century once again. Length on middle and leg, Raval was looking to work it on the leg side, gets an inside edge on to the pads that lobs towards short leg, Mendis accepts it gleefully, tumbling to his right 121/1138.3 what? Was that even possible? Against the run of play. Length ball, angling down the leg side, Latham looks to help it on its way, a feather there and Dickwella pouches it 461/470.1 and strikes straightaway, was short and there was some width as well but Williamson moved too close to the ball before attempting the cut, went hard at it and it was travelling but Mendis at wide first slip takes a brilliant catch, reverse cups near head height 189/283.1 oh, dear. Taylor has missed a straight delivery and has been given out lbw. He's reviewed immediately, but looks stone dead. Reward for Kumara as he gets this length ball to angle in from wide of the crease, towards middle. Taylor may have been better off playing straight but ends up playing all around the delivery and is beaten on the inside edge. Hit just below the knee roll, and the ball tracking comes back as an on-field call, with the ball hitting the outside of leg stump. Taylor has to go, umpire's decision upheld. 247/3Extras14 (b 5, lb 3, nb 3, w 3)TOTAL585/4d (153 Overs, RR: 3.82, 640 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-121 (Jeet Raval, 47.6 ov), 2-189 (Kane Williamson, 70.1 ov), 3-247 (Ross Taylor, 83.1 ov), 4-461 (Tom Latham, 138.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB RAS Lakmal 30 6 96 0 3.20 0 0 CBRLS Kumara 32 6 134 2 4.18 1 0 PVD Chameera 30 5 147 1 4.90 2 2 MDK Perera 41 3 149 1 3.63 0 1 MD Gunathilaka 16 2 45 0 2.81 0 0 FDM Karunaratne 4 2 6 0 1.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.5 million dollar strokes in chase of a mountain when the need of the hour is stodgy defence. Wafting at this away-going delivery, loose drive, this one leaves him a hint to take the outside edge through to BJ Watling. Don't look into the coach's eyes, Gunathilaka. 9/20.6 has he tickled this down leg? Oh, yes, he has. What have you done, Karunaratne? This was there for him to flick fine, but not so fine that he tickles it to the keeper. This was angling down, searching for swing when there was none but Boult won't complain. 1/176.2 there's the big wicket. Chandimal's stodgy resistance is over and it has taken an absolute brute. Short ball, at furious pace. Chandimal expected this to angle away but is surprised by how quickly this comes to him, lobs off his glove as he tries to fend looking away and short leg takes an absolute dolly. New Zealand can smell the toffee now 158/454.5 a brilliant catch by Matt Henry at extra cover, wider this time but not that full. Mendis throws his bat at it, fails to keep it down and Henry with a full length dive takes it with both hands, low to his left 126/369.6 cracker! Pitched outside leg and spun sway sharply to beat his forward prod 155/395.4 nicked behind! Length ball in the corridor, Silva pushes at it and gets an outside edge, Watling does the rest. Sri Lanka are six down and staring down a big defeat 208/685.1 chopped on! Tim Southee strikes. Was short and wide and Dickwella threw his hands at it, gets an inside edge which ricochets on to the stumps 181/5105.2 a short one and that will do, Perera goes for the pull but doesn't middle it, Williamson runs backward from square leg and takes it over his shoulder, gracefully done like all things Williamson 233/8104.3 a perfect start for New Zealand, a touch fuller to caught Lakmal on the back foot, comes back in just to beat the bat as he looks to chop it down, clatters into the off stump. New Zealand three away now 233/7106.2 Is that it? Length and swinging in, was there some bat involved? The umpire doesn't think so and up goes the finger. Chameera has gone for the review. No bat involved, replays confirm. Pitching on the leg, the impact is also in the line and and it would have gone on to hit the leg stump. No signs of Angelo Mathews, handshakes all around and that's victory for New Zealand 236/9Extras7 (b 4, lb 2, w 1)TOTAL236 all out (106.2 Overs, RR: 2.21, 468 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 0.6 ov), 2-9 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 1.5 ov), 3-126 (Kusal Mendis, 54.5 ov), 3-155* (Angelo Mathews, retired not out ), 4-158 (Dinesh Chandimal, 76.2 ov), 5-181 (Niroshan Dickwella, 85.1 ov), 6-208 (Roshen Silva, 95.4 ov), 7-233 (Suranga Lakmal, 104.3 ov), 8-233 (Dilruwan Perera, 105.2 ov), 9-236 (Dushmantha Chameera, 106.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TA Boult 28.2 11 77 3 2.71 0 0 TG Southee 27 13 61 2 2.25 0 0 C de Grandhomme 10 1 23 0 2.30 1 0 N Wagner 29 10 48 4 1.65 0 0 AY Patel 12 9 21 0 1.75 0 0
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- Wed, 26 Dec - day 1 - Sri Lanka 1st innings 88/4 (AD Mathews 27*, ARS Silva 15*, 32 ov)
- Thu, 27 Dec - day 2 - New Zealand 2nd innings 231/2 (TWM Latham 74*, LRPL Taylor 25*, 79 ov)
- Fri, 28 Dec - day 3 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 24/2 (LD Chandimal 14*, BKG Mendis 6*, 14 ov)
- Sat, 29 Dec - day 4 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 231/6 (MDK Perera 22*, RAS Lakmal 16*, 104 ov)
- Sun, 30 Dec - day 5 - Sri Lanka 2nd innings 236 (106.2 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Over 106.2: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - PVD Chameera (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 24.6 overs (150 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 55/2 in 28.0 overs (LD Chandimal 27, BKG Mendis 24)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 177 balls (LD Chandimal 24, BKG Mendis 26, Ex 1)
- BKG Mendis: 50 off 113 balls (9 x 4)
- Lunch: Sri Lanka - 89/2 in 43.0 overs (LD Chandimal 33, BKG Mendis 51)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 46.6 overs (282 balls), Extras 5
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 293 balls (LD Chandimal 36, BKG Mendis 59, Ex 5)
- LD Chandimal: 50 off 172 balls (4 x 4)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 127/3 in 56.0 overs (LD Chandimal 50, AD Mathews 1)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 66.5 overs (401 balls), Extras 6
- Tea: Sri Lanka - 155/3 in 69.0 overs (LD Chandimal 56, AD Mathews 22)
- AD Mathews retired hurt at 155/3 (22, 68.6 overs)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs.
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 188/5 in 87.0 overs (ARS Silva 8, MDK Perera 5)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 92.1 overs (553 balls), Extras 7
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 231/6 in 104.0 overs (MDK Perera 22, RAS Lakmal 16)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs.
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 61 balls (TWM Latham 17, LRPL Taylor 32, Ex 1)
- Over 80.4: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - TWM Latham (Umpires Call)
- Over 83.1: Review by New Zealand (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - LRPL Taylor (Umpires Call)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 84.4 overs (511 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: New Zealand - 270/3 in 92.0 overs (TWM Latham 84, HM Nicholls 12)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 101 balls (TWM Latham 24, HM Nicholls 26, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 100.3 overs (606 balls), Extras 12
- TWM Latham: 100 off 267 balls (10 x 4)
- Lunch: New Zealand - 327/3 in 107.0 overs (TWM Latham 118, HM Nicholls 35)
- HM Nicholls: 50 off 88 balls (6 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 161 balls (TWM Latham 49, HM Nicholls 50, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 350 runs in 110.2 overs (665 balls), Extras 12
- TWM Latham: 150 off 323 balls (15 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 150 runs in 232 balls (TWM Latham 76, HM Nicholls 72, Ex 2)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 398/3 in 122.0 overs (TWM Latham 151, HM Nicholls 73)
- New Zealand: 400 runs in 122.1 overs (736 balls), Extras 12
- HM Nicholls: 100 off 171 balls (10 x 4)
- 4th Wicket: 200 runs in 324 balls (TWM Latham 97, HM Nicholls 100, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 450 runs in 137.3 overs (828 balls), Extras 13
- Tea: New Zealand - 461/4 in 138.3 overs (HM Nicholls 110)
- New Zealand: 500 runs in 142.4 overs (859 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (HM Nicholls 13, C de Grandhomme 37, Ex 1)
- C de Grandhomme: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- New Zealand: 550 runs in 148.1 overs (892 balls), Extras 14
- HM Nicholls: 150 off 214 balls (16 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 66 balls (HM Nicholls 40, C de Grandhomme 59, Ex 1)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 585/4 in 153.0 overs (HM Nicholls 162, C de Grandhomme 71)
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 24/2 in 14.0 overs (LD Chandimal 14, BKG Mendis 6)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 37.4 overs (226 balls), Extras 10
- Over 38.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - MDK Perera (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 104/10 in 41.0 overs (AD Mathews 33)
- Over 40.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - CBRLS Kumara (Struck down)
- New Zealand 2nd innings
- Lunch: New Zealand - 36/0 in 17.0 overs (JA Raval 23, TWM Latham 11)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 23.6 overs (144 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 144 balls (JA Raval 31, TWM Latham 20, Ex 2)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 72/0 in 31.0 overs (JA Raval 46, TWM Latham 24)
- JA Raval: 50 off 122 balls (4 x 4)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 37.5 overs (228 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 228 balls (JA Raval 66, TWM Latham 30, Ex 4)
- Tea: New Zealand - 117/0 in 46.0 overs (JA Raval 72, TWM Latham 40)
- TWM Latham: 50 off 151 balls (5 x 4)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 56.5 overs (343 balls), Extras 6
- TWM Latham: 50 off 155 balls (5 x 4)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 170/1 in 62.0 overs (TWM Latham 51, KS Williamson 37)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 88 balls (TWM Latham 9, KS Williamson 39, Ex 3)
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 72.4 overs (439 balls), Extras 9
- End Of Day: New Zealand - 231/2 in 79.0 overs (TWM Latham 74, LRPL Taylor 25)
- New Zealand 1st innings
- Drinks: New Zealand - 17/2 in 12.0 overs (KS Williamson 0, LRPL Taylor 0)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 22.4 overs (136 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: New Zealand - 51/4 in 24.0 overs (LRPL Taylor 22, BJ Watling 7)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 33.2 overs (200 balls), Extras 5
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (BJ Watling 12, TG Southee 35, Ex 3)
- Drinks: New Zealand - 122/6 in 37.0 overs (BJ Watling 32, TG Southee 37)
- TG Southee: 50 off 43 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 42.4 overs (257 balls), Extras 10
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 103 balls (BJ Watling 28, TG Southee 64, Ex 11)
- Tea: New Zealand - 175/8 in 48.4 overs (BJ Watling 46)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 178/10 in 50.0 overs (TA Boult 1)
- Sri Lanka 1st innings
- Drinks: Sri Lanka - 47/3 in 16.0 overs (BKG Mendis 15, AD Mathews 6)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 5
- End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 88/4 in 32.0 overs (AD Mathews 27, ARS Silva 15)
- Over 31.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - AD Mathews (Umpires Call)
Match Coverage
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Injured Angelo Mathews almost certain to miss Australia tour
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Chandimal pleased with SL's 2018 despite 'big areas for improvement'
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'I am going to try and get 1000 every year' - Mendis
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Neil Wagner provides the 'extra punch we need' - Shane Jurgensen
New Zealand's bowling coach was pleased with the efforts of the left-arm quick, who took three important wickets on day four at Hagley Oval