Henry Shipley leads rout of Sri Lanka with maiden five-for
Chasing 275, the visitors were bowled out for 76 in 19.5 overs in Auckland
Chasing 275, the visitors were bowled out for 76 in 19.5 overs in Auckland
Scorer: Ranjith P | Commentator: @himanshu_a30
An opportunity Sri Lanka missed out on for getting ten crucial Super League points. New Zealand had Williamson, Southee, Santner, Conway and Bracewell missing, and despite the pitch having good pace and bounce, 275 was never a mountain to climb. So that's it from us from the first ODI, as Raghav, Abhimanyu and me, Himanshu, bid you goodbye!
Henry Shipley is the Player of the Match for his 5 for 31
Ollie: "Avoided the follow onâŠ"
Successive totals of less than 100 in men's ODIs: Kenya in 2013 (89 & 93 vs AFG) Sri Lanka in 2023 (73 vs IND & 76 vs NZ)
Melvin: "Now that Akshat said that, it feels like a loss for NZ"
8.12pm So Sri Lanka don't even last 20 overs. As someone just pointed out, they folded for 73 the last time they had batted in an ODI; today, they manage just three more. Only three batters reach double figures - two of them were bowlers - as Shipley grabbed a career-best 5 for 31. Sri Lanka were never in the chase - their highest stand of 15 came after they were 31 for 5 inside the first ten overs - and by then, that was it.
CBRLS Kumara c Ravindra b Tickner 10 (21m 10b 1x4 1x6) SR: 100.00
AKSHAT: "The last ODI Sri Lanka played, they got bundled out on 73 vs India. Can they overtake that score?"
Now there is another change of a bail. Somebody bail us out of this, please.
He dismissed five of Sri Lanka's top-seven batters to set up a huge victory
Chasing 275, the visitors were bowled out for 76 in 19.5 overs in Auckland
Strong showing in Tests gives visitors hopes of springing a surprise in opening fixture