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Best performances - Batsmen

WA Young
WA Young
86(113) 11x4 - 0x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 14 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
9 9 11 7 13 5 14 18
P Nissanka
57(64) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %78%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 16 runs
  • 3x4 - 0x6
1 5 22 11 7 1 6 4

Best performances - Bowlers

MJ Henry
MJ Henry
O10
M2
R14
W3
Eco1.40
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
HB Shipley
O8.3
M2
R32
W3
Eco3.76
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

Sri Lanka , elected to bat first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

New Zealand won the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Match days

31 March 2023 - day/night match (50-over match)

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Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

New Zealand 10, Sri Lanka 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

8:15pm Right. That will be that from us for this game. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Abhimanyu, Sudeep and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo! Goodbye and take care!

8:11pm Well, that turned into a fairly one-sided contest in the end. That, though, was not the case at the start of the run-chase when Kumara was running through the Kiwi top order. Rajitha and Shanaka picked up a wicket apiece and when Latham fell, New Zealand still needed 99 runs.

But like he has done in his short ODI career so far, Young stood up, soaked in the pressure and stitched together an excellent knock. Nicholls provided him good support, with the pair ultimately putting on a century stand.

Earlier in the day, New Zealand's bowlers were brilliant, with Henry, Shipley and Mitchell picking up three-wicket hauls. Sri Lanka, much like the rest of the tour so far, were not able to withstand that pressure and crumbled to a score that was well below par.

There were a few positives for Sri Lanka, namely the way their pacers bowled with the new ball. Kumara, though, limped off in the dying embers and Sri Lanka would be hoping that that is nothing serious. With the T20I series on the horizon, there is something for Sri Lanka to cling on to, although they would need a drastic improvement in the batting department to pose a stiff challenge.

32.5
4
Karunaratne to Nicholls, FOUR, that will be that! NZ win by six wickets! Dug into the track again, and this time, Nicholls is up to the task! He rocks back and pounds it past deep square leg to seal the deal and secure a 2-0 series victory!
32.4
1
Karunaratne to Young, 1 run, full delivery on leg stump. Young uses the pace and glances it down to fine leg for a single
32.3
0
Karunaratne to Young, no run, back of a length delivery outside off stump. Young goes fiddling at it away from his body and is lucky to not nick it through to Mendis
32.2
0
Karunaratne to Young, no run, banged into the track on off stump. Young thinks about the pull initially before swaying out of the way
32.1
0
Karunaratne to Young, no run, length delivery on middle and off stump. Young presses half forward and blocks it back to the bowler

Karunaratne to bowl what could be the final over in this game

Right. Sri Lanka have managed to stretch this run-chase to another over. Surely the Kiwis will seal the deal in this over? It would be fitting if Young was to hit the winning runs, considering how superbly he has batted today

END OF OVER:
32 | 5 Runs | NZ: 154/4 (4 runs required from 18 overs, RR: 4.81, RRR: 0.22)

  • Henry Nicholls40 (51b)
  • Will Young85 (109b)
  • Dasun Shanaka7.2-1-25-1
  • Chamika Karunaratne4-0-21-0
31.6
0
Shanaka to Nicholls, no run, length delivery just outside off stump. Nicholls gets a half stride forward and presents the full face of the bat

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st5CJ BowesTA Blundell
2nd1TA BlundellWA Young
3rd15DJ MitchellWA Young
4th38TWM LathamWA Young
5th100HM NichollsWA Young