- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.1 review first up!. This is full, fast, and swinging away from Nissanka about a foot outside off stump. He pushes his bat out at it and the New Zealand players appeal. It's turned down by the umpire, but Latham reviews. They've got him too. Snicko shows a feather edge as ball passes bat, and New Zealand and Milne have their first victim off the first ball. 0/13.2 gone! Shipley's short ball gets another Sri Lanka wicket. We saw that through the ODI series. This is on the stumps, and about midriff height. Mendis tries to get inside the line again and larrup that over short fine leg, but has mistimed it horrible, and the fielder there just needs to run a little way to his left and take a comfortable catch. An end to a promising innings! 47/25.1 Neesham strikes straight away. Length outside off stump, which de Silva tries to drive on the up through mid off. Mistimes it terribly though, and it goes off the inside half of the bat, in the air, and to the fielder at mid on. Sri Lanka lose their third inside the powerplay. Just poor execution, really. 65/316.3 Slog sweeps the slower ball, finds Seifert at deep-backward square. Asalanka was on one knee early, tried to whack it off a length, ended up going straight to the fielder. Caught with fingers pointing up. Great anchoring innings though. Lister has his maiden T20I wicket. 168/417.1 Slapped in the air, finds long-off. Was a length ball around off, Shanaka stayed leg side and looked to hit off the back foot. May have wanted to go wider. Ball was there for the shot, connection and placement weren't good enough. Neesham'll take those, especially at this stage. 171/5Extras14 (lb 5, w 9)TOTAL196/5 (20 Overs, RR: 9.8)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Pathum Nissanka, 0.1 ov), 2-47 (Kusal Mendis, 3.2 ov), 3-65 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 5.1 ov), 4-168 (Charith Asalanka, 16.3 ov), 5-171 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AF Milne 4 0 42 1 10.50 9 3 3 2 0 BG Lister 4 0 43 1 10.75 8 5 1 3 0 HB Shipley 4 0 43 1 10.75 8 0 4 3 0 JDS Neesham 4 0 30 2 7.50 9 1 2 0 0 IS Sodhi 4 0 33 0 8.25 6 1 2 1 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.1 ooof, what a start! Full, swinging, and through Bowes' defences. This is straightening in the air, pitching full, on middle stump, and Bowes doesn't get anywhere near this delivery, really. Whooshes in between bat and pad and clatters into the stumps. Madushanka is pumped. 3/20.4 full, straight, huuuge appeal, and given out! This is flicked out the front of the hand, and hits Seifert on the front boot. It's hitting him in front of middle, and probably going on to strike leg, as the batter attempted to flick this to the on side, and missed. They take too long discussing whether to review, so Seifert doesn't send this upstairs. 1/17.4 flicked off the thigh straight to deep square leg. This is back of a length again, on the stumps. Bounces a little more than Latham expects, and it hits high on the bat and floats up into the deep. Sub fielder Nuwanidu Fernando is there to settle comfortably under it 66/315.4 Picks out deep midwicket! Shanaka with the big breakthrough. It's full on middle and leg, he clears his front leg and looks to flick it away, but doesn't get the distance on it. Dhananjaya takes the catch and a great knock from Mitchell comes to an end 144/514.1 Slog sweep is flat in the air, it's straight to deep midwicket! Was a full ball at the stumps, Chapman went on one knee and tried to muscle it. DdS didn't have to move much, took an easy catch. Hasaranga hasn't had a great time against LHBs, he gets one this time. It's his first wicket in New Zealand, notes Abhimanyu. 132/416.6 Finds short third on the reverse, Hasaranga strikes off his last ball! Was slow and full around off, Neesham tried to power it but it looped off the top edge for a dolly 156/619.1 Slapped flat in the air, to the right of Hasaranga at long-off, and it's taken. Is that the game?! Was a slot ball that Ravindra tried to hit wide of long-off or over. Hasaranga slouches and catches the bullet close to his chest 184/818.6 Swipes across, edge carries to deep third! Was a slot ball just outside off, Milne made room - which worked against him - and tried to slog it over long-on. Went low to Asalanka who took it. Madushan has his finger up. He leaves 13 for the final over. 184/7Extras9 (b 6, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL196/8 (20 Overs, RR: 9.8)Did not bat: BG ListerFall of wickets: 1-1 (Tim Seifert, 0.4 ov), 2-3 (Chad Bowes, 1.1 ov), 3-66 (Tom Latham, 7.4 ov), 4-132 (Mark Chapman, 14.1 ov), 5-144 (Daryl Mitchell, 15.4 ov), 6-156 (James Neesham, 16.6 ov), 7-184 (Adam Milne, 18.6 ov), 8-184 (Rachin Ravindra, 19.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Theekshana 4 0 22 1 5.50 11 3 0 0 0 D Madushanka 3 0 45 1 15.00 5 3 4 0 1 Pramod Madushan 4 0 37 2 9.25 4 5 0 2 0 C Karunaratne 3 0 36 0 12.00 2 3 2 0 0 PW Hasaranga 4 0 30 2 7.50 9 1 2 0 0 MD Shanaka 2 0 20 2 10.00 3 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
New Zealand , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Match days
2 April 2023 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Over 0.1: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - P Nissanka (Upheld)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 72 runs, 3 wickets)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (22 balls), Extras 5
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 10.1 overs (61 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (MDKJ Perera 16, KIC Asalanka 33, Ex 2)
- KIC Asalanka: 50 off 32 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 12
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 65 balls (MDKJ Perera 28, KIC Asalanka 67, Ex 7)
- MDKJ Perera: 50 off 39 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 196/5 in 20.0 overs (MDKJ Perera 53, PWH de Silva 21)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 58 runs, 2 wickets)
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (TWM Latham 21, DJ Mitchell 29, Ex 0)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (69 balls), Extras 1
- DJ Mitchell: 50 off 34 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (DJ Mitchell 19, MS Chapman 30, Ex 1)
- Over 14.6: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - JDS Neesham (Struck down)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 16.2 overs (99 balls), Extras 6
- Sri Lanka wins the super over
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