You are here: Home » ICC Champions Trophy 2009 » New Zealand defeats Sri Lanka by 38 runs - 2009 ICC Champions Trophy
New Zealand is playing 
Sri Lanka in the Group B match at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. This is Sri Lanka's final round-robin game in the ICC Champions Trophy 2009. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first. New Zealand won the match by 38 runs.
New Zealand: 315/7 (50 overs); Jesse Ryder 74(58), Martin Guptill 66(76), Daniel Vettori 48(44), Sanath Jayasuriya 3/39 (10 overs) Sri Lanka: 277 (46.4 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 77(85), Nuwan Kulasekara 57*(56), Kyle Mills 3/69 (10 overs)
Toss: Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first
Result: New Zealand won by 38 runs
Player of the match: Daniel Vettori 48(44), 2/45 (10 overs)
Over 46.4: Sri Lanka are all out for 277. New Zealand wins by 38 runs.
Sri Lanka: 277 (46.4 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 57*(56), Ajantha Mendis 3(6), Daryl Tuffey 8.4-1-39-2
Over 43: Kyle Mills comes back into the attack. And he gets the wicket of Thushara the first ball. Thushara caught by Guptill at fineleg. Sri Lanka are 8 wickets down. Lasith Malinga is the new man in for Sri Lanka. 3 runs from the over. 70 runs required from 42 balls.
Sri Lanka: 246/8 (43 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 42*(48), Lasith Malinga 2*(2), Thushara 11(14), Kyle Mills 9-0-61-2
Over 42: James Franklin to continue. 4 runs from the over. 73 required from 48 balls.
Sri Lanka: 243/7 (42 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 41*(45), Thushara 11*(13), James Franklin 8-0-32-2
Over 41: Two sixers in the over from Thushara. 77 required from 54 balls.
Sri Lanka: 239/7 (41 overs); Nuwan Kulasekara 38*(42), Thushara 10*(10), Daniel Vettori 10-0-45-2
Over 36: Tuffey to continue. 9 runs from the over. 104 required from 14 overs.
Sri Lanka: 212/6 (36 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 73*(77), Nuwan Kulasekara 26*(28), Daryl Tuffey 7-1-35-1
Over 35: Daniel Vettori comes back. 5 runs from the over. 113 required from 90 balls. 200 comes up for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 203/6 (35 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 68*(77), Nuwan Kulasekara 22*(24), Daniel Vettori 7-0-24-1
Over 34: Daryl Tuffey comes back. 5 runs from the over. 118 required from 16 overs.
Sri Lanka: 198/6 (34 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 64*(73), Nuwan Kulasekara 21*(22), Daryl Tuffey 6-1-26-1
Over 33: Mills to continue. It's Kulasekara's turn to hit a six this time and he does it over cover boundary. Another six off the last ball of the over. 123 runs required from 17 overs.
Sri Lanka: 193/6 (33 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 61*(69), Nuwan Kulasekara 19*(20), Kyle Mills 8-0-58-1
Over 32: Bond will continue. Jayawardene hits another six off the second ball of the over. He follows that with a four off the next delivery. 14 runs from the over. 138 required from 18 overs. Jayawardene gets a fifty here.
Sri Lanka: 178/6 (32 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 60*(68), Nuwan Kulasekara 6*(15), Shane Bond 8-0-69-0
Over 31: Kyle Mills comes back. 7 runs from the over. 152 runs required from 19 overs.
Sri Lanka: 164/6 (31 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 47*(63), Nuwan Kulasekara 5*(14), Kyle Mills 7-0-43-1
Over 30: Shane Bond back into the attack. Jayawardene welcomes him with a six. Jayawardene survives as Elliott drops a tough chance. 13 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 157/6 after 30 overs. They require another 159 runs from 20 overs.
Sri Lanka: 157/6 (30 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 42*(60), Nuwan Kulasekara 3*(11), Shane Bond 7-0-55-0
Over 29: 2 runs from Daniel Vettori's over. 172 runs required from 21 overs.
Sri Lanka: 144/6 (29 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 30*(56), Nuwan Kulasekara 2*(9), Daniel Vettori 6-0-19-1
Over 28: James Franklin to continue. Angelo Mathews is out for 2. Sixth wicket down for Sri Lanka. Nuwan Kulasekara is the new man in. Just a single from the over. 172 required from 22 overs.
Sri Lanka: 142/6 (28 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 29*(55), Nuwan Kulasekara 1*(4), Angelo Mathews 2(11), James Franklin 6-0-25-2
Over 27: Vettori to continue. Just 2 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 141/5.
Sri Lanka: 141/5 (27 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 29*(55), Angelo Mathews 2*(9), Daniel Vettori 5-0-17-1
Over 26: Franklin to continue. 2 runs from the over. Sri Lanka require 177 runs from 24 overs.
Sri Lanka: 139/5 (26 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 28*(54), Angelo Mathews 1*(4), James Franklin 5-0-24-1
Over 25: Vettori to continue. Kandamby is run out. Fifth wicket down for Sri Lanka and they are in deep trouble here. Angelo Mathews into the attack. 5 runs from the over. Sri Lanka require 179 runs from 150 balls.
Sri Lanka: 137/5 (25 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 27*(52), Angelo Mathews 0*(0), Thilina Kandamby 11(19), Daniel Vettori 4-0-15-1
Over 24: James Franklin comes back. A runout appeal goes to the third umpire, but is given notout. 3 runs from the over. Sri Lanka require 184 runs from 26 overs.
Sri Lanka: 132/4 (24 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 22*(46), Thilina Kandamby 11*(19), James Franklin 4-0-22-1
Over 23: 2 runs from Vettori's over. 187 runs required from 27 overs.
Sri Lanka: 129/4 (23 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 20*(44), Thilina Kandamby 10*(15), Daniel Vettori 3-0-10-1
Over 22: Shane Bond to bowl his sixth over. 2 runs from the over. 189 runs required from 28 overs.
Sri Lanka: 127/4 (22 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 19*(39), Thilina Kandamby 9*(14), Shane Bond 6-0-42-0
Over 21: Vettori to continue. 2 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 125/4 (21 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 18*(36), Thilina Kandamby 8*(11), Daniel Vettori 2-0-8-1
Over 20: Bond to continue. 8 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 123/4 after 20 overs. They require 193 runs from 30 overs.
Sri Lanka: 123/4 (20 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 17*(34), Thilina Kandamby 7*(7), Shane Bond 5-0-40-0
Over 19: The captain brings himself on. Samaraweera hits the third ball of the over for a boundary. And he is out the very next ball. Samaraweera out for 18 caught by Neil Broom at backward point. Thilina Kandamby is the new man in. 6 runs and a wicket from the over. 201 required from 31 overs.
Sri Lanka: 115/4 (19 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 16*(33), Thilina Kandamby 1*(2), Thilan Samaraweera 18(18), Daniel Vettori 1-0-6-1
Over 18: Bond is back. 3 runs from the over. 207 runs required from 32 overs.
Sri Lanka: 109/3 (18 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 15*(31), Thilan Samaraweera 14*(16), Shane Bond 4-0-32-0
Over 17: 8 runs from Franklin's over. Samaraweera hits the first ball of the over through mid-off for a four. 100 comes up for Sri Lanka. 210 runs required from 33 overs.
Sri Lanka: 106/3 (17 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 14*(27), Thilan Samaraweera 12*(14), James Franklin 3-0-19-1
Over 16: Tuffey to continue.6 runs from the over. Samaraweera pulls one over midwicket for a boundary.
Sri Lanka: 98/3 (16 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 12*(24), Thilan Samaraweera 6*(11), Daryl Tuffey 5-1-21-1
Over 15: Franklin to continue. Jayawardene hits a four off the fifth ball of the over. Just four from the over. Sri Lanka are 92/3 after 15 overs. The bowling powerplay is over. Sri Lanka require 224 runs from 35 overs.
Sri Lanka: 92/3 (15 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 12*(23), Thilan Samaraweera 1*(6), James Franklin 2-0-11-1
Over 14: Daryl Tuffey to continue. 3 runs from the over.
Sri Lanka: 88/3 (14 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 8*(17), Thilan Samaraweera 1*(6), Daryl Tuffey 4-1-15-1
Over 13: James Franklin comes into the attack. First free hit of the innings as Franklin oversteps the second delivery. Sangakkara to face the free hit delivery. And he dispatches it for a four. And he gets the third wicket. Sangakkara walks down the track and edges it to first slip. Three wickets down for Sri Lanka. Thilan Samaraweera is the new man in. 7 runs and a wicket in the over. Sri Lanka require 231 runs from 37 overs.
Sri Lanka: 85/3 (13 overs); Mahela Jayawardene 6*(14), Thilan Samaraweera 0*(3), Kumar Sangakkara 11(13), James Franklin 1-0-7-1
Over 12: Daryl Tuffey to continue. 6 runs from the over as Jayawardene hits a boundary off the last ball. 238 runs required from 38 overs.
Sri Lanka: 78/2 (12 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 6*(10), Mahela Jayawardene 5*(13), Daryl Tuffey 3-1-12-1
Over 11: New Zealand takes the Bowling Powerplay. Kyle Mills to continue. Mahela Jayawardene was dropped off the last ball in the previous over by Brendon McCullum. 2 drops already in the innings. 3 runs from the over. 244 required from 39 overs.
Sri Lanka: 72/2 (11 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 5*(7), Mahela Jayawardene 0*(10), Kyle Mills 6-0-36-1
Over 10: Daryl Tuffey to continue. Maiden over.Sri Lanka are 69/2 after 10 overs. They require another 247 runs from 40 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
Sri Lanka: 69/2 (10 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 3*(5), Mahela Jayawardene 0*(6), Daryl Tuffey 2-1-6-1
Over 9: Mills to continue. The captain drops a sitter. Sangakarra mishits a delivery and Vettori at short extra cover drops the catch. Here comes a life for Sangakkara. He gets off the mark with a single the next delivery. Dilshan departs. An entertaining innings comes to an end here. Dilshan is caught by Jeetan Patel, the substitute fielder at deep-square leg. Mahela Jayawardene is the new man in. 2 wickets in 2 overs. Sri Lanka require 247 runs from 41 overs.
Sri Lanka: 69/2 (9 overs); Kumar Sangakkara 3*(5), Mahela Jayawardene 0*(0), Tillakaratne Dilshan 41(31), Kyle Mills 5-0-33-1
Over 8: Vettori brings Daryl Tuffey into the attack. Shane Bond has given 29 runs in 3 overs so far today. Jayasuriya doesn't mind who the bowler is, he walks down the track and attempts a big swing. The ball goes off the top edge over the slip cordon to the boundary. And there goes the first strike. Sanath Jayasuriya top edges one to Kyle Mills at mid-wicket. There goes the first wicket for Sri Lanka. Partnership of 66 comes to an end here. Kumar Sangakkara is the new man in. 6 runs from the over. Sri Lanka require 250 runs from 42 overs.
Sri Lanka: 66/1 (8 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 41*(30), Kumar Sangakkara 0*(0), Sanath Jayasuriya 24(18), Daryl Tuffey 1-0-6-1
Over 7: Mills to continue. Jayasuriya hits the first ball to the boundary. 7 runs from the seventh over.
Sri Lanka: 60/0 (7 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 41*(29), Sanath Jayasuriya 18*(13), Kyle Mills 4-0-30-0
Over 6: Bond to continue. 7 runs from the sixth over. Sri Lanka require 263 runs from 44 overs to win the match. 50 comes up for Sri Lanka in the sixth over.
Sri Lanka: 53/0 (6 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 39*(25), Sanath Jayasuriya 13*(11), Shane Bond 3-0-29-0
Over 5: Mills to bowl his third over. Dilshan gets a double past square-leg. He then pulls the next delivery to the square leg boundary for a four. Dilshan hits the next delivery for a four again. 10 runs from the over. 270 runs required from 45 overs to win the match for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka: 46/0 (5 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 34*(21), Sanath Jayasuriya 11*(9), Kyle Mills 3-0-23-0
Over 4: Shane Bond to continue. 5 runs from the over. Sri Lanka require 280 runs from 46 overs.
Sri Lanka: 36/0 (4 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 24*(15), Sanath Jayasuriya 11*(9), Shane Bond 2-0-22-0
Over 3: Kyle Mills to continue. Jayasuriya takes a single off the first delivery. Dilshan gets a leg bye off the second delivery. A better over for New Zealand. Just 4 runs from it.
Sri Lanka: 31/0 (3 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 23*(12), Sanath Jayasuriya 7*(6), Kyle Mills 2-0-13-0
Over 2: Shane Bond to share the new ball. Sanath Jayasuriya welcomes him with a four off the first ball of the over. Dilshan hits the third ball off the over for a boundary past Shane Bond. The fourth ball is dispatched to the boundary as well. The last ball of the over is another boundary. 17 runs from the second over. Good start for Sri Lanka. They require 289 runs from 48 overs at 6.02 runs per over.
Sri Lanka: 27/0 (2 overs); Tillakaratne Dilshan 22*(10), Sanath Jayasuriya 5*(2), Shane Bond 1-0-17-0
Over 1: The players are back on the field. Kyle Mills to bowl the first over. Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya to open the innings for Sri Lanka. First boundary for Sri Lanka as Dilshan hits a four off the fourth ball of the over. He follows that with a six off the fifth ball of the over. 10 runs from the first over. Sri Lanka require 206 from 49 overs.
Sri Lanka: 10/0 (1 over); Tillakaratne Dilshan 10*(6), Sanath Jayasuriya 0*(0), Kyle Mills 1-0-10-0
Over 50: So, here comes the last over of the inning. Malinga is bowling his 10th over. Franklin hits a FOUR off the first ball. The second ball goes wide. The next ball to goes wide. So two wides altogether. Mills makes a double off the 2nd ball. The 3rd and 4th balls are hit for FOURs. The 5th ball, a leg bye is called. A single off the last ball. 18 runs from the over. So, here comes the end of the New Zealand innings. Sri Lanka needs 316 runs to win the match.
New Zealand: 315/7 (50 overs); Kyle Mills 18*(6), James Franklin 28*(21). Malinga: 10-0-85-1
Over 49: Nuwan Kulasekara is bowling his 7th over of the innings. Franklin makes a single off the 1st ball. Mills makes a single off the 2nd ball. Franklin hits a FOUR for the 3rd ball. Franklin adds another single off the 5th ball. Mills gets the strike and hits a SIX. 13 runs added from the over. New Zealand is all set to cross the 300 runs, possibly in the next over.
New Zealand: 297/7 (49 overs); Kyle Mills 7*(2), James Franklin 23*(19). Kulasekara: 7-0-52-1
Over 48: Malinga is bowling his 9th over of the inning. Guptill faces the first ball. A double off the first ball as the ball is drifted of long-on. A single is made in the 2nd ball. Franklin makes a single off the 3rd ball. The 4th ball Guptill makes a single. Franklin makes a single off the 5th ball. The last ball and Guptill is OUT. Guptill b Malinga 66 (76)
New Zealand: 278/7 (48 overs); Martin Guptill 66*(76), Malinga: 9-0-67-1
Over 47: Ajantha Mendis is bowling. Guptill is on strike. Guptill hits a FOUR, a couple of doubles and a couple of singles off the first 5 balls. The last ball is called to be a no-ball so a single and a free hit has come up. Franklin makes best use of it and hits a FOUR. So 16 runs from the over
New Zealand: 278/6 (47 overs); Martin Guptill 62*(72), James Franklin: 15*(13), Mendis: 9-1-49-0
Over 46: Malinga is bowling the over. 8 runs off the over.
New Zealand: 262/6 (46 overs); Martin Guptill 52*(67), James Franklin: 10*(11), Malinga: 8-0-61-0
Over 45: Mendis balls the over. 6 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 254/6 (45 overs); Martin Guptill 46*(63), James Franklin: 9*(9), Mendis: 8-1-33-0
Over 44: Thushara returns back. 10 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 248/6 (44 overs); Martin Guptill 42*(59), James Franklin: 7*(7), Thushara: 7-0-50-0
Over 43: Mendis is bowling his 7th over. 6 runs from the over
New Zealand: 238/6 (43 overs); Martin Guptill 34*(56), James Franklin: 5*(4), Mendis: 7-1-27-0
Over 42: Jayasuriya's last over of the innings. Vettori loses his wicket off the 4th ball. DL Vettori c sub (CK Kapugedera) b Jayasuriya 48 (44). 6 runs added in the over.
New Zealand: 232/6 (42 overs); Martin Guptill 32*(53), James Franklin: 1*(1), Jayasuriya: 10-0-39-3
Over 41: Mendis balls the over. New Zealand adds 5 runs off this over.
New Zealand: 226/5 (41 overs); Martin Guptill 28*(50), Daniel Vettori 47*(42), Mendis: 6-1-21-0
Over 40: Thushara is bowling his 6th over of the innings. Guptill drives the ball through covers for a single. Vettori hits the 2nd ball wide outside off for a single. Wide signaled. the next ball he hits a FOUR. The third ball Vettori makes 2 runs off it. The 5th ball is drawn outside off stump. Yet another single. So 9 runs off this over.
New Zealand: 221/5 (40 overs); Martin Guptill 27*(49), Daniel Vettori 45*(37), Thushara: 6-0-40-0
Over 39: Sanath Jayasuriya is bowling his 9th over now. 4 runs off this over.
New Zealand: 212/5 (39 overs); Martin Guptill 26*(47), Daniel Vettori 38*(33), Jayasuriya: 9-0-33-2
Over 38: Thushara is bowling. Vettori makes a single off the first ball and gives Guptill the strike. A no-ball and a run off the 5th ball places Vettori who makes a single in the 5th ball. So, 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 208/5 (38 overs); Martin Guptill 24*(44), Daniel Vettori 36*(30), Thushara: 5-0-31-0
Over 37: Mendis to continue. Vettori hits a couple of fours in the over. 9 runs from the over. 200 comes up for New Zealand.
New Zealand: 204/5 (37 overs); Martin Guptill 23*(39), Daniel Vettori 34*(28), Ajantha Mendis 6-1-27-0
Over 36: Thilan Thushara comes back. 3 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 195/5 (36 overs); Martin Guptill 23*(39), Daniel Vettori 25*(22), Thilan Thushara 4-0-27-0
Over 35: Mendis comes back. 5 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 192/5 (35 overs); Martin Guptill 22*(36), Daniel Vettori 23*(19), Ajantha Mendis 5-1-18-0
Over 34: Malinga to continue. 15 runs from the over. Vettori hits a six and a four in that over.
New Zealand: 187/5 (34 overs); Martin Guptill 20*(33), Daniel Vettori 21*(16), Lasith Malinga 7-0-53-0
Over 33: Jayasuriya to bowl his seventh over. Vettori survives as Sangakkara missed a run out chance. He breaks the stumps but only after the ball popped out of his hands. Daniel Vettori was well short in his crease. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 172/5 (33 overs); Martin Guptill 19*(32), Daniel Vettori 7*(11), Sanath Jayasuriya 7-0-20-2
Over 32: Lasith Malinga comes back into the attack. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 168/5 (32 overs); Martin Guptill 17*(30), Daniel Vettori 5*(7), Lasith Malinga 6-0-38-0
Over 31: Sri Lanka takes the bowling powerplay. Jayasuriya to continue. Neil Broom is gone. 3 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 164/5 (31 overs); Martin Guptill 16*(28), Daniel Vettori 2*(3), Neil Broom 15(21), Sanath Jayasuriya 6-0-16-2
Over 30: Kandamby into the attack. 2 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 161/4 (30 overs); Martin Guptill 15*(27), Neil Broom 15*(19), Kandamby 1-0-2-0
Over 29: 8 runs from Jayasuriya's over.
New Zealand: 159/4 (29 overs); Martin Guptill 14*(24), Neil Broom 14*(16), Sanath Jayasuriya 5-0-13-1
Over 28: Mathews to continue. 5 runs from the over. 150 comes up for New Zealand
New Zealand: 151/4 (28 overs); Martin Guptill 13*(23), Neil Broom 7*(11), Angelo Mathews 6-0-33-2
Over 27: Jayasuriya to continue. 2 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 146/4 (27 overs); Martin Guptill 13*(19), Neil Broom 2*(9), Sanath Jayasuriya 4-0-5-1
Over 26: Angelo Mathews to continue. 3 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 144/4 (26 overs); Martin Guptill 12*(14), Neil Broom 1*(8), Angelo Mathews 5-0-28-2
Over 25: Jayasuriya to continue. Just a single from the over.
New Zealand: 141/4 (25 overs); Martin Guptill 10*(11), Neil Broom 0*(5), Sanath Jayasuriya 3-0-3-1
Over 24: Mathews to continue. Three wickets in three overs for Sri Lanka. The fourth wicket goes down for New Zealand. Sri Lanka is on fire here. Grant Elliott is gone for a duck. Neil Broom is the new man in.
New Zealand: 140/4 (24 overs); Martin Guptill 9*(9), Neil Broom 0*(1), Grant Elliott 0(3), Angelo Mathews 4-0-25-2
Over 23: Sanath Jayasuriya to continue. And there goes another wicket. That's 3 quick wickets for Sri Lanka. Ross Taylor is out. Grant Elliott is the new man in.
New Zealand: 133/3 (23 overs); Martin Guptill 2*(6), Grant Elliott 0*(1), Ross Taylor 4(2), Sanath Jayasuriya 2-0-2-1
Over 21: Angelo Mathews replaces Kulasekara. McCullum falls. Second wicket down for New Zealand. That's two quick wickets for Sri Lanka to come back right into the game. Ross Taylor is the new man in. He is off the mark with a boundary.
New Zealand: 132/2 (22 overs); Martin Guptill 1*(2), Ross Taylor 4*(1), Brendon McCullum 46(72), Angelo Mathews 3-0-18-1
Over 20: Sanath Jayasuriya to bowl. Martin Guptill is the new man in. Just a single from the over. Good start from Sanath Jayasuriya here.
New Zealand: 126/1 (21 overs); Brendon McCullum 45*(69), Martin Guptill 0*(0), Sanath Jayasuriya 1-0-1-0
Over 20: Nuwan Kulsekara to continue. And Jesse Ryder finally departs. An end to an entertaining innings and New Zealand lose their first wicket. New Zealand are 125/1 after 20 overs. The current run rate is 6.25 runs per over
New Zealand: 125/1 (20 overs); Jesse Ryder 74(58), Brendon McCullum 44*(63), Nuwan Kulasekara 6-0-39-1
Over 19: Mathews to continue. 8 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 118/0 (19 overs); Jesse Ryder 69*(54), Brendon McCullum 42*(61), Angelo Mathews 2-0-12-0
Over 18: Nuwan Kulasekara comes back into the attack. 5 runs from the over. The current run rate is 6.11 per over.
New Zealand: 110/0 (18 overs); Jesse Ryder 65*(51), Brendon McCullum 39*(58), Nuwan Kulasekara 5-0-32-0
Over 16: Angelo Mathews comes into the attack. McCullum cuts the second ball that goes to the boundary. 5 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 105/0 (17 overs); Jesse Ryder 62*(47), Brendon McCullum 37*(56), Angelo Mathews 1-0-5-0
Over 16: Malinga to bowl his fifth over. 9 runs from the over. 100 comes up for New Zealand. The current run rate is 6.25 runs per over.
New Zealand: 100/0 (16 overs); Jesse Ryder 61*(46), Brendon McCullum 33*(51), Lasith Malinga 5-0-34-0
Over 15: Mendis to bowl his fourth over. Maiden over from Ajantha Mendis.
New Zealand: 91/0 (15 overs); Jesse Ryder 57*(42), Brendon McCullum 28*(49), Ajantha Mendis 4-1-14-0
Over 14: Lasith Malinga to continue. 3 runs from the 14th over. The current runrate is 6.5 runs per over.
New Zealand: 91/0 (14 overs); Jesse Ryder 57*(42), Brendon McCullum 28*(43), Lasith Malinga 4-0-25-0
Over 13: Mendis to continue. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 88/0 (13 overs); Jesse Ryder 57*(38), Brendon McCullum 26*(41), Ajantha Mendis 3-0-14-0
Over 12: Malinga to continue. He has given 21 runs in his first two over of this match. Sri Lanka have not taken the Bowling Powerplay yet. Probably, a good move to get a breather here. Just 2 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 84/0 (12 overs); Jesse Ryder 55*(35), Brendon McCullum 24*(38), Lasith Malinga 3-0-23-0
Over 11: Ajanatha Mendis to continue. He has given just 4 runs in the first over. 6 runs from the over. New Zealand are 82/0 in 11 overs.
New Zealand: 82/0 (11 overs); Jesse Ryder 54*(32), Brendon McCullum 23*(35), Ajantha Mendhis 2-0-10-0
Over 10: Malinga to continue. 50 comes up for Jesse Ryder in 28 balls.. 13 runs from the over. Sri Lanka are 76/0 after 10 overs. The current run rate is 7.6 runs per over.
New Zealand: 76/0 (10 overs); Jesse Ryder 50*(28), Brendon McCullum 21*(33), Lasith Malinga 2-0-21-0
Over 9: Double bowling change. Ajantha Mendis into the attack. Brendon McCullum hits a sweep shot that runs to the boundary. 4 runs from the over.
New Zealand: 63/0 (9 overs); Jesse Ryder 38*(23), Brendon McCullum 20*(32), Ajantha Mendis 1-0-4-0
Over 8: Lasith Malinga comes into the attack. Jesse Ryder welcomes him with a boundary through cover point. Ryder hits another boundary off the fourth ball of the over, this time past the point region. 8 runs from the over. New Zealand are 59/0 after 8 overs at 7.37 runs per over.
New Zealand: 59/0 (8 overs); Jesse Ryder 38*(23), Brendon McCullum 16*(26), Lasith Malinga 1-0-8-0
Over 7: Kulasekara is bowling the 7th over. Ryder pushes the ball wide outside off stump. Umpire signals the ball a wide. So, a single and a ball for New Zealand. Ryder hits a FOUR off the 2nd ball. Two runs made in the 3rd ball and now, in the fourth ball, there is a huge SIX by Ryder. Excellent hits by Ryder, particularly in the last three overs. Remember, only an over ago, Ryder is treated by the lady physio Kate Stalker for his strained muscle. He has to call for a runner too. But here we can see him hitting FOURs or SIXers. The last ball of the over, and Ryder makes a single. 14 runs added in the over.
New Zealand: 51/0 (7 over); Brendon McCullum 16*(26), Jesse Ryder 30*(14), Kulasekara: 4-0-27-0
Over 6: Thushara continues to bowl. Ryder is on strike and lo - the first ball is hit hard for a FOUR. He hits the second ball for a single. McCullum now gets the strike. He makes a single off the 4th ball. Ryder gets the strike and he hits another FOUR in the 5th ball. The 6th one, he makes another single. What a batting by Ryder. So 11 runs from the over. Current Run-rate is at 6.16!
New Zealand: 37/0 (6 over); Brendon McCullum 16*(26), Jesse Ryder 17*(11), Thushara: 3-0-24-0
Over 5: Kulasekara bowls the 5th over of the innings. McCullum faces him. The first ball goes to the boundary. The 3rd ball is hit towards off stump and a single is claimed from it. Ryder who got the strike in the 4th ball come out and hit the ball towards the boundary line. So two FOURs from the over from each of the batsmen. One more run is made off the 5th ball by Ryder. Ryder appeared to be suffering with a pulled muscle. He is down on the ground. The Physio is treated him. Ryder has called for a runner. No run is made off the last ball. So 10 runs fro the over.
New Zealand: 26/0 (5 over); Brendon McCullum 15*(24), Jesse Ryder 7*(7), Kulasekara: 3-0-13-0
Over 4: Thushara is bowling the fourth over. McCullum on strike. A wide called for the first ball. McCullum makes a single as the ball drifted through midwicket region. Ryder gets the strike and he makes a quick single. The 4th ball is again a wide. Another single made off the 4th ball. Ryder gets the strike in the 5th ball which again turns out to be a wide delivery. He makes a single too. So 6 runs from the over. Statistics update: New Zealand's current run rate is at 4.0
New Zealand: 16/0 (4 over); Brendon McCullum 10*(20), Jesse Ryder 2*(5), Thushara: 2-0-13-0
Over 3: Kulasekara is bowling the third over of the innings. McCullum is at the batsman end. A single made off the last ball.
New Zealand: 10/0 (3 over); Brendon McCullum 8*(17), Jesse Ryder 1*(2), Nuwan Kulasekara: 2-0-3-0
Over 2: Thilan Thushara is taking the second over. Ryder begins to face him. Ryder makes a single off the second ball and gives McCullum the strike. A no-ball is called in the 4th over and the next ball, McCullum hits the ball full length just outside the off stump to the boundary. The last ball, McCullum makes a single.
New Zealand: 9/0 (2 over); Brendon McCullum 7*(11), Jesse Ryder 1*(2),T Thushara: 1-0-7-0
Over 1: Nuwan Kulasekara will open the bowling for Sri Lanka. Brendon McCullum and Jesse Ryder are the opening batsmen. 2 runs from the first over.
New Zealand: 2/0 (1 over); Brendon McCullum 2*(6), Jesse Ryder 0*(0), Nuwan Kulasekara 1-0-2-0
Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Thilina Kandamby, Thilan Samaraweera, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis
Comments
Copyright © 2003-2011 CricketFun.com. All Rights Reserved. - Privacy Policy