Match State: Match scheduled to start at 2pm local time (0100 GMT)
welcome to McLean Park in Napier for the first National Bank Series
One-Day International between New Zealand and Sri Lanka
it's an overcast afternoon here in Napier with 32 minutes until the
first ball is bowled, the forecast is mixed with a fair chance of
showers later in the day which could disrupt play
with the new rules in place for ODIs played in New Zealand this
season, we can carry over play into the reserve day if necessary,
if play today is curtailed at a point before Duckworth/Lewis could
decide the outcome
the pitch in use is brand new, adjacent to the slightly sluggish
one used for the first Shell Cup final a week ago today, which
wasn't quite a typical McLean Park track - hard, fast and plenty
of bounce and carry and quite batsman-friendly
Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya, resplendent in another
variation of the team pyjamas, has won the toss and elected to bat
first
from the touring squad of 16 for Sri Lanka, Kaushalya Weeraratne
(injured, replaced by Indika Gallage who arrived this morning),
Romesh Kaluwitharana, Chaminda Vaas (still getting over a groin
injury) and Ruchira Perera have been left out of the 12 today
Avishka Gunawardene has been named 12th man, with Kumar Sangakkara
acting as keeper, Kalu's back-up, while New Zealand have left out
home provincial captain and hero Jacob Oram, after leading Central
Districts to Shell Cup victory over Canterbury three
days ago, though the winning team, including Oram and fellow Black
Cap Mathew Sinclair, will get to parade the Shell Cup around the
ground during the interval
out on to the field come the players, with the Black Caps flanked
by 11 kids who are the 'shadow 11' as part of a new promotion for
all the One-Day Internationals, getting to walk out with a
designated player and receive their signature before taking
free seats in the crowd - the first 11 has been selected from the
New Zealand Cricket Club - online at nzcricket.co.nz
the Sri Lankan openers are Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu,
with Chris Martin to bowl from the Embankment End to Jayasuriya
two slips, third man, gully, point, cover, mid on, square leg and
long leg in place for the left-hander on strike to the right arm
over the wicket bowler
0.1 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, short rising ball outside off stump,
well left alone through to the keeper
0.2 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish ball on a good length on off
stump, defended watchfully down in close on the off side from the
crease
0.3 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, super quick rising ball from Martin,
Jayasuriya fends down at it but it sharply comes up into his ribs,
immediately hurting Jayasuriya who haunches over, and walks away
behind the stumps
he's a very looking captain, that was a very useful sharp delivery
from Martin, tickled him up nicely, now on comes the physio, he's
on the ground receiving a fair bit of attention, and after a long
break he bravely returns to his feet and says he'll
soldier on, admirable stuff from the captain, on whom the team so
often relies upon for inspiration
0.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, good rising ball outside off stump,
Jayasuriya very watchfully lets this pass through outside off
stump
0.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish straight ball, forces
Jayasuriya to hop back into his crease, defending away from the
body towards Harris at cover point
0.6 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, fuller ball outside off stump,
strongly cracked square but not past Harris at point, Martin
competes a nice tidy opening over to the match
End of over 1 (maiden) Sri Lanka 0/0 (RR: 0.00)
CS Martin 1-1-0-0 - Embankment End
MS Atapattu 0* (0b) ST Jayasuriya 0* (6b)
ex-Central Districts and now Wellington medium quick Andrew Penn to
open the bowling from the Centennial Stand End
two slips, third man, point, extra cover, mid off, mid on, square
leg and long leg in place for the right handed Atapattu on strike
to the right arm over the wicket Penn
1.1 Penn to Atapattu, no run, good full ball takes Atapattu low down on
the pads angling down leg, looking to turn it away
1.2 Penn to Atapattu, two runs, overpitched a little, Atapattu plays a
sweet shot digging it out from his toes, all timing, straight down
the ground on the leg side to open Sri Lanka's account with a
couple as McMillan chases from mid on
1.3 Penn to Atapattu, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, tucked down
off the hip to Twose at long leg
1.4 Penn to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish ball on off stump, Jayasuriya
hops on the crease with uncertainty in defending it down on the
leg side of the pitch, came back a bit on him, inside edging it
1.5 Penn to Jayasuriya, two runs, too full outside off stump,
Jayasuriya squeezes down on it, steering it between backward point
and cover point fielders, overhauled two third of the way to the
rope as there was no great power in it, but he's underway
1.6 Penn to Jayasuriya, no run, again a bit too full outside off stump,
strongly driven straight up the ground to mid off
End of over 2 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 5/0 (RR: 2.50)
AJ Penn 1-0-5-0 - Centennial Stand End
MS Atapattu 3* (3b) ST Jayasuriya 2* (9b)
2.1 Martin to Atapattu, no run, good full straight back interestingly
draws Atapattu back in his crease, defending down on the leg side
of the pitch
2.2 Martin to Atapattu, no run, squared around in defence by a shorter
ball on off stump, misplays it down behind point, looking to work
it on the leg side, neither batsman is reading Martin so far
2.3 Martin to Atapattu, one run, a bit too full on the legs, low full
toss mistimed away towards vacant wide midwicket, first run off
Martin's bowling as McMillan fields from straighter at mid on
2.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, lovely ball! quick rising ball has
Jayasuriya totally misjudging another, up into the thigh pad and
balloons away on the off side of the pitch
2.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, wide: no run, full, quick and wide down the
leg side, has a big swing trying to whip it away but misses, boos
from the crowd as umpire Bowden spoils Martin's fun by calling it
a wide
2.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, two runs, overpitched on the toes, firmly
clipped out through wide midwicket, Twose scurries after it from
mid on and prevents thoughts of a third with a quick return
2.6 Martin to Jayasuriya, OUT: Jayasuriya's battling through the pain
doesn't last long, pushing forward in defence at a lovely ball
seaming and angling away from the left hander outside off stump,
got a regulation edge through to Fleming low down at first slip
falling back,
Sri Lanka 9/1, Partnership of 9
ST Jayasuriya c Parore b Martin 4 (12b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 3 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 9/1 (RR: 3.00)
CS Martin 2-1-4-1 (1w) - Embankment End
MS Atapattu 4* (6b)
he can't take it cleanly and it pops straight back out, but
vigilant keeper Parore was right there to scoop it up before it
hit the turf, a two-man catch to remove the captain!
wicket-keeper for today, Kumar Sangakkara is the new batsman, at
the non-striker's end
3.1 Penn to Atapattu, wide: no run, quick, full and wide down the leg
side, umpire Hill duly awards the free run
3.1 Penn to Atapattu, no run, quick and full again, but this time much
straighter, Atapattu drives but it comes back in, inside edging
into the front pad, rebounds towards point, appeal for lbw quickly
turned down by umpire Hill who spotted the obvious edge
3.2 Penn to Atapattu, wide: no run, another one too full and wide down
the leg side, Penn's line is mixed so far
3.2 Penn to Atapattu, wide: no run, dear oh dear, Penn strays a mile
down the leg side once more
now captain Fleming comes down and has a chat with his bowler,
trying to settle him down
3.2 Penn to Atapattu, wide: FOUR, oh dear, but it's even worse this
time! terribly wide and too far for Parore to get across to, down
to the boundary for 5 bonus runs
3.2 Penn to Atapattu, FOUR, he gets it straighter, but it's a low full
toss, picked off through vacant midwicket, and already 12 runs
from the over with only 2 legitimate balls bowled!
3.3 Penn to Atapattu, three runs, and overpitched on the legs again,
turned away through midwicket, McMillan chases from mid on and
just overhauls inside the boundary as it wasn't quite as well
timed
15 runs from 3 legitimate deliveries this over, and requires the
captain to come down from the slips to have another long talk with
his bowler
3.4 Penn to Sangakkara, two runs, overpitched outside off stump this
time, Sangakkara steers away his first delivery nicely through
backward point, looks set to hit the rope again but Twose makes
tremendous ground around the boundary at third man to slide and
save inside the rope
he scooped it back to Harris chasing from backward point, and the
teamwork keeps it down to just two
3.5 Penn to Sangakkara, no run, much straighter this time, worked away
towards midwicket, Sangakkara looks for the single but with
uncertainty, and says no as Sinclair scoots across to field from
square leg to cut it off
3.6 Penn to Sangakkara, two runs, overpitched outside off stump again,
strongly square driven, Harris misfields at backward point,
straight through his legs and Twose has to field in the deep again
from third man
End of over 4 (19 runs) Sri Lanka 28/1 (RR: 7.00)
AJ Penn 2-0-24-0 (4w) - Centennial Stand End
MS Atapattu 11* (9b 1x4) K Sangakkara 4* (3b)
Penn ends a 10-ball, 19-run over, Sri Lanka's run rate receiving a
healthy boost after the early loss of the captain, he's unlikely
to get another in this spell
4.1 Martin to Atapattu, wide: no run, now Martin gets in on the act
with his width, this one judged to be a bit too wide outside off
stump as Atapattu leaves it alone
4.1 Martin to Atapattu, no run, full and straight, driven straight up
to McMillan at mid on
4.2 Martin to Atapattu, no run, good tight full ball, squeezed out up
towards McMillan coming in to field from mid on again
4.3 Martin to Atapattu, no run, props well forward outside off stump,
dead batting it in defence in close on the off side
4.4 Martin to Atapattu, one run, full on the legs, clipped away through
backward square leg, Penn around from long leg to field, firing
back a strong return from the deep directly over the stumps to a
strong round of surprisingly genuine applause, given his last
over!
4.5 Martin to Sangakkara, no run, good straight full ball, pushes back
watchfully in defence on the off side of the pitch
4.6 Martin to Sangakkara, one run, short ball angling on leg stump,
turned away effortlessly down to Franklin at long leg
End of over 5 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 31/1 (RR: 6.20)
CS Martin 3-1-7-1 (2w) - Embankment End
K Sangakkara 5* (5b) MS Atapattu 12* (13b 1x4)
James Franklin replaces Penn at the bowling crease as expected,
after a spell of 2-0-24-0 (4 wides) at the Centennial Stand End
5.1 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, props forward to a good accurate
opening delivery on off stump, defends away towards point where
Vettori and Harris converge to field it
5.2 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, shortish rising ball outside off
stump, guides it down from a reasonable height to backward point
where Harris fields
5.3 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, short rising straight ball, tucked
down towards midwicket, Sangakkara calls 'no!' as Sinclair's
quickly across to field from square leg
5.4 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, forward to a fuller ball outside
off stump, firmly stroking it along the ground directly to Vettori
at cover point
5.5 Franklin to Sangakkara, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, duly
punished by Sangakkara, strongly driven straight through vacant
cover, taking up the welcome invitation more than eagerly
5.6 Franklin to Sangakkara, two runs, short rising ball outside off
stump, slashes it hard and wide of the slips, Twose makes quick
ground down at third man, making a fine diving stop inside the
rope and firing back a strong return, saving two runs
End of over 6 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 37/1 (RR: 6.17)
JEC Franklin 1-0-6-0 - Centennial Stand End
MS Atapattu 12* (13b 1x4) K Sangakkara 11* (11b 1x4)
6.1 Martin to Atapattu, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
driven into the covers, Vettori slides across to field to his left
6.2 Martin to Atapattu, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, this time
Atapattu works it wide of Vettori, strongly through the covers and
it's a collection job for the two chasing fielders
6.3 Martin to Atapattu, one run, shortish straighter ball, hops on the
crease to work it away forward of square leg for an easy single,
Sinclair fields to his left as they jog through easily
6.4 Martin to Sangakkara, one run, quick and full on the legs, strongly
clipped away fine, but Franklin is solid down at fine leg, no more
than a single on offer
6.5 Martin to Atapattu, no run, forward, defends straight back down the
pitch, Martin partially stops low down on his follow through
6.6 Martin to Atapattu, no run, forward, defends down into the covers
where Vettori fields
End of over 7 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 43/1 (RR: 6.14)
CS Martin 4-1-13-1 (2w) - Embankment End
K Sangakkara 12* (12b 1x4) MS Atapattu 17* (18b 2x4)
7.1 Franklin to Sangakkara, OUT: good length ball outside off stump,
shapes away, Sangakkara gropes for it, perhaps a little
unnecessarily, guiding it straight down to Astle at slip low down,
taking a safe catch
Sri Lanka 43/2, Partnership of 34
K Sangakkara c Astle b Franklin 12 (13b 1x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 17* (18b 2x4) JEC Franklin 1.1-0-6-1
Mahela Jayawardene the new batsman
7.2 Franklin to Jayawardene, one run, quick ball but angling on leg
stump, Jayawardene hops on the crease to work it down to Twose at
long leg
7.3 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, good quick full ball, hurries through
on Atapattu, draws a huge appeal for lbw but umpire Hill quickly
indicates it pitched outside leg
replays back him up perfectly, just fractionally outside the line,
but looked to be heading straight on to the stumps, the odd
uneducated portion of the crowd boo the decision upon seeing the
replay
7.4 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, good tight ball on off stump,
watchfully defended away to backward point
7.5 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, quick and full on the legs, firmly
clipped away to Vettori at forward square leg
7.6 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, good tight ball on off stump, well
forward in defence down into the covers
End of over 8 (1 run) Sri Lanka 44/2 (RR: 5.50)
JEC Franklin 2-0-7-1 - Centennial Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 1* (1b) MS Atapattu 17* (22b 2x4)
8.1 Martin to Jayawardene, FOUR, props forward in defence to a fair
ball outside off stump, gets a thick inside edge that just travels
past the stumps, racing fine of Penn at fine leg, a lucky let off
early for Jayawardene
8.2 Martin to Jayawardene, no run, props forward in defence, played
firmly up to McMillan at mid on
8.3 Martin to Jayawardene, (noball) no run, super quick rising ball to
tickle the new batsman up, Jayawardene very awkwardly fends it
down as it hurries on, dropping it down in close on the leg side,
Martin concedes the no-ball but gains plenty with that great nut
8.3 Martin to Jayawardene, no run, fuller ball quite wide outside off
stump, Jayawardene is drawn like a magnet to it, driving and
missing, just sliding it past the outside edge
8.4 Martin to Jayawardene, no run, and another! pushing forward at one
reasonably wide outside off stump on a shorter length, just
manages to withdraw the bat out of the way as he went to play at
it
8.5 Martin to Jayawardene, two runs, rather full outside off stump,
jammed strongly into the ground and gets away past Harris a bit
backward of square at point to cut it off, Vettori chases it down
well from cover
that brings up the Sri Lankan 50 off 54 balls
8.6 Martin to Jayawardene, no run, shortish straight ball, hops back in
the crease to defend down in close on the leg side of the pitch
End of over 9 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 51/2 (RR: 5.67)
CS Martin 5-1-20-1 (2w 1nb) - Embankment End
MS Atapattu 17* (22b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 7* (8b 1x4)
9.1 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, props well forward in defence to a
good line ball on off stump, played down into the covers, Sinclair
in to field
9.2 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, forward then goes back to a short
rising straight ball, defending watchfully down in close on the
leg side, Franklin charges in on his follow through to field
9.3 Franklin to Atapattu, two runs, short ball outside off stump, well
cut down through backward point, Atapattu takes on Martin's strong
throw from around at third man, but it's a little too high and
Parore drops the ball while concentrating on the whipping off of
the bails than the taking the return cleanly
but Atapattu ran it well, safely home in any case
9.4 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven up the ground on the off side, Penn dives well to his right
at mid off to cut it off very well and prevent a single
9.5 Franklin to Atapattu, one run, superb fielding again by Penn, this
one's even better as it's played much wider to his left, beating
Sinclair at extra cover, but Penn dives athletically to stop on
the circle edge, earns a very big round of applause for the effort
9.6 Franklin to Jayawardene, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
cut down backward of point, quick single taken with the shot as
Harris darts to his left, firing at the stumps but over the top,
may have been quite close, going by the reactions of the fielding
side
End of over 10 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 55/2 (RR: 5.50)
JEC Franklin 3-0-11-1 - Centennial Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 8* (9b 1x4) MS Atapattu 20* (27b 2x4)
10.1 Martin to Jayawardene, no run, full and straight, pushed up on the
leg side of the pitch in defence
10.2 Martin to Jayawardene, no run, good testing ball on a back of a
length outside off stump, drops the bottom hand off the bat in
fending forward at it in defence, dropping it down in close square
on the off side
10.3 Martin to Jayawardene, five runs, dear oh dear, what a comedy of
errors, Jayawardene tucks it off the hip backward of square leg,
they hurry a quick single which looks awfully tight, Sinclair has
a shy at the keeper's end but it just passes over the top, gone
for all money had it hit,
Vettori backs up in the covers and has a quick shy at the bowler's
end as Jayawardene is asleep, but he too misses and it races away
down to the long on boundary for 4 overthrows
10.4 Martin to Atapattu, no run, shortish straight ball, defends down to
Sinclair directly at square leg, who gently underarms it in this
time
10.5 Martin to Atapattu, no run, forward, defends back up on the off
side of the pitch
10.6 Martin to Atapattu, no run, shoulders arms to a quick rising ball
outside off stump
End of over 11 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 60/2 (RR: 5.45)
CS Martin 6-1-25-1 (2w 1nb) - Embankment End
DPMD Jayawardene 13* (12b 1x4) MS Atapattu 20* (30b 2x4)
11.1 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, full ball outside off stump,
firmly stroked straight up to Penn at mid off
11.2 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Jayawardene goes for a big pull shot, not a judicious stroke given
it was tight on his off stump, never quite into the right
position, lucky not to get an underedge through to the keeper as
he missed
11.3 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, more wisely shoulders arms outside
off stump to a similar ball this time
11.4 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven with a vertical blade straight up to Penn at mid off
11.5 Franklin to Jayawardene, FOUR, a bit too full this time outside off
stump and Jayawardene's beautifully wristy timing comes into
effect, just rocking forward into it, driving straight down the
ground on the off side past Penn at mid off
11.6 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, another full ball and again
strongly driven straight up the ground, but too straight this time
from Jayawardene, into the stumps at the bowler's end, ricocheting
away to Penn coming across to cut it off
End of over 12 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 64/2 (RR: 5.33)
JEC Franklin 4-0-15-1 - Centennial Stand End
MS Atapattu 20* (30b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 17* (18b 2x4)
Penn returns to get a second chance, this time from the Embankment
End, replacing Martin after a 6-over spell which proved very
useful and rather hostile at times
12.1 Penn to Atapattu, no run, full outside off stump, firmly driven
straight up to Twose at mid off, and Penn gets an ironic round of
applause for managing to bowl a dot ball
12.2 Penn to Atapattu, no run, shortish straight ball coming back in,
looks to force it straight up the ground but the movement back in
only finds the inside edge into the front pad
12.3 Penn to Atapattu, no run, another brisk full ball, Atapattu looked
to work it to leg but done for movement again as it swung a fair
way back into the pads, rebounding back on the leg side of the
pitch
12.4 Penn to Atapattu, no run, good ball on a back of a length,
watchfully defended from the crease with a dead bat down in close
on the leg side
12.5 Penn to Atapattu, no run, forward with some uncertainty, seams back
in and takes Atapattu in the rather delicate region, but he
doesn't flinch as it drops down in close on the leg side
12.6 Penn to Atapattu, no run, defends from the crease, pushing back up
on the off side of the pitch, Penn earns a massive cheer and
applause as he comes back after his remarkable early pasting to
bowl a maiden
End of over 13 (maiden) Sri Lanka 64/2 (RR: 4.92)
AJ Penn 3-1-24-0 (4w) - Embankment End
DPMD Jayawardene 17* (18b 2x4) MS Atapattu 20* (36b 2x4)
13.1 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, full outside off stump, powerfully
driven straight up to Martin at mid off, the timing is evident as
it travels with effortless ease
13.2 Franklin to Jayawardene, one run, short rising ball outside off
stump, neatly dabbed down to Penn at third man, almost a late cut
as he reached for it very late in the piece
13.3 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, props forward with uncertainty in
defence, gets an inside edge that drops down into his heels, just
bouncing away in close on the leg side, doesn't know much about
where it went until Franklin charges through to field off his own
bowling
13.4 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, full and quite a bit wider outside
off stump, mistimes a push into the covers as he chops it into the
deck, away to McMillan at cover on the circle edge
13.5 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, full outside off stump, strongly
drives into the covers, direct to McMillan again
13.6 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, three in a row, powerfully driven on
bended knee along the ground, but straight to McMillan at cover
End of over 14 (1 run) Sri Lanka 65/2 (RR: 4.64)
JEC Franklin 5-0-16-1 - Centennial Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 18* (20b 2x4) MS Atapattu 20* (40b 2x4)
14.1 Penn to Jayawardene, wide: no run, Penn reverts to his previous
wicked ways, sending this one full and wide down the leg side
through to the keeper
14.1 Penn to Jayawardene, wide: no run, and he does it again! this one's
a full toss but Jayawardene didn't really go after it, happy to
take the free run
Astle walks the ball back up to him from short cover, giving him a
bit more advice on how to bowl straight like him
14.1 Penn to Jayawardene, wide: no run, but he does it again! a mile
wide down the leg side through to the keeper, the natives are
getting very restless
Astle once more walks him back towards the top of the mark having a
long chat and gesturing with ball in hand before McMillan and
Twose flank him from mid on and mid off to have a word too, Penn
just trying to do too much with a bit of extra pace
14.1 Penn to Jayawardene, no run, full down the leg side again, lucky to
get away with this one, just flicking the pad on its way through
14.2 Penn to Jayawardene, no run, forward, at last he pitches outside
off stump, Jayawardene forward in defence to short cover
14.3 Penn to Jayawardene, wide: no run, Penn for the 4th time in the
over, and for the 8th time, sends it too wide down the leg side,
this is a really poor effort, particularly given it seems he isn't
learning from previous mistakes
14.3 Penn to Jayawardene, one run, slows it right down to just get the
line right, low full toss turned down to Martin at long leg
14.4 Penn to Atapattu, no run, another low full toss, this one's a bit
straighter, clipped firmly straight up to McMillan at mid on
14.5 Penn to Atapattu, no run, full outside off stump, drives firmly
along the ground straight to Harris at backward point
14.6 Penn to Atapattu, no run, straight and full, Atapattu drives from
the crease, misplaying it slightly, up towards McMillan at mid on
End of over 15 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 70/2 (RR: 4.67)
AJ Penn 4-1-29-0 (8w) - Embankment End
DPMD Jayawardene 19* (23b 2x4) MS Atapattu 20* (43b 2x4)
Penn completes his second 10-ball over, and likely to be hauled off
quickly again in favour of Vettori
it's time for a drinks break, things interestingly poised here as
the game hasn't yet developed fully in one team's favour
Chris Harris comes on to bowl, replacing Franklin at the Centennial
Stand End after taking 1-16 off his opening 5-over spell
15.1 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, floated full outside off stump,
leisurely drive played down the ground towards Martin placed down
at long off as the fielding restrictions have been lifted
15.2 Harris to Atapattu, no run, floated full and quite wide outside off
stump, Atapattu stretches well forward to drive straight to
McMillan in the covers
15.3 Harris to Atapattu, one run, strongly driven back along the pitch,
Harris dives but can't stop it to his left, down to Martin at long
off again
15.4 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, quietly
turned away to vacant backward square leg for the easiest of
singles, Twose in to field from long leg on the circle edge
15.5 Harris to Atapattu, no run, props well forward in defence, played
straight back to the bowler from the pad
15.6 Harris to Atapattu, one run, short ball sits up a little angling
down the leg side, goes for a big pull shot but completely
mistimes it, rolls away towards long leg for just the single
End of over 16 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 74/2 (RR: 4.62)
CZ Harris 1-0-4-0 - Centennial Stand End
MS Atapattu 22* (47b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 21* (25b 2x4)
as expected, it's Daniel Vettori to replace Penn at the Embankment
End after a brief spell of 2-1-5-0 (4 wides), returning to
international cricket after a lengthy break through injury
16.1 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, reaching well forward in defence,
never quite gets to it, turning into the front pad
16.2 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, angling on leg stump, turned away to
vacant backward square leg for an easy run, they look for a second
but have to stay at home as Martin races in from the deep to fire
in a return
16.3 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, tries to lap, misses it as it
pitches middle and straightens on Jayawardene, appeal for lbw from
Vettori turned down, useful shout as it drops down in close on the
leg side
16.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
cut straight down to Sinclair at backward point
16.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, similar again, this time plays it
finer, good diving stop by Fleming at short third man can't
prevent a single as it rolls away from him a little
16.6 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, flighted full outside off stump,
driven down to Twose at wide long off
End of over 17 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 77/2 (RR: 4.53)
DL Vettori 1-0-3-0 - Embankment End
MS Atapattu 24* (50b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 22* (28b 2x4)
17.1 Harris to Atapattu, two runs, floated full outside off stump,
strongly driven through extra cover, quick running by Jayawardene
coming back to the danger (bowler's) end, martin fires back a
strong return, looks to have him in a bit of trouble but it's just
a big high and wide
Harris fumbled it and Jayawardene made it through safely in the end
17.2 Harris to Atapattu, no run, forward, firmly pushes straight to
McMillan in the covers
17.3 Harris to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball, goes right back to
defend quietly down in close on the leg side
17.4 Harris to Atapattu, no run, floated full outside off stump, drives
but doesn't time it overly well, played firmly to McMillan at
cover
17.5 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated low full toss, strongly driven
straight down the ground past Harris, Vettori up from long on to
field
17.6 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, floated full outside off stump,
driven down to Martin at long off
End of over 18 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 81/2 (RR: 4.50)
CZ Harris 2-0-8-0 - Centennial Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 23* (29b 2x4) MS Atapattu 27* (55b 2x4)
18.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, props a long way forward, defending
quietly back on the off side of the pitch for Vettori to come up
and field himself
18.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball, goes right back,
cutting down backward of point but straight to Sinclair
18.3 Vettori to Jayawardene, two runs, flighted full, angling just a bit
too far down the leg side and Jayawardene cleanly sweeps very
fine, Martin with a long chase around from long leg to field, good
return to keep them to two
18.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball, quietly back cuts
straight to Sinclair at backward point
18.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, forward, turned away to McMillan at
wide midwicket
18.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, forward, quietly pushes away
towards point, Sinclair scoots across to field, things just slowly
meandering along of late
End of over 19 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 83/2 (RR: 4.37)
DL Vettori 2-0-5-0 - Embankment End
MS Atapattu 27* (55b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 25* (35b 2x4)
19.1 Harris to Atapattu, no run, floated full and straight on off stump,
comes well forward to push it directly to McMillan at extra cover
19.2 Harris to Atapattu, one run, more firmly strokes it just wide of
McMillan, Martin up from long off to field
19.3 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, angling on leg stump, turned away
out to Franklin at deep square leg
19.4 Harris to Atapattu, no run, comes well forward, looking to tap it
away into a gap in the covers but doesn't quite leverage enough
room, McMillan quickly to it from extra cover
19.5 Harris to Atapattu, one run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven down to Martin at long off
19.6 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, well forward, driven sweetly off
his legs out to Vettori at wide long on
End of over 20 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 87/2 (RR: 4.35)
CZ Harris 3-0-12-0 - Centennial Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 27* (37b 2x4) MS Atapattu 29* (59b 2x4)
20.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Jayawardene fiercely back cuts but doesn't control this one as
well as the others, playing low in the air to Sinclair at backward
point, making a fine diving stop on the half volley to his right
20.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, three runs, sweeps but only gets a faint
inside edge into the pad, trickles fine as Vettori appeals, Martin
with a long chase around from long leg
20.3 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, forward, firmly drives back on the off
side of the pitch, Vettori fields off his own bowling
20.4 Vettori to Atapattu, OUT: and another one-two juggled catch! this
time it's Parore to Parore, Atapattu driving from the crease to
one just turning away on a tight line outside off stump, gets the
edge and Parore takes it once, baubles out but snatches it on the
2nd go
Sri Lanka 90/3, Partnership of 47
MS Atapattu c Parore b Vettori 29 (61b 2x4 0x6)
DPMD Jayawardene 30* (39b 2x4) DL Vettori 2.4-0-8-1
Aravinda de Silva the new batsman
20.5 Vettori to de Silva, no run, forward, pushes straight back down the
pitch to the bowler in defence
20.6 Vettori to de Silva, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, easy
run on offer to get off the mark as de Silva cuts down through
vacant cover point, to Franklin on the boundary
End of over 21 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 91/3 (RR: 4.33)
DL Vettori 3-0-9-1 - Embankment End
PA de Silva 1* (2b) DPMD Jayawardene 30* (39b 2x4)
21.1 Harris to de Silva, one run, floated up straight, turned away
towards vacant square leg for an easy run jogged through, umpire
Bowden standing in the vicinity wakes up a bit late in the piece
as it rolls towards his legs, Sinclair across to field
21.2 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, floated up full on the toes, firmly
worked away towards wide midwicket, quick run taken with the shot
as Sinclair fields, firing at the keeper's end, hitting de Silva
running through
21.3 Harris to de Silva, no run, floated very full outside off stump,
clamps down on it, bouncing up into the covers in defence
21.4 Harris to de Silva, one run, angling down the leg side, turned down
to Twose at long leg
21.5 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, stretches well forward down the line
of a straight ball on off stump, pushing back up the pitch on the
leg side
21.6 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, angling on leg stump once more,
turned quietly down towards Twose at long leg
End of over 22 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 95/3 (RR: 4.32)
CZ Harris 4-0-16-0 - Centennial Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 32* (42b 2x4) PA de Silva 3* (5b)
22.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, well forward, defends quietly down
to Sinclair at point
22.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, props forward in defence, Vettori
gets the arm ball through on Jayawardene nicely, taken on the
front pad, huge appeal from Vettori but turned down by umpire
Bowden, useful shout but the big step forward may have saved
Jayawardene
22.3 Vettori to Jayawardene, OUT: but he gets him this time! this one
pitches further down leg and straightens, taking him full on the
pad, another big appeal and the finger is raised, replays suggest
it was more marginal than the previous ball, but his name will
appear next
Sri Lanka 95/4, Partnership of 5
DPMD Jayawardene lbw b Vettori 32 (45b 2x4 0x6)
PA de Silva 3* (5b) DL Vettori 3.3-0-9-2
to 'lbw b Vettori 32' in the newspapers tomorrow ... or right this
instant on CricInfo!
Vettori signals he may well be back, with 2 wickets in 6 balls
Russel Arnold the new batsman as the quick double strike has Sri
Lanka in a bit of bother all of a sudden
22.4 Vettori to Arnold, no run, stretches well forward in defence,
dropping it quietly down in close on the off side
22.5 Vettori to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, stroked away
towards cover point to get off the mark as McMillan fields from
straighter
22.6 Vettori to de Silva, no run, watchfully forward to a teasing length
straight ball, dead bat defends it down in close on the off side
End of over 23 (1 run) Sri Lanka 96/4 (RR: 4.17)
DL Vettori 4-0-10-2 - Embankment End
RP Arnold 1* (2b) PA de Silva 3* (6b)
23.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, full outside off stump, watchfully driven
up to Vettori at mid off
23.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up full and straight on the toes,
pushed away to McMillan at midwicket
23.3 Harris to Arnold, one run, comes well forward to a shorter ball,
working it around the corner through backward square leg, Arnold
walks the single as the deep fielder comes in to pick up
23.4 Harris to de Silva, one run, angling down the leg side, turned away
down to Twose at long leg
23.5 Harris to Arnold, no run, stretches well forward to a full ball on
off stump, defending back along the pitch to the bowler
23.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, stretches a long way forward to a ball
outside off stump, dropping it away quietly towards point
End of over 24 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 98/4 (RR: 4.08)
CZ Harris 5-0-18-0 - Centennial Stand End
PA de Silva 4* (7b) RP Arnold 2* (7b)
24.1 Vettori to de Silva, no run, well forward in defence, played down
to McMillan at midwicket
24.2 Vettori to de Silva, no run, forward again, taps it away in close
square on the off side
24.3 Vettori to de Silva, legbye: one run, turning into the pad, glanced
away backward of square leg
24.4 Vettori to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, driven out to
vacant point, Sinclair across to field from backward point, brings
up Sri Lanka's 100 off 149 balls
24.5 Vettori to de Silva, no run, stretches well forward in defence,
gets one to come back in to bat/pad tucked together, taken on the
front pad and draws a huge appeal from the bowler alone, turned
down though it looked a good shout
24.6 Vettori to de Silva, no run, now has de Silva a bit edgy, and
that's precisely what he does, beautiful ball turns, bounces on
him, getting the edge to Parore but can't hang on to a sharp take
this time
End of over 25 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 100/4 (RR: 4.00)
DL Vettori 5-0-11-2 - Embankment End
RP Arnold 3* (8b) PA de Silva 4* (12b)
Franklin returns, replacing Harris at the Centennial Stand End
after a spell of 0-18 from 5 overs
25.1 Franklin to Arnold, one run, shortish straight ball, hops back on
the crease to drop it down in close on the leg side, tight single
taken as Penn scoots in to field from square leg, underarms it at
the stumps but just misses, could've been tight for de Silva who
was a bit slow to get underway
25.2 Franklin to de Silva, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, de
Silva powerfully cracks it down into the covers, Astle fields
sharply to his right on the bounce
as a result of that shot, Fleming pushes Astle straight out to deep
cover now
25.3 Franklin to de Silva, three runs, overpitched on the toes, de Silva
classily drives straight back past the bowler on the leg side, a
fair chase for Martin from mid off, just overhauling inside the
boundary
25.4 Franklin to Arnold, no run, short rising ball on off stump, drops
it down with a dead bat in close square on the off side, Harris in
to field from backward point
25.5 Franklin to Arnold, no run, similar shortish rising straight ball,
Arnold goes for a big pull through square leg but to his luck,
mistimes it completely, dropping it short of Astle at square leg,
otherwise may have pulled it straight to him as it climbed on him
a bit quickly
25.6 Franklin to Arnold, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
End of over 26 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 104/4 (RR: 4.00)
JEC Franklin 6-0-20-1 - Centennial Stand End
PA de Silva 7* (14b) RP Arnold 4* (12b)
26.1 Vettori to de Silva, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
stands back and tall, forcing down the ground to Twose at long off
26.2 Vettori to Arnold, no run, stretches well forward to a ball on off
stump, watchfully defending into the pitch, Vettori up to field
off his own bowling
26.3 Vettori to Arnold, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
defends down in close on the off side
26.4 Vettori to Arnold, no run, once more watchfully forward to a good
length ball coming in from outside off stump, played down in
defence on the off side of the pitch
26.5 Vettori to Arnold, no run, stretches forward, defending in close on
the off side yet again
26.6 Vettori to Arnold, no run, well forward, pushes quietly up on the
leg side of the pitch, Arnold very much into defensive mode that
over as Sri Lanka must set about rebuilding their shaky innings
End of over 27 (1 run) Sri Lanka 105/4 (RR: 3.89)
DL Vettori 6-0-12-2 - Embankment End
PA de Silva 8* (15b) RP Arnold 4* (17b)
with Dharmasena slated to come in next, very much a bowler who is
quite useful with the bat rather than the other way around, they
don't have much left in reserve for a charge at the death if they
lose another one or two now
27.1 Franklin to de Silva, FOUR, that's the de Silva we've come to know
and love over the years! superb on the pull and demonstrates it
once again, a bit short from Franklin and sits up, powerfully
pulled over midwicket, just pitching inside the rope and trickling
over, authoritative
blow that earns much respect from this fair crowd of around 7000
now
27.2 Franklin to de Silva, no run, better rising ball from a back of a
length, forces de Silva back in his crease, defending back up the
pitch
27.3 Franklin to de Silva, no run, good length ball on off stump, firmly
pushed to McMillan in the covers
27.4 Franklin to de Silva, no run, very full, de Silva drawn forward
into the drive, mistiming it along the ground up towards Martin at
straight mid on
27.5 Franklin to de Silva, no run, quick rising ball angling quite wide
away outside off stump, de Silva goes for a big pull but it climbs
to much and moves away, de Silva looks to square leg but can't
extract a no-ball call
27.6 Franklin to de Silva, one run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven straight down the ground on the off side, Vettori makes a
fine diving save at mid off to his right to cut off the boundary
End of over 28 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 110/4 (RR: 3.93)
JEC Franklin 7-0-25-1 - Centennial Stand End
PA de Silva 13* (21b 1x4) RP Arnold 4* (17b)
28.1 Vettori to de Silva, no run, props forward in defence, another arm
ball coming back a long way into the front pad, another lengthy
appeal from Vettori turned down by umpire Bowden, just doing too
much, angling down leg
28.2 Vettori to de Silva, one run, forward, drives a full ball just wide
of Harris at extra cover
28.3 Vettori to Arnold, no run, comes well forward to a ball outside off
stump, trying to work it to leg but can't get it sufficiently
square, played back up on the leg side of the pitch
28.4 Vettori to Arnold, one run, this time he does, shuffling right back
to a shorter one, turning it around the corner out to Sinclair at
deep backward square leg
28.5 Vettori to de Silva, no run, well forward, defends back on the off
side of the pitch to the bowler
28.6 Vettori to de Silva, one run, flighted full on the legs, turned out
through backward square leg
End of over 29 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 113/4 (RR: 3.90)
DL Vettori 7-0-15-2 - Embankment End
PA de Silva 15* (25b 1x4) RP Arnold 5* (19b)
Harris returns, replacing Franklin at the Centennial Stand End
Harris returns, replacing Franklin at the Centennial Stand End
29.1 Harris to de Silva, no run, reaching forward, guides it away off
the face to backward point
29.2 Harris to de Silva, no run, floated up full outside off stump,
driven straight to McMillan at extra cover
29.3 Harris to de Silva, one run, tight ball on off stump, stands back
and forces it away to vacant cover for an easy run, McMillan dives
across from straighter to field
29.4 Harris to Arnold, no run, angling on leg stump, turned around the
corner to Fleming at short fine leg
29.5 Harris to Arnold, one run, angling in from around the wicket,
shortish ball turned around the corner again to Fleming, this time
they take on the fielder, the shy is wide and de Silva's safely
through to the danger end
29.6 Harris to de Silva, one run, forward, taps it down towards Astle at
cover point, lobs it back to the keeper who fails to take it
cleanly and a bonus run is conceded thanks to the sloppy fielding,
as it rolls away to short fine leg
End of over 30 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 116/4 (RR: 3.87)
CZ Harris 6-0-21-0 - Centennial Stand End
PA de Silva 17* (29b 1x4) RP Arnold 6* (21b)
30.1 Vettori to de Silva, no run, props well forward in defence,
dropping it down in close on the leg side of the pitch
30.2 Vettori to de Silva, OUT: Vettori has three! de Silva tries to
sweep a quicker, full ball, and misses, pitches on middle and leg,
straightening, up goes the finger of umpire Bowden, who judges it
looked to be taking leg stump
Sri Lanka 116/5, Partnership of 21
PA de Silva lbw b Vettori 17 (31b 1x4 0x6)
RP Arnold 6* (21b) DL Vettori 7.2-0-15-3
Kumar Dharmasena the new batsman, with Sri Lanka in a bit of bother
now, the run rate is sliding downhill and wickets are still
steadily falling, and with little left in the hutch they are in
danger of coming up short if they don't manage it wisely from
here on in, with almost 20 overs still to bat out
30.3 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, props watchfully forward in defence,
dropping it down in close on the leg side from bat/pad
30.4 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, stretches well forward down the line
of a full ball, defending back down the pitch
30.5 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, leaves alone a quicker arm ball
going straight through outside off stump
30.6 Vettori to Dharmasena, three runs, stabs forward in defence to
another quicker one pushed through, but angling down leg and
Dharmasena gets a touch on it, runs fine for Martin to chase after
from inside the circle
End of over 31 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 119/5 (RR: 3.84)
DL Vettori 8-0-18-3 - Embankment End
HDPK Dharmasena 3* (4b) RP Arnold 6* (21b)
31.1 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, floated up full and straight,
Dharmasena walks into a defensive shot, taken on the pad and drops
down in close on the off side
31.2 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, well forward, defending a ball on off
stump down in close on the off side
31.3 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, forward in defence once more, Harris
gets one to come back a fair way in from outside off stump, taken
high up and draws a big appeal from the bowler alone, perhaps
doing a bit much as he was well forward also
31.4 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side, Parore tidies up from behind the stumps
31.5 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, full outside off stump, driven down
to Martin at long off
31.6 Harris to Arnold, wide: no run, pushed through quicker, full and
wide down the leg side, Arnold goes for a big sweep but misses
31.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, forward, leaning on it to work it away
to vacant square leg for an easy single, Fleming fields from short
fine leg
End of over 32 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 122/5 (RR: 3.81)
CZ Harris 7-0-24-0 (1w) - Centennial Stand End
RP Arnold 7* (22b) HDPK Dharmasena 4* (9b)
32.1 Vettori to Arnold, one run, reaches forward, again leaning on it to
work it around the corner to backward square leg, milking the
single
32.2 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, forward in defence, taken on the pad
drifting down leg, drops in close on the leg side
32.3 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, well forward, turns into the pad
once more, Vettori sharply appeals with less conviction, quickly
turned down as it rebounds away towards point
32.4 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, stretches a long way forward in
defence, dropping it down in close on the off side, Parore tidies
from around behind the sticks
32.5 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, comes forward with some uncertainty,
Vettori getting one to come back again, flighted quite full, into
the pad and balloons away in close on the off side
32.6 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, yet again cannoning into the pads as
he meekly reached forward in defence, rebounding in close on the
leg side
End of over 33 (1 run) Sri Lanka 123/5 (RR: 3.73)
DL Vettori 9-0-19-3 - Embankment End
RP Arnold 8* (23b) HDPK Dharmasena 4* (14b)
that brings the second drinks break upon us
33.1 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated low full toss, comes well
forward to drive down to Martin at long on
33.2 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, full ball on the legs, pushed up on
the leg side of the pitch, Sinclair misfields coming in from wide
midwicket but Vettori's backing up
33.3 Harris to Dharmasena, wide: no run, angling down the leg side, has
a little nibble but it's too wide, Parore drops the take
33.3 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, shortish ball, Dharmasena stands on
the crease with the front foot planted well down the pitch,
defending back to the bowler
33.4 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, drawn forward, pushing up towards
Vettori at mid on in defence
Fleming now pushes him back down to long on for the last two balls
of the over
33.5 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, straight ball on off stump, forced
back down the pitch from the crease to the bowler
now Penn is moved out from cover to deep cover
33.6 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, floated full outside off stump,
driven down to Martin at long off
End of over 34 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 126/5 (RR: 3.71)
CZ Harris 8-0-27-0 (2w) - Centennial Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 5* (19b) RP Arnold 9* (24b)
Vettori to bowl his final over of his comeback to international
cricket
34.1 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, flighted full, driven straight back
along the pitch back to Vettori
34.2 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, watchfully a long way forward,
defends with bat/pad together back to the bowler
34.3 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, well forward, lets it come on,
dropping it down with a dead bat away towards point, Sinclair in
to field
34.4 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, flighted up fuller on leg stump,
swept down to Martin at short fine leg
34.5 Vettori to Dharmasena, one run, shortish ball on off stump, tapped
away towards vacant cover, Harris slides across from extra cover,
not completely stopping it as they take an easy single with the
shot
34.6 Vettori to Arnold, one run, comes well forward, turns it away to
vacant square leg, another easy single
End of over 35 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 128/5 (RR: 3.66)
DL Vettori 10-0-21-3 - Embankment End
RP Arnold 10* (25b) HDPK Dharmasena 6* (24b)
Vettori finishes his 10-over spell, to a fine round of applause for
taking a deserved 3-21, excellent control and variation
35.1 Harris to Arnold, one run, pushing forward, nudges it away towards
vacant cover, they take a smart single with the shot as the
infield is slow to react, Franklin having to field from point
35.2 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, reaching forward to one on leg stump,
looks to work it away but it cannons into the front pad,
ballooning back in close on the leg side, Parore tidies from
behind the stumps
35.3 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, floated full outside off stump,
strongly driven down to Martin at long off
35.4 Harris to Arnold, no run, flighted full and straight, driven
strongly back down the pitch to Harris
35.5 Harris to Arnold, no run, shortish ball on off stump, runs away
from the face to Twose at short third man, Arnold looking for the
quick run but Dharmasena yells 'no!', sending him back in time
35.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, guides it away to Twose at short third
man once more, this time Arnold doesn't even consider the run
End of over 36 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 130/5 (RR: 3.61)
CZ Harris 9-0-29-0 (2w) - Centennial Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 7* (26b) RP Arnold 11* (29b)
Martin returns, replacing Vettori at the Embankment End having
bowled out his 10 overs
36.1 Martin to Dharmasena, FOUR, good quick ball but straying down the
leg side, Dharmasena hops on the crease and glances it nice and
fine past the keeper, too quick for Vettori at long leg to get
around and cut off
36.2 Martin to Dharmasena, no run, tight ball on a good length on off
stump, hops on the crease to defend down towards Harris at point
36.3 Martin to Dharmasena, no run, stretches forward, guides it away to
Harris at backward point
36.4 Martin to Dharmasena, one run, quick ball outside off stump, runs
it away down to Twose at third man
36.5 Martin to Arnold, no run, quick rising ball on off stump, Arnold
defends from the crease down to Astle at mid off
36.6 Martin to Arnold, two runs, tight ball on off stump, drops it down
in close on the off side and they grab a well taken quick single
as McMillan scoots in to throw at the keeper's end, missing and so
does Parore, down to Twose at third man and concedes the overthrow
End of over 37 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 137/5 (RR: 3.70)
CS Martin 7-1-32-1 (2w 1nb) - Embankment End
HDPK Dharmasena 12* (30b 1x4) RP Arnold 13* (31b)
37.1 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, angling down the leg side, glanced
away towards short fine leg, easy single as Twose comes in from
the deep to field
37.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated very full outside off stump,
strongly driven from the crease straight to Spearman at extra
cover
37.3 Harris to Arnold, one run, shortish ball, pulled away out to Astle
at deep square leg
37.4 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, reaches forward in defence to a full
floated ball outside off stump, taps it into the ground, bouncing
up for Parore to grab behind the stumps
37.5 Harris to Dharmasena, two runs, a bit too short, cut down through
backward point, beats the dive of Astle to his right at point,
Martin around to field, sweeping at deep cover
37.6 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, pokes forward in defence at a quicker
ball pushed through, taken on the front pad, drawing an appeal
from Harris but quickly turned down by umpire Hill
End of over 38 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 141/5 (RR: 3.71)
CZ Harris 10-0-33-0 (2w) - Centennial Stand End
RP Arnold 14* (33b) HDPK Dharmasena 15* (34b 1x4)
there ends Harris' 10 overs, taking a tidy 0-33
38.1 Martin to Arnold, no run, shortish rising ball, defends down from
the crease back down the pitch
38.2 Martin to Arnold, no run, plays and misses outside off stump,
trying to run it away to third man but it's a bit tight on him,
Parore takes on the second bounce as it was held back nicely
38.3 Martin to Arnold, one run, driving outside off stump, falsely gets
an outside edge down to Vettori at third man, well done by Martin
as it moved away
38.4 Martin to Dharmasena, one run, shortish ball on off stump, hops on
the crease to drop it down in close on the leg side, good quick
single taken as there's no fielders within cooee, Martin has to
sprint up himself but Arnold runs through the line of the ball
38.5 Martin to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, mistimed drive
along the ground out to deep cover, they look for a second but a
fine strong flat return over the stumps at the keeper's end from
McMillan makes their decision to stay at home a wise one
38.6 Martin to Dharmasena, no run, shortish ball on off stump, hops on
the crease to defend down to Harris at backward point
End of over 39 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 144/5 (RR: 3.69)
CS Martin 8-1-35-1 (2w 1nb) - Embankment End
RP Arnold 16* (37b) HDPK Dharmasena 16* (36b 1x4)
Nathan Astle introduced into the attack, replacing Harris at the
Centennial Stand End having bowled out
39.1 Astle to Arnold, one run, shortish ball on off stump, opens the
face and lets it run away down to Twose at third man
39.2 Astle to Dharmasena, no run, good cramping shortish ball on off
stump, defends back down the pitch to the bowler
39.3 Astle to Dharmasena, no run, hops on the crease, trying to work a
similar ball from off to leg, plays it across straight to Sinclair
at wide midwicket
39.4 Astle to Dharmasena, no run, super quick ball pushed through
outside off stump, beats the outside edge of Dharmasena, ever
looking for the guiding shot down to third man
39.5 Astle to Dharmasena, one run, shortish straight ball, forced back
down the pitch off the back foot, just past Astle grabbing back at
it, Martin up from long off to field
39.6 Astle to Arnold, two runs, short ball outside off stump, well
forced from a height straight up the ground on the off side, past
the diving mid off, Martin has to chase from long on
End of over 40 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 148/5 (RR: 3.70)
NJ Astle 1-0-4-0 - Centennial Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 17* (40b 1x4) RP Arnold 19* (39b)
Franklin returns at the Embankment End, replacing Martin
40.1 Franklin to Dharmasena, no run, good quick straight ball first up,
catches Dharmasena on the walk forward into a defensive shot,
straightens perfectly, huge appeal for lbw turned down, replays
suggest it was very fortunate for Dharmasena, excellent shout
40.2 Franklin to Dharmasena, two runs, full outside off stump, driven
low in the air backward of point, Vettori around to field from
third man, brings up the Sri Lankan 150 off 242 balls
40.3 Franklin to Dharmasena, no run, tight ball on off stump, dabbles it
away backward of point, but can't beat Harris scooting across to
field to his left
40.4 Franklin to Dharmasena, no run, stabs forward to a good length ball
sliding across the right hander outside off stump, always groping
at it but never quite getting to it, just past the outside edge
through to Parore
40.5 Franklin to Dharmasena, no run, driving a fuller ball outside off
stump, firmly played but straight up to Twose at mid off
40.6 Franklin to Dharmasena, one run, shortish ball on leg stump,
dropped away towards vacant square leg for an easy run, McMillan
fielding from straighter
End of over 41 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 151/5 (RR: 3.68)
JEC Franklin 8-0-28-1 - Embankment End
HDPK Dharmasena 20* (46b 1x4) RP Arnold 19* (39b)
Sri Lanka keeping wickets in hand for the final stanza, but
struggling to tick it over at much more than three and a halves
even at this stage in the game
41.1 Astle to Dharmasena, one run, walks forward to drive a full ball
firmly just wide of the diving Sinclair at midwicket, down to
Vettori coming in to field from long on
41.2 Astle to Arnold, no run, tight ball on off stump, drives from the
crease up to Fleming at mid off
41.3 Astle to Arnold, one run, full on the toes, driven straight up the
ground wide of McMillan at midwicket, good fielding around in the
deep by Vettori prevents a second being taken
41.4 Astle to Dharmasena, one run, drives straight down the ground to
Vettori at long on once more
41.5 Astle to Arnold, two runs, shortish ball on middle and leg, well
tucked away square of McMillan at midwicket, Franklin has to come
in from the deep, enabling an easy two
41.6 Astle to Arnold, one run, forced off the back foot up towards wide
mid off, easy run with the shot taken as Fleming dives to stop to
his right on the circle edge
End of over 42 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 157/5 (RR: 3.74)
NJ Astle 2-0-10-0 - Centennial Stand End
RP Arnold 23* (43b) HDPK Dharmasena 22* (48b 1x4)
with Fleming looking reluctant to go back to Penn, it seems Astle
will have to bowl out the final 4 overs from the Centennial Stand
End, with Martin and Franklin sharing at the Embankment End, could
be a chance for the Sri Lankans to get off the hook if they latch
on to him
42.1 Franklin to Arnold, no run, good tight ball on off stump, forced
back up the wicket on the off side
42.2 Franklin to Arnold, legbye: one run, shortish ball coming back in
to the left hander driving, deflects off the top of the pad down
towards backward point for an easy run, Sinclair shies at the
wickets but Dharmasena was well home
42.3 Franklin to Dharmasena, one run, firmly drives a full ball up
towards Fleming at mid on, another well taken run with the shot as
the throw comes in for the sake of it at the bowler's end
42.4 Franklin to Arnold, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump, has a
nibble and gets it to fly just wide of Parore, racing very fine
and crashing into the hoarding in front of the sightscreen as
McMillan can only but collect it coming around from third man
a deftly played shot by Arnold, deceiving the crowd into thinking
he was well done and in trouble
42.5 Franklin to Arnold, no run, full outside off stump, strongly driven
but can't beat a good stop by Sinclair falling to his right at
extra cover
42.6 Franklin to Arnold, no run, quick rising ball outside off stump,
plays a slashing cut but misses, Franklin gives Arnold a bit of a
stare on his follow through to end the over
End of over 43 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 163/5 (RR: 3.79)
JEC Franklin 9-0-33-1 - Embankment End
HDPK Dharmasena 23* (49b 1x4) RP Arnold 27* (48b 1x4)
43.1 Astle to Dharmasena, no run, shortish ball on off stump, forces
from the back foot up to Fleming at mid off
43.2 Astle to Dharmasena, FOUR, slower ball, Dharmasena reads it nicely,
scooping it up well clear of Fleming's head, and down to the long
off boundary
that results in a fielding reshuffle, McMillan going down to long
off, and Fleming going wider at extra cover
43.3 Astle to Dharmasena, one run, pushed straight up the ground on the
leg side, Vettori hurries in to return the ball from long on
43.4 Astle to Arnold, no run, full outside off stump, guides it away
firmly straight to Harris at backward point
43.5 Astle to Arnold, legbye: one run, looks to pick one up over
midwicket but misses, into the pad and balloons away on the leg
side, quick run taken as Parore has to dash after it from behind
the sticks
43.6 Astle to Dharmasena, one run, low full toss, driven down to Vettori
at straight long on
End of over 44 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 170/5 (RR: 3.86)
NJ Astle 3-0-16-0 - Centennial Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 29* (53b 2x4) RP Arnold 27* (50b 1x4)
Craig McMillan comes on to bowl, a bit of a surprise as he replaces
Franklin with just one over remaining in his spell at the
Embankment End, perhaps being saved for the 50th over
44.1 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, full ball, driven down to Franklin
at long on
44.2 McMillan to Arnold, one run, another very full ball, squeezed out
towards midwicket for an easy run, Astle across to field from
straighter
44.3 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, full once more, driven down to
Twose at long off
44.4 McMillan to Arnold, two runs, McMillan pitches four from four in
the same spot, squeezed out strongly through wide midwicket,
through the dive of Astle inside the circle, Twose around from
long on to field in the deep
44.5 McMillan to Arnold, one run, a full toss, strongly slapped straight
down the ground to Twose at long on
44.6 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, very full ball dug out from the
toes towards mid on, Harris swoops in from midwicket with a pick
up and flick to McMillan at the stumps as they run a very tight
single, but McMillan doesn't take the ball properly and knocks the
stumps without it
End of over 45 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 177/5 (RR: 3.93)
CD McMillan 1-0-7-0 - Embankment End
HDPK Dharmasena 32* (56b 2x4) RP Arnold 31* (53b 1x4)
Harris just sits on the ground with hands on head for a lengthy
period, anguishing over what might've been
45.1 Astle to Dharmasena, no run, excellent yorker length ball, dug out
from the toes back down the pitch to Astle who fields at his
ankles
45.2 Astle to Dharmasena, OUT: superb catch! low full toss from Astle,
Dharmasena gets hold of it nicely, picking it up to send it over
wide midwicket, but doesn't count on Harris plucking a superb
leaping catch out of the air above his head
Sri Lanka 177/6, Partnership of 61
HDPK Dharmasena c Harris b Astle 32 (58b 2x4 0x6)
RP Arnold 31* (53b 1x4) NJ Astle 3.2-0-16-1
off goes Dharmasena, ending a solid 61 run partnership to steer Sri
Lanka back into a position where they may be able to compete now
Eric Upashantha the new batsman
45.3 Astle to Upashantha, no run, forward, defends firmly back up the
pitch on the off side
45.4 Astle to Upashantha, one run, full ball on the legs, turned away
towards vacant forward square leg, good quick run taken with the
shot though Harris' throw at the keeper's end is a fair one,
keeping them honest
45.5 Astle to Arnold, one run, full and straight, driven up to sub
fielder Oram at long on
45.6 Astle to Upashantha, no run, forward to a quick full ball, looking
to work it out through midwicket, rapped on the pads but quickly
Astle's appeal is turned down while the ball drops harmlessly in
close on the leg side
End of over 46 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 179/6 (RR: 3.89)
NJ Astle 4-0-18-1 - Centennial Stand End
RP Arnold 32* (54b 1x4) KEA Upashantha 1* (3b)
Martin returns, replacing McMillan after his single over at the
Embankment End
46.1 Martin to Arnold, legbye: one run, good quick straight ball, takes
Arnold on the pads looking to whip it through midwicket, drops
down on the off side of the pitch for an easy leg bye
46.2 Martin to Upashantha, OUT: beautiful delivery! quick rising ball
climbing on a good length, Upashantha is tucked up, feathering an
edge straight through to the keeper, Martin charges through in
celebration immediately, before umpire Bowden raises the crooked
finger
Sri Lanka 180/7, Partnership of 3
KEA Upashantha c Parore b Martin 1 (4b 0x4 0x6)
RP Arnold 32* (55b 1x4) CS Martin 8.2-1-35-2 (2w 1nb)
Nuwan Zoysa the new batsman
46.3 Martin to Zoysa, one run, full ball on off stump, squeezed up on
the off side of the pitch to get underway immediately as there's
nobody at mid off, Sinclair has to field across from mid on
46.4 Martin to Arnold, one run, high full toss outside off stump, driven
off the back foot down to Franklin coming in to field from long
off
46.5 Martin to Zoysa, two runs, full outside off stump, well forced off
the back foot out through cover, a fair chase for Oram at deep
cover but does well to get around and cut it off inside the rope
46.6 Martin to Zoysa, one run, very short ball, Zoysa tries to hook the
quickly climbing ball, misplaying it but getting it away to vacant
square leg for the single
End of over 47 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 185/7 (RR: 3.94)
CS Martin 9-1-40-2 (2w 1nb) - Embankment End
DNT Zoysa 4* (3b) RP Arnold 33* (56b 1x4)
47.1 Astle to Zoysa, no run, full outside off stump, pushed straight to
Sinclair at extra cover, Arnold looking for the strike but has to
go back, no run there
47.2 Astle to Zoysa, one run, manages to squeeze it squarer, Sinclair
fields but this time they grab the run to get the only genuine
batsman left back on strike
47.3 Astle to Arnold, one run, full ball, well cracked down the ground,
lofting through mid on, down to Harris on the boundary on the
bounce
47.4 Astle to Zoysa, legbye: one run, full toss on leg stump, glanced
off the pad to Franklin at short fine leg, quick run taken again
47.5 Astle to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, strongly lofted
down the ground on the off side, to Vettori who fumbles the ball
before regathering on the bounce at long off, Zoysa looked keen to
try and get his partner back on strike but is sent back
47.6 Astle to Zoysa, one run, strongly driven straight down to Vettori
at long on again
End of over 48 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 190/7 (RR: 3.96)
NJ Astle 5-0-22-1 - Centennial Stand End
DNT Zoysa 6* (7b) RP Arnold 35* (58b 1x4)
48.1 Martin to Zoysa, (noball) one run, very high quick full toss
outside off stump, pulls but mis-hits it, lobbing it out towards
Oram at deep square leg, fielded on the bounce
48.1 Martin to Arnold, two runs, reaches well forward to turn it into a
low full toss, driven up through wide mid off, quickly back for a
well taken second as Franklin has to come in from long off to
field, and fumbles it as he picked up
48.2 Martin to Arnold, one run, very full ball, strongly driven from the
back foot straight up to Sinclair at long on
48.3 Martin to Zoysa, one run, driving at a shortish ball outside off
stump, gets a thick outside edge down to Harris at third man
48.4 Martin to Arnold, two runs, full toss, pulled over Fleming's head
at wide midwicket, pitching in the deep between three fielders
chasing after it, Sinclair gets to it first from long on
48.5 Martin to Arnold, two runs, full ball, picked up down the ground on
the leg side, Sinclair with more work around from long on, fields
sharply and fires in a strong return but can't prevent a second to
bring up Sri Lanka's 200 off 295 balls
48.6 Martin to Arnold, SIX, too full and superbly picked off, on the
half volley and sent sailing over midwicket, well clear of the
tall boundary rider Oram, a very useful blow from Arnold with just
one over remaining in the innings
End of over 49 (16 runs) Sri Lanka 206/7 (RR: 4.20)
CS Martin 10-1-56-2 (2w 2nb) - Embankment End
DNT Zoysa 8* (9b) RP Arnold 48* (63b 1x4 1x6)
a good over here could see them through to 220, and could be quite
defendable if they strike early in New Zealand's chase and
Muralitharan uses what looks to be helpful conditions for spin to
maximum advantage
it'll be Franklin to bowl the last over, replacing Astle at the
Centennial Stand End
49.1 Franklin to Zoysa, two runs, full outside off stump, driving, gets
a thick edge into the ground, squirting away to backward square
leg, time for two as there's nobody in that region for the field
49.2 Franklin to Zoysa, one run, down the track, strongly drives down
the ground to Harris at long on, returning sharply at the bowler's
end
49.3 Franklin to Arnold, one run, dear oh dear oh dear, Arnold scoops a
shortish ball straight up into the air, goes a mile high, McMillan
lines it up easily from midwicket, but gets himself into a
terrible position, trying to take reverse cup above his head and
ends up spilling it behind him, the crowd are in absolute
disbelief, and get to see two replays of the attempt are even less
impressed
49.4 Franklin to Zoysa, bye: one run, swings and misses at a full ball
outside off stump, a bye is stolen, Parore underarms and misses at
the keeper's end
49.5 Franklin to Arnold, one run, pulled out through midwicket sweeping
in the deep, Arnold sprints back for the second but can't beat a
fine throw over the stumps, Parore whips off the bails and his
slide is found short, no need for the replay says umpire Bowden
Sri Lanka 212/8, Partnership of 32
RP Arnold run out (Martin) 50 (65b 1x4 1x6)
Mutiah Muralitharan comes out to face the final ball of the innings
49.6 Franklin to Muralitharan, one run, full outside off stump, driven
out to Martin at deep cover, they accept the single and Sri Lanka
end up on a moderate 213/8 from their 50 overs
End of over 50 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 213/8 (RR: 4.26)
JEC Franklin 10-0-39-1 - Centennial Stand End
M Muralitharan 1* (1b) DNT Zoysa 11* (12b)
Sri Lanka never quite got going in their innings, only really in
the first 10 overs were they up at a fair clip when Penn gave them
a sizeable helping hand with 12 runs coming from his bowling in
the form of wides
Atapattu and Jayawardene looked comfortable together, steadying the
pace but once dismissed, the innings wavered with Vettori exerting
great control with Harris in support at the other end, and only
thanks to Arnold guiding them through the last half of
the innings, with able support from Dharmasena and briefly Zoysa
it looks a good wicket, with some turn in it, Sri Lanka will have
to bowl pretty well to keep themselves in with a realistic chance,
but it couldn't be written off given the very recent history at
this ground in one-day matches
New Zealand's chase for 214 at a required run rate of 4.28 per over
will begin in just over 30 minutes time at 6:10pm local time (0510
GMT)
Match State: Innings Break
the players return to the field, with Mathew Sinclair to take first
strike to Nuwan Zoysa from the Embankment End, with Nathan Astle
at the non-striker's end
0.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump through
to the keeper
two slips, third man, point, cover, mid off, mid on, square leg and
long leg in place for the right handed Sinclair facing left arm
over the wicket Zoysa
0.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, one run, shortish ball, stands on the crease to
tap it down on the leg side of the pitch, good quick single taken
with the shot to get underway as Dharmasena scoots in to field
from square leg
0.3 Zoysa to Astle, legbye: one run, shortish ball on leg stump, hops
on the crease to try and work it away, seams into the pad and
drops behind square, time for another run as Dharmasena has a bit
of distance to come in to field that one from square leg also
0.4 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, hops on the crease to a good length
straight ball, pushing back up on the leg side of the pitch in
defence
0.5 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, fuller ball outside off stump, nicely
stroked up towards extra cover, Sinclair too hesitant to go for
the run as Jayasuriya's across to field, easy single on offer
there
0.6 Zoysa to Sinclair, one run, pushing forward outside off stump,
guided away backward of point, again Sinclair's hesitant for the
single until it gets past the diving fielder, down to third man
End of over 1 (3 runs) New Zealand 3/0 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 211/49 = 4.31)
DNT Zoysa 1-0-2-0 - Embankment End
MS Sinclair 2* (5b) NJ Astle 0* (1b)
Eric Upashantha to bowl from the Centennial Stand End, with two
slips, third man, point, cover, wide mid off, mid on, square leg,
long leg in place for the right handed Sinclair on strike to the
right arm over the wicket Upashantha
1.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, good length ball outside off stump,
forced off the back foot up to Jayasuriya at wide mid off
1.2 Upashantha to Sinclair, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump,
strongly cracked away through cover point, Muralitharan turns to
chase from cover and gives up quickly, the boundary is too short
1.3 Upashantha to Sinclair, FOUR, overpitched on the legs this time,
two men give chase as it's sweetly clipped through vacant
midwicket, but they have to 'whoa nelly!' as the hoardings quickly
approach to save themselves, fine start by Sinclair, two crisp
looking strokes
1.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, full outside off stump, powerfully
driven back on the off side of the pitch, Upashantha manages to
stick his left hand on the way of this one on his follow through
this time, dropping it down at his feet
1.5 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, oooh! Sinclair gets a bit over-
ambitious, driving from the crease with no footwork at all, plays
and misses at one sliding past the outside edge through to the
keeper
1.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, tight ball on off stump, gets in
behind it, firmly stroking off the back foot to Muralitharan at
cover
End of over 2 (8 runs) New Zealand 11/0 (RR: 5.50 RRR: 203/48 = 4.23)
KEA Upashantha 1-0-8-0 - Centennial Stand End
NJ Astle 0* (1b) MS Sinclair 10* (11b 2x4)
2.1 Zoysa to Astle, no run, forward, watchfully defends a good length
ball on off stump back down the pitch on the off side
2.2 Zoysa to Astle, no run, shapes to defend a ball angling across and
away from the left hander, but raises the bat well clear to
shoulder arms
2.3 Zoysa to Astle, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, tries to
slap it down from a fair height through the covers, misplays it
completely, dribbling it up towards mid off at snail's pace, Astle
suddenly clicks to this and they sneak through for a clever quick
single as
Jayasuriya is slow to react
2.4 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shortish straight ball, tucks it down
off the hip to Dharmasena at forward square leg
2.5 Zoysa to Sinclair, FOUR, overpitched, Sinclair plays a beautiful
straight drive from the half volley, down the ground and
Jayasuriya's chase from mid off is in vain as it just sneaks over
the rope ahead of him
2.6 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, straighter full ball, driving again,
plays it somewhat inside edgily away to Dharmasena at square leg
End of over 3 (5 runs) New Zealand 16/0 (RR: 5.33 RRR: 198/47 = 4.21)
DNT Zoysa 2-0-7-0 - Embankment End
NJ Astle 1* (4b) MS Sinclair 14* (14b 3x4)
3.1 Upashantha to Astle, no run, drives and misses outside off stump,
good ball angling slightly in and then straightening on Astle,
never quite to the pitch of it, well beaten
3.2 Upashantha to Astle, no run, shortish ball on off stump, Astle
jumps back and across on the crease to cut down to Arnold at
backward point
3.3 Upashantha to Astle, OUT: Astle's poor run continues, quick rising
ball outside off stump, goes for a cut but it's too uppish, clear
nick straight through to the keeper and he walks straight off, a
good early breakthrough for the visitors
New Zealand 16/1, Partnership of 16
NJ Astle c Sangakkara b Upashantha 1 (7b 0x4 0x6)
MS Sinclair 14* (14b 3x4) KEA Upashantha 1.3-0-8-1
Stephen Fleming the new batsman
3.4 Upashantha to Fleming, no run, full ball outside off stump, clips
it firmly low in the air to Atapattu at backward square leg on the
bounce
3.5 Upashantha to Fleming, OUT: a double strike for Upashantha!
Fleming's trapped half forward by a full ball hurrying through and
striking him low down, pitching middle and going straight on,
absolutely plumb
New Zealand 16/2, Partnership of 0
SP Fleming lbw b Upashantha 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
MS Sinclair 14* (14b 3x4) KEA Upashantha 1.5-0-8-2
Fleming watches the replay screen as he walks off, no arguments
there, good easy decision made correctly by umpire Hill, and New
Zealand in considerable early trouble
Roger Twose the new batsman, walking out to the theme tune from the
movie Braveheart, as per usual
3.6 Upashantha to Twose, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 4 (maiden) New Zealand 16/2 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 198/46 = 4.30)
KEA Upashantha 2-1-8-2 - Centennial Stand End
MS Sinclair 14* (14b 3x4) RG Twose 0* (1b)
Upashantha ends a fine over, a double wicket-maiden, exactly the
start Sri Lanka were after in order to be able to have good hopes
of defending their moderate tally
4.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, one run, full on the legs, firmly turned away
forward of square leg, Dharmasena slides across to field it but
makes a bit of a hash of it, letting it through him, conceding the
single as de Silva has to field from mid on
4.2 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
4.3 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shortish ball in a good channel outside off
stump, Twose once again raises the bat above and well clear of the
path of the ball through to the keeper
4.4 Zoysa to Twose, no run, good tight ball angling in on off stump,
Twose steps right back to defend away towards Dharmasena at point
4.5 Zoysa to Twose, no run, props well forward in defence, Zoysa gets
one to nip back into the front pad, massive appeal for lbw, Zoysa
pleads at a prolonged length to umpire Bowden but not out is the
call
Zoysa is not a happy chappy, uttering a few words in some
direction, but the replays clearly show it struck the pad a
country mile outside the line, a very peculiar appeal to be so
convinced by for Zoysa
4.6 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
End of over 5 (1 run) New Zealand 17/2 (RR: 3.40 RRR: 197/45 = 4.38)
DNT Zoysa 3-0-8-0 - Embankment End
MS Sinclair 15* (15b 3x4) RG Twose 0* (6b)
5.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, forward, defends away a full ball
to Arnold at short cover point
5.2 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, forward, shuffles back and raises
the bat to leave alone a widish ball outside off stump
5.3 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, squared around in defence by a
shortish ball, works it up to Fernando at mid on in defence
5.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, wide: no run, shapes to play but then at
the last moment raises the bat clear of a rather wide ball outside
off stump through to the keeper
5.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, good tight straight ball, Sinclair
watchfully defends from the crease, playing up to Fernando at mid
on
5.5 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, drawn forward into a full ball
outside off stump, mistimes a push up towards Jayasuriya at mid
off
5.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, one run, angling on leg stump, strongly
clipped off the legs towards Dharmasena at forward square leg,
misfields sliding to his left and it deflects away towards mid on,
conceding the single
End of over 6 (2 runs) New Zealand 19/2 (RR: 3.17 RRR: 195/44 = 4.43)
KEA Upashantha 3-1-10-2 (1w) - Centennial Stand End
MS Sinclair 16* (21b 3x4) RG Twose 0* (6b)
6.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, short rising ball on off stump, hops
back on the crease, defends from chest height up towards mid off
6.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, one run, shortish ball angling down the leg
side, well tucked away off the ribs down to Upashantha at long leg
6.3 Zoysa to Twose, no run, full outside off stump, firmly strokes it
into the covers but is hesitant on the single as de Silva flops to
his right to save at widish mid off
6.4 Zoysa to Twose, no run, quick short rising ball outside off stump,
leaves well alone, shouldering arms through to the keeper
6.5 Zoysa to Twose, no run, full outside off stump, pushes up to de
Silva at mid off in defence
6.6 Zoysa to Twose, no run, forward, defends down into the covers,
Twose still to get underway after 10 balls
End of over 7 (1 run) New Zealand 20/2 (RR: 2.86 RRR: 194/43 = 4.51)
DNT Zoysa 4-0-9-0 - Embankment End
MS Sinclair 17* (23b 3x4) RG Twose 0* (10b)
7.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, full outside off stump, firmly
drives into the covers but not with the requisite timing needed to
pierce them, Muralitharan across to field to his left
7.2 Upashantha to Sinclair, FOUR, shortish ball on off stump, Sinclair
stands tall on the crease and strongly forces it straight up the
ground, beats the diving Jayasuriya at mid off and goes all the
way to the rope with nobody immediately giving chase as it slows
in the outfield
7.3 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, full outside off stump, square
driven firmly away to Muralitharan hovering in the covers
7.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, one run, full and straight, sweetly driven
straight back down the pitch past the diving Upashantha on his
follow through, easy single taken as mid off and mid on converge
to field
7.5 Upashantha to Twose, one run, full ball outside off stump, stroked
up the ground on the off side, quick single taken with the shot as
Fernando underarms and misses at the bowler's end, Twose off the
mark after 11 balls
7.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, forward, firmly driven straight up
to Jayasuriya at mid off
End of over 8 (6 runs) New Zealand 26/2 (RR: 3.25 RRR: 188/42 = 4.48)
KEA Upashantha 4-1-16-2 (1w) - Centennial Stand End
RG Twose 1* (11b) MS Sinclair 22* (28b 4x4)
a semi-official crowd figure of 5900 is announced, disappointing
given recent years, but perhaps half of Napier is saving up for
the Pakistan One-Day International next month
8.1 Zoysa to Twose, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side, glanced
away off the thigh pad to vacant short fine leg, easy run taken as
sub fielder Gunawardene's in to field from third man
8.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shortish ball, defends from the crease
down towards de Silva at mid on
8.3 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, dear oh dear, poor ball, poor shot, low
full toss, cracked straight back in the air to the bowler at chest
height, into the buckets and straight out, Zoysa is beside himself
in despair after putting down that sharp chance
8.4 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, full outside off stump, firmly driven
out to Muralitharan at extra cover
8.5 Zoysa to Sinclair, two runs, angling down the leg side, strongly
clipped out through backward square leg, comfortably back for the
second as Upashantha throws to the bowler's end, the bounce almost
taking Twose's head off running through
8.6 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, full and straight, strongly driven into
the pitch, Zoysa partially stops it on his follow through,
deflecting up to mid off
End of over 9 (3 runs) New Zealand 29/2 (RR: 3.22 RRR: 185/41 = 4.51)
DNT Zoysa 5-0-11-0 - Embankment End
RG Twose 1* (12b) MS Sinclair 24* (33b 4x4)
9.1 Upashantha to Twose, wide: no run, full and wide down the leg side,
Twose has a nibble but no serious attempt, through to the keeper
9.1 Upashantha to Twose, no run, compactly forward in defence with
bat/pad together, defends straight back to the bowler
9.2 Upashantha to Twose, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, Twose
awkwardly pushes from the crease as it climbs on him a bit
quickly, inside edges down just past the stumps, very lucky to get
away with it
9.3 Upashantha to Twose, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump, too
wide and moving wider, Twose really reaches for it, slashing just
over the head of Arnold leaping up at point
9.4 Upashantha to Twose, no run, Twose finding some rhythm now,
powerfully stroked into the covers, but picks out Muralitharan
hovering there
9.5 Upashantha to Twose, no run, tight ball on off stump, forced off
the back foot straight to Muralitharan again
9.6 Upashantha to Twose, no run, quick widish ball outside off stump,
goes for a powerful square drive off the back foot but plays and
misses
End of over 10 (5 runs) New Zealand 34/2 (RR: 3.40 RRR: 180/40 = 4.50)
KEA Upashantha 5-1-21-2 (2w) - Centennial Stand End
MS Sinclair 24* (33b 4x4) RG Twose 5* (18b 1x4)
a bit of a delay as Sinclair needs a new bat handle grip, 12th man
Jacob Oram comes out to assist along with umpire Hill with the
scissors in the trusty umpires' kit
10.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, back
cut down to Arnold across to field at backward point
10.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, turned off
the hip down to Upashantha at long leg, Sinclair looks for a
second but is told to stay where he is by Twose
10.3 Zoysa to Twose, no run, full ball on the legs, firmly clipped along
the ground to Arnold at forward square leg
10.4 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shortish ball, Twose is forward and half
goes back, and ends up playing an odd looking sort of pull, as it
doesn't quite come on, dragging it up towards Jayasuriya at mid
on, not completely going through with the stroke
10.5 Zoysa to Twose, no run, steps forward out of the crease, defending
a shortish ball on off stump, compactly defending back to the
bowler
10.6 Zoysa to Twose, no run, good length ball outside off stump, firmly
driven straight up to de Silva at mid off
End of over 11 (1 run) New Zealand 35/2 (RR: 3.18 RRR: 179/39 = 4.59)
DNT Zoysa 6-0-12-0 - Embankment End
MS Sinclair 25* (35b 4x4) RG Twose 5* (22b 1x4)
11.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, OUT: Sinclair breaks his concentration,
shortish ball outside off stump, sits up and he slaps it
forcefully into the covers, but scooped it so it sat up for
Muralitharan at a very inviting chest height, snaps it up easily
New Zealand 35/3, Partnership of 19
MS Sinclair c Muralitharan b Upashantha 25 (36b 4x4 0x6)
RG Twose 5* (22b 1x4) KEA Upashantha 5.1-1-21-3 (2w)
Upashantha has three and New Zealand are in a bit further trouble
now as Sinclair heads off, in disbelief he played such a poor
stroke
Craig McMillan the new batsman
11.2 Upashantha to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
11.3 Upashantha to McMillan, no run, tight ball on off stump, defends
from the crease down into the covers
11.4 Upashantha to McMillan, no run, full ball on off stump, walks into
a firm drive, mistimed away to Muralitharan at cover
11.5 Upashantha to McMillan, no run, stretches well forward down the
pitch, shoulders arms through to the keeper
11.6 Upashantha to McMillan, no run, good tight ball on off stump,
defends from the crease up towards mid off, and Upashantha
completes another wicket-maiden
End of over 12 (maiden) New Zealand 35/3 (RR: 2.92 RRR: 179/38 = 4.71)
KEA Upashantha 6-2-21-3 (2w) - Centennial Stand End
RG Twose 5* (22b 1x4) CD McMillan 0* (5b)
12.1 Zoysa to Twose, no run, good back of a length ball honing in on off
stump, forces Twose back in the crease to dead bat defend it back
up on the off side of the pitch
12.2 Zoysa to Twose, no run, again maintaining a good line, Twose
defends back up on the off side once more
12.3 Zoysa to Twose, wide: no run, dramatic scenes! Zoysa angles it down
the leg side, Twose tries to flick it away but doesn't catch up
with it, Sangakkara takes low down and the bowler and Sri Lankan
fielders appeal at length for a catch behind, Twose stares back at
the umpire in
disbelief and umpire Bowden remains unmoved until the prolonged
appeal subsides ... only to *then* signal a wide! the Sri Lankans
can't believe it and Twose feels vindicated with his stare back,
very interesting call
12.3 Zoysa to Twose, no run, tight ball on off stump, defends off the
back foot up towards mid off
12.4 Zoysa to Twose, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, cut away
down to Upashantha at third man
12.5 Zoysa to McMillan, no run, full and straight, sweetly driven
straight up the ground on the leg side but no great power behind
it, plenty of time for de Silva to shuffle across to his left to
field
12.6 Zoysa to McMillan, legbye: one run, shortish ball on leg stump,
drops away from the pad square on the leg side, good quick run
taken as it drops short of the slow-to-react infield
End of over 13 (3 runs) New Zealand 38/3 (RR: 2.92 RRR: 176/37 = 4.76)
DNT Zoysa 7-0-14-0 (1w) - Embankment End
CD McMillan 0* (7b) RG Twose 6* (26b 1x4)
13.1 Upashantha to McMillan, wide: no run, full and wide outside off
stump, shapes to drive but quickly withdraws the stroke, taking
the wide call from umpire Hill instead
13.1 Upashantha to McMillan, wide: no run, shortish ball with a bit of
width again outside off stump, this time McMillan has a go at it
but misses, angling away wider and to a little surprise by
Upashantha when turning to go back to his mark, he spies umpire
Hill signalling wide
13.1 Upashantha to McMillan, no run, tight shortish ball on off stump
cramps McMillan up, forced to defend back up on the off side of
the pitch
13.2 Upashantha to McMillan, OUT: another one bites the dust, committing
hari-kiri, full ball outside off stump swinging away wider,
McMillan goes after it at full tilt, cracking it hard and flat in
the air, picking out Jayasuriya perfectly at mid on
New Zealand 40/4, Partnership of 5
CD McMillan c Jayasuriya b Upashantha 0 (9b 0x4 0x6)
RG Twose 6* (26b 1x4) KEA Upashantha 6.2-2-23-4 (4w)
McMillan trudges off without scoring off 9 deliveries, and
Upashantha amazingly has a fourth wicket, his best career figures
in ODIs, with mostly useful but generally innocuous deliveries
at least three of the four have simply given their wickets away
with wild shots outside off stump, while Fleming simply failed to
cover up a straight one
Chris Harris, to Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger", walks out to the
crease
13.3 Upashantha to Harris, one run, full down the leg side, turned down
to de Silva at long leg to get underway immediately
13.4 Upashantha to Twose, no run, shoulders arms to a short rising ball
outside off stump
13.5 Upashantha to Twose, wide: no run, full and well wide down the leg
side, almost the only way New Zealand seem to be managing runs at
the moment
13.5 Upashantha to Twose, no run, forward, defends straight back down
the pitch to the bowler
13.6 Upashantha to Twose, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, a gimme
ball with no cover fielder in place, Twose spots the gap and
caresses it forcefully along the ground straight through there
End of over 14 (8 runs) New Zealand 46/4 (RR: 3.29 RRR: 168/36 = 4.67)
KEA Upashantha 7-2-29-4 (5w) - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 1* (1b) RG Twose 10* (29b 2x4)
Kumar Dharmasena on to bowl, replacing Zoysa in the first bowling
change of the innings at the Embankment End
Dharmasena already having an already useful game with the bat, in
his 100th appearance in One-Day Internationals
pressure on for Harris, with sub fielder Gunawardene under the
helmet at silly mid off
14.1 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, probing forward in defence, turns
into the pad and drops down in close on the leg side, Sangakkara
tidies up from behind the stumps
14.2 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, stretches well forward in defence,
dropping it down in close on the off side to Gunawardene
14.3 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, forward again, defending to
Gunawardene at silly mid off
14.4 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, well forward, guides away to
Muralitharan at backward point
14.5 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, shorter ball outside off stump, frees
the arms but still not enough room as he chops it down into the
ground trying to cut, away into the gully
14.6 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, drives a full ball outside off stump
up towards de Silva at mid off, sprinting through for a quick run
with the stroke, beating the throw which misses at the bowler's
end
End of over 15 (1 run) New Zealand 47/4 (RR: 3.13 RRR: 167/35 = 4.77)
HDPK Dharmasena 1-0-1-0 - Embankment End
CZ Harris 2* (7b) RG Twose 10* (29b 2x4)
the fielding restrictions are lifted, though with the current
situation and still Muralitharan in the armoury, applying a tight
reign in this situation may well be a wise one
15.1 Upashantha to Harris, one run, comes forward to a full ball,
driving up towards mid on, quick single taken with the shot,
Jayasuriya up to field and shies at the bowler's end but misses
15.2 Upashantha to Twose, SIX, too short, sits up like a tennis ball and
Twose duly swats it over forward square leg, powerful pull and
just lands over the rope on the short square boundary in front of
the main Harris Stand, bringing up the New Zealand 50 in style
15.3 Upashantha to Twose, one run, angling on leg stump, tucked away
towards vacant square leg with the man now posted in the deep
after the previous shot, taking the easy single now on offer
15.4 Upashantha to Harris, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
through to the keeper
15.5 Upashantha to Harris, no run, full ball on the toes, firmly driven
straight up the ground to Jayasuriya at mid on
15.6 Upashantha to Harris, no run, forward, nudges away towards cover
point, Harris sets off for a quick single but has to quickly scoot
back as the fielder picks up and has a shy at the keeper's end,
just missing as Harris safely got back
End of over 16 (8 runs) New Zealand 55/4 (RR: 3.44 RRR: 159/34 = 4.68)
KEA Upashantha 8-2-37-4 (5w) - Centennial Stand End
RG Twose 17* (31b 2x4 1x6) CZ Harris 3* (11b)
Dilhara Fernando interesting replaces Dharmasena at the Embankment
End after just one over
16.1 Fernando to Twose, one run, full on the legs, turned away through
vacant midwicket for an easy run, looking for the second but
Jayasuriya gets to it rat her quickly and fires it back smartly
16.2 Fernando to Harris, no run, good quick full ball, squeezed out up
towards Arnold at extra cover
16.3 Fernando to Harris, one run, straight ball on off stump, turned
away to vacant midwicket, milking another easy single there with
no fielder forward besides mid on inside the circle on the leg
side
as a result of that, Jayasuriya brings out the slip and puts him
into the midwicket position
16.4 Fernando to Twose, no run, and immediately that's where the next
ball is also played, good fielding by Jayawardene low down
16.5 Fernando to Twose, legbye: one run, shortish ball angling on leg
stump, glanced off the pad down to vacant short fine leg for an
easy single
16.6 Fernando to Harris, one run, angling on leg stump once more, easily
picked off down towards deep backward square leg, two fielders
converge in the deep to field
End of over 17 (12 runs) New Zealand 59/4 (RR: 3.47 RRR: 155/33 = 4.70)
RD Fernando 1-0-3-0 - Embankment End
CZ Harris 5* (14b) RG Twose 18* (34b 2x4 1x6)
on comes Mutiah Muralitharan to bowl, replacing Upashantha at the
Centennial Stand End
a long chat between de Silva at Muralitharan holds up proceedings,
with the field now set in place, again Gunawardene is in close at
silly mid off under the helmet
17.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, stretches well forward, Harris
tries to sweep one angling back and straightening, the keeper goes
up, then Murali belatedly joins in before stifling, the replay
suggests it wasn't actually that bad a shout, but he was quite far
forward
17.2 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, forward, defends away towards point
17.3 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, forward, defends in close on the
off side
17.4 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, full ball on the toes, driven up
the ground on the leg side, Harris yells Twose through for the
quick run with the shot , doing it well as Gunawardene had to come
in to field from the circle edge and doesn't stop cleanly
17.5 Muralitharan to Twose, no run, props forward, watchfully defends
with a dead bat to a full ball down in close on the leg side
17.6 Muralitharan to Twose, no run, props forward in defence,
Muralitharan gets one to fizz past the outside edge through to the
keeper, failing to take cleanly
End of over 18 (1 run) New Zealand 60/4 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 154/32 = 4.81)
M Muralitharan 1-0-1-0 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 6* (18b) RG Twose 18* (36b 2x4 1x6)
18.1 Fernando to Harris, no run, full ball outside off stump, firmly
driven straight up to de Silva at mid off
18.2 Fernando to Harris, no run, swing and a miss from the crease at one
that keeps a bit lower, hurrying through outside off stump
18.3 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball, stands tall on the
crease in forcefully slapping it down out to deep cover point, the
Harris Stand go up excitedly but there is a deep fielder hidden
under the stand where they can't spy him
18.4 Fernando to Twose, no run, full outside off stump, strongly driven
along the ground to Arnold at extra cover
18.5 Fernando to Twose, one run, driving at a shortish ball outside off
stump, runs a thick outside edge in the air down to third man,
fielded on the bounce
18.6 Fernando to Harris, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
defends down to Muralitharan at point
End of over 19 (2 runs) New Zealand 62/4 (RR: 3.26 RRR: 152/31 = 4.90)
RD Fernando 2-0-5-0 - Embankment End
RG Twose 19* (38b 2x4 1x6) CZ Harris 7* (22b)
19.1 Muralitharan to Twose, FOUR, flighted full, comes well forward,
swinging it away nicely through forward square leg, deep backward
square comes around the boundary but can't cut it off
19.2 Muralitharan to Twose, OUT: but next ball Muralitharan gains his
revenge, Twose pushes forward in defence but is beaten by one that
pitches straight and shoots on, Muralitharan immediately turns
back and charges towards the umpire appealing - he is that
convinced - and
New Zealand 66/5, Partnership of 26
RG Twose lbw b Muralitharan 23 (40b 3x4 1x6)
CZ Harris 7* (22b) M Muralitharan 1.2-0-5-1
the crowd are deceived once more, just when they thought Twose was
going to bring them the momentum required to get back on track, he
departs and further into the mire the home team goes
Adam Parore the new batsman
19.3 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, flighted up straight, Parore
immediately on to the sweep, getting it away down to long leg, off
the mark straight away
19.4 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, props forward in defence with
bat/pad, drops it down in close square on the off side
19.5 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, forward again, runs it down off an
outside edge along the ground to slip
19.6 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, flighted full outside off stump,
driven out to Fernando at deep cover
End of over 20 (6 runs) New Zealand 68/5 (RR: 3.40 RRR: 146/30 = 4.87)
M Muralitharan 2-0-7-1 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 8* (25b) AC Parore 1* (1b)
20.1 Fernando to Harris, no run, jumps on the crease to a shortish
rising ball on off stump, defending down up towards mid off, de
Silva in to field
20.2 Fernando to Harris, one run, full outside off stump, driving but
only manages to run an outside edge along the ground down to
Upashantha at third man
20.3 Fernando to Parore, no run, full outside off stump, Parore steps
into a defensive push to short cover
20.4 Fernando to Parore, one run, forcefully driven back up on the leg
side of the pitch, Parore calls for a quick single, Harris is slow
to respond but they get through safely as the throw goes to the
wrong end
20.5 Fernando to Harris, no run, forward to a shortish straight ball,
defending straight back down the pitch
20.6 Fernando to Harris, one run, pushing forward, guides it away
towards midwicket, good quick run taken with the stroke
End of over 21 (3 runs) New Zealand 71/5 (RR: 3.38 RRR: 143/29 = 4.93)
RD Fernando 3-0-8-0 - Embankment End
CZ Harris 10* (29b) AC Parore 2* (3b)
21.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, pushing forward in defence,
Muralitharan gets one to turn sharply away from the outside edge,
appeal is quickly stifled by the close in field as they realise it
hit nothing
21.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, angling down the leg side, turned
away through backward square leg to the deep
21.3 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, forward, turned away to short fine
leg
21.4 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, flighted full, powerfully driven
straight back down the pitch, Muralitharan makes a fine piece of
fielding off his own bowling to stop it cold
21.5 Muralitharan to Parore, OUT: flighted up again, Parore sweeps
powerfully, but in the air, and sends it straight down the throat
of Fernando at deep square leg, New Zealand self-destructing in a
way only they know how
New Zealand 72/6, Partnership of 6
AC Parore c Fernando b Muralitharan 2 (6b 0x4 0x6)
CZ Harris 11* (31b) M Muralitharan 2.5-0-8-2
Daniel Vettori the new batsman
21.6 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, props well forward in defence,
turning into the front pad and rebounds back down the pitch to the
bowler
End of over 22 (1 run) New Zealand 72/6 (RR: 3.27 RRR: 142/28 = 5.07)
M Muralitharan 3-0-8-2 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 11* (31b) DL Vettori 0* (1b)
22.1 Fernando to Harris, legbye: one run, shortish ball angling down the
leg side, glanced off the thigh pad to vacant short fine leg for
an easy run
22.2 Fernando to Vettori, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, hops
on the crease to defend down to Muralitharan at backward point
22.3 Fernando to Vettori, no run, full and quick, firmly driven straight
up to mid on
22.4 Fernando to Vettori, (noball) no run, Fernando shows a bit of zing,
digging it in very short, Vettori has to duck underneath a genuine
Test match bounce r, not a bad one to throw in at this stage of
game
22.4 Fernando to Vettori, FOUR, Vettori shows Mr Fernando what he thinks
of that previous ball, sending this one crashing through the
covers past the diving Arnold to the boundary, played on the up
and didn't keep it down, but found the gap well enough
22.5 Fernando to Vettori, no run, shortish straight ball, Vettori
squared around in defence, hopping on the crease as he pops it up
from the thigh pad in close on the leg side
22.6 Fernando to Vettori, one run, full on the legs, turned out through
to deep square leg, Dharmasena in from the deep to field
End of over 23 (7 runs) New Zealand 79/6 (RR: 3.43 RRR: 135/27 = 5.00)
RD Fernando 4-0-14-0 (1nb) - Embankment End
DL Vettori 5* (7b 1x4) CZ Harris 11* (32b)
23.1 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, stretches well forward in defence,
playing with the pad back down the pitch
23.2 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, jumps right back in the crease to
a dangerously full ball, just getting the bat in behind it in time
as it turned away
23.3 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, forward, drops it down in close on
the leg side, looking for a quick run but Sangakkara scoots after
it and makes the hurried calling 'no! no!'
23.4 Muralitharan to Vettori, bye: two runs, shortish ball that keeps
low outside off stump, Vettori cuts and misses, Sangakkara can't
take cleanly either as it turns past the off stump and they scurry
through for a couple of byes as slip chases
23.5 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, forward, defends back on the off
side of the pitch
23.6 Muralitharan to Vettori, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
steered away wide of slip, backward point chases to field
End of over 24 (3 runs) New Zealand 82/6 (RR: 3.42 RRR: 132/26 = 5.08)
M Muralitharan 4-0-9-2 - Centennial Stand End
DL Vettori 6* (13b 1x4) CZ Harris 11* (32b)
24.1 Fernando to Vettori, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
driven down through cover, the off side sweeper in action around
in the deep
24.2 Fernando to Harris, no run, stretches well forward, shouldering
arms through to the keeper outside off stump
24.3 Fernando to Harris, FOUR, short ball outside off stump, aerially
carved through backward point, just past the leaping Muralitharan
making a valiant attempt inside the circle, beats a poor dive by
the outfielder in the deep, through him to the boundary
24.4 Fernando to Harris, no run, well forward, pushed up towards mid
off, Arnold scoots in to intercept from extra cover
24.5 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball on off stump, square
driven down to Atapattu at deep cover point
24.6 Fernando to Vettori, legbye: one run, good quick ball pushed
through, Vettori hops back on the crease, taken high on the pad
and balloons away towards vacant square leg, easy run taken as the
field leisurely approaches the ball
End of over 25 (7 runs) New Zealand 89/6 (RR: 3.56 RRR: 125/25 = 5.00)
RD Fernando 5-0-20-0 (1nb) - Embankment End
DL Vettori 7* (15b 1x4) CZ Harris 16* (36b 1x4)
we now have a cricket match and we definitely won't be back
tomorrow, no matter what happens, as Duckworth/Lewis can now be
employed if the threatened weather (yet to appear) came into play
though New Zealand are 49 behind the par required at this stage
having lost 6 wickets, so they'll be praying for clear skies and a
bit of a miracle
25.1 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, forward, defends down in close on
the leg side
25.2 Muralitharan to Vettori, FOUR, shortish ball, Vettori stands back
and savagely pulls through midwicket in the air, wide of de Silva
in the deep, bouncing only a few feet to his right
25.3 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, forward, turns into the front pad,
sharp appeal for lbw turned down
25.4 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, half forward again, another more
stifled appeal for lbw
25.5 Muralitharan to Vettori, no run, forward, defends down in close on
the leg side
New Zealand slump to a further low, and now incidentally they fall
65 runs behind on Duckworth/Lewis comparisons
25.6 Muralitharan to Vettori, OUT: third time lucky, Vettori foolishly
shuffles right back in his crease to a fully flighted ball, struck
low down on the pad and he may as well have walked straight away,
it was that plumb, the finger is raised in the blink of an eyelid
New Zealand 93/7, Partnership of 21
DL Vettori lbw b Muralitharan 11 (21b 2x4 0x6)
End of over 26 (4 runs) New Zealand 93/7 (RR: 3.58 RRR: 121/24 = 5.04)
M Muralitharan 5-0-13-3 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 16* (36b 1x4)
James Franklin the new batsman
26.1 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, hops
on the crease to steer it down forward of point for a quick run
with the shot
26.2 Fernando to Franklin, FOUR, short rising ball on off stump,
Franklin tamely fends down at it and steers a thick underedge down
past the keeper to the very fine boundary to get off the mark in a
streaky fashion
26.3 Fernando to Franklin, no run, right back in the crease to defend a
short straight ball back to the bowler
26.4 Fernando to Franklin, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, cut
down to Muralitharan at backward point
26.5 Fernando to Franklin, no run, shuffles back to a tight ball on off
stump, steered down to Muralitharan once more at backward point
26.6 Fernando to Franklin, no run, full ball outside off stump, mistimes
a drive from the crease back down the pitch to the bowler
End of over 27 (5 runs) New Zealand 98/7 (RR: 3.63 RRR: 116/23 = 5.04)
RD Fernando 6-0-25-0 (1nb) - Embankment End
CZ Harris 17* (37b 1x4) JEC Franklin 4* (5b 1x4)
27.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, stretches well forward in defence
to a flighted full ball down in close on the off side
27.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, reaching well forward to a
straight ball, turns it away towards vacant midwicket, easy single
taken as Zoysa strolls across from mid on to field
slip, short leg and silly mid off putting pressure on the new
batsman in close
27.3 Muralitharan to Franklin, no run, flat and full on off stump,
square drives away to backward point
27.4 Muralitharan to Franklin, no run, well forward, driving straight
back down the pitch on the off side
27.5 Muralitharan to Franklin, no run, similar again, strongly driven
straight back down the pitch, Muralitharan this time makes a good
stop falling to his left
27.6 Muralitharan to Franklin, no run, forward, defends away into the
covers
End of over 28 (1 run) New Zealand 99/7 (RR: 3.54 RRR: 115/22 = 5.23)
M Muralitharan 6-0-14-3 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 18* (39b 1x4) JEC Franklin 4* (9b 1x4)
28.1 Fernando to Harris, one run, full outside off stump, firmly driven
up towards wide mid off, de Silva across to field to his right,
brings up the New Zealand 100 as they run with the shot, and with
it an ironic round of applause
28.2 Fernando to Franklin, no run, drives and misses playing tentatively
from the crease
28.3 Fernando to Franklin, one run, shortish ball on off stump, hops
back to steer it down to third man off the face
28.4 Fernando to Harris, no run, jumps a long way forward out of the
crease to defend at a quick rising ball from a back of a length,
fizzes past the outside edge, shaping away nicely late, Harris
never to that one and lucky to survive, nice ball
28.5 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, turned
away through to Dharmasena at deep backward square leg
28.6 Fernando to Franklin, one run, quick short ball on leg stump,
dropped down to vacant square leg for an easy single
End of over 29 (4 runs) New Zealand 103/7 (RR: 3.55 RRR: 111/21 = 5.29)
RD Fernando 7-0-29-0 (1nb) - Embankment End
JEC Franklin 6* (12b 1x4) CZ Harris 20* (42b 1x4)
time for another drinks break
the local crowd groove on down to "Y.M.C.A." but it's time for the
real action again, let the final stanza begin ...
Kumar Dharmasena returns, replacing Muralitharan at the Centennial
Stand End
29.1 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, well forward, defends with bat/pad
back down the pitch to the bowler
29.2 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, forward, defends out to Jayawardene
at extra cover
29.3 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, forward, defends straight to
Jayawardene again
29.4 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, forward, clips the pad and deflects
down to slip, big appeals for all manner of things by many of the
close in players, but nothing given by umpire Hill
29.5 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, forward, struck on the top of the
front pad, rebounding back down the pitch, stifled appeals
29.6 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, forward, defends down in close on
the leg side, Dharmasena returns with a maiden
End of over 30 (maiden) New Zealand 103/7 (RR: 3.43 RRR: 111/20 = 5.55)
HDPK Dharmasena 2-1-1-0 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 20* (42b 1x4) JEC Franklin 6* (18b 1x4)
30.1 Fernando to Harris, no run, brisk paced shortish ball, tucks Harris
up nicely as he tries to work it away through the leg side, taken
high on the leg an drops down in close on the leg side
30.2 Fernando to Harris, no run, shortish rising ball, Harris hops on
the crease to defend it safely down on the leg side of the pitch
30.3 Fernando to Harris, two runs, short ball outside off stump, Harris
stands tall on the crease and forces it strongly down through
cover past the diving de Silva, good running for the second by
Franklin to the bowler's end as Arnold's across from mid off to
field, firing back he
return just wide as Fernando fumbles the take
30.4 Fernando to Harris, wide: no run, short and wide angling down the
leg side
30.4 Fernando to Harris, one run, full ball driven straight up towards
Jayasuriya at mid on, good quick single taken with the shot safely
30.5 Fernando to Franklin, one run, shortish ball tucked off the hip
down to vacant square leg, another easy run extracted
30.6 Fernando to Harris, (noball) one run, oversteps, full and straight,
driven up towards Jayasuriya at mid on, good quick run taken with
the shot, the music blares at the end of the over but it's too
soon, umpire Bowden shakes his arm for a while until the scorers
pick up the signal
30.6 Fernando to Franklin, no run, nothing much becomes of the bonus
ball in the over, defends a shortish ball down into the covers
End of over 31 (7 runs) New Zealand 110/7 (RR: 3.55 RRR: 104/19 = 5.47)
RD Fernando 8-0-36-0 (1w 2nb) - Embankment End
CZ Harris 24* (47b 1x4) JEC Franklin 7* (20b 1x4)
31.1 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted full, Harris shapes to
sweep but only half plays it, inside edging into the pad and drops
it away square on the leg side, quick run taken as the keeper has
to chase after it, half appeal stifled
31.2 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, flighted full, strongly driven back
down the pitch, Harris has to dive back into his crease as
Dharmasena kneels to field cleanly
31.3 Dharmasena to Franklin, one run, nicely paddled away in the air
through backward square leg, simply using the pace of the ball to
come on to the bat, Atapattu fields in the deep
31.4 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, stretches a long way forward to one
angling into the front pad, draws a loud appeal from keeper and
bowler but turned down
31.5 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted full on the legs, driven
along the ground out to de Silva at deep midwicket
31.6 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, props forward in defence with
bat/pad in close on the off side
End of over 32 (3 runs) New Zealand 113/7 (RR: 3.53 RRR: 101/18 = 5.61)
HDPK Dharmasena 3-1-4-0 - Centennial Stand End
CZ Harris 26* (50b 1x4) JEC Franklin 8* (23b 1x4)
Aravinda de Silva gets a bowl, replacing Fernando at the Embankment
End
32.1 de Silva to Harris, no run, shortish ball tamely sits up, Harris
respectfully pats it straight back down the pitch to the bowler
32.2 de Silva to Harris, no run, stretches well forward, smothering any
potential turn with bat/pad together, back on the off side of the
pitch
32.3 de Silva to Harris, one run, flighted fuller, low full toss swept
around the corner just past the diving Jayasuriya short fine leg,
out to deep backward square leg
Jayasuriya is injured after diving awkwardly for that one and out
comes the physio for a bit of attention, taping up the fingers,
after a little delay we're back into it
32.4 de Silva to Franklin, no run, well forward, watchfully defends
straight back down the pitch
32.5 de Silva to Franklin, no run, shortish ball on the legs, turned
around the corner to Jayasuriya fielding at short fine leg
32.6 de Silva to Franklin, one run, pulled around the corner just
forward of Jayasuriya, out to deep backward square leg
End of over 33 (2 runs) New Zealand 115/7 (RR: 3.48 RRR: 99/17 = 5.82)
PA de Silva 1-0-2-0 - Embankment End
JEC Franklin 9* (26b 1x4) CZ Harris 27* (53b 1x4)
33.1 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, shortish ball, cut down to backward
point
33.2 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, drawn well forward by a flatter
ball angling right into the pads, deflects away to short third man
33.3 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, forward, guides it away firmly to
Muralitharan at backward point
33.4 Dharmasena to Franklin, one run, flighted full, strongly driven up
through wide midwicket past the diving de Silva, down to wide long
on
33.5 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, reaching forward at a quick, flatter
ball honing in on off stump from around the wicket, taken on the
top of the pad and drops tamely down in close on the leg side
33.6 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, tries to work one away through
midwicket but with similar luck, getting too bogged down in the
pads as it angles in on him, dropped down in close on the leg side
End of over 34 (1 run) New Zealand 116/7 (RR: 3.41 RRR: 98/16 = 6.12)
HDPK Dharmasena 4-1-5-0 - Centennial Stand End
JEC Franklin 10* (30b 1x4) CZ Harris 27* (55b 1x4)
34.1 de Silva to Franklin, no run, tight ball on off stump, chopped down
to Atapattu at short third man
34.2 de Silva to Franklin, no run, angling on the legs, worked away
around the corner but not past Jayasuriya at short fine leg
34.3 de Silva to Franklin, one run, well driven down the ground but can
only get a single to wide long on
34.4 de Silva to Harris, no run, flighted up outside off stump, Harris
drags it right around the corner but no further than Jayasuriya
again hovering on the circle edge at short fine leg
34.5 de Silva to Harris, no run, stabs forward in defence, dropping it
back up on the off side of the pitch for de Silva to field himself
34.6 de Silva to Harris, legbye: one run, pushed through quicker and
fuller, Harris once again on the sweep with little success,
deflected away just backward of square on the leg side from the
pad, de Silva briefly appeals
End of over 35 (2 runs) New Zealand 118/7 (RR: 3.37 RRR: 96/15 = 6.40)
PA de Silva 2-0-3-0 - Embankment End
CZ Harris 27* (58b 1x4) JEC Franklin 11* (33b 1x4)
35.1 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, swing and a miss to a shorter ball
outside off stump, played over the top trying to pull it away
through midwicket
35.2 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted full, driven down to long
on
35.3 Dharmasena to Franklin, one run, full outside off stump, driven
down to Upashantha at long off
35.4 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, drawn forward to a flighted straight
ball, driven down to Atapattu at long on
35.5 Dharmasena to Franklin, no run, full outside off stump, driven
strongly back down the pitch to the bowler
35.6 Dharmasena to Franklin, one run, well lapped around the corner,
uses the pace of the ball well, Franklin scampers back for the
second but is slow off the mark, a fine return from the deep right
next to the stumps sees Franklin well short as the third umpire is
called upon
End of over 36 (4 runs) New Zealand 122/7 (RR: 3.39 RRR: 92/14 = 6.57)
HDPK Dharmasena 5-1-9-0 - Centennial Stand End
JEC Franklin 13* (36b 1x4) CZ Harris 29* (61b 1x4)
New Zealand 122/8, Partnership of 29
JEC Franklin run out (Fernando) 13 (36b 1x4 0x6)
Andrew Penn the new batsman, not much he can do from here to arrest
the imminent slide to defeat except to have a hit out and see what
happens, that is his best mode of batting - full on attack
36.1 de Silva to Harris, no run, flighted full on off stump, strongly
driven along the ground straight to Muralitharan at extra cover
36.2 de Silva to Harris, no run, pushes firmly back up on the off side
of the pitch, Arnold dives in from wide midwicket to make a good
stop
36.3 de Silva to Harris, no run, tentatively pushes back in defence on
the leg side of the pitch
36.4 de Silva to Harris, one run, guides it away off the face backward
of point, quick run taken with the shot
36.5 de Silva to Penn, no run, forward, defends straight back on the leg
side of the pitch
36.6 de Silva to Penn, one run, short ball outside off stump, strongly
cut out to deep point to get of the mark
End of over 37 (2 runs) New Zealand 124/8 (RR: 3.35 RRR: 90/13 = 6.92)
PA de Silva 3-0-5-0 - Embankment End
AJ Penn 1* (2b) CZ Harris 30* (65b 1x4)
37.1 Dharmasena to Penn, no run, forward, defends quietly down in close
on the off side, de Silva in to field from cover
37.2 Dharmasena to Penn, no run, watchfully strokes back up on the leg
side of the pitch, Jayasuriya in from midwicket to field
37.3 Dharmasena to Penn, no run, firmly driven back on the leg side of
the pitch to the bowler
37.4 Dharmasena to Penn, no run, strongly driven straight back down the
pitch once more to Dharmasena
37.5 Dharmasena to Penn, one run, advances down the track to work it
where he wants to, driving down to Atapattu at long off
37.6 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly driven into the ground, away to Arnold in the covers on
the bounce
End of over 38 (1 run) New Zealand 125/8 (RR: 3.29 RRR: 89/12 = 7.42)
HDPK Dharmasena 6-1-10-0 - Centennial Stand End
AJ Penn 2* (7b) CZ Harris 30* (66b 1x4)
38.1 de Silva to Penn, no run, walks well forward to defend quietly
straight back along the pitch to the bowler
38.2 de Silva to Penn, one run, comes down the pitch to pick it up over
the head of Muralitharan at wide midwicket, wide long on in to
field and prevent thoughts of a second
38.3 de Silva to Harris, no run, jumps out of the crease to try and flay
it away through covers but it angles too much in on him,
attempting to adjust the stroke he misses, but is saved by the
pad, de Silva ridiculously appeals for lbw with Harris a few yards
out of his crease
38.4 de Silva to Harris, no run, forward, driven straight to
Muralitharan at extra cover
38.5 de Silva to Harris, no run, and once more, picks out a fielder,
driven to Muralitharan again
38.6 de Silva to Harris, one run, manages to loft this one over the
covers, but there's a sweeper in the deep, fielded on the bounce
and only one run on offer
End of over 39 (2 runs) New Zealand 127/8 (RR: 3.26 RRR: 87/11 = 7.91)
PA de Silva 4-0-7-0 - Embankment End
CZ Harris 31* (70b 1x4) AJ Penn 3* (9b)
39.1 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, cut away down to backward point for
an easy run with the shot
39.2 Dharmasena to Penn, no run, props forward in defence, straight back
to the bowler
39.3 Dharmasena to Penn, one run, driven strongly down the ground to
long on
39.4 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted full, driven straight down
to Atapattu coming in to field from long on
39.5 Dharmasena to Penn, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
quietly tapped away backward of point for an easy single to the
vacant circle edge
39.6 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, pushed through quicker and flatter
outside off stump, Harris tries to swing it away through the leg
side but misses completely
End of over 40 (4 runs) New Zealand 131/8 (RR: 3.28 RRR: 83/10 = 8.30)
HDPK Dharmasena 7-1-14-0 - Centennial Stand End
AJ Penn 5* (12b) CZ Harris 33* (73b 1x4)
Muralitharan returns, replacing de Silva at the Embankment End
40.1 Muralitharan to Penn, two runs, flighted full outside off stump,
driven out through extra cover, good running to get back for the
second as the off side sweeper's around in the deep
40.2 Muralitharan to Penn, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
firmly straight to extra cover
40.3 Muralitharan to Penn, no run, flatter and quicker, driven straight
back down the pitch to the bowler
40.4 Muralitharan to Penn, one run, flighted on leg stump, swung away
out to Atapattu at deep backward square leg
40.5 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, flighted up outside off stump,
strongly driven straight to de Silva at extra cover
40.6 Muralitharan to Harris, FOUR, flighted up invitingly outside off
stump and Harris happily obliges, strongly smashing it away over
extra cover, one bounce and over the rope
End of over 41 (7 runs) New Zealand 138/8 (RR: 3.37 RRR: 76/9 = 8.44)
M Muralitharan 7-0-21-3 - Embankment End
AJ Penn 8* (16b) CZ Harris 37* (75b 2x4)
41.1 Dharmasena to Penn, no run, groping a long way forward to a faster
ball sliding past the outside edge outside off stump, just keeps
the back toes inside the crease as Sangakkara whips off the bails
and asks the question
umpire Bowden is unmoved, no need for a replay he says
41.2 Dharmasena to Penn, one run, flighted full, driven down towards
long on, they look for a second but hesitate a bit much and have
to stay back at home
41.3 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted up outside off stump,
driven down to long off
41.4 Dharmasena to Penn, two runs, down the pitch, doesn't quite get it
into the slot and ends up squirting it away towards vacant
backward point, no fielders in that general area means they can
sneak back for a second and rather well too
41.5 Dharmasena to Penn, one run, full outside off stump, driven down to
Atapattu at long off
41.6 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, shortish ball on off stump, steered
straight to backward point
End of over 42 (5 runs) New Zealand 143/8 (RR: 3.40 RRR: 71/8 = 8.88)
HDPK Dharmasena 8-1-19-0 - Centennial Stand End
AJ Penn 12* (20b) CZ Harris 38* (77b 2x4)
42.1 Muralitharan to Penn, one run, stabs forward in defence, guiding it
away towards backward point, Jayasuriya across to field from short
third man
42.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, driven down towards long off,
another easy single milked
42.3 Muralitharan to Penn, two runs, down the track, big hit over the
top but doesn't get a complete hold of it properly, but gets away
with it as it pitches into space at deep extra cover
42.4 Muralitharan to Penn, OUT: Penn tries his luck on once too often,
driving all around one that turned right back through the gate,
and Sri Lanka are now just one wicket away from finishing the job
off quite comprehensively
New Zealand 147/9, Partnership of 25
AJ Penn b Muralitharan 15 (23b 0x4 0x6)
CZ Harris 39* (78b 2x4) M Muralitharan 7.4-0-25-4
last man to the crease is Chris Martin, and with two balls left in
the over, Muralitharan would back himself to snare a 5th 5-wicket
bag in ODIs
42.5 Muralitharan to Martin, wide: FOUR, but not with that ball he
won't! turns sharply down the leg side past everybody, a long
chase for short fine leg but over the rope it goes
42.5 Muralitharan to Martin, OUT: but with this ball he will! Martin
emulates Penn just two balls before him, driving all around one
turning in from outside off stump, through the gate and the bails
go a flyin'
New Zealand 152/10, Partnership of 5
CS Martin b Muralitharan 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
CZ Harris 39* (78b 2x4) M Muralitharan 7.5-0-30-5 (1w)