Match State: Match scheduled to start at 2pm local time (0100 GMT)
welcome to WestpacTrust Stadium in Wellington for the second
National Bank Series One-Day International between New Zealand and
Sri Lanka
it's a magnificent day here in Wellington, only a smattering a
light cloud in the far blue yonder, otherwise it's perfect cricket
playing and watching conditions, with a nice cooling breeze to
keep things from overheating
the pitch conditions are fair, may not be lightning fast but should
be good for a 230+ score, with a pretty trim looking outfield
the crowd is quite disappointing at this stage, with pre-sales not
high at all, not aided by the home team's performance in the first
match at Napier, but there were plenty of people streaming up to
the ground in the half hour before the start, so a
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has won the toss and elected to
bat first, with the home team naming just one change - Jacob Oram
back in for the wayward Andrew Penn who is demoted to 12th man
duties, while Sri Lanka have stuck with their winning XI
it'll be Mathew Sinclair to face Nuwan Zoysa to bowl from the
Harbour End, with Nathan Astle at the non-striker's end
0.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, two runs, immediately underway, tucking a
shortish ball angling in on leg stump down backward of square leg
for a comfortable two as long leg has a fair run in to field
0.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, tighter straight ball on a back of a
length, defends down from the crease towards cover point
0.3 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, defends
down backward of point, Atapattu across to his left to field from
squarer
0.4 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, stretches well forward, shapes to play
but quickly raises the bat high out of the way to let one through
to the keeper outside off stump
0.5 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, well forward, shoulders arms outside off
stump once more
0.6 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, stretches well forward once more,
shoulders arms to a shortish rising ball outside off stump
End of over 1 (2 runs) New Zealand 2/0 (RR: 2.00)
DNT Zoysa 1-0-2-0 - Harbour End
NJ Astle 0* (0b) MS Sinclair 2* (6b)
Eric Upashantha to open the bowling from the City End
1.1 Upashantha to Astle, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
Astle back in towards it, nudging away down backward of point for
a quick single with the shot, underway immediately also as
Atapattu fields to his left and has a throw at the keeper's end
for the sake of it
1.2 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, beaten! lovely delivery climbing
off a length, Sinclair pokes forward in defence but it slides up
past the outside edge, lovely stuff from Upashantha
1.3 Upashantha to Sinclair, two runs, overpitched and angling down the
leg side, Sinclair gets one back, clipping away firmly through
backward square leg, Zoysa around from long leg to field
1.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, a better short rising ball outside
off stump, Sinclair shapes to fend forward at it but just holds it
back at the last moment, not quite pushing to the line of the ball
to gain the edge
1.5 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly cracked on the up from the crease up to Jayasuriya at mid
off on the bounce
1.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, wide: no run, short ball angling wide down
the leg side, Sinclair tries to whip it away but it's too wide
1.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, full and straight outside off
stump, firmly driven straight back down the pitch to Upashantha
fielding on his follow through
End of over 2 (4 runs) New Zealand 6/0 (RR: 3.00)
KEA Upashantha 1-0-4-0 (1w) - City End
NJ Astle 1* (1b) MS Sinclair 4* (11b)
2.1 Zoysa to Astle, no run, quick shortish straight ball tucks Astle up
nicely, trying to work it down to leg but hurried on for pace,
taken high on the body and drops down dead in close on the leg
side of the pitch
2.2 Zoysa to Astle, no run, stretches well forward, defending compactly
with bat/pad up towards Jayasuriya at mid off
2.3 Zoysa to Astle, no run, shortish ball angling in on middle and leg,
drops it down to Dharmasena fielding at forward square leg
2.4 Zoysa to Astle, no run, shortish ball, hops back on the crease,
defending down towards midwicket where Dharmasena's across to
field again
2.5 Zoysa to Astle, no run, shortish ball, tucked up by a rising ball,
drops it down dead in close on the leg side
2.6 Zoysa to Astle, two runs, full outside off stump, strongly driven
through the gap at extra cover, the outfield isn't quite as
conducive to the fast ball rolling along it as expected early, and
is well overhauled inside the rope
End of over 3 (2 runs) New Zealand 8/0 (RR: 2.67)
DNT Zoysa 2-0-4-0 - Harbour End
MS Sinclair 4* (11b) NJ Astle 3* (7b)
3.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, FOUR, shortish ball outside off stump,
powerfully square driven but streakily in the air through point,
quite safely though as Atapattu is fielding backward of square
Arnold comes in to field at short cover point as a result of the
previous stroke
3.2 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, much tighter ball on off stump with
no width, respectfully defended into the pitch back towards the
bowler
3.3 Upashantha to Sinclair, two runs, shortish ball angling in on his
hips, well tucked away down through vacant square leg, Dharmasena
gives chase from midwicket
3.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, one run, full outside off stump, firmly
driven up towards Jayasuriya at wide mid off, easy quick run taken
with the shot as the Sri Lankan captain fumbles it behind him
trying to pick up
3.5 Upashantha to Astle, legbye: one run, shortish ball angling down
the leg side, tries to pull it away but settles for it dropping
down to vacant backward square leg from the thigh pad for a single
instead
3.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, forward, shoulders arms outside off
stump through to the keeper
End of over 4 (8 runs) New Zealand 16/0 (RR: 4.00)
KEA Upashantha 2-0-11-0 (1w) - City End
NJ Astle 3* (8b) MS Sinclair 11* (16b 1x4)
4.1 Zoysa to Astle, FOUR, cracking blow! just back of a length outside
off stump, Astle carves it away through vacant cover on the up,
imperiously driven from the crease
4.2 Zoysa to Astle, no run, comes forward into a shortish straight ball
that tickles him up as he closes the face and gets an inside edge
into the body, near the 'delicate region', a bit tender for a
couple of moments before he recomposes himself
4.3 Zoysa to Astle, no run, shoulders arms to a short rising ball
outside off stump
4.4 Zoysa to Astle, no run, stretches well forward with bat/pad in firm
defence up towards Jayasuriya at mid off
a hold up in play for a few moments as the Sri Lankans want to have
the shape of the ball checked out, a quick inspection is done and
the umpires are satisfied it hasn't warped just yet
4.5 Zoysa to Astle, no run, shoulders arms to a rising ball outside off
stump
4.6 Zoysa to Astle, one run, shortish ball on middle and leg, pulled on
one leg around the corner down to Upashantha at deep backward
square leg
End of over 5 (5 runs) New Zealand 21/0 (RR: 4.20)
DNT Zoysa 3-0-9-0 - Harbour End
NJ Astle 8* (14b 1x4) MS Sinclair 11* (16b 1x4)
5.1 Upashantha to Astle, FOUR, shortish ball sits up outside off stump,
an open invitation for Astle who gladly takes it, slapping it down
through the narrow gap at point, the crowd urging the ball on to
the rope and it duly beats Atapattu in the rase
5.2 Upashantha to Astle, no run, widish short ball outside off stump,
left well alone by Astle through to the keeper
5.3 Upashantha to Astle, no run, drawn well forward in defence by a
good full ball outside off stump, pushes straight up to Jayasuriya
at mid off
5.4 Upashantha to Astle, wide: no run, stretches well forward in
leaving alone a wider delivery than the one two balls prior, this
time requiring umpire Quested to penalise Upashantha
5.4 Upashantha to Astle, no run, Astle pushes tentatively forward in
defence, just withdrawing the bat back as he looked to defend,
could've spelt danger otherwise as it just slid past the shoulder
of the bat through to Sangakkara
5.5 Upashantha to Astle, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, don't
bowl there to Astle if you want to maintain tidy figures, smacked
away through extra cover, a collection job
5.6 Upashantha to Astle, no run, shortish ball reasonably wide outside
off stump, left well alone by Astle who's happy to take the 9 runs
from that over
End of over 6 (9 runs) New Zealand 30/0 (RR: 5.00)
KEA Upashantha 3-0-20-0 (2w) - City End
MS Sinclair 11* (16b 1x4) NJ Astle 16* (20b 3x4)
6.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, forward, shoulders arms outside off
stump to a reasonably full ball
6.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shortish straight ball, turned on the
crease to play it down defensively to Dharmasena at forward square
leg
6.3 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, shortish rising ball on off stump,
Sinclair does well to get over the top of it, forcing down into
the ground, Arnold fielding sharply to his right on the bounce at
short cover point
6.4 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, back of a length ball on off stump,
defends down towards backward point, Arnold swoops across to field
once more
6.5 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, quicker short rising ball outside off
stump, Sinclair spies the extra width and tries to slash it away
through the covers off the back foot, but the angle across him
from the left hander and the height get too much from him, playing
and missing
6.6 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, much fuller outside off stump, firmly
driven straight to extra cover
End of over 7 (maiden) New Zealand 30/0 (RR: 4.29)
DNT Zoysa 4-1-9-0 - Harbour End
NJ Astle 16* (20b 3x4) MS Sinclair 11* (22b 1x4)
Zoysa completes the first maiden of the innings
7.1 Upashantha to Astle, no run, full ball angling down the leg side,
tries to whip it away but taken on the pad, rolls through to the
keeper
7.2 Upashantha to Astle, wide: no run, short rising ball but well down
the leg side, wided for the third time already today
Upashantha not quite finding it as much fun as at Napier where he
snared four top order batsmen in a fine burst
7.2 Upashantha to Astle, no run, full outside off stump, powerfully
driven straight back down the pitch, Upashantha fields very
sharply to grab it on his follow through to his right
7.3 Upashantha to Astle, no run, stretches well forward, shouldering
arms outside off stump
7.4 Upashantha to Astle, one run, driving at a good length ball outside
off stump, gets a thick edge that flies fast to the right of
Jayawardene at slip, gets two hands to it but can't hold it
cleanly, dropping it away behind him and they grab the single
a half let off for Astle, it was a chance, but a tough one,
Jayawardene did well to dive as quickly to it as he did
7.5 Upashantha to Sinclair, one run, full and a bit straight, driven up
towards wide midwicket for an easy single with the shot
7.6 Upashantha to Astle, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
shapes to play but thinks better of it, lifting the bat back and
clear as it passes through to the keeper
End of over 8 (3 runs) New Zealand 33/0 (RR: 4.12)
KEA Upashantha 4-0-23-0 (3w) - City End
MS Sinclair 12* (23b 1x4) NJ Astle 17* (25b 3x4)
8.1 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, walks forward into a defensive guiding
shot to a full ball outside off stump, steered away towards
Atapattu at backward point, looking for the single but Sinclair
says no to Astle before there's a mix-up
8.2 Zoysa to Sinclair, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, hops on the
crease to turn it away down to Upashantha at long leg
8.3 Zoysa to Astle, no run, forced back on the crease looking to come
forward to a shortish ball, defends it straight down to Arnold at
short cover point
8.4 Zoysa to Astle, OUT: amazing! short climbing ball outside off
stump, Astle rocks back to pull but it hurries on a bit much,
mistiming it somewhat, lobbing up towards mid on, de Silva almost
misjudges it trying to line it up but leaps up and back and plucks
a
New Zealand 34/1, Partnership of 34
NJ Astle c de Silva b Zoysa 17 (27b 3x4 0x6)
MS Sinclair 13* (25b 1x4) DNT Zoysa 4.4-1-10-1
ground from mid air and does well to control the ball as he hit the
deck, his team-mates race over to congratulate him and make sure
he's OK at the same time!
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming the new batsman
8.5 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, stretches well forward to a full ball
outside off stump with the bat raised high, no intention to play
that one, half-hearted appeal from the bowler for the sake of it
8.6 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, shortish ball on leg stump, hops on the
crease to defend down towards square leg
End of over 9 (1 run) New Zealand 34/1 (RR: 3.78)
DNT Zoysa 5-1-10-1 - Harbour End
MS Sinclair 13* (25b 1x4) SP Fleming 0* (2b)
9.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball on
off stump, firmly driven straight up to Jayasuriya at mid off
9.1 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, leaves alone a fairly wide full
ball outside off stump
9.2 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, full ball on the legs, strongly
clipped away forward of square leg but can't get it past a good
diving save by Dharmasena from midwicket, both batsmen hovering
out of their creases looking for the run before they have to stay
at home
9.3 Upashantha to Sinclair, FOUR, slower ball outside off stump,
Sinclair picks it and plays a consumate drive through extra cover
with lovely timing which beats the attempts of the outfield to
slow it up and Jayasuriya chasing it
9.4 Upashantha to Sinclair, two runs, overpitched on the legs this
time, turned into a low full toss and worked out through vacant
wide midwicket for Fernando and Dharmasena to chase
9.5 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, full ball on the toes, firmly
clipped along the ground straight to Dharmasena at midwicket
9.6 Upashantha to Sinclair, no run, well forward, defends down to
Arnold at short cover point
End of over 10 (7 runs) New Zealand 41/1 (RR: 4.10)
KEA Upashantha 5-0-30-0 (3w 1nb) - City End
SP Fleming 0* (2b) MS Sinclair 19* (32b 2x4)
10.1 Zoysa to Fleming, OUT: Fleming fails again, driving weakly outside
off stump, Zoysa gets one to slide on through, taking the outside
edge straight to the keeper and off the captain goes
New Zealand 41/2, Partnership of 7
SP Fleming c Sangakkara b Zoysa 0 (3b 0x4 0x6)
MS Sinclair 19* (32b 2x4) DNT Zoysa 5.1-1-10-2
Fleming's not having a very enjoyable series so far, a second-ball
duck at Napier and now a third-ball duck to go with it
a huge cheer for local favourite Roger Twose, as per usual, walking
to the crease to the distinct tune of the Braveheart movie theme
Zoysa's quick double strike sets the home team back on their heels
once more, simply umable to gather sufficient periods of momentum
to sling themselves towards a likely big total
10.2 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shoulders arms to a shortish ball outside
off stump
10.3 Zoysa to Twose, no run, full ball on off stump, stretches well
forward to firmly defend with bat/pad up towards Muralitharan
coming in to field from extra cover
10.4 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shapes to defend a full ball but quickly
raises the bat up out of the way as it passes through outside off
stump
10.5 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shortish rising ball outside off stump,
left well alone through to the keeper once again
10.6 Zoysa to Twose, no run, props well forward in defence, dead batting
it down in close on the off side of the pitch
End of over 11 (maiden) New Zealand 41/2 (RR: 3.73)
DNT Zoysa 6-2-10-2 - Harbour End
MS Sinclair 19* (32b 2x4) RG Twose 0* (5b)
Zoysa completes another maiden, taking 2-1 from his last 3 overs
Sri Lanka bring Mutiah Muralitharan into the bowling attack early,
he'll bowl the 12th over of the innings from the City End,
replacing Upashantha after 5 expensive overs
11.1 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, flighted up full, Sinclair stabs
forward to defend, turning into the front pad and dropping down in
close on the leg side, half shout from the keeper alone
11.2 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, flighted up very full, Sinclair
comes well forward to clamp down on the spin, defending to
Jayawardene under the helmet at silly mid off
11.3 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, flighted full outside off stump,
Sinclair lunges after it, playing a confident square drive
straight to de Silva at backward point
11.4 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, well forward to one turning in
from well outside off stump, fair appeal for lbw quickly turned
down as it strikes in line but doing too much
11.5 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, flighted up on middle and leg,
turned away to Dharmasena at midwicket
11.6 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, reaches well forward in defence
outside off stump, pushing away towards point, looking for a
single but quickly being denied by de Silva scooting to his right
to field
End of over 12 (maiden) New Zealand 41/2 (RR: 3.42)
M Muralitharan 1-1-0-0 - City End
RG Twose 0* (5b) MS Sinclair 19* (38b 2x4)
consecutive maidens see the New Zealand run rate plummet as the
breaks are well and truly applied thanks to the two quick Zoysa
wickets
12.1 Zoysa to Twose, no run, stretches well forward, shouldering arms
outside off stump
12.2 Zoysa to Twose, no run, good quick rising ball outside off stump,
Twose half looks to play at it before quickly raising the bat well
out of the way to let it pass through unchallenged
12.3 Zoysa to Twose, FOUR, short rising ball, Twose climbs into it,
pulling hard and high over wide midwicket to get underway with
style, pitches in the outfield before rolling over the rope to
just beat two chasers
that breaks the shackles a little, with that being the first runs
for 17 balls
12.4 Zoysa to Twose, no run, shortish straight ball, hops back in the
crease to defend respectfully back down the pitch
12.5 Zoysa to Twose, one run, full ball worked up towards widish mid on,
quick single taken with the shot, the crowd panic a little as they
think Twose is struggling to make his ground at the bowler's end
as the shy comes in, but he was well home and it misses in any
case
12.6 Zoysa to Sinclair, no run, good shortish straight ball forces
Sinclair back in his crease, defending down in close on the leg
side of the pitch
End of over 13 (5 runs) New Zealand 46/2 (RR: 3.54)
DNT Zoysa 7-2-15-2 - Harbour End
RG Twose 5* (10b 1x4) MS Sinclair 19* (39b 2x4)
the crowd has built up rather well in the first hour's play, one
suspects many of the people streaming towards the ground as the
first ball was being bowled at 2pm in fact thought it was a 2:30pm
start, as has been in the tradition up until this year
13.1 Muralitharan to Twose, one run, stretches forward, nudging a
shortish ball away just backward of point, Sinclair calls him
through for a very sharp single and does it well as the throw
comes in, just wide of the mark, but hits Sinclair in a very
sensitive region of the body as he's
sprinting through, and he falls to the ground and gets up, hopping
all over the place to get over the intense pain before recovering
sufficiently to bat on
13.2 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, reaches forward, guiding it away
straight to de Silva at backward point
13.3 Muralitharan to Sinclair, no run, flatter and fuller, Sinclair
comes forward to play on the leg side but is taken low down on the
pad, loud appeal but going down
13.4 Muralitharan to Sinclair, one run, strongly swept out through
midwicket, a fielder has been placed in the deep for it, a little
straighter but gets the throw in quickly enough to prevent the
second being attempted
13.5 Muralitharan to Twose, no run, coming around the wicket to the
left-hander, watchfully reaches forward, defending back down the
pitch
13.6 Muralitharan to Twose, no run, reaches well forward, defending down
to Zoysa at backward point
End of over 14 (2 runs) New Zealand 48/2 (RR: 3.43)
M Muralitharan 2-1-2-0 - City End
MS Sinclair 20* (42b 2x4) RG Twose 6* (13b 1x4)
time for the first drinks break
Kumar Dharmasena replaces Zoysa at the Harbour End, after a fine
spell of 2-15 from his 7 overs
14.1 Dharmasena to Sinclair, no run, flighted full on the legs, clipped
forward of square leg but can't get it past Arnold stopping well
low down to his right at short forward square leg
14.2 Dharmasena to Sinclair, OUT: stretches well forward in defence,
Dharmasena slides one through quicker and gets a faint edge
straight through to Sangakkara who takes a good catch low down, a
huge appeal and up goes the finger from umpire Dunne
New Zealand 48/3, Partnership of 7
MS Sinclair c Sangakkara b Dharmasena 20 (44b 2x4 0x6)
RG Twose 6* (13b 1x4) HDPK Dharmasena 0.2-0-0-1
Craig McMillan the new batsman as New Zealand's top order again
struggles to fire
14.3 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, reaching forward from the crease to
a shortish ball, defending quietly down to Arnold at short forward
square leg
14.4 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, quietly forward in defence again,
dropping it down in close on the off side of the pitch
14.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
forced off the back foot up towards Zoysa at mid off, good quick
run taken easily with the shot, McMillan avoiding the same fate as
Fleming by getting off the mark after his Napier duck
14.6 Dharmasena to Twose, no run, pushed through full and straight
outside off stump, Twose stretches well forward as it turns
slightly back in, striking him on the front pad outside the line
but a huge appeal is lodged in any case
End of over 15 (1 run) New Zealand 49/3 (RR: 3.27)
HDPK Dharmasena 1-0-1-1 - Harbour End
CD McMillan 1* (3b) RG Twose 6* (14b 1x4)
Dilhara Fernando replaces Muralitharan at the City End after just 2
overs, taking 0-2
15.1 Fernando to McMillan, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump to a
shortish ball
15.2 Fernando to McMillan, (noball) no run, oversteps, short rising ball
outside off stump
15.2 Fernando to McMillan, no run, leaves alone a shortish quick ball
outside off stump again through to the keeper
15.3 Fernando to McMillan, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly cut straight down to Atapattu at point
15.4 Fernando to McMillan, no run, quick and very short pitched
delivery, McMillan flinches at it, taken high on the shoulder as
he leaps in defence, the crowd boo as there's no call for a no-
ball, and it certainly looked marginal
McMillan dand Twose have a fair mid-pitch chat after that one, no
doubt McMillan receiving advice on how to deal with the nasty
rising shorter ball, though Twose himself has had troubles with
that in the past!
15.5 Fernando to McMillan, no run, another shortish ball, but outside
off stump, left through to the keeper
15.6 Fernando to McMillan, one run, quick ball on leg stump, easily
turned down to long leg
End of over 16 (2 runs) New Zealand 51/3 (RR: 3.19)
RD Fernando 1-0-2-0 (1nb) - City End
CD McMillan 2* (10b) RG Twose 6* (14b 1x4)
16.1 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, driven up towards mid on for an easy single with the shot
16.2 Dharmasena to Twose, no run, forward, turns into the pad angling
down the leg side, dropping down towards square leg
16.3 Dharmasena to Twose, no run, forward, defends back up on the off
side of the pitch
16.4 Dharmasena to Twose, one run, props forward once more, guiding it
away towards point for a well placed single with the stroke
16.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, flighted full outside off stump,
driving outside edgily along the ground straight to backward point
16.6 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, walks well forward to a full and
straight ball, turns it straight to Atapattu at midwicket
End of over 17 (2 runs) New Zealand 53/3 (RR: 3.12)
HDPK Dharmasena 2-0-3-1 - Harbour End
RG Twose 7* (17b 1x4) CD McMillan 3* (13b)
17.1 Fernando to Twose, wide: no run, quick and full, but ill-directed
down the leg side, Twose was slow in trying to turn it away,
taking the free run on offer instead
17.1 Fernando to Twose, no run, shortish ball on off stump, stands tall
on the crease, leisurely steering it down to de Silva at backward
point
17.2 Fernando to Twose, two runs, props forward in defence outside off
stump, streakily gets an inside edge down to de Silva now down at
fine leg
17.3 Fernando to Twose, no run, good quick climbing straight ball, Twose
is most uncomfortable jumping to defend it down, rebounds away
towards backward point from the chest
17.4 Fernando to Twose, wide: no run, shortish ball but again pushed
through well wide down the leg side
17.4 Fernando to Twose, one run, fair length ball on off stump, Twose
stands on the crease to turn it away with a stiff bat towards
vacant wide midwicket, easy single on offer
17.5 Fernando to McMillan, three runs, overpitched ball on the toes,
sweetly driven back down the ground on the leg side past
Upashantha who stumbles trying to turn and chase, but the outfield
is a bit sluggish and they haved to settle for three as it slows
up well inside the rope
17.6 Fernando to Twose, one run, short rising ball on leg stump,
strongly pulled in the air down towards long leg, de Silva fields
on the bounce to his right in the deep, McMillan and Twose collide
with one another mid-pitch as both were ball-watching, just
managing to untangle before
End of over 18 (9 runs) New Zealand 62/3 (RR: 3.44)
RD Fernando 2-0-11-0 (2w 1nb) - City End
RG Twose 11* (22b 1x4) CD McMillan 6* (14b)
series damage is done to either of them
though at the end of the over both batsmen meet right down at the
non-striker's end, as Twose requires a bit of attention to his
left hand from the physio, probably caused by the crashing into
one another, though the odd delivery from Fernando may well
have tickled him up a bit too nicely, the magic spray is applied to
his left wrist, the physio seemingly asking him 'do you want to go
on?' and Twose is thinking long and hard
he tries to grip his bat with the gloves off, seeing if he's able
to hold on firmly and not hurt too much, there's a considerable
delay before Twose decides to go off
RG Twose retired hurt 11 (22b 1x4 0x6)
Twose retires hurt, and it'll be Chris Harris who replaces him at
the crease, interestingly, coming in ahead of Jacob Oram
as if New Zealand weren't struggling already with the Sri Lankan
attack, they're finding new ways of taking themselves out of
action!
18.1 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, stretches well forward with bat/pad
together, pushing back down the pitch to Dharmasena
18.2 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, flighted up full from around the
wicket to the left-hander, gets well forward to strongly drive
straight back down the pitch to the bowler
18.3 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted up on the legs, turned away
backward of square leg to get off the mark
18.4 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, flighted up outside off stump and
turns in, McMillan driving inside edgily back down the pitch on
the leg side
18.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, flighted full, driven firmly
straight down to de Silva at long on
18.6 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, reaching well forward, taken on the
pad outside off stump, balloons away towards point
End of over 19 (2 runs) New Zealand 64/3 (RR: 3.37)
HDPK Dharmasena 3-0-5-1 - Harbour End
CD McMillan 7* (16b) CZ Harris 1* (4b)
19.1 Fernando to McMillan, no run, good tight ball on a back of a length
outside off stump, McMillan's back and across in behind it,
defending down to Arnold at shortish extra cover
19.2 Fernando to McMillan, one run, very full outside off stump,
strongly square driven through point, Atapattu around in the deep
to field
19.3 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, glanced
down to de Silva at long leg
19.4 Fernando to McMillan, no run, full and straight, sweetly driven
straight down the ground on the leg side, can't beat a good diving
stop by Upashantha at straight mid on
19.5 Fernando to McMillan, (noball) no run, short pitched delivery,
McMillan ducks underneath and after a bit of deliberation between
the umpires, no-ball is called by umpire Dunne
19.5 Fernando to McMillan, (noball) no run, and he does it again! this
one's no-balled too, but the bowler and Jayasuriya approach umpire
Dunne to enquire asbout that call, replays suggesting it was a
much fairer nut, McMillan
jumping back and just swaying out of the line of that one, not a
bad ball, McMillan says a few (unprintable) words back at the
bowler after the second one
19.5 Fernando to McMillan, no run, forward, firmly defends down into the
covers
19.6 Fernando to McMillan, no run, full and straight, driven straight up
to Upashantha at mid on
End of over 20 (4 runs) New Zealand 68/3 (RR: 3.40)
RD Fernando 3-0-15-0 (2w 3nb) - City End
CZ Harris 2* (5b) CD McMillan 8* (23b)
20.1 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, flighted up on a good length, Harris
reaches forward, trying to work it away on the leg side but it
turns into the pad, dropping down in close on the leg side
20.2 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, comes well forward, just managing to
turn a fuller ball away towards backward square leg for an easy
single
20.3 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, flighted full and straight,
McMilllan stands tall and easily drives straight down to de Silva
at long on
20.4 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, stretches well forward in defence
with bat/pad tucked together, played back down the pitch
20.5 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, reaches forward, working a ball up
towards mid on, good quick run taken with the shot as Zoysa has a
bit of distance to get to it in from the circle edge
20.6 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, flighted up on the toes, driven
out to the deep midwicket sweeper
End of over 21 (4 runs) New Zealand 72/3 (RR: 3.43)
HDPK Dharmasena 4-0-9-1 - Harbour End
CD McMillan 10* (25b) CZ Harris 4* (9b)
the news comes through that Twose has been sent to hospital for a
precautionary x-ray for his sprained left thumb
21.1 Fernando to McMillan, no run, quick and full, driven strongly
straight back down the pitch, Fernando half stops it well on his
follow through low down
21.2 Fernando to McMillan, one run, good length shortish ball outside
off stump, McMillan hops back in the crease and runs a thick
outside edge down wide of the slip fielder, de Silva around at
third man to field
21.3 Fernando to Harris, no run, forward to a full ball, defending
quietly back up on the off side of the pitch, Arnold in from extra
cover to field
21.4 Fernando to Harris, no run, forward to a good length straight ball,
turning it straight down to Atapattu at midwicket
21.5 Fernando to Harris, no run, walks forward outside off stump,
shouldering arms to a quick full ball through to the keeper
21.6 Fernando to Harris, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
through to the keeper once more
End of over 22 (1 run) New Zealand 73/3 (RR: 3.32)
RD Fernando 4-0-16-0 (2w 3nb) - City End
CD McMillan 11* (27b) CZ Harris 4* (13b)
22.1 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, stands tall to a shortish ball,
forcing from the crease away towards wide midwicket, easy single
taken with the stroke
22.2 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, short ball that bounces a fair bit
more, Harris watchfully pats it back down on the leg side of the
pitch, Dharmasena quickly across to field to his left
22.3 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, sweetly stroked along the ground back
up on the leg side of the pitch past the bowler, but not past sub
fielder Gunawardene at mid on
22.4 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted full, strongly sway away
low in the air through backward square leg, out to the man in the
deep on the second bounce
22.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, three runs, flighted up full on the legs,
worked away towards wide midwicket, quick single taken with the
shot, Muralitharan has a shy at the stumps at the bowler's end,
it's woefully wide and beats the man backing up, stopping just
inside the boundary for a
couple of overthrows
22.6 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted up full, driven out to deep
midwicket, and Harris brings up 3000 career One-Day International
runs to a huge cheer from the crowd looking for something to
enthuse upon
End of over 23 (6 runs) New Zealand 79/3 (RR: 3.43)
HDPK Dharmasena 5-0-15-1 - Harbour End
CZ Harris 6* (17b) CD McMillan 15* (29b)
23.1 Fernando to Harris, no run, quick and full, driven straight back
down the pitch to the bowler
23.2 Fernando to Harris, FOUR, too short, sits up and Harris is quickly
in behind it, swinging it away in the air through midwicket,
cracking pull shot, no chance for Atapattu in the deep, fielding
at deep square leg
Jayawardene is removed from the slips to field at midwicket now
23.3 Fernando to Harris, wide: no run, quick shortish ball, but down the
leg side, Fernando just losing a little composure now
23.3 Fernando to Harris, no run, jumps well forward out of his crease to
shoulder arms to a shortish ball outside off stump
23.4 Fernando to Harris, one run, props forward to a shortish ball on
off stump, tapping it down to vacant cover for an easy run,
Dharmasena having to come in from deep point to field just outside
the circle
23.5 Fernando to McMillan, no run, good tight ball on off stump,
McMillan defends down from the crease towards short cover point
23.6 Fernando to McMillan, no run, full ball outside off stump, strongly
driven along the ground straight up to Jayasuriya stopping it on
bended knee at mid off
End of over 24 (6 runs) New Zealand 85/3 (RR: 3.54)
RD Fernando 5-0-22-0 (3w 3nb) - City End
CZ Harris 11* (21b 1x4) CD McMillan 15* (31b)
Aravinda de Silva replaces Dharmasena at the Harbour End, after a
spell of 1-15 from 5 overs
24.1 de Silva to Harris, no run, floated up full outside off stump,
guided away straight to Upashantha at backward point
24.2 de Silva to Harris, one run, forward, drops it away forward of
point for an easy single as Upashantha has to field again
24.3 de Silva to McMillan, no run, McMillan makes an awful stab forward,
half defensive, half looking to chip over the top, ends up getting
an ugly leading edge dropping away short of Muralitharan at extra
cover
24.4 de Silva to McMillan, one run, flighted full, turned away to vacant
midwicket for an easy single with the shot
24.5 de Silva to Harris, no run, flighted up on leg stump, turned away
to Jayasuriya at backward square leg
24.6 de Silva to Harris, one run, flighted very full on the toes, driven
strongly down to Dharmasena at long on
End of over 25 (3 runs) New Zealand 88/3 (RR: 3.52)
PA de Silva 1-0-3-0 - Harbour End
CZ Harris 13* (25b 1x4) CD McMillan 16* (33b)
a double bowling change as Muralitharan replaces Fernando at the
City End after a spell of 0-22 from 5 overs
25.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, Harris half steps forward then
shuffles on the crease, shaping to play then shouldering arms to a
flighted full ball outside off stump
25.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, flighted up very full outside off
stump, squeezed away just past the falling Arnold at midwicket,
Dharmasena around in the deep to field
25.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, groping well forward in defence
outside off stump, just sliding past the outside edge through to
the keeper
25.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, flighted up down the leg side,
glanced fine off the pad to Jayasirya at short fine leg
25.5 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, flighted full, driven down to
Zoysa coming in to field from long on
a delay as Muralitharan wants to come around the wicket to the left
hander but the sightscreen at the City End won't budge, needing a
helping hand from personality Sonny Shaw
25.6 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, pushes forward in defence, dropping
it down in close on the off side
End of over 26 (2 runs) New Zealand 90/3 (RR: 3.46)
M Muralitharan 3-1-4-0 - City End
CD McMillan 17* (36b) CZ Harris 14* (28b 1x4)
26.1 de Silva to McMillan, one run, flighted up on the legs, turned away
through backward square leg for an easy single
26.2 de Silva to Harris, no run, forward, pushes back quietly in defence
on the off side of the pitch
26.3 de Silva to Harris, one run, stroked up on the leg side, easy
single with the shot as Arnold chases after it from midwicket with
no mid on in place
26.4 de Silva to McMillan, one run, shortish ball, forced down the
ground off the back foot, to Atapattu at long on
26.5 de Silva to Harris, one run, forward, turned quietly away forward
of square leg, another smart single taken as Arnold has to field
from straighter inside the circle
26.6 de Silva to McMillan, no run, flighted full, driven strongly into
the deck back to the bowler on the leg side of the pitch
End of over 27 (4 runs) New Zealand 94/3 (RR: 3.48)
PA de Silva 2-0-7-0 - Harbour End
CZ Harris 16* (31b 1x4) CD McMillan 19* (39b)
27.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, flighted up invitingly outside off
stump, Harris looks to drive but not quite there, just opening the
face late to run it to backward point
27.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, flighted full and straight, swept
along the ground through backward square leg, Atapattu around to
field in the deep
27.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, flighted up on a fair length
again, leisurely driven down the ground towards Zoysa at long on,
briefly contemplating a second as the ball is played well short of
the fielder
27.4 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, forward, driven straight back down
the pitch to the bowler
27.5 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, this time works it wider of
Muralitharan, down towards Upashantha coming in to field from long
on
27.6 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, flighted full on the legs,
turned away out to Jayawardene at deep backward square leg
End of over 28 (4 runs) New Zealand 98/3 (RR: 3.50)
M Muralitharan 4-1-8-0 - City End
CD McMillan 21* (41b) CZ Harris 18* (35b 1x4)
28.1 de Silva to McMillan, one run, floated up full and straight, turned
away towards vacant midwicket for another easy single
28.2 de Silva to Harris, one run, swept away fine of Jayasuriya at short
fine leg, bringing up New Zealand's 100 off 174 balls
28.3 de Silva to McMillan, one run, shortish ball, forced off the back
foot down the ground to Atapattu at long on
28.4 de Silva to Harris, two runs, high full toss, pulled away out to
Dharmasena at wide long on, McMillan hurries back for the second
as the outfielder fumbles it at his feet and makes it in the nick
of time very well
breaks the run of pickets in recent overs for the home team
28.5 de Silva to Harris, one run, flighted up full outside off stump,
nudged away towards vacant point, this pair increasingly the
regularity at which they're picking off the singles now
28.6 de Silva to McMillan, one run, flighted full, driven down to
Atapattu at long on
End of over 29 (7 runs) New Zealand 105/3 (RR: 3.62)
PA de Silva 3-0-14-0 - Harbour End
CD McMillan 24* (44b) CZ Harris 22* (38b 1x4)
time for the second drinks break, with all the delays we've only
had 29 overs up until this point, so it'll be a long third stanza
to New Zealand's innings
29.1 Muralitharan to McMillan, FOUR, drops it a bit short and wide
outside off stump, McMillan pounces, cutting it strongly down
through backward point, picking the gap perfectly for a welcome
boundary for the home side, picking up the pace now
29.2 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, good response from Muralitharan,
tight on off stump, forcing McMillan to dead bat it back down the
pitch
29.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, wide: no run, flighted ball turning well
down the leg side, called wide but bowler and keeper aren't
impressed
29.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, forward, pushed back down the
pitch to the bowler on the leg side
29.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, shortish ball angling on leg
stump, worked away straight to Jayasuriya at short fine leg
29.5 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, turned out through square leg,
looking for a second but Dharmasena's in quickly from the deep to
fire it in from the circle edge next to umpire Dunne
29.6 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, props forward in defence, dead
batting it down at his feet but not stopping it completely, rolls
back slowly towards the stumps but Harris spots it, killing it
altogether
End of over 30 (6 runs) New Zealand 111/3 (RR: 3.70)
M Muralitharan 5-1-14-0 (1w) - City End
CD McMillan 29* (49b 1x4) CZ Harris 22* (39b 1x4)
the captain Jayasuriya brings himself on to bowl, replacing de
Silva after a spell of 0-14 from 3 overs
30.1 Jayasuriya to McMillan, no run, comes well forward, pushing back on
the leg side of the pitch in defence to a full ball, de Silva in
to field from shortish midwicket
30.2 Jayasuriya to McMillan, no run, comes forward to a flighted ball,
driving but it angles in too far on him, inside edging into the
front pad and rebounding towards cover point, looking for a run
but is forced back into the crease as Arnold's quick to it
30.3 Jayasuriya to McMillan, one run, flighted up, driven down to
Atapattu at long on, bringing up the 50 partnership between this
pair off 77 balls, after Twose's retirement
30.4 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, forward, pushes back on the off side
of the pitch to the bowler
30.5 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, quicker, flatter ball outside off
stump, swings and misses over the top of it through to the keeper,
trying to square drive
30.6 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, pushes back up on the leg side of the
pitch
End of over 31 (1 run) New Zealand 112/3 (RR: 3.61)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-1-0 - Harbour End
CD McMillan 30* (52b 1x4) CZ Harris 22* (42b 1x4)
31.1 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, flighted up on the legs, tries to
work it away but misses, drops down in close on the leg side from
teh pad
31.2 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, again tries to work one away but
it turns sharply down the leg side, McMillan is not pleased that
it wasn't called wide
31.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, flighted full outside off stump,
strongly driven down to Upashantha at long off
31.4 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, reaches well forward to a flighted
ball outside off stump, nudges it away backward of point but can't
squeeze it past Jayawardene who makes a good falling stop to his
right
31.5 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, flighted up outside off stump,
strongly driven out to Dharmasena at deep cover
31.6 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, flighted full on the legs, turned
away straight to Jayawardene at short fine leg
End of over 32 (2 runs) New Zealand 114/3 (RR: 3.56)
M Muralitharan 6-1-16-0 (1w) - City End
CZ Harris 23* (44b 1x4) CD McMillan 31* (56b 1x4)
32.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, well forward, nudges away towards
point, easy single taken with the shot
32.2 Jayasuriya to McMillan, one run, flatter, full ball angling on leg
stump, McMillan whips out the predetermined reverse paddle, and
only manages to get it away towards square leg luckily for a
single, not a wise stroke in the situation
32.3 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, firmly clipped straight to Arnold at
midwicket
32.4 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, flighted full outside off stump,
driven straight to de Silva at shortish extra cover
32.5 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, short ball on the leg stump, whipped
away through vacant square leg, looking for a second but they
don't attempt it despite Dharmasena's fumble in the deep
32.6 Jayasuriya to McMillan, no run, stabs half forward in defence,
McMillan uncertain facing one that jumps a little on him, dropping
it down in close on the off side from the pad
End of over 33 (3 runs) New Zealand 117/3 (RR: 3.55)
ST Jayasuriya 2-0-4-0 - Harbour End
CZ Harris 25* (48b 1x4) CD McMillan 32* (58b 1x4)
Dharmasena returns, replacing Muralitharan after a spell of 0-14
from 4 overs
33.1 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, forward to a full flighted ball,
driven straight back on the off side of the pitch to the bowler
33.2 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted up on the legs, turned away
out through backward square leg to Atapattu in the deep, looking
for the second but they can't commit to it
33.3 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, McMillan jumps a couple of steps
down the track, looking to loft over the top but it's not there
for it, has to readjust and drop it down at his feet in defence
33.4 Dharmasena to McMillan, two runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
cut away through backward point, an easy couple as Zoysa has to
come a fair way around from deep cover to field
33.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, firmly driven past Muralitharan at
wide midwicket, down to Fernando at long on
33.6 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, angling on leg stump, turned away
out to Atapattu at deep backward square leg
End of over 34 (5 runs) New Zealand 122/3 (RR: 3.59)
HDPK Dharmasena 6-0-20-1 - City End
CZ Harris 27* (51b 1x4) CD McMillan 35* (61b 1x4)
34.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, cleverly drops a shortish ball away
towards square leg, keeping the pace well off the stroke, time for
a sneaky quick single as Upashantha has to come in from backward
square leg to field
Atapattu is brought in from long on inside the circle for McMillan
on strike now
34.2 Jayasuriya to McMillan, two runs, and immediately he goes over the
top, lofting well clear and wide of Atapattu, Zoysa has to come
around to field from deep midwicket
34.3 Jayasuriya to McMillan, OUT: dramatic scenes, McMillan smashes a
full ball straight back to the bowler, Jayasuriya snatches it
brilliantly out of the air, but then goes to toss it up in the air
incelebration, only to lose control behind him as it slips out of
his hand
New Zealand 125/4, Partnership of 77
CD McMillan c & b Jayasuriya 37 (63b 1x4 0x6)
CZ Harris 28* (52b 1x4) ST Jayasuriya 2.3-0-7-1
McMillan stands his ground, not happy with that, and the umpires
meet to decide that he should depart the field, judging that
Jayasuriya had sufficient control over it before he lost the ball
Adam Parore the new batsman
34.4 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, forward, defends straight back down
the pitch to the bowler
34.5 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, reaching well forward to a flighted
ball, pushing straight to Arnold at extra cover
34.6 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side of the pitch
End of over 35 (3 runs) New Zealand 125/4 (RR: 3.57)
ST Jayasuriya 3-0-7-1 - Harbour End
CZ Harris 28* (52b 1x4) AC Parore 0* (3b)
35.1 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, forward, defends quietly down to de
Silva at midwicket
35.2 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
dabbed away straight to Jayawardene at backward point
35.3 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, forward, nudged away towards cover,
very tight single taken with the stroke as Muralitharan charges in
and fires at the keeper's end, just wide and Parore's safely
through
35.4 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, walks forward into a defensive
stroke, played down to Arnold at midwicket
35.5 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, watchfully forward, defends back on
the off side of the pitch, Dharmasena across to field himself
35.6 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, flighted up on a good length, drifts
just down the leg side, Parore tries to quietly flick it away but
just misses, appeal for a catch behind the wicket by Sangakkara
but turned down by umpire Quested, just sliding down
End of over 36 (1 run) New Zealand 126/4 (RR: 3.50)
HDPK Dharmasena 7-0-21-1 - City End
CZ Harris 29* (55b 1x4) AC Parore 0* (6b)
36.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, shortish ball, stands back on the
crease to force straight down to long on
36.2 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, shortish ball, tries to work it off
the hip but plays straight down to Muralitharan at short fine leg
36.3 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, flighted full outside off stump,
driven strongly straight back along the pitch to Jayasuriya
36.4 Jayasuriya to Parore, wide: no run, short ball angling well down
the leg side, Parore tries to viciously sweep it but can't catch
up, Sangakkara cops it as he can't take cleanly, called wide
36.4 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, forward, pushed straight back down
the pitch on the off side
36.5 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, shortish ball, back in the crease,
works it straight down to de Silva at midwicket
36.6 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, flighted up down the leg side,
turned away out to Upashantha at deep backward square leg, gets an
ironic cheer from the crowd as he's at last off the mark after 11
balls
End of over 37 (3 runs) New Zealand 129/4 (RR: 3.49)
ST Jayasuriya 4-0-10-1 (1w) - Harbour End
AC Parore 1* (11b) CZ Harris 30* (56b 1x4)
37.1 Dharmasena to Parore, one run, shortish ball, worked away down to
vacant square leg for a quick single, Jayawardene fielding to his
left from just backward of square
37.2 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, swept along the ground down to
Atapattu at deep backward square leg
37.3 Dharmasena to Parore, one run, shortish ball angling down the leg
side, easily worked away off the hip to vacant backward square leg
for the single, fielded on the circle edge by Jayasuriya fielding
much finer
37.4 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, stabs forward in defence, Dharmasena
finds some extra bounce from a good length, sliding past the
outside edge
37.5 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, strongly swept down through backward
square leg, looking for a second but Atapattu fires a clean, hard
through directly back over the bails, good call
37.6 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, reaching forward, drops it away to
Muralitharan at midwicket
End of over 38 (4 runs) New Zealand 133/4 (RR: 3.50)
HDPK Dharmasena 8-0-25-1 - City End
CZ Harris 32* (59b 1x4) AC Parore 3* (14b)
38.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, cut
away strongly out to Zoysa at deep cover
38.2 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, shortish ball on the legs, turned
away to Muralitharan at short fine leg
38.3 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, shortish ball tight on off stump,
forced away off the back foot out to Dharamsena at deep cover
38.4 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, props forward, defending a tidy ball
straight back down the pitch
38.5 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, flighted full and straight, strongly
swung away along the ground through square leg, Dharmasena around
to field in the deep
38.6 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, shortish, flat ball, turned straight
down to de Silva at shortish midwicket
End of over 39 (3 runs) New Zealand 136/4 (RR: 3.49)
ST Jayasuriya 5-0-13-1 (1w) - Harbour End
CZ Harris 34* (62b 1x4) AC Parore 4* (17b)
Muralitharan returns for this third spell, replacing Dharmasena at
the City End after a spell of 3 overs conceding 10 runs
a delay as the sightscreen is struggling to be moved at the City
End, whilst in the backdrop a rather large cruise ship prepares to
set sail to distract the crowd in the meantime
39.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, quick ball down the leg side,
sweeps but misses, straight through to the keeper
39.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, flighted up teasingly on a good
length outside off stump, Harris comes well forward to nurdle it
away towards vacant wide midwicket, Muralitharan has to sprint
after it himself with nobody inside the circle in that region
39.3 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, swept strongly along the ground
out to Jayawardene at deep backward square leg
39.4 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, forced from the crease straight
down the ground to Upashantha at long on
39.5 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, shortish ball, plays right back to
it but fails to get anything but an bottom edge down into the
front pad, dribbles back along the pitch to the bowler
39.6 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, flighted full and straight, swept
along the ground out to Jayawardene at deep backward square leg
End of over 40 (4 runs) New Zealand 140/4 (RR: 3.50)
M Muralitharan 7-1-20-0 (1w) - City End
AC Parore 6* (20b) CZ Harris 36* (65b 1x4)
just 10 overs to go, New Zealand ambling along but not with enough
urgency given they have wickets in hand, run a ball from here
would see them through to just 200, which would be barely
competitive in the conditions
40.1 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, shortish ball, forced up straight of
de Silva at wide midwicket, Harris runs the first briskly as it
rolls to the vacant circle edge but Parore says no to the second
with Atapattu fielding up from long on
40.2 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, flighted up on off stump, worked
around the corner to backward square leg for an easy single,
Jayasuriya across to field from short fine leg
40.3 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, flighted full on the legs, glances
fine straight to Muralitharan at short fine leg
40.4 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, tries to flick it away off the legs
but taken on the pads, drops down in close on the leg side
40.5 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, flighted up on the legs, this time
Parore gets it away, driven out to Zoysa at deep forward square
leg
40.6 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, shortish ball, driven down to
Jayawardene at long on from the back foot
End of over 41 (4 runs) New Zealand 144/4 (RR: 3.51)
ST Jayasuriya 6-0-17-1 (1w) - Harbour End
CZ Harris 38* (67b 1x4) AC Parore 8* (24b)
41.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, hovers on the crease, neither
forward nor back to a good length ball, drops it away quietly to
Arnold at extra cover
41.2 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, swept down to Atapattu at deep
backward square leg
41.3 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, tries to sweep but misses,
cannoning into the pad and dropping down in close on the leg side
41.4 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, driven straight down to Fernando
at long on
41.5 Muralitharan to Harris, two runs, Muralitharan drops it terribly
short, a rank bad ball, Harris fails to punish it sufficiently,
pulling it out straight to Zoysa at deep midwicket, but at least
gets a bonus run as he fumbles terrible at his ankles and leaves
it behind
41.6 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, stretches well forward, looking to
sweep but misses, going straight in to the front pad, sharp appeal
for lbw but perhaps just striking in line with off and angling
away
End of over 42 (4 runs) New Zealand 148/4 (RR: 3.52)
M Muralitharan 8-1-24-0 (1w) - City End
AC Parore 9* (26b) CZ Harris 41* (71b 1x4)
42.1 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, flighted full outside off stump,
driven into the ground straight to Arnold at extra cover, the
crowd are getting restless with Parore's slow scoring rate now
42.2 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, and give him a fair ironic cheer as
he gets another single, sweeping down to Upashantha at deep
backward square leg
42.3 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, thrusts the front foot well forward,
defending down in close with bat/pad tucked together on the off
side, the crowd once again show their anger with the batting
approach
42.4 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, cuts and misses a tight ball on off
stump, big appeal for caught behind from bowler and keeper but
turned down, just sliding past the edge trying to flay it away
42.5 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, driven straight down to Jayawardene
at long on
42.6 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
forced off the back foot out to deep cover, bringing up 3000 runs
in ODis for Parore, joining batting partner Harris who also
reached the milestone earlier today
End of over 43 (3 runs) New Zealand 151/4 (RR: 3.51)
ST Jayasuriya 7-0-20-1 (1w) - Harbour End
AC Parore 11* (29b) CZ Harris 42* (74b 1x4)
43.1 Muralitharan to Parore, FOUR, the crowd erupt! Parore at least
breaks the drought with a cracking pull off a flighted ball, on
bended knee and swings it away hard and flat through wide
midwicket
43.2 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, tries to sweep much squarer but
misses, into the pad and deflects away to Jayawardene at backward
square leg
43.3 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, worked away straight to Arnold at
midwicket, again the crowd mumble and mutter a little as he picks
out the fielders
43.4 Muralitharan to Parore, FOUR, but Parore responds again! this time
sweeping hard and flat through square leg, spins away from the leg
side sweeper in the deep to race to the boundary
43.5 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, shortish ball, dropped down to
vacant square leg for the easiest of singles, Parore working much
smarter at the crease now
43.6 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, Harris tries to join in on the act
but can't emulate Parore, swinging across the line, against the
turn and missing, rebounds from the front pad back down teh pitch
End of over 44 (9 runs) New Zealand 160/4 (RR: 3.64)
M Muralitharan 9-1-33-0 (1w) - City End
AC Parore 20* (34b 2x4) CZ Harris 42* (75b 1x4)
44.1 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, driven strongly straight to de Silva
at shortish midwicket, can't stop cleanly and it goes through his
legs, conceding the single
44.2 Jayasuriya to Harris, two runs, flighted full, swung away hard and
high in the air, lofts it too much though, Arnold lines it up at
wide midwicket on the circle edge, falling back into it but fails
to hold on, the crowd have really come to life as New Zealand pick
things up, the pair
scurry back for a second
44.3 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, forced back up on the off side wide
of the bowler for an easy single
44.4 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, shortish ball pushed through flatter,
turns into the pad on leg stump, dropping down at his feet in
close on the leg side, Sangakkara tidies up
44.5 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, swept strongly along the ground out
to Upashantha at deep backward square leg
44.6 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, stretches well forward, nurdling one
around the corner to vacant backward square leg, easy run taken as
short fine leg fields
End of over 45 (6 runs) New Zealand 166/4 (RR: 3.69)
ST Jayasuriya 8-0-26-1 (1w) - Harbour End
CZ Harris 46* (78b 1x4) AC Parore 22* (37b 2x4)
45.1 Muralitharan to Harris, two runs, flighted full, Harris mistimes it
away towards the vacant circle edge at midwicket, time for a good
quick two as Upashantha has a long way to come in and field from
long on
45.2 Muralitharan to Harris, two runs, swept out through square leg,
Zoysa around to field from deep midwicket as they come back for
the second, Harris posts another 50, off 80 balls, with just one
boundary and receives a welcome standing ovation for it
45.3 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, short pitched ball pushed through
quicker, Harris tries to whip it away through midwicket but
misses, taken high on the leg and lodges in the flap of the front
pad, requiring assistance to remove it
45.4 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, flighted full on leg, swept out to
Atapattu at deep backward square leg
45.5 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, swept from outside off stump, out
to Jayawardene at deep backward square leg
45.6 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, strongly pull/swept out to Arnold
at deep midwicket, fumbles as he picks up but no run taken on the
misfield
End of over 46 (7 runs) New Zealand 173/4 (RR: 3.76)
M Muralitharan 10-1-40-0 (1w) - City End
CZ Harris 52* (83b 1x4) AC Parore 23* (38b 2x4)
Muralitharan bowls out his 10 overs, taking 0-40, a far cry from
his man of the match effort of 5-30 from 7.5 overs at Napier where
he wrecked havoc on the hapless Kiwi batsmen
46.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, two runs, shortish ball, forced off the back
foot down to Jayawardene at long on, good quick running for the
first puts pressure on the fielder who fumbles and they get back
for a second
46.2 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, driven straight to to midwicket,
another fumble as the pressure is suddenly on the Sri Lankans in
the last few overs, but this time they don't try on for a cheeky
second run
46.3 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, low full toss, turned out towards
Arnold at deep square leg
46.4 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, nudged away towards backward point,
yet another fumble in the field as they complete the quick run
with ease, the offender being Muralitharan on this occasion
46.5 Jayasuriya to Parore, no run, Parore tries to get a bit fancy,
lapping a straight ball, straight to Muralitharan at short fine
leg
46.6 Jayasuriya to Parore, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, cut
away out to Dharmasena at deep point
End of over 47 (6 runs) New Zealand 179/4 (RR: 3.81)
ST Jayasuriya 9-0-32-1 (1w) - Harbour End
AC Parore 25* (41b 2x4) CZ Harris 56* (86b 1x4)
Zoysa returns to bowl two overs from the City End, replacing
Muralitharan who has bowled out his allotment
47.1 Zoysa to Parore, no run, very full ball on off stump, jammed out to
Muralitharan pouncing on it at midwicket, Harris sets off for the
run but has to quickly stop and turn back from halfway down the
pitch as Parore doesn't want to chance his arm
47.2 Zoysa to Parore, FOUR, overtossed and punished, juicy low full toss
outside off stump, hammered away through extra cover, Upashantha
has little hope chasing from straight down at long off
47.3 Zoysa to Parore, no run, quick short ball, Parore tries to swing it
away over midwicket but misses altogether
47.4 Zoysa to Parore, one run, full ball outside off stump, driven down
towards wide long on, looking for a second but Upashantha's up
quickly to field and return from just outside the circle
47.5 Zoysa to Harris, OUT: super yorker length delivery honing in on the
stuumps, Harris came forward to work it away but in doing so saw
him play all over it, takes off stump and Zoysa is delighted
New Zealand 184/5, Partnership of 59
CZ Harris b Zoysa 56 (87b 1x4 0x6)
AC Parore 30* (45b 3x4) DNT Zoysa 7.5-2-20-3
Harris walks off the stadium, receiving another worshipping from
the crowd for his saviour's effort
Jacob Oram at last comes to the crease, being bumped well down the
order today
47.6 Zoysa to Oram, one run, full ball on off stump, pushes forward and
drops it away quietly well short of cover, easy quick run taken as
nobody is quick enough to get in to field the ball
End of over 48 (6 runs) New Zealand 185/5 (RR: 3.85)
DNT Zoysa 8-2-21-3 - City End
JDP Oram 1* (1b) AC Parore 30* (45b 3x4)
Fernando returns, replacing Jayasuriya at the Harbour End after
bowling 9 overs, taking 1-32
48.1 Fernando to Oram, (noball) one run, oversteps, short pitched ball,
Oram slaps it powerfully down towards Atapattu at wide mid off,
running with the shot, Atapattu holds back a shy at the bowler's
end and allows the run with little incident
Jayasuriya brings Dharmasena in from long off to mid off, really
opening up the long off to extra cover region in the deep
48.1 Fernando to Parore, (noball) FOUR, oversteps again, strongly driven
up towards wide mid off, Dharmasena slides to his left and makes a
terrible hash of it, letting it go straight through him and all
the way to the boundary, the gamble by the captain doesn't pay off
48.1 Fernando to Parore, one run, shortish ball, swivels on the crease
trying to pull but only manages a bottom edge into the pad, drops
at his feet and they sprint a quick run, Oram slides him as the
bowler charges through and underarms it into the stumps, well home
48.2 Fernando to Oram, no run, super quick yorker length ball outside
off stump, Oram jams down on it but can't get bat to ball,
straight through to the keeper
48.3 Fernando to Oram, OUT: and a similar one, but a bit straighter,
Oram plays all around it trying to chop it away, dragging an
underedge back into off stump
New Zealand 193/6, Partnership of 9
JDP Oram b Fernando 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)
AC Parore 35* (47b 4x4) RD Fernando 5.3-0-30-1 (3w 5nb)
Daniel Vettori the new batsman, getting a very large cheer as he
walks to the crease, becoming even more popular with the national
crowds these days than old time favourite 'Harry'
48.4 Fernando to Vettori, (noball) no run, oversteps for the sixth time,
and third in the over! tight ball on off stump, Vettori tries to
dabble it away but plays and misses
48.4 Fernando to Vettori, one run, jumps down the track, tries to crack
it away through the covers but is a bit cramped, mistiming the
shot away to cover on the circle, Muralitharan across to field
from extra cover
48.5 Fernando to Parore, OUT: high full toss, pulled hard and flat in
the air, straight down Atapattu's throat coming in to take a safe
clean catch at long on
New Zealand 195/7, Partnership of 2
AC Parore c Atapattu b Fernando 35 (48b 4x4 0x6)
DL Vettori 1* (2b) RD Fernando 5.5-0-32-2 (3w 6nb)
this is turning out to be a rather long and eventful over, already
10 runs and two wickets from the 8 balls bowled already, and we've
still got one to come
James Franklin the new batsman
48.6 Fernando to Vettori, wide: no run, wide down the leg side, we're
going to a 10th ball in the over now, Fernando having a horrid day
with his control today, bowling 4 wides and 6 no-balls
48.6 Fernando to Vettori, one run, very full ball dug out well, turned
away to vacant midwicket for an easy single
End of over 49 (12 runs) New Zealand 197/7 (RR: 4.02)
RD Fernando 6-0-34-2 (4w 6nb) - Harbour End
DL Vettori 2* (3b) JEC Franklin 0* (0b)
49.1 Zoysa to Vettori, one run, full outside off stump, forced up
towards mid off for an easy single
49.2 Zoysa to Franklin, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side,
glanced off the pad just wide of the keeper
49.3 Zoysa to Vettori, one run, full and straight, worked away towards
wide midwicket, quick single taken with the shot, de Silva shies
at the bowler's end from side on but misses
49.4 Zoysa to Franklin, one run, full outside off stump, squeezed out
through cover, they look for a second but it's fielded quickly and
indecision sees them stay at home
49.5 Zoysa to Vettori, two runs, shortish ball, swung away hard and flat
through wide midwicket, Upashantha just manages to get around from
long on to field at his ankles inside the rope
49.6 Zoysa to Vettori, (noball) bye: one run, very quick short rising
ball, tries to pull but it's far too sharp for him, through to the
keeper and they take a bye as Sangakkara's attempted underarm roll
at the stumps goes well wide
a bye is signalled, then umpire Quested with umpire Dunne at square
leg and no-ball is also called, much to the Sri Lankans
displeasure and it is demonstrably shown, match referee Peter
Burge may have something to say after the game on that one
49.6 Zoysa to Franklin, OUT: shuffles right outside off stump to give
himself some room but can't beat a good yorker, the stumps are
rattled and Zoysa finishes off a fine 9-over effort and the
innings
New Zealand 205/8, Partnership of 10
JEC Franklin b Zoysa 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 50 (8 runs) New Zealand 205/8 (RR: 4.10)
DNT Zoysa 9-2-28-4 (1nb) - City End
DL Vettori 6* (7b)
New Zealand end up with a very middle of the road total of 205,
possibly defendable in the conditions, which are reasonable with
the pitch, but the outfield is a little on the slow side despite a
tidy trim
Twose's x-ray at the hospital has shown there is no fracture of the
thumb, but given he didn't return to bat, it's equally as unlikely
he'll be seen again in the field
New Zealand's innings was a bit stop-startish, with the opening
pair threatening to get them off to a cracker before falling in
quick succession with Fleming thrown in as a bonus
McMillan, Harris and Parore rebuilt the middle of the innings, when
too many times before they had gone for a big shot and got out
cheaply
and while their contributions weren't massive today, they were
collectively very useful and gives the bowlers something to bowl
with, a total not dissimilar to what the managed to hold Sri Lanka
to at Napier
Zoysa was the stand out for the visitors, bowling a very tight
opening spell and not being taken apart in his final two over
spell at the death, while Fernando again proved rather quick and a
handful at times but was all over the show with his front foot
and lateral accuracy
the spinners shared 30 overs between them today, so we're likely to
see Vettori and Harris play a big part for New Zealand's hopes
through the middle portion of the chase
with the New Zealand innings running 26 minutes overtime, thanks to
various stoppages for sightscreen moves and Twose's injury, so Sri
Lanka are very unlikely to be docked any overs
it means play will resume in just over 10 minutes time at 6:15pm
local time (0515 GMT)
Match State: Innings Break
the players return after the shortest of breaks, with Chris Martin
to bowl to Sanath Jayasuriya from the Harbour End, with Marvan
Atapattu at the non-striker's end
0.1 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, quick shortish ball outside off
stump, stretches the front leg forward, leaving alone through to
the keeper
0.2 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, another good line ball angling away
from the left-hander, shapes to defend but quickly raises the bat
back up out of the way
0.3 Martin to Jayasuriya, FOUR, too short and wide, sits up outside off
stump, a gimme for a man of Jayasuriya's pedigree, hammered down
through point past the helpless Harris backward of square
0.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, (noball) no run, Martin joins in the bouncer
brigade, digging it in too short, Jayasuriya ducks well underneath
to collect the free run
0.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, much better back of a length ball,
forces Jayasuriya back, defending down to Vettori at forward
square leg
0.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, defends from a good length, straight
up to McMillan at mid on
0.6 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish ball, goes right back to
defend back down on the leg side of the pitch
End of over 1 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 5/0 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 201/48 = 4.19)
CS Martin 1-0-5-0 (1nb) - Harbour End
MS Atapattu 0* (0b) ST Jayasuriya 4* (7b 1x4)
James Franklin to bowl from the City End
Sri Lanka have been docked one over from their maximum 50 to chase
with due to the length of stoppages during their innings, despite
the breaks for sightscreen shifts and Twose's injury
1.1 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, good shortish ball on off stump,
forced back in defence on the off side
1.2 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, defends a short straight ball from
the crease, played down to Vettori at forward square leg
1.3 Franklin to Atapattu, (noball) one run, oversteps, shortish ball
outside off stump, guided firmly away of the face down to Oram at
third man
1.3 Franklin to Jayasuriya, one run, quick short rising ball outside
off stump, hops on the crease to steer it calmly down through the
vacant gully, down to Martin at third man
1.4 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, stretches well forward in defence,
pushing it away towards Harris at point
1.5 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, super quick rising ball of a length,
Atapattu is in no man's land at the crease as he plays inside it,
through to the keeper, has a bit of a look back in the general
direction of umpire Quested
1.6 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, forced back on the crease by a good
short straight ball, defends down on the off side of the pitch
End of over 2 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 8/0 (RR: 4.00 RRR: 198/47 = 4.21)
JEC Franklin 1-0-3-0 (1nb) - City End
ST Jayasuriya 5* (8b 1x4) MS Atapattu 1* (6b)
2.1 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, good tight ball on off stump,
watchfully defends down towards Vettori coming in to field from
forward square leg
2.2 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, forward, watchfully defends a good
length ball up towards McMillan at mid on
2.3 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, short climbing ball on off stump,
hops on the crease to guide it straight down to Harris at backward
point
2.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, walks forward into a defensive shot,
pushing up towards Oram fielding at widish mid on
2.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, legbye: one run, full ball angling on leg
stump, tries to whip it away but is hurried onto a little, gets a
leg bye from a resultant glance from the pad to vacant short fine
leg
2.6 Martin to Atapattu, one run, hops back in the crease to run a tight
ball on off stump down to Penn at third man
End of over 3 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 10/0 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 196/46 = 4.26)
CS Martin 2-0-6-0 (1nb) - Harbour End
MS Atapattu 2* (7b) ST Jayasuriya 5* (13b 1x4)
3.1 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball keeps Atapattu
creasebound, watchfully defending down from a height on the leg
side of the pitch, Franklin ducks across to assit Vettori in
fielding it
3.2 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, another good climbing ball on off
stump, keeping Atapattu well tucked up, forced to defend down in
close on the off side, Parore jogs up to tidy up from behind the
stumps
3.3 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, goes right back and across to defend
a back of a good length ball outside off stump, doesn't completely
dead bat it as it drops down at his toes and bounces back in the
crease, but watched wide of the stumps
3.4 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, back then shuffles forward into a
defensive push up towards mid on as Franklin fires it in a but
fuller
3.5 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, forced right back in the crease by a
tight ball on off stump, defends down in close on the off side,
Sinclair in to field from cover
3.6 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, excellent tight ball on off stump to
complete the over, Atapattu props compactly forward, defending on
the leg side of the pitch for Franklin to complete a maiden
End of over 4 (maiden) Sri Lanka 10/0 (RR: 2.50 RRR: 196/45 = 4.36)
JEC Franklin 2-1-3-0 (1nb) - City End
ST Jayasuriya 5* (13b 1x4) MS Atapattu 2* (13b)
4.1 Martin to Jayasuriya, FOUR, Martin quickly undoes the good work at
the other end from his bowling partner, overpitched on
Jayasuriya's legs, who just loves it right in that slot, picked up
with effortless ease forward of square leg
4.2 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, excellent quick rising ball in
response, climbing on off stump and has Jayasuriya jumping to
defend, taken on the body and drops down in close on the off isde
4.3 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, cleverly disguised marginally slower
ball, Jayasuriya was through the shot a bit soon and ends up
closing the face, playing a full ball low in the air dangerously
close towards McMillan at mid on, just stopping it as it bounced a
couple of feet in fron
front of him
4.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, FOUR, Martin didn't learn the lesson from
earlier in the over, overpitches right on Jayasuriya's legs and is
nonchalantly picked off once more, this time through backward
square leg
with square leg pushed back out to deep square leg, and short fine
leg in place, there was no protection for that one
4.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, a bit of width outside off stump this
time, sweetly cut behind point, but Harris is fielding safely at
backward point
4.6 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, pushes forward, defending up towards
Oram at mid off
End of over 5 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 18/0 (RR: 3.60 RRR: 188/44 = 4.27)
CS Martin 3-0-14-0 (1nb) - Harbour End
MS Atapattu 2* (13b) ST Jayasuriya 13* (19b 3x4)
5.1 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, good rising ball on off stump,
defends down into the covers from the crease
5.2 Franklin to Atapattu, legbye: two runs, full on leg stump, Atapattu
manages to glance it rather fine wide of the keeper, Martin makes
good ground around at long leg to keep it down to two
5.3 Franklin to Atapattu, one run, shortish straight ball, Atapattu
hops back to drop it away backward of square leg for an easy
single, though not before some initial hesitation
5.4 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, good tight ball on off stump,
Jayasuriya gets in behind it, defends away into the covers
5.5 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, defends from the crease, quietly
driving up towards Penn at mid off
5.6 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, honing in on off stump, a fraction
of width and Jayasuriya leverages it, playing a strong square
drive but Vettori snaffles it up low down, sliding to his left at
cover point for a fine save
End of over 6 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 21/0 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 185/43 = 4.30)
JEC Franklin 3-1-4-0 (1nb) - City End
MS Atapattu 3* (16b) ST Jayasuriya 13* (22b 3x4)
6.1 Martin to Atapattu, two runs, overpitched outside off stump, firmly
driven through extra cover just wide of Vettori inside the circle,
McMillan scampers after it from mid off an easily overhauls as the
outfield assists
6.2 Martin to Atapattu, no run, shortish straight ball, hops back in
the crease to defend down square on the leg side
6.3 Martin to Atapattu, no run, short rising ball on off stump, defends
down to Vettori in the covers
6.4 Martin to Atapattu, no run, stretches well forward, defends down in
close on the off side, Vettori in to field from cover
6.5 Martin to Atapattu, OUT: brilliant catch! Atapattu gets done by a
lovely quick rising ball outside off stump, came back a shade and
simply pushed away it it, teased for the nibble and fell for it,
Parore makes a superb full stretch diving take in front of Fleming
at
Sri Lanka 23/1, Partnership of 23
MS Atapattu c Parore b Martin 5 (21b 0x4 0x6)
ST Jayasuriya 13* (22b 3x4) CS Martin 3.5-0-16-1 (1nb)
first slip as it was falling short of him, one of Parore's best
catches in his career
Kumar Sangakkara the new batsman
6.6 Martin to Sangakkara, no run, shortish straight ball on off stump,
defends down with a vertical blade from the crease back to the
bowler
End of over 7 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 23/1 (RR: 3.29 RRR: 183/42 = 4.36)
CS Martin 4-0-16-1 (1nb) - Harbour End
ST Jayasuriya 13* (22b 3x4) K Sangakkara 0* (1b)
7.1 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, full ball outside off stump,
strongly driven along the ground but straight to Penn at mid off
7.2 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, much shorter ball on off stump,
defends from the crease back up on the off side of the pitch
7.3 Franklin to Jayasuriya, one run, short rising ball outside off
stump, Jayasuriya plays a slashing aerial back cut, fully
controlled through the gap fine of gully, down to Martin at third
man on the bounce, fumbled slightly but never going to cost a run,
strong return back in
7.4 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, shortish ball on off stump,
Sangakarra quietly defends from a height down in close on the off
side
7.5 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, tight ball on off stump, defends
down into the off side, Vettori scooting in to field from cover
7.6 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, another shortish ball on off stump,
keeping things very tidy as Sangakkara once more dead bats it back
on the off side of the pitch
End of over 8 (1 run) Sri Lanka 24/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 182/41 = 4.44)
JEC Franklin 4-1-5-0 (1nb) - City End
ST Jayasuriya 14* (25b 3x4) K Sangakkara 0* (4b)
8.1 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, good shortish ball on off stump,
Jayasuriya forced to defend back down the pitch to the bowler
8.2 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, tight ball just outside off stump,
defended down towards Harris at backward point
8.3 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, short ball outside off stump,
Jayasuriya doesn't quite have the freedom he likes, but manages to
firmly cut it backward of point to Harris
8.4 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, good short straight ball on a good
length, once more defended back down the pitch
8.5 Martin to Jayasuriya, no run, tucked up nicely by a quicker short
rising ball on off stump, hops right back in his crease, inside
edges into the top of the legs and drops down dead in close on the
off side
8.6 Martin to Jayasuriya, three runs, Jayasuriya ruins Martin's over by
cracking a full ball outside off stump in the air straight down
the ground, not timed as well as he'd like but has a fair bit of
ooomph behind it, scampering back for the third safely as Astle
fires to the bowler's end
End of over 9 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 27/1 (RR: 3.00 RRR: 179/40 = 4.47)
CS Martin 5-0-19-1 (1nb) - Harbour End
ST Jayasuriya 17* (31b 3x4) K Sangakkara 0* (4b)
9.1 Franklin to Jayasuriya, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump,
Jayasuriya's in on the act again, powered away through vacant
extra cover in a flash
9.2 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
judiciously elects to leave this one alone
9.3 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, quick rising ball on off stump,
hops on the crease to defend down into the covers to Vettori
9.4 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, fair length ball outside off stump,
Jayasuriya sweetly drives on the up towards Penn at mid off
9.5 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, walks forward into a defensive push
straight along the ground up to Penn at mid off once more
9.6 Franklin to Jayasuriya, FOUR, Jayasuriya displays his immense
hitting power, clubbing a reasonable length ball hard and flat
over Penn's head at mid off, racing to the boundary in triple
quick time
End of over 10 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 35/1 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 171/39 = 4.38)
JEC Franklin 5-1-13-0 (1nb) - City End
K Sangakkara 0* (4b) ST Jayasuriya 25* (37b 5x4)
the last seven balls have helped ease the little bit of pressure
that was just starting to build up on the Sri Lankans
10.1 Martin to Sangakkara, wide: no run, quick and full but strays too
far down the leg side
10.1 Martin to Sangakkara, one run, tight ball on off stump, jumps back
across and behind it, stroking away through the covers, past the
diving Sinclair who went for it too early and saw it rolling past
him while he was already sprawled on the ground, Harris chases
from point and fires
it back strongly over the stumps at the keeper's end, prevent a
second being taken
10.2 Martin to Jayasuriya, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
steered away backward of point, Harris dives to make a good stop
to his right but can't prevent the single
10.3 Martin to Sangakkara, no run, shortish straight ball, defends
straight back down the pitch from the crease
10.4 Martin to Sangakkara, no run, closes the face a bit soon on a
fuller ball, turning it up to McMillan at mid on slightly
uppishly, but bounces well short of the fielder
10.5 Martin to Sangakkara, no run, walks into a defensive push to a full
ball outside off stump, stroking it straight up to Astle at wide
mid off
10.6 Martin to Sangakkara, no run, full and straight, Sangakkara turns
it away straight to Vettori at forward square leg
End of over 11 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 38/1 (RR: 3.45 RRR: 168/38 = 4.42)
CS Martin 6-0-22-1 (1w 1nb) - Harbour End
ST Jayasuriya 26* (38b 5x4) K Sangakkara 1* (9b)
11.1 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, comes half forward, defending a
fair length ball away towards extra cover, Vettori across to
intercept
11.2 Franklin to Jayasuriya, one run, shortish ball, nudged off the back
foot up towards mid off, easy quick run taken with the shot as
Penn has to come a fair way up and across to field
11.3 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, shoulders arms to a widish ball
outside off stump
11.4 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, tight rising ball on off stump,
defends from the crease up to Penn at mid off
11.5 Franklin to Sangakkara, FOUR, a bit short, sits up and Sangakkara
rocks back and swings it away hard and high over midwicket, a
couple of bounces and crashes into the side of the stands
11.6 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
taps it down in defence towards backward point
End of over 12 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 43/1 (RR: 3.58 RRR: 163/37 = 4.41)
JEC Franklin 6-1-18-0 (1nb) - City End
ST Jayasuriya 27* (40b 5x4) K Sangakkara 5* (13b 1x4)
Jacob Oram replaces Martin at the Harbour End, after a spell of 1-
22 from 6 overs
12.1 Oram to Jayasuriya, no run, tight ball on off stump, shuffles
across in behind it, defending down into the covers for Sinclair
to field
12.2 Oram to Jayasuriya, no run, short climbing ball from a length, dead
bat defends it down on the off side of the pitch
12.3 Oram to Jayasuriya, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, turned
away off the hip down to Vettori coming in to field from deep
backward square leg
12.4 Oram to Sangakkara, no run, lazily defends a shortish ball from the
crease, not covering it up sufficiently, inside edges into the
back of the leg, bouncing up and just away from the leg stump,
fortunate deflections and bounces for Sangakkara!
12.5 Oram to Sangakkara, no run, defends more watchfully, playing
straight up to Martin at mid off
12.6 Oram to Sangakkara, two runs, a bit too short and wide outside off
stump, strongly cut down through cover point, but as it's mostly
along the ground the chasing Harris manages to overhaul it just
inside the boundary, scooping it back in for Sinclair to relay
return it and keep them
End of over 13 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 46/1 (RR: 3.54 RRR: 160/36 = 4.44)
JDP Oram 1-0-3-0 - Harbour End
ST Jayasuriya 28* (43b 5x4) K Sangakkara 7* (16b 1x4)
to just the two runs
a double bowling change and a huge cheer as Daniel Vettori comes on
to bowl, replacing Franklin at the City End after taking 1-22 from
6 overs
13.1 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, defends a tidy opening delivery on
off stump watchfully from the crease, back down on the off side of
hte pitch
13.2 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish ball, stays back in the
crease to work it away but is unable to play it any further than
Harris roaming at forward square leg
13.3 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, back to another shortish ball
turning down leg, worked away around the corner but Sinclair makes
a fine diving stop to his right, palming it down in front of him
to prevent any runs
13.4 Vettori to Jayasuriya, one run, a bit shorter and sits up to be
better placed, pulled along the ground out to Martin at deep
backward square leg
13.5 Vettori to Sangakkara, no run, stretches a long way forward outside
off stump, then sits and waits for it to arrive, slowly guiding it
away to McMillan at backward point
13.6 Vettori to Sangakkara, two runs, charges down the pitch, pulling it
across the line through wide midwicket, doesn't get a hold of it
properly but there's enough power to get a couple as Franklin's
around from deep midwicket to field
End of over 14 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 49/1 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 157/35 = 4.49)
DL Vettori 1-0-3-0 - City End
ST Jayasuriya 29* (47b 5x4) K Sangakkara 9* (18b 1x4)
14.1 Oram to Jayasuriya, one run, full down the leg side, driven out
through backward square leg, to Vettori on the boundary, to bring
up Sri Lanka's 50 from 87 balls
14.2 Oram to Sangakkara, one run, slightly shorter, hops back and works
it away to midwicket for another single, played just wide of Astle
who has to go back after it
14.3 Oram to Jayasuriya, one run, shortish ball, hops on the crease to
pull down to Vettori at deep backward square leg
14.4 Oram to Sangakkara, no run, walks forward into a punchy drive to a
full ball outside off stump, played straight up to Martin at mid
off
14.5 Oram to Sangakkara, no run, Oram drops it in shorter and through a
fair bit quicker, Sangakkara eyes the pull but is hurried up,
taken on the body and drops perilously at his feet, almost rolling
back on to the stumps had he not had one inadvertent foot placed
in the way
14.6 Oram to Sangakkara, no run, tight ball on off stump, forced off the
back foot straight up to Martin at mid off
End of over 15 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 52/1 (RR: 3.47 RRR: 154/34 = 4.53)
JDP Oram 2-0-6-0 - Harbour End
ST Jayasuriya 31* (49b 5x4) K Sangakkara 10* (22b 1x4)
15.1 Vettori to Jayasuriya, one run, short pull purough backward square
leg as Jayasuriya swivels on the crease, Martin around in the deep
to field, firing back a strong and accurate return to Parore
15.2 Vettori to Sangakkara, one run, shortish ball sits up, easily
milked away, lazily dropped behind square leg, Sinclair fields
from finer inside the circle
15.3 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
strongly driven into the covers, can't pierce the infield as Astle
makes a fine tumble'n'roll diving save to his right at shortish
extra cover
15.4 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, forward, strokes back up on the leg
side of the pitch
15.5 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, a bit of width from a flatter ball
outside off stump, cut straight down to McMillan at backward point
15.6 Vettori to Jayasuriya, no run, flighted up straight and reasonably
full, swept well square but Sinclair's right there at short square
leg to field
End of over 16 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 54/1 (RR: 3.38 RRR: 152/33 = 4.61)
DL Vettori 2-0-5-0 - City End
K Sangakkara 11* (23b 1x4) ST Jayasuriya 32* (54b 5x4)
16.1 Oram to Sangakkara, two runs, full outside off stump, just slightly
overpitched, strongly driven through the gap in the covers,
McMillan gives chase from extra cover
16.2 Oram to Sangakkara, OUT: Sangakkara looks to hit out, but instead
he holes out, mistiming a lofted on drive, dragging it straight to
Astle who takes a fine catch falling to his right at wide
midwicket
Sri Lanka 56/2, Partnership of 33
K Sangakkara c Astle b Oram 13 (25b 1x4 0x6)
ST Jayasuriya 32* (54b 5x4) JDP Oram 2.2-0-8-1
Jacob Oram celebrates his first wicket in One-Day Internationals,
at a key time for the home side defending a low total
it also signals a drinks interval, as Mahela Jayawardene walks to
teh crease
16.3 Oram to Jayawardene, no run, good tight ball on off stump, hops on
the crease, defending back up on the off side of the pitch
16.4 Oram to Jayawardene, no run, another tidy ball on off stump,
Jayawardene defends circumspectly down into the covers
16.5 Oram to Jayawardene, no run, Oram throws in a change-up ball, a
floated slow yorker, Jayawardene spots it early, defending firmly
out to Astle at extra cover
16.6 Oram to Jayawardene, no run, jumps back in defence to a shortish
straight ball, dropping it down with a dead bat back on the leg
side of the pitch
End of over 17 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 56/2 (RR: 3.29 RRR: 150/32 = 4.69)
JDP Oram 3-0-8-1 - Harbour End
ST Jayasuriya 32* (54b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 0* (4b)
17.1 Vettori to Jayasuriya, two runs, shortish ball, just drifting a
little down leg, neatly deflected away through vacant short fine
leg, Martin has a lot of work to do getting in from deep backward
square and Jayasuriya milks it well for two
17.2 Vettori to Jayasuriya, two runs, and he does it again! this time
sweeping it much finer, a lot more work for Martin, another easy
two taken
now Sinclair is moved back to short fine leg as a result of the
previous two balls
17.3 Vettori to Jayasuriya, one run, short ball sits up outside off
stump, asking to be hit but Jayasuriya fails to get hold of it,
getting a thick bottom edge to go down between Parore's legs for a
streaky single
17.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, flighted up on the toes, turned
around the corner to vacant short fine leg, Martin fields from
finer as an easy run gets Jayawardene off the mark
17.5 Vettori to Jayasuriya, one run, props forward to a flighted ball
outside off stump, quietly nudging it away to vacant point, yet
another run milked this over
17.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, flighted up rather full outside off
stump, strongly driven straight down the ground just past the
outstretched hand of Vettori, but not that of Oram at mid off
End of over 18 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 63/2 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 143/31 = 4.61)
DL Vettori 3-0-12-0 - City End
ST Jayasuriya 38* (58b 5x4) DPMdeS Jayawardene 1* (6b)
the first dot ball of the over finishes it off, still the Sri
Lankans were able to grab 7 from it with virtually no risk
whatsoever
18.1 Oram to Jayasuriya, no run, tight ball angling in from around the
wicket to the left-hander's off stump, nudged away backward of
point, Harris makes a good stop falling away to his right
18.2 Oram to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish straight ball, defends down to
Astle at widish midwicket
18.3 Oram to Jayasuriya, OUT: super ball from Oram! rising from a
length, surprises Jayasuriya who fends at it, gloves it straight
through to the keeper, big appeal and after a short delay, umpire
Dunne raises the finger
Sri Lanka 63/3, Partnership of 7
ST Jayasuriya c Parore b Oram 38 (61b 5x4 0x6)
DPMdeS Jayawardene 1* (6b) JDP Oram 3.3-0-8-2
a big breakthrough for New Zealand, the captain in good nick
departs, Oram managing to get that one to jag back awkwardly with
a little extra bounce and that's what did Jayasuriya, suddenly we
have quite an interesting game on our hands
Aravinda de Silva is the new batsman
18.4 Oram to de Silva, SIX, de Silva gets off to a most remarkable
start! short rising ball, not afraid to hook and he does superbly,
hard and high over deep backward square leg
18.5 Oram to de Silva, no run, forward, strokes more quietly back up on
the off side of the pitch
18.6 Oram to de Silva, no run, forward in defence again, played away
into the covers
End of over 19 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 69/3 (RR: 3.63 RRR: 137/30 = 4.57)
JDP Oram 4-0-14-2 - Harbour End
DPMdeS Jayawardene 1* (6b) PA de Silva 6* (3b 1x6)
19.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, props forward circumspectly in
defence, letting it take the front pad and rebound back down the
pitch
19.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
sweetly cut down backward of point but Sinclair's sharp, making a
fine diving stop to his right and firing it back in to Parore all
in one motion
19.3 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, and again! this one's back cut
finer, and Sinclair leaps to his left to pull off a fine save,
again firing it back hard and flat on the fly to Parore
19.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, forward, defends down in close
square on the leg side
19.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, stretches well forward to a full
flighted ball outside off stump, pushing it back down the pitch
19.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, (noball) no run, oversteps, a no-no from
the spinner, pushes through a flatter one, taken on the front pad,
the no-ball call quickly stifles Parore's appeal from behind the
sticks
19.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, forward, turns into the front pad
again, this time it's Vettori alone who implores umpire Quested to
give it out, but he adjudges the arm ball just struck outside the
line of off stump
End of over 20 (1 run) Sri Lanka 70/3 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 136/29 = 4.69)
DL Vettori 4-0-13-0 (1nb) - City End
PA de Silva 6* (3b 1x6) DPMdeS Jayawardene 1* (13b)
20.1 Oram to de Silva, one run, angling down the leg side, clipped fine
past hte keeper, Martin around to field from fine leg, with a
typically strong return back in
20.2 Oram to Jayawardene, one run, short ball down the leg side, goes
for a big pull but doesn't quite get on to it, but does manages to
run it even finer, Martin with more action, still only time for
one despite the ground he had to cover in the deep
20.3 Oram to de Silva, no run, props forward in defence, Astle in from
extra cover to field as it tamely rolls back up the off side of
the pitch
20.4 Oram to de Silva, no run, full and straight, mistimes a straight
drive back down the pitch, Oram grabs on his follow through
20.5 Oram to de Silva, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, tapped
down to Harris at backward point
20.6 Oram to de Silva, FOUR, slightly overpitched and de Silva pounces,
stand and deliver, driving from the crease back down the ground,
bouncing once inside the vacant long on boundary and away it goes
End of over 21 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 76/3 (RR: 3.62 RRR: 130/28 = 4.64)
JDP Oram 5-0-20-2 - Harbour End
DPMdeS Jayawardene 2* (14b) PA de Silva 11* (8b 1x4 1x6)
21.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, props forward in defence again,l
pushes another one through flat and quick, loud appeal for lbw
from the bowler but turned down,m struck outside the line
21.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish badll outside off stump,
quietly back cut down to Sinclair at backward point
21.3 Vettori to Jayawardene, two runs, looks to play hte same again to a
similar delivery but waits a little at the last moment, running it
much finer to Sinclair's left, who has to turn and chase, well
worked for a couple
21.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, flighted up outside off stump,
strongly driven back down teh pitch on the off side, sharp
fielding off his own bowling by Vettori as he dives to his left to
stop it dead
21.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, flighted teasingly up very full,
Jayawardene respectfully drives straight back down the pitch to
Vettori
21.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, stretches well forward in defence
to a fair ball outside off stump, dropping it away square on the
off side, de Silva's keen for a quick single but his partner has
other ideas, sending him back
End of over 22 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 78/3 (RR: 3.55 RRR: 128/27 = 4.74)
DL Vettori 5-0-15-0 (1nb) - City End
PA de Silva 11* (8b 1x4 1x6) DPMdeS Jayawardene 4* (20b)
Oram is replaced at the bowling crease after a fine spell of 2-20
from 5 overs, with Chris Harris introduced into the attack
22.1 Harris to de Silva, one run, shortish ball on middle and leg,
easily dropped down to vacant square leg for a leisurely single as
three fielders converge to it from all directions
22.2 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, flighted up very full, jammed right
down on, dug back out up on the off side of the pitch
22.3 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, floated up on a good length, comes
back ina nd takes Jayawardene high on the pad and drifting down
leg, Harris appeals sharply but turned down
22.4 Harris to Jayawardene, two runs, floated up full, strongly driven
out through midwicket, Franklin around to field from deep square
leg, fires at the bowler's end as they set off for two, a superb
direct hit from virtually side on in the deep draws umpire Dunne
to go for a replay, but
de Silva is well home
22.5 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
guided away to Fleming at short third man
22.6 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, strongly driven up towards mid on,
quick single taken with the shot as Martin shies and misses at the
bowler's end
End of over 23 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 82/3 (RR: 3.57 RRR: 124/26 = 4.77)
CZ Harris 1-0-4-0 - Harbour End
DPMdeS Jayawardene 7* (25b) PA de Silva 12* (9b 1x4 1x6)
23.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball on off stump, cut
strongly down to Harris at cover
23.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball outside off stump,
tapped away forward of point, a quick single is set off for but
Sinclair swoops on it from backward point, firing down the stumps
at the bowler's end, the Stadium erupts and the replay finds
Jayawardene a couple
of inches short of his ground, another good breakthrough to tighten
this game up even further
Sri Lanka 82/4, Partnership of 19
DPMdeS Jayawardene run out (Sinclair) 7 (27b 0x4 0x6)
Russel Arnold the new batsman, at the non-striker's end
23.3 Vettori to de Silva, no run, well forward, turns into the front
pad, dropping down in close on the off side
23.4 Vettori to de Silva, no run, stretches a long way forward down the
line of a straigter delivery, playing down in close on the leg
side with bat/pad tucked together
23.5 Vettori to de Silva, no run, forces from the back foot, straight to
extra cover
23.6 Vettori to de Silva, no run, and again, defends back on the off
side of the pitch from the crease, Vettori completes a maiden over
which featured the run out
End of over 24 (maiden) Sri Lanka 82/4 (RR: 3.42 RRR: 124/25 = 4.96)
DL Vettori 6-1-15-0 (1nb) - City End
RP Arnold 0* (0b) PA de Silva 12* (13b 1x4 1x6)
24.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up outside off stump, reaches
well forward in defence, pushing it to Sinclair at extra cover
24.2 Harris to Arnold, FOUR, a bit too much width outside off stump and
Arnold's quickly into business, strongly cutting down through
backward point, picking the gap between Franklin and Oram to
perfection
24.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, stretches well forward, defending with
bat/pad well tucked together, back down the pitch, Parore from
around behind the stumps to tidy up
24.4 Harris to Arnold, no run, drawn well forward by a nice floater on a
length, closes the face in turning it up to Vettori at mid on,
never quite to it and in control
24.5 Harris to Arnold, no run, stretches a long way forward in defence,
dropping down in close on the leg side from the pad, Arnold half
looks for a quick run but de Silva doesn't as Parore quickly comes
around to field
24.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, firmly driven straight back along the
deck to the bowler
End of over 25 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 86/4 (RR: 3.44 RRR: 120/24 = 5.00)
CZ Harris 2-0-8-0 - Harbour End
PA de Silva 12* (13b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 4* (6b 1x4)
Sri Lanka at the halfway stage (at least, if they had 50 overs to
face instead of 49), and see the target still a little way off in
the distance as regular wickets are chipped out relatively
cheaply, with the required rate now hitting 5 per over
Nathan Astle replaces Vettori after a spell of 0-15 from 6 overs at
the City End
25.1 Astle to de Silva, no run, forward, guides a tight ball on off
stump down to Sinclair at backward point
25.2 Astle to de Silva, one run, shortish ball, de Silva gets back and
in behind it, pulling over wide midwicket but spoons it somewhat
as he doesn't time it at all, pitching a few metres in front of
Penn charging in to field from long off
25.3 Astle to Arnold, no run, stroked straight back up on the off side
of the pitch, Penn up to field from mid off again
25.4 Astle to Arnold, one run, shortish ball turned away towards vacant
square leg for an easy single, Sinclair across from backward
square to field
25.5 Astle to de Silva, no run, pushing forward with uncertainty at a
good tight ball on off stump, through it too soon and closes the
face completely, gets a leading edge fly streakily away towards
Sinclair diving forward at backward point, just bouncing in front
of him
25.6 Astle to de Silva, three runs, low full toss outside off stump,
strongly punched through extra cover, they hurry back for a second
as Franklin races around in the deep, firing back from side on at
the bowler's end, hitting the stumps but Arnold's home
End of over 26 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 91/4 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 115/23 = 5.00)
NJ Astle 1-0-5-0 - City End
PA de Silva 16* (17b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 5* (8b 1x4)
they get an overthrow as it ricochets down to Penn at long on,
though with a throw like that, it didn't really deserve to concede
another run
26.1 Harris to de Silva, one run, floated full, strongly swept out to
Penn at deep backward square leg
26.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, stretches forward, defending quietly back
on the leg side of the pitch with bat/pad tucked together
a big roar from a section of the crowd having dart throwing
competitions, one managing to land one near the 30 metre circle
from high in the stands
26.3 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated up full, driven up towards mid
on for an easy single with the stroke
26.4 Harris to de Silva, legbye: one run, angling on leg stump, glanced
off the thigh pad fine, Parore chases after it from behind the
stumps
26.5 Harris to Arnold, one run, nudges a full ball outside off stump
away towards cover point, easy run taken as Astle fields from
backward of square
26.6 Harris to de Silva, no run, reaching forward, firmly drives back
down the pitch on the off side, Harris makes a fine diving stop to
his left on his follow through
End of over 27 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 95/4 (RR: 3.52 RRR: 111/22 = 5.05)
CZ Harris 3-0-11-0 - Harbour End
RP Arnold 7* (11b 1x4) PA de Silva 17* (20b 1x4 1x6)
27.1 Astle to Arnold, no run, full outside off stump, well forward in
stroking away quietly to McMillan at extra cover
27.2 Astle to Arnold, one run, tight ball on off stump, sits back on the
crease to neatly dabble it away down to Martin at third man
27.3 Astle to de Silva, one run, outside off stump, cut hard into the
ground, out to Franklin at deep point
27.4 Astle to Arnold, one run, comes well forward, looking to smoke one
through extra cover but can't beat a good diving save by Penn to
his right at wide mid off, getting his bulk right in behind it,
can't prevent the easy run with the shot however
27.5 Astle to de Silva, one run, shortish ball on middle and leg, turned
away out to Oram at deep square leg
27.6 Astle to Arnold, one run, shortish ball on leg stump, turned off
the thigh down to Vettori at long leg, bringing up the Sri Lankan
100 from 171 balls
End of over 28 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 100/4 (RR: 3.57 RRR: 106/21 = 5.05)
NJ Astle 2-0-10-0 - City End
RP Arnold 10* (15b 1x4) PA de Silva 19* (22b 1x4 1x6)
28.1 Harris to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, strongly driven
up towards Vettori sliding across to field at wide mid off, has a
shy at the bowler's end but is quite astray, hitting umpire Dunne
in the leg trying to stand well clear
28.2 Harris to de Silva, one run, strongly driven back down the pitch on
the off side, low in the air just wide of Harris, down to Martin
at long off
28.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, firmly driven up to Martin at mid on, who
fires back a terrible mis-throw at the bowler's end as de Silva
howevers out of his crease
28.4 Harris to Arnold, no run, forward, strongly driven straight back
down the pitch to the bowler
28.5 Harris to Arnold, no run, reaches well forward to a good length
ball, turning it away to Astle at wide midwicket, unable to get it
straight enough as Martin's now been pushed back to long on
28.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, reaching well forward, Harris' pace, or
lack thereof, holds Arnold up, having to turn it rather square,
away to the protected square leg region
End of over 29 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 102/4 (RR: 3.52 RRR: 104/20 = 5.20)
CZ Harris 4-0-13-0 - Harbour End
PA de Silva 20* (23b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 11* (20b 1x4)
Craig McMillan replaces Astle after just two moderately expensive
overs costing 10 runs at the City End
29.1 McMillan to de Silva, one run, McMillan predictably drops it in
rather short, but de Silva is a master puller and hooker and has
none of that, pulling down through backward square leg, Oram
around to field in the deep
29.2 McMillan to Arnold, no run, McMillan listens to Fleming after the
previous ball, and doesn't bowl the short stuff, keeping it tight
and straight, defends down to Harris at midwicket
29.3 McMillan to Arnold, one run, shortish ball, pulled down to Franklin
at deep forward square leg
29.4 McMillan to de Silva, legbye: one run, driving but missing a ball
drifting on leg stump, dropped away to vacant square leg for an
easy run as McMillan half-heartedly appeals
29.5 McMillan to Arnold, no run, straight ball on middle and leg, turned
firmly straight to Harris at wide midwicket
29.6 McMillan to Arnold, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, run
down off the outside edge to Martin at third man
End of over 30 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 106/4 (RR: 3.53 RRR: 100/19 = 5.26)
CD McMillan 1-0-3-0 - City End
RP Arnold 13* (24b 1x4) PA de Silva 21* (25b 1x4 1x6)
30.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, comes out of his creae to turn a full
ball into a low full toss, trying to smack it away but mistimes it
straight to Mcmillan at wide midwicket
30.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, stretches well forward in defence to a
good length ball on off stump, dropping it down at his feet,
Parore around to tidy up
30.3 Harris to Arnold, one run, neatly opens the face and guides it
fine, Penn slides across from short third man to field on the
circle edge
30.4 Harris to de Silva, no run, tries to lap a straight one but plays
too early, taken on the pad, belatedly Harris turns to ask the
quietest of questions to umpire Dunne
30.5 Harris to de Silva, one run, lapped very fine, de Silva is keen for
two but Arnold isn't so sure and they stay at home as Penn's in
quickly from the boundary fire it back to parore
30.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up full, turned off the toes but
no further than McMillan at wide midwicket
End of over 31 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 108/4 (RR: 3.48 RRR: 98/18 = 5.44)
CZ Harris 5-0-15-0 - Harbour End
PA de Silva 22* (27b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 14* (28b 1x4)
31.1 McMillan to de Silva, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, run
off the face down to Vettori at third man
31.2 McMillan to Arnold, no run, full on the toes, strongly clipped away
but Harris dives to make a super save to his right at midwicket,
just as Arnold was ready to set off for the run
31.3 McMillan to Arnold, no run, shortish rising ball outside off stump,
drops it down backward of point, glances at his batting partner
who isn't keen for the quick run with Sinclair in to field
31.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, pushing forward outside off stump,
manages to guide it between keeper and Sinclair at backward point
this time, down to Martin at third man
31.5 McMillan to de Silva, one run, worked away towards forward square
leg, quickly taken single turns out to be quite easy as Astle
tries to pick up and throw on the fly, fumbling it behind him
31.6 McMillan to Arnold, no run, more quietly pushed away to Astle in
defence at extra cover
End of over 32 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 111/4 (RR: 3.47 RRR: 95/17 = 5.59)
CD McMillan 2-0-6-0 - City End
PA de Silva 24* (29b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 15* (32b 1x4)
32.1 Harris to de Silva, one run, short straight ball, easily dropped
down to vacant backward square leg, they do nothing more than
amble the sngle, with a massive expanse of room in that region to
work with
32.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, well forward in defence, drops it away
towards Franklin coming in from point
32.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, comes well forward to a full ball, driven
up on the leg side of the pitch, McMillan quickly scoots in to
field from wide midwicket
32.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated full toss outside off stump,
driven in the air back on the off side, just past the diving
Harris' outstretched right hand, down to Vettori at long off
32.5 Harris to de Silva, one run, full on the legs, turned out to Oram
at deep midwicket
32.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, flighted down the leg side, well swept
away down to Astle at long leg
End of over 33 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 115/4 (RR: 3.48 RRR: 91/16 = 5.69)
CZ Harris 6-0-19-0 - Harbour End
RP Arnold 17* (36b 1x4) PA de Silva 26* (31b 1x4 1x6)
33.1 McMillan to Arnold, legbye: one run, shortish ball, dropped down in
close on the leg side, tight single scampered through as Harris
dives in and underarms at the keeper's end, just missing but de
Silva was safely through anyway
33.2 McMillan to de Silva, one run, full on the legs, turned out to
Martin coming around to field in the deep at deep backward square
leg
33.3 McMillan to Arnold, two runs, Arnold's almost undone, looking to
drive but opened up a bit as it wasn't quite on the desired
length, chips it up just clear of Fleming running back eyeing it
up from mid on
33.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, cut away down through backward point
to Martin in the deep
33.5 McMillan to de Silva, one run, full on the toes, driven down to
Penn coming in to field from long on
33.6 McMillan to Arnold, one run, shortish ball on off stump, tapped
down into the covers for another easy single milked off McMillan
End of over 34 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 122/4 (RR: 3.59 RRR: 84/15 = 5.60)
CD McMillan 3-0-12-0 - City End
RP Arnold 21* (40b 1x4) PA de Silva 28* (33b 1x4 1x6)
Harris is replaced by Vettori at the Harbour End after bowling 6
overs conceding 21
things getting to a decidedly interesting stage of the game now, de
Silva and Arnold have steered Sri Lanka back on to a comfortable
path, though the required rate is now climbing towards run-a-ball
pace
34.1 Vettori to Arnold, one run, shortish ball quietly nudged away to
vacant midwicket, more easily milked runs on offer
34.2 Vettori to de Silva, one run, flat ball drifting down leg, turned
away off the legs out towards Penn coming in to field from deep
backward square leg
34.3 Vettori to Arnold, two runs, shortish ball outside off stump,
deftly uses the pace of the ball, glided fine off the face past
the keeper, but not by much, Penn chases from short third man
34.4 Vettori to Arnold, no run, shortish ball turned away to Fleming at
square leg
34.5 Vettori to Arnold, one run, worked much straighter, out through
midwicket, Harris dives over the top of it inside the circle, but
McMillan's backing up in the deep
34.6 Vettori to de Silva, one run, angling down the leg side, turned
down to Penn at long leg
End of over 35 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 128/4 (RR: 3.66 RRR: 78/14 = 5.57)
DL Vettori 7-1-21-0 (1nb) - Harbour End
PA de Silva 30* (35b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 25* (44b 1x4)
time for the final drinks break of the night
Sri Lanka need 78 from 84 balls, with 6 wickets in hand that sounds
an easy task, and the longer this pair stay at the crease, the
easier it will become
New Zealand need a breakthrough or two reasonably soon to keep this
series interesting, a 2-0 deficit will be hard to come back from
for the home side
Harris replaces McMillan at the City End after a spell of 0-12 from
3 overs
35.1 Harris to de Silva, no run, forward, driven straight to McMillan at
extra cover
35.2 Harris to de Silva, no run, well forward, comes back into the front
pad, loud appeal for lbw from Harris in particular, umpire Quested
looks hard but says no, too far forward
35.3 Harris to de Silva, one run, angling down the elg side, turned down
to Martin at long leg
35.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, Penn is pushed back from mid off to long
off, and that's precisely where Arnold plays it, driving it with
ease along the ground
35.5 Harris to de Silva, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, cut
down towards point, easy run with the shot as McMillan falls to
his right to throw weakly at the bowler's end
35.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, comes well forward, turning a floater
into a low full toss, scooping it down to Franklin at long on
End of over 36 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 132/4 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 74/13 = 5.69)
CZ Harris 7-0-23-0 - City End
RP Arnold 27* (46b 1x4) PA de Silva 32* (39b 1x4 1x6)
that brings up the 50 partnership off 76 balls, in 48 minutes
36.1 Vettori to Arnold, one run, low full toss, driven straight down to
Oram at long on
36.2 Vettori to de Silva, one run, shortish ball, sits back in the
crease and drops it away towards forward square leg, well worked
quick single as Sinclair has to come a fair way from wide
midwicket to field
36.3 Vettori to Arnold, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, runs
it fine off the open face, Penn chases and slides to field just
outside the circle from short third man, firing back at the
bowler's end, hitting the top of the stumps direct, apologising to
Parore as de Silva
was always well home in his crease
36.4 Vettori to de Silva, one run, shortish pitched ball outside off
stump, tapped away through backward point, picking the gaps well
36.5 Vettori to Arnold, legbye: two runs, pushed through fast and full
down the leg side, sweeps but doesn't get on to it, but deflects
fine from the pad for a couple as Astle has to field from deep
backward square leg
36.6 Vettori to Arnold, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, held
back a little and Arnold has to quietly pat it down in defence in
close on the off side, producing the first dot ball in 10
deliveries
End of over 37 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 138/4 (RR: 3.73 RRR: 68/12 = 5.67)
DL Vettori 8-1-25-0 (1nb) - Harbour End
PA de Silva 34* (41b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 29* (50b 1x4)
37.1 Harris to de Silva, one run, floated full down the leg side, turned
away through the wide open territory at backward square leg for a
lazy single, Oram has to come right in from the deep to field
37.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, shortish ball, turned straight to
Sinclair at wide midwicket
37.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated on a nice length, Arnold through
the stroke a bit soon, scooping it back down teh pitch but just
drops short of Harris falling to his left to grab on the half
volley
37.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, well forward, driven down to Franklin at
long on
37.5 Harris to de Silva, one run, tapped up towards straight mid off,
well worked for another quick single, the wily de Silva picking
all the gaps with his eyes closed
37.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, well forward, turning it into a low full
toss, driven down towards Franklin at long on
End of over 38 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 142/4 (RR: 3.74 RRR: 64/11 = 5.82)
CZ Harris 8-0-27-0 - City End
RP Arnold 31* (54b 1x4) PA de Silva 36* (43b 1x4 1x6)
38.1 Vettori to Arnold, no run, flatter, quicker ball, tries to whip it
away square on the leg side but misses, drops down in close on the
leg side from the thigh pad
38.2 Vettori to Arnold, no run, flighted very full, powerfully swept
along the ground but straight to Fleming making a sharp stop at
his ankles at square leg
the required run rate hits run-a-ball pace for the first time
38.3 Vettori to Arnold, one run, well forward, taps down towards point,
placement and lack of power on the shot are perfect to enable the
quick run
38.4 Vettori to de Silva, one run, tight ball on off stump, worked away
forward of point, another smart single taken with teh shot as
Astle fields fromb ehind aquare
38.5 Vettori to Arnold, one run, short ball sits up outside off stump,
cut down to Franklin out at deep point
38.6 Vettori to de Silva, OUT: flighted up nicely, de Silva tries to
sweep but misses, pitches in line with off and straightens, huge
appeal for lbw, a long look from umpire Dunne before the finger is
finally raised
Sri Lanka 145/5, Partnership of 63
PA de Silva lbw b Vettori 37 (45b 1x4 1x6)
End of over 39 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 145/5 (RR: 3.72 RRR: 61/10 = 6.10)
DL Vettori 9-1-28-1 (1nb) - Harbour End
RP Arnold 33* (58b 1x4)
a fair shout, looked like it would take half of off stump, a big
breakthrough for New Zealand and certainly sets us up for an
exciting contest at the close
Kumar Dharmasena the new batsman, at the non-striker's end
39.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, tight ball on off stump, cut down to Oram
at backward point
39.2 Harris to Arnold, FOUR, poor ball from Harris, full toss and
strongly swung away through backward square leg, McMillan slides
around in the deep and gets to it, but spills it over the rope as
he doesn't control it completely
39.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, forward, defends back on the leg side of
the pitch
39.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, tapped away forward of square leg, quick
single taken, direct hit at the bowler's end but Arnold's well
home
39.5 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
off side
39.6 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, short ball, pulled in the air out
through midwicket to Martin sweeping in the deep, fielded on the
bounce
End of over 40 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 151/5 (RR: 3.78 RRR: 55/9 = 6.11)
CZ Harris 9-0-33-0 - City End
HDPK Dharmasena 1* (2b) RP Arnold 38* (62b 2x4)
Vettori to bowl his last over from the Harbour End
40.1 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, props forward in defence, dropping
it down in close on the off side, Parore fields from behind the
stumps
40.2 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, flighted up outside off stump, well
driven straight back down the pitch to the bowler
40.3 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, flighted up similarly, turns it away
towards midwicket, Dharmasena looks for a run indecisively as
Sinclair dives across and fires at the keeper's end, but too wide,
had it been a bit straighter, he may well have been in a fair
amount of strife
40.4 Vettori to Dharmasena, one run, short ball outside off stump, back
in behind it, cut out to Martin at deep cover
40.5 Vettori to Arnold, one run, reaching well forward, works it away
towards midwicket, good singled worked with the shot as Harris has
to field from much straighter, picking up but holding on to it,
not going for the shy at the bowler's end
40.6 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, flighted up full, turned straight to
Sinclair at wide midwicket, Vettori ends a fine over conceding
just two runs to finish his allotment, and tightens things up for
Sri Lanka further
End of over 41 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 153/5 (RR: 3.73 RRR: 53/8 = 6.62)
DL Vettori 10-1-30-1 (1nb) - Harbour End
RP Arnold 39* (63b 2x4) HDPK Dharmasena 2* (7b)
41.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated full outside off stump, firmly
driven up on the off side of the pitch, Harris dives across to
make a good stop to his right
41.2 Harris to Arnold, one run, shortish ball angling on leg stump,
turned away through backward square leg, McMillan in from the deep
to field
41.3 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, flighted up on leg stump, turned
down to Oram coming in to field at backward square leg on the
circle edge
41.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, full ball on the toes, worked firmly
towards midwicket, they set off for a sharp single, with a slight
air of hesitancy but get through easily in the end as Sinclair
can't pick it up cleanly
41.5 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, short ball sits up to be pulled, out
to Martin at deep midwicket
41.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, props forward in defence, quietly
dropping it down in close on the off side, well played for the
quick single as the only player who's close enough to it is Parore
from behind the stumps
End of over 42 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 158/5 (RR: 3.76 RRR: 48/7 = 6.86)
CZ Harris 10-0-38-0 - City End
RP Arnold 42* (67b 2x4) HDPK Dharmasena 4* (9b)
Harris and Vettori finish their 10 over spells in tandem, so a
double bowling change will be required as we head into the final 7
overs, with 48 needed for victory
interestingly, it's McMillan Fleming turns to, while Martin,
Franklin and Oram each have 4, 4 and 5 overs respectively at their
disposal, a bit of a gamble
42.1 McMillan to Arnold, no run, good full ball angling in on the toes,
can only manage to squeeze it away directly to Astle at wide
midwicket
42.2 McMillan to Arnold, one run, similar delivery but worked much
straighter up the ground through mid on, they look for a possible
second but Oram's quickly in from the deep to prevent them going
through with it
42.3 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, McMillan getting his length right
so far, Dharmasena turns a very full ball away to Sinclair at wide
midwicket
42.4 McMillan to Dharmasena, legbye: one run, quick and full, taken very
low down on the pad which draws a loud shout from the bowler,
quickly turned down by umpire Dunne, rebounds away towards
midwicket for the quick run
42.5 McMillan to Arnold, one run, very full, worked away towards
midwicket, a very tight single is taken as Astle fires from wide
midwicket, bouncing over and wide of the stumps, otherwise
Dharmasena was in considerable trouble
this pair now starting to take on anything in the desperate hunt
for runs
42.6 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, McMillan rounds out a very good
over with another ball right on that same full length right at the
batsman, can only squeeze it out to Sinclair at wide midwicket
End of over 43 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 161/5 (RR: 3.74 RRR: 45/6 = 7.50)
CD McMillan 4-0-14-0 - Harbour End
RP Arnold 44* (70b 2x4) HDPK Dharmasena 4* (12b)
Franklin returns, replacing Harris at the City End
43.1 Franklin to Arnold, three runs, short rising ball outside off
stump, slashes it away in the air over vacant gully, Oram sprints
around from third man, sliding to field just inside the rope,
scoops it back towards Martin running around from deep backward
square, firing it in hard as
they take off for a very tight third, Dharmasena could've been in
real trouble had it been closer, but safely through, the replay is
called for to see if Oram touched the rope with ball in hand but
just given benefit of the doubt
43.2 Franklin to Dharmasena, no run, full ball on the toes worked away
towards midwicket, quick single taken off, very, very tight,
taking on Fleming who picks up and shies at the bowler's end, hits
direct and the diving Dharmasena is in big trouble, umpire Quested
plays it safe and calls
for the replay, but he's found miles short and receives the red
light
Sri Lanka 164/6, Partnership of 19
HDPK Dharmasena run out (Fleming) 4 (13b 0x4 0x6)
Eric Upashantha the new batsman, at the non-striker's end
43.3 Franklin to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, driven out to
Martin at deep cover point
43.4 Franklin to Upashantha, one run, low full toss angling down the leg
side, turned away out through backward square leg, Martin sprints
around in the deep to fire it back in, preventing thoughts of the
second, most wanted by Upashantha
43.5 Franklin to Arnold, one run, full on the toes, driven straight up
to Penn at long on
Fleming has a long chat with his bowler for the final delivery of
the over, the field is wide spread for Upashantha on strike
43.6 Franklin to Upashantha, no run, tight shortish ball on off stump,
can only guide it straight down to Harris at backward point
End of over 44 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 167/6 (RR: 3.80 RRR: 39/5 = 7.80)
JEC Franklin 7-1-24-0 (1nb) - City End
RP Arnold 49* (73b 2x4) KEA Upashantha 1* (2b)
39 needed from the final 30 balls, 4 wickets in hand, we've got a
right royal finish on our hands
Anold holds the trump card for Sri Lanka, get his wicket and New
Zealand have the winning of the game at their feet
44.1 McMillan to Arnold, one run, angling down the leg side, glanced
firmly straight to Fleming at short fine leg, quick single taken
with the shot, Fleming throws and misses at the keeper's end, and
that's Arnold's second consecutive 50 in the series, off 74 balls,
2x4
44.2 McMillan to Upashantha, one run, full outside off stump, driven
down to Oram at long off
44.3 McMillan to Arnold, two runs, full outside off stump, strongly
driven from the crease out through extra cover, well worked for a
couple as Franklin has to field from around at deep cover
44.4 McMillan to Arnold, two runs, angling in to the batsman, streakily
manages to drag one away wide of Fleming at short fine leg who
must give chase
the batsmen ask the umpires for an inspection of the ball which has
become a bit discoloured with grass stains, an inspection is made
and they're satisfied is still good enough to continue with
44.5 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven down to Vettori at long off
44.6 McMillan to Upashantha, no run, quick and full on the feet, tries
to drive but misses, drops down from the pad in close square on
the off side, McMillan closes out another useful over
End of over 45 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 174/6 (RR: 3.87 RRR: 32/4 = 8.00)
CD McMillan 5-0-21-0 - Harbour End
RP Arnold 55* (77b 2x4) KEA Upashantha 2* (4b)
32 needed from 24 balls now, still the 4 wickets in hand, of which
Arnold's is becoming more and more the prized gem to try and steal
45.1 Franklin to Arnold, FOUR, and he proves exactly why, overpitched on
the legs and superbly picked up over wide midwicket, Penn has no
chance to get around to it from long on
drags the equation right back to 28 needed off 23 balls
45.2 Franklin to Arnold, two runs, another good clean hit, this time
straight back over the bowler's head, Penn around to field
successfully this time, but not before they take another handy two
45.3 Franklin to Arnold, one run, nudged away backward of point, quick
single taken, a shy at the bowler's end comes to nought, well wide
and easily home
45.4 Franklin to Upashantha, legbye: one run, quick and full, trying to
work it to leg, misses, into the pad and rebounds away towards
midwicket, another very tight single taken as another throw at the
stumps misses
45.5 Franklin to Arnold, FOUR, is this the defining moment in the game?
Arnold cleanly strikes it through wide midwicket again, Penn
around to field on the boundary, amazingly lets it go straight
between his legs to the rope, a terrible attempt that costs New
Zealand 2 or 3 crucial
runs
45.6 Franklin to Arnold, one run, driven straight down the ground on the
leg side, Penn charges in to field just outside the circle, and
gets a huge ironic cheer for fielding this one cleanly
End of over 46 (13 runs) Sri Lanka 187/6 (RR: 4.07 RRR: 19/3 = 6.33)
JEC Franklin 8-1-36-0 (1nb) - City End
RP Arnold 67* (82b 4x4) KEA Upashantha 2* (5b)
Arnold retains the strike, and the equation is suddenly down to a
far more manageable 19 off 18 to win
Fleming again gives McMillan the ball, very brave move with Chris
Martin not being used at the death, after having a successful
Shell Cup run bowling at the end
46.1 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, driven down to
Vettori at long off, 18 off 17 needed
46.2 McMillan to Upashantha, one run, dipping full toss, has a heave
across the line and doesn't time it at all well but gets it away
for a single to midwicket, Sinclair making a fine diving stop to
his right inside the circle, 17 off 16 needed
46.3 McMillan to Arnold, no run, very full and wide outside off stump,
clubbed into the covers but no further than Sinclair as he failed
to get hold of it strongly enough, 17 of 15 required
46.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, neatly chipped back over the head of
the bowler, hesitant running sees them not try on the second run
as long off and long on charge in to field
46.5 McMillan to Upashantha, one run, full ball, swung away out through
midwicket with little power again, Arnold looks for the second but
Upashantha sends him back as Franklin sprints in to fire it back
at the bowler's end
46.6 McMillan to Arnold, no run, tapped away towards point, Arnold
desperate for teh strike for the next over, Harris dives in from
behind point and hits direct from side on, Upashantha out by a
country mile
End of over 47 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 191/6 (RR: 4.06 RRR: 15/2 = 7.50)
CD McMillan 6-0-25-0 - Harbour End
KEA Upashantha 4* (7b) RP Arnold 69* (86b 4x4)
the replay is called for by umpire Quested just to be safe, and it
confirms what the crowd and everyone else suspected, Upashantha's
on his way
Sri Lanka 191/7, Partnership of 27
KEA Upashantha run out (Harris) 4 (7b 0x4 0x6)
Sri Lanka may have lost a wicket, but Arnold got what he was after,
the strike, and that's the vital part for the visitors
Nuwan Zoysa joins him at the non-striker's end
Martin returns, replacing Franklin at teh City End, coming on to
bowl just one over at the death, a big call
47.1 Martin to Arnold, one run, angling on the legs, worked away through
forward square leg, Franklin in from the deep to field, 14 off 11
needed
the umpires come together for another ball inspection, and this
time it's judged to be sufficiently dirty for the box of balls to
be called for so a replacement can be selected
this just adds to the tension for the crowd of 13,133 who may be
witnessing a relatively low scoring encounter, but hasn't lacked
for a fair few moments of drama throughout the day, particularly
the final 1 overs
47.2 Martin to Zoysa, two runs, slightly short of a length ball, well
picked up on the up, lofted over mid on, pitches it in the
outfield for a good two as Astle has to come in and field from
long off, 12 off 10 needed
47.3 Martin to Zoysa, one run, picks it up through mid on again, this
time struck a little harder, and Astle's more quickly in to it,
just the one run this time, 11 off 9 needed
47.4 Martin to Arnold, SIX, Arnold the Sri Lankan hero! low full toss,
superbly picked up, hard and high and sent sailing over midwicket,
and the hearts of 90% of the crowd sink, while the Sri Lankan army
nearby where the ball landed explode
that one shot could very well be the winning of the game, 5 needed
off 8 now
47.5 Martin to Arnold, one run, full ball, driven back over the bowler's
head, they look for two but stay at home as Penn fires it in
rapidly from the deep
4 off 7 to win
47.6 Martin to Zoysa, two runs, full on the toes, driven up the ground
past the diving Sinclair at midwicket, Penn has a long way to come
in from long on to field and they take two tremendously well
End of over 48 (13 runs) Sri Lanka 204/7 (RR: 4.25 RRR: 2/1 = 2.00)
CS Martin 7-0-35-1 (1w 1nb) - City End
RP Arnold 77* (89b 4x4 1x6) DNT Zoysa 5* (3b)
just two to win off the final over, for New Zealand they must ask -
where's Chris Pringle when they need him? the man who so famously
bowled a maiden 50th over to Bruce Reid at Hobart, exactly what's
required right now
and it'll be Craig McMillan who has the rather difficult task of
emulating that feat, with all the field but Franklin at deep
midwicket inside the circle
48.1 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, strongly
driven up to Vettori at mid off, quick run taken with the shot,
the throw at the bowler's end misses and Sri Lanka ensure
themselves of at least a tie!
Zoysa to face, 5 balls to find one run
48.2 McMillan to Zoysa, no run, very full ball on the toes, can only
squeeze it back down the pitch to the bowler, who threatens to
throw down teh stumps but holds on to it
48.3 McMillan to Zoysa, one run, down the track, picks it up nicely on
the up, lofting hard and high over long on, one bounce and over
the rope but Arnold sprinted through for the run before it reached
the boundary, so just one counts
Sri Lanka win by 3 wickets with 3 balls to spare, and take an
imposing 2-0 lead in the series
no question who the man of the match is, Russel Arnold has steered
them home from a tricky situation and done it with aplomb after
looking a little shaky early on in his innings
it's time for more soul searching for the New Zealanders, down 2-0
at home and needing to win three in a row to take the series,
whilst in the midst of a trot where they've lost 9 of their last
10 ODIs
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