Match State: Match scheduled to start at 10:30am local time (2130 GMT)
welcome to Jade Stadium in Christchurch for the fifth and final
National Bank Series One-Day International between New Zealand and
Sri Lanka
it's a fairly fine day, with a thin light cloud cover across the
whole sky, but otherwise it's quite bright and clear, and it's
unlikely we'll have (m)any interruptions today, at worst one would
suspect a passing shower later
the pitch looks in good nick, with just a light, even covering of
grass, but it's not green grass, so it shouldn't do anything
alarming and the bounce and carry should be very consistent
the outfield looks a picture, today's mowed pattern being a
psychedelic swirl from the centre, should be pretty darn quick
Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya has won the toss yet again,
and elected to bowl first again, backing his chasing side to do it
four times in a row in an attempt to win the series 5-0
Sri Lanka have made just the one change, with poor Romesh
Kaluwitharana back out of the side again after his single innings
of 34 from 31 balls at Hamilton, in favour of rested opener Marvan
Atapattu
Avishka Gunawardene will again play as specialist 12th man
New Zealand have made two changes, with Craig Spearman recalled to
take the place of Nathan Astle at the last minute, who is
suffering from food poisoning, and James Franklin returns,
replacing Chris Martin who will be 12th man
it'll be Nuwan Zoysa to bowl from the Port Hills End, to Adam
Parore, with Craig Spearman at the non-striker's end
two slips, third man, point, cover, mid off, mid on, midwicket and
long leg in place for the left arm over the wicket bowler to the
right handed Parore
0.1 Zoysa to Parore, FOUR, angling down the leg side, New Zealand off
to a cracking start as Parore glances it very nicely fine, too
fine for Gallage at fine leg, and gets his first runs as an opener
for New Zealand
0.2 Zoysa to Parore, no run, forward, defends firmly straight up to
Jayasuriya at mid off
0.3 Zoysa to Parore, one run, forward, drifts slightly into the legs,
drops it down quietly in close on the leg side, well taken quick
single as Dharmasena's too slow in to it from midwicket
0.4 Zoysa to Spearman, no run, beaten! good lifting ball seaming past
the outside edge straight through to the keeper, Spearman keeps
the blade just inside the line
0.5 Zoysa to Spearman, one run, forward, guides it off the face down
towards third man
0.6 Zoysa to Parore, one run, and more down to third man, run down off
the face to Fernando at third man
End of over 1 (7 runs) New Zealand 7/0 (RR: 7.00)
DNT Zoysa 1-0-7-0 - Port Hills End
AC Parore 6* (4b 1x4) CM Spearman 1* (2b)
Indika Gallage to open up from the Hadlee Stand End
two slips, wide third man, point, cover, wide mid off, mid on,
forward square leg and long leg in place for the right handed
Parore facing the right arm over the wicket Gallage
1.1 Gallage to Parore, one run, full and straight, driven straight up
on the leg side of the pitch, time for a comfortable quick single
as Fernando's a bit wide at mid on
1.2 Gallage to Spearman, no run, full on off stump, well forward and
driving firmly straight up to Jayasuriya at wide mid off
1.3 Gallage to Spearman, no run, angling on leg stump, tucked nicely
off the hip but can't get it past a good diving save by de Silva
to his right at forward square leg
1.4 Gallage to Spearman, no run, forward, defends a straight ball back
down the pitch on the off side
1.5 Gallage to Spearman, two runs, full outside off stump, Spearman
into a trademark strong lofted on drive, but chips it a bit too
much, as it pitches in the outfield and pulls up just inside the
boundary, only two as he didn't run them hard
1.6 Gallage to Spearman, no run, oooh! good quicker ball comes through
on him, only just defends with bat/pad from the crease and it
drops down at his toes, lucky it doesn't roll back towards his
stumps, unconvincing
End of over 2 (3 runs) New Zealand 10/0 (RR: 5.00)
IS Gallage 1-0-3-0 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 7* (5b 1x4) CM Spearman 3* (7b)
2.1 Zoysa to Parore, no run, drives and misses from the crease, never
to it with the feet, playing well inside the line as it slanted
across him
2.2 Zoysa to Parore, no run, and another, this one moves further and
wider outside off stump, Parore again pushing at it inside the
line
2.3 Zoysa to Parore, one run, and again! but this time he manages to
run a thick edge wide of the slips down to Fernando at third man
2.4 Zoysa to Spearman, no run, tight ball on off stump, defends away
straight to Muralitharan at point
2.5 Zoysa to Spearman, two runs, shortish ball, tucked off the hip in
the air through the gap at midwicket, Jayasuriya gives chase from
mid on as it doesn't travel quickly
2.6 Zoysa to Spearman, legbye: FOUR, full down the leg side, tries to
swing it over square leg but misses, but will gladly accept the
four leg byes that come from the fine deflection off the pad just
wide of the keeper, Gallage struggles around from long leg but
can't stop it
End of over 3 (7 runs) New Zealand 17/0 (RR: 5.67)
DNT Zoysa 2-0-10-0 - Port Hills End
AC Parore 8* (8b 1x4) CM Spearman 5* (10b)
3.1 Gallage to Parore, no run, full outside off stump, driven firmly
straight up to Jayasuriya at mid off
3.2 Gallage to Parore, no run, short ball angling down the leg side,
Parore tries to whip it away but can't catch up with it, lucky not
to be called wide by umpire Quested
3.3 Gallage to Parore, one run, angling down the leg side, turned away
nicely down to long leg
3.4 Gallage to Spearman, no run, tight ball on middle and leg, forced
up towards mid off from the crease, Arnold intercepts from short
cover
3.5 Gallage to Spearman, no run, half forward in defence, Gallage gets
one to seam sharply back in, taking him just above the knee roll,
big appeal mostly fuelled by the bowler, but just turned down by
umpire Quested, not a bad shout
3.6 Gallage to Spearman, OUT: Spearman doesn't make the most of his
good fortune, trying to smash one over the top on the up, but gets
far too far underneath it, goes a long, long way up in the air,
Jayasuriya goes back, to take a fine catch
New Zealand 18/1, Partnership of 18
CM Spearman c Jayasuriya b Gallage 5 (13b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 4 (1 run) New Zealand 18/1 (RR: 4.50)
IS Gallage 2-0-4-1 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 9* (11b 1x4)
a very solid catch from Jayasuriya, running back and across from
mid off towards extra cover on the circle edge, kept his cool and
bucketed it cleanly, tosses in the air in front of the section of
Sri Lankan fans in the crowd in celebration
Spearman's stop-gap role as last minute replacement for Astle is
short-lived
Stephen Fleming the new batsman
4.1 Zoysa to Fleming, (noball) no run, oversteps, forward to a fair
length ball, played straight up towards Jayasuriya at wide mid on
4.1 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, good tight ball on off stump, defends
away towards cover point where de Silva hovers across to field
4.2 Zoysa to Fleming, one run, angling on leg stump, well helped on its
way down to Fernando at long leg to get off the mark
4.3 Zoysa to Parore, no run, short ball angling quite wide and further
away outside off stump, left well alone by Parore
4.4 Zoysa to Parore, one run, tight ball on off stump, Parore tried to
guide it away off the face but it seamed back and clipped the
front pad first before dropping off the bat towards vacant short
third man, quick single taken
direct hit at the keeper's end but Fleming slides safely home well
in time
4.5 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, dropped! good tight ball on off stump,
Fleming tries to drive strongly down the ground but just picks up
low in the air back down the pitch, Zoysa thrusts out a hand but
can't hold on to it cleanly, dropping it out back towards the
stumps at his end
4.6 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, good nut! quick rising ball from a
perfect length, Fleming is left to grope well inside the line as
it seams away from the outside edge
End of over 5 (3 runs) New Zealand 21/1 (RR: 4.20)
DNT Zoysa 3-0-13-0 (1nb) - Port Hills End
AC Parore 10* (13b 1x4) SP Fleming 1* (5b)
5.1 Gallage to Parore, no run, tight shortish ball on off stump, nudged
away from the body to Muralitharan at backward point
5.2 Gallage to Parore, no run, full and straight, whipped off the legs
towards wide midwicket, Fernando across from wide mid on to
prevent them thinking of a quick single
5.3 Gallage to Parore, no run, charges down the track and plays a
powerful cover drive, but Arnold saves a certain four by stopping
it well at short cover as it played almost directly at him
5.4 Gallage to Parore, no run, angling on leg stump, whipped off the
legs straight down to de Silva at square leg
5.5 Gallage to Parore, no run, good tight ball on off stump, defends
down towards point
5.6 Gallage to Parore, one run, quicker ball on middle and leg, Parore
mistimes a push up towards mid on, but it works in his favour as
they're able to take an easy quick single with Gallage slipping
over on the pitch on his follow through
End of over 6 (1 run) New Zealand 22/1 (RR: 3.67)
IS Gallage 3-0-5-1 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 11* (19b 1x4) SP Fleming 1* (5b)
6.1 Zoysa to Parore, no run, good ball angling on off stump, seams into
the top of the front pad as he leans back trying to steer it down
to third man, rolls down to Sangakkara
6.2 Zoysa to Parore, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump, well
punished, slashing cut down through backward point, too good for
Fernando running around from wide third man
6.3 Zoysa to Parore, (noball) no run, quick rising ball from a back of
a length, Parore has to sway right back out of the way as it zings
past his grille through to the keeper, umpire Quested indicates
from square leg to umpire Cowie that it was too short and no-ball
is signalled
6.3 Zoysa to Parore, one run, some width outside off stump, easily
guided down to Fernando at third man
6.4 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, tight rising ball on off stump, defends
down to Muralitharan at backward point
6.5 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, shortish ball, defends down towards
Arnold at shortish midwicket
6.6 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, forward, defends straight up towards
Jayasuriya at wide mid off
End of over 7 (6 runs) New Zealand 28/1 (RR: 4.00)
DNT Zoysa 4-0-19-0 (2nb) - Port Hills End
AC Parore 16* (23b 2x4) SP Fleming 1* (8b)
7.1 Gallage to Parore, no run, short and wide outside off stump, cuts a
bit late at it, missing straight through to the keeper
7.2 Gallage to Parore, legbye: one run, squared around nicely by a
shortish ball, seaming back into the top of the pads, rebounds
away towards backward point and they steal a good quick single
7.3 Gallage to Fleming, FOUR, a bit full on the legs, well picked up in
the air over vacant forward square leg, good clean shot to bring
up his first boundary
7.4 Gallage to Fleming, one run, similar on the legs again, this time
well worked up towards wide mid on for a good quick single with
the shot
7.5 Gallage to Parore, no run, watchfully forward in defence, quietly
drops it down into the pitch with the bat presented in front of
the pad on off stump
7.6 Gallage to Parore, no run, charges down the pitch again, but this
one's a bit short, has to push it firmly down towards Arnold at
short cover, who makes a comfortable stop to prevent any runs
End of over 8 (6 runs) New Zealand 34/1 (RR: 4.25)
IS Gallage 4-0-10-1 - Hadlee Stand End
SP Fleming 6* (10b 1x4) AC Parore 16* (27b 2x4)
8.1 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, full outside off stump, steps well
forward to drive down the ground on the leg side, Jayasuriya
slides across from mid on to field to his right
8.2 Zoysa to Fleming, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, runs it
off the face through backward point, they don't run the first hard
as Gallage comes up and around from third man to field
8.3 Zoysa to Parore, no run, jumps across to off stump to defend a
shortish ball just outside off down towards Muralitharan at point
8.4 Zoysa to Parore, no run, jumps across to off stump again, this time
dropping one down defensively towards Atapattu at forward square
leg
8.5 Zoysa to Parore, no run, shortish ball on off stump, squared around
in defence to play it down on the off side of the pitch
8.6 Zoysa to Parore, no run, good length ball slanting across Parore
with a little bit of extra pace, fishes outside off stump but
doesn't get a touch as it passes through to the keeper
End of over 9 (1 run) New Zealand 35/1 (RR: 3.89)
DNT Zoysa 5-0-20-0 (2nb) - Port Hills End
SP Fleming 7* (12b 1x4) AC Parore 16* (31b 2x4)
9.1 Gallage to Fleming, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
from the crease down to Arnold at short midwicket
9.2 Gallage to Fleming, no run, shortish ball on off stump, forces from
the crease up to Fernando at mid off
9.3 Gallage to Fleming, no run, excellent tight ball on off stump,
cramps Fleming up as he tries to drive straight, squeezes it back
down the wicket to the bowler as he falls to off
9.4 Gallage to Fleming, no run, well forward to a fuller ball outside
off stump, mistimes a drive as he plays a bit early on it,
dragging it across to the leg side, up to Jayasuriya at mid on
9.5 Gallage to Fleming, FOUR, shot! a bit short, Fleming spies it early
and stand back and tall on the crease to imperiously pull it in
the air over forward square leg, one bounce and over the boundary,
well wide of the man placed out at deep square leg for the shot
9.6 Gallage to Fleming, no run, forward, defends more circumspectly
down in close on the off side of the pitch
End of over 10 (4 runs) New Zealand 39/1 (RR: 3.90)
IS Gallage 5-0-14-1 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 16* (31b 2x4) SP Fleming 11* (18b 2x4)
10.1 Zoysa to Parore, no run, half forward in defence, trying to drop it
away on the off side, comes back into him a little again though,
dropping it down at his toes from bat/pad
10.2 Zoysa to Parore, no run, jumps out of his crease once more, but is
met by shortish ball, drops it down to Arnold in the gully as he
can't do much else with it
10.3 Zoysa to Parore, no run, tight ball on off stump, well forward in
defence square on the off side, de Silva scoots in from cover to
field
10.4 Zoysa to Parore, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, quietly
steered down towards Fernando at third man
10.5 Zoysa to Fleming, no run, shortish ball on an off stump line,
defends away towards de Silva at cover
10.6 Zoysa to Fleming, one run, shortish rising ball on off stump,
Fleming does well to hop on the crease, holding the bat tight into
the body and running it off the face down to third man
End of over 11 (2 runs) New Zealand 41/1 (RR: 3.73)
DNT Zoysa 6-0-22-0 (2nb) - Port Hills End
SP Fleming 12* (20b 2x4) AC Parore 17* (35b 2x4)
11.1 Gallage to Fleming, two runs, full outside off stump, Fleming not
quite to the pitch of it, lofting hard and a long way high over
mid on, almost similar to how Spearman got out as Jayasuriya runs
back, but it just pitches a couple of metres clear of him,
fielding it 'one hand, one
11.2 Gallage to Fleming, one run, full outside off stump, driven softly
up towards mid off, good quick running to steal a single to
Fernando set a bit deep on the circle edge
11.3 Gallage to Parore, FOUR, full but strays too far down the leg side,
well picked up through backward square leg, travels too quickly
for Zoysa at long leg to have any hope of cutting it off
11.4 Gallage to Parore, one run, short rising ball outside off stump,
slashing back cut played down to Dharmasena at third man
11.5 Gallage to Fleming, FOUR, short ball outside off stump, Fleming
stands and delivers once more, swinging it hard across the line,
over wide mid on, safely clear of the field to bring up the New
Zealand 50 off 73 balls
11.6 Gallage to Fleming, FOUR, superb shot! angling on off stump,
Fleming leans into it nicely, swinging it powerfully down through
midwicket, away to the boundary for a 16-run over
End of over 12 (16 runs) New Zealand 57/1 (RR: 4.75)
IS Gallage 6-0-30-1 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 22* (37b 3x4) SP Fleming 23* (24b 4x4)
12.1 Zoysa to Parore, legbye: one run, quick and full, tries to whip it
off the legs but misses, drops down from the base of the pads
square on the leg side, time for a quick run as de Silva has to
field from too far out at midwicket
12.2 Zoysa to Fleming, one run, shortish ball on off stump, opens the
face to run it down to Gallage at third man
12.3 Zoysa to Parore, no run, Parore jumps down the track unsuccessfully
once more, as it's a bit short and is forced to steer it down to
point
12.4 Zoysa to Parore, no run, tight ball on off stump, again defends
square on the off side
12.5 Zoysa to Parore, one run, full and straight, tries to pick it up
down the ground, luckily mistimes it on the leg side, bouncing
short and straight of mid on for a quick single
12.6 Zoysa to Fleming, one run, angling full on leg stump, turned wide
of mid on for an easy run with the shot
End of over 13 (4 runs) New Zealand 61/1 (RR: 4.69)
DNT Zoysa 7-0-25-0 (2nb) - Port Hills End
SP Fleming 25* (26b 4x4) AC Parore 23* (41b 3x4)
Kumar Dharmasena comes on at the Hadlee Stand End, replacing
Gallage who conceded 16 from his last over
13.1 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, full and straight, Fleming falls to
off as it drives it straight to de Silva at midwicket
13.2 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, exactly the same again, driven
straight to de Silva at midwicket
13.3 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, tries to sweep strongly from outside
off stump, but drags it along the ground straight to de Silva once
more
13.4 Dharmasena to Fleming, one run, at last manages to work one
straighter as he stands tall to the delivery, working the single
into the gap
13.5 Dharmasena to Parore, one run, flighted up on the legs, driven out
through midwicket for an easy single
13.6 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
tries to drive but misses, struck low and full on the pad, half
appeal for lbw stifled as it struck outside the line
End of over 14 (2 runs) New Zealand 63/1 (RR: 4.50)
HDPK Dharmasena 1-0-2-0 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 24* (42b 3x4) SP Fleming 26* (31b 4x4)
Dilhara Fernando replaces Zoysa at the Port Hills End in a double
bowling change
14.1 Fernando to Parore, no run, full outside off stump, driven straight
up the ground past the bowler on the off side, Jayasuriya scoots
across to his right to field from mid off and prevent the single
14.2 Fernando to Parore, one run, full and a bit more width outside off
stump, square driven just past the diving de Silva at cover point,
time for a single as Muralitharan fields from squarer
14.3 Fernando to Fleming, no run, leans well forward, driving a full
ball straight up to Jayasuriya at mid on
14.4 Fernando to Fleming, FOUR, shot! short and a bit of width outside
off stump, magnificently square cuts off the front foot through
cover point, bringing up the 50 partnership off 66 balls
14.5 Fernando to Fleming, one run, angling down the leg side, turned
down to long leg
14.6 Fernando to Parore, no run, full and straight, mistimed drive
straight up to widish mid on
End of over 15 (6 runs) New Zealand 69/1 (RR: 4.60)
CRD Fernando 1-0-6-0 - Port Hills End
SP Fleming 31* (34b 5x4) AC Parore 25* (45b 3x4)
15.1 Dharmasena to Fleming, one run, flighted full outside off stump,
driven straight down to Zoysa at long off
15.2 Dharmasena to Parore, (noball) one run, oversteps, angling down the
leg side, glanced away fine off the legs, quick tun taken as
Jayasuriya fields from short fine leg to his right
15.2 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, flighted up outside off stump, comes
well forward to driven firmly straight back down the pitch to the
bowler
15.3 Dharmasena to Fleming, one run, flighted up outside off stump,
quietly nudged away in close on the off side short of the infield
for a smart quick single
15.4 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, flighted up on off stump, Parore
comes watchfully forward, working it straight up to Arnold at mid
on
15.5 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, similar again, stroked more quietly
straight up on the leg side, Arnold across to to field
15.6 Dharmasena to Parore, one run, flighted up down the leg side,
turned down to Atapattu at long leg
End of over 16 (5 runs) New Zealand 74/1 (RR: 4.62)
HDPK Dharmasena 2-0-7-0 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 27* (49b 3x4) SP Fleming 33* (37b 5x4)
16.1 Fernando to Parore, one run, straight on leg stump, well worked
away off the legs to vacant square leg, easy single on offer as
Dharmasena's in from deep square to field
16.2 Fernando to Fleming, one run, shortish ball on off stump, is a bit
hurried on as he tries to pull it through vacant midwicket, drops
the bottom hand off the bat as he drops it away towards wide
midwicket for a quick run, Jayasuriya up to field quickly from mid
on
16.3 Fernando to Parore, one run, super quick rising ball outside off
stump, Parore jumps right up to play at it and ends up being
struck under the armpit, Fleming sharply calls him through for a
very tight single, Parore is slow to start and scrambles to the
bowler's end, the throw
from Arnold just misses, otherwise he was long gone, as it was
fired from just forward of point
16.4 Fernando to Fleming, FOUR, driving at a full ball outside off
stump, gets a thick edge through the vacant slips, racing down to
the boundary, no chance for Gallage at third man, though non-
selected player Ruchira Perera fields it at the player's area
behind the rope, and almost
cops it in the face as it leaps up after striking the rope!
16.5 Fernando to Fleming, one run, full outside off stump, worked up
wide of mid off for a good quick run with the shot
16.6 Fernando to Parore, no run, driven straight to midwicket off his
legs
End of over 17 (8 runs) New Zealand 82/1 (RR: 4.82)
CRD Fernando 2-0-14-0 - Port Hills End
SP Fleming 39* (40b 6x4) AC Parore 29* (52b 3x4)
time for the first drinks break
17.1 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, flighted up on leg stump, turned
around the corner straight to Jayasuriya at short fine leg
17.2 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, flighted up full and straight,
driven straight to de Silva at midwicket
17.3 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, similar again, falling to off stump,
turned to de Silva at midwicket
17.4 Dharmasena to Fleming, one run, flighted a bit shorter, able to
work it much squarer, through vacant square leg for a leisurely
single
17.5 Dharmasena to Parore, one run, angling on leg stump, turned off the
legs to vacant square leg for another single
17.6 Dharmasena to Fleming, no run, shortish ball on off stump, steered
straight down to Atapattu at backward point from the face
End of over 18 (2 runs) New Zealand 84/1 (RR: 4.67)
HDPK Dharmasena 3-0-9-0 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 30* (53b 3x4) SP Fleming 40* (45b 6x4)
18.1 Fernando to Parore, no run, full outside off stump, driven straight
up to Jayasuriya at mid off
18.2 Fernando to Parore, no run, forward, defends down a tight ball in
close on the off side
18.3 Fernando to Parore, one run, charges down the track yet again, this
time meeting with a little more success, strongly back cutting
straight down to Zoysa at third man
18.4 Fernando to Fleming, no run, full outside off stump, walks forward
into the drive, mistiming it straight up to Atapattu at mid off
18.5 Fernando to Fleming, OUT: short ball angling away outside off
stump, Fleming slashes at it but only manages to get a nick
through to Sangakkara who takes a fine catch leaping away to his
left behind the stumps
New Zealand 85/2, Partnership of 67
SP Fleming c Sangakkara b Fernando 40 (47b 6x4 0x6)
AC Parore 31* (56b 3x4) CRD Fernando 2.5-0-15-1
Roger Twose the new batsman
18.6 Fernando to Twose, no run, watchfully defends from the crease,
dropping it down quietly on the leg side of the pitch
End of over 19 (1 run) New Zealand 85/2 (RR: 4.47)
CRD Fernando 3-0-15-1 - Port Hills End
AC Parore 31* (56b 3x4) RG Twose 0* (1b)
Mutiah Muralitharan into the bowling attack, replacing Dharmasena
at the Hadlee Stand End
19.1 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, flighted very full first up, taken
on the pad and rebounds away to short third man
19.2 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, tries to sweep but doesn't easily
get it away, dribbles down to Jayasuriya at short fine leg
19.3 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, turning into the pad from outside
off stump, drops down in close on the leg side
19.4 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, works it nicely with the spin up towards wide mid on for a
quick single
19.5 Muralitharan to Twose, no run, short, flat ball angling in from
outside off stump, safely defends from the crease straight back to
the bowler
19.6 Muralitharan to Twose, one run, flighted up full outside off stump,
driven out to Fernando out at deep cover point to get off the mark
End of over 20 (2 runs) New Zealand 87/2 (RR: 4.35)
M Muralitharan 1-0-2-0 - Hadlee Stand End
RG Twose 1* (3b) AC Parore 32* (60b 3x4)
20.1 Fernando to Twose, no run, half forward in defence to one that's
pushed through fairly quick and full, inside edges into the front
pad, rebounding up towards mid off
20.2 Fernando to Twose, no run, another good'un, quick ball hurries
through on Twose, pitching middle stump and striking him in line
as it straightened a little, huge appeal for lbw but umpire Dunne
turns it down, very, very close, only perhaps a faint inside edge
saved him there
20.3 Fernando to Twose, OUT: but Fernando has his man next ball! superb
quick rising ball climbs on Twose as he looks to defend it from a
height, gets a thin edge straight through to the keeper, and the
nod of the head from umpire Cowie is his cue to exit as he stood
New Zealand 87/3, Partnership of 2
RG Twose c Sangakkara b Fernando 1 (6b 0x4 0x6)
AC Parore 32* (60b 3x4) CRD Fernando 3.3-0-15-2
aside and awaiting a decision
Jacob Oram the new batsman, promoted up the order
20.4 Fernando to Oram, one run, dear oh dear, first ball and almost runs
himself out, shortish ball turned down towards square leg, the
mixed call between the batsman sees Oram forced to scurry through
to the bowler's end, Muralitharan's attempt is just wide, gone by
a mile otherwise
20.5 Fernando to Parore, no run, shortish straight ball, drops it down
in defence in close on the leg side
20.6 Fernando to Parore, no run, and again, another good ball, forces
defence down in close square on the leg side
End of over 21 (1 run) New Zealand 88/3 (RR: 4.19)
CRD Fernando 4-0-16-2 - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 1* (1b) AC Parore 32* (62b 3x4)
21.1 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, flighted up outside off stump,
quietly defends down in close to Arnold at silly point
21.2 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, flighted up fuller outside off stump,
Oram on to the drive, strongly playing it into Arnold's shin, who
now signals to the dressing room to supply him some shin guards!
21.3 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, reaching forward in defence into a
teasing length ball outside off stump, dropping it down square on
the leg side into a little space, but they are hesitant and don't
go for the run as Sangakkara sprints around to get it
21.4 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, flighted up on off stump and
straightening, drops down in close on the off side from the pad in
bat/pad defence
21.5 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, drifts a little on leg stump, turned
away out to deep backward square leg
21.6 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, shortish ball worked away off the
legs through backward square leg
End of over 22 (2 runs) New Zealand 90/3 (RR: 4.09)
M Muralitharan 2-0-4-0 - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 33* (63b 3x4) JDP Oram 2* (6b)
22.1 Fernando to Parore, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side,
tries to whip it away but misses, brushes the pad through to the
keeper who awkwardly has to deal with a baubling ball low down,
rebounds off his knee to concede the extra
22.2 Fernando to Oram, (noball) no run, quick rising ball that tickles
Oram up nicely, unable to play it well and ends up copping it on
the body trying to shy away, called no-ball as it was just a
fraction high
22.2 Fernando to Oram, one run, full outside off stump, strongly cover
driven but Dharmasena's around quickly in the deep to keep it down
to one
22.3 Fernando to Parore, no run, full and quick on off stump, mistimed
drive straight to Arnold at cover
22.4 Fernando to Parore, one run, good quick rising ball on off stump,
fends at it and spears a thick edge off the splice in the air
towards third man, safely bouncing well short
22.5 Fernando to Oram, no run, slower ball outside off stump, watchfully
defends it down into the covers, de Silva in to field
22.6 Fernando to Oram, no run, another slower ball outside off stump,
this one's much fuller but brings no different response from the
batsman, pushed along the ground straight to de Silva at cover
End of over 23 (4 runs) New Zealand 94/3 (RR: 4.09)
CRD Fernando 5-0-19-2 (1nb) - Port Hills End
AC Parore 34* (66b 3x4) JDP Oram 3* (10b)
23.1 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, flighted up full, sweeps strongly
from off stump, but played straight to Jayasuriya at short fine
leg
23.2 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, strongly straight driven down the
ground on the leg side, a leisurely single is taken as Zoysa's
across to his left at long on
23.3 Muralitharan to Oram, SIX, shot! new to the crease but no afraid to
take Muralitharan on, flighted up invitingly and he takes to him
kindly, lofting is very hard and high over wide long on, goes many
rows back into the No 2 stand, bringing up the New Zealand 100
23.4 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, fair response, good flighted full
ball, has to squeeze it out from his toes back down the pitch
23.5 Muralitharan to Oram, wide: no run, shortish ball angling down the
leg side, drifting too far wide and signalled as such
23.5 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, flighted up outside off stump,
watchfully defended down in close on the off side
23.6 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, forward, defends quietly on the off
side again
End of over 24 (8 runs) New Zealand 102/3 (RR: 4.25)
M Muralitharan 3-0-12-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 35* (68b 3x4) JDP Oram 9* (14b 1x6)
24.1 Fernando to Parore, wide: no run, down the leg side, angling well
wide straight through to the keeper
24.1 Fernando to Parore, FOUR, shortish ball on off stump, Parore deftly
opens the face and guides an outside edge expertly just wide of
the keeper and using the pace to beat third man
24.2 Fernando to Parore, no run, full and straight on middle and leg,
driven straight up to Atapattu at mid on
24.3 Fernando to Parore, no run, hops on the crease to defend a good
shortish ball on off stump, played down to Arnold in the covers
24.4 Fernando to Parore, no run, full outside off stump, comes forward
to drive, played straight back down the pitch and Fernando does
well to get a hand on it to stop its progress on his follow
through
24.5 Fernando to Parore, FOUR, well played! short rising ball outside
off stump, uses the pace and bounce perfectly, guiding it over the
vacant slips, just wide of the keeper, third man Zoysa can forget
about cutting that one off
now a slip in the form of Arnold is brought into place for Parore
on strike as a result of the two boundary shots in the over
24.6 Fernando to Parore, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
down towards cover point
End of over 25 (9 runs) New Zealand 111/3 (RR: 4.44)
CRD Fernando 6-0-28-2 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 9* (14b 1x6) AC Parore 43* (74b 5x4)
25.1 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, flighted up full and straight,
strongly swept down to Atapattu at long leg
25.2 Muralitharan to Parore, one run, shorter ball turning into the
legs, dropped down quietly square on the leg side, smart quick
single taken as Jayasuriya has to dart up from short fine leg to
field, unable to pick up on the run cleanly
25.3 Muralitharan to Oram, SIX, Oram goes after Muralitharan again, this
time swings it much squarer and gets a bit too much loft on it,
but Dharmasena's ever going back at deep midwicket, and eventually
takes the catch about his head ... as he walks back over the
boundary rope!
25.4 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, flighted up outside off stump,
driven straight down to Zoysa at long off
25.5 Muralitharan to Parore, no run, sweeps around the corner, straight
to Jayasuriya at short fine leg
25.6 Muralitharan to Parore, FOUR, superb shot! Parore sweeps again, but
does it powerfully through square leg, bisecting the two leg side
outfielders to perfection
End of over 26 (13 runs) New Zealand 124/3 (RR: 4.77)
M Muralitharan 4-0-25-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
JDP Oram 17* (17b 2x6) AC Parore 48* (77b 6x4)
Parore comes back out of his shell, looking far more confident
after trying the shots earlier in his innings and not quite coming
off, while Oram has exuded a laconic confidence with his bulky
frame, taking Muralitharan for two big sixes inside his first
17 deliveries, and he's still a young'un, new at this game
26.1 Fernando to Oram, no run, steps out to leg, giving himself some
room, slaps it straight down to mid off
26.2 Fernando to Oram, FOUR, tremendous stuff! again frees the arms,
using soft hands and steers a dipping full toss outside off stump
through backward point, using all the pace off the delivery and it
leaves Dharmasena' stumbling short of it around at deep point
26.3 Fernando to Oram, no run, ooh! a good response from Fernando,
shortish rising ball outside off stump, left groping at it, didn't
know much about it as it passes through to the keeper
26.4 Fernando to Oram, one run, frees the arms outside off stump, flat
bat driven out to Atapattu at wide long off
26.5 Fernando to Parore, no run, plays inside a good rising ball outside
off stump through to the keeper
26.6 Fernando to Parore, no run, straight ball, watchfully defended
straight back down the pitch to the bowler as he's turned a little
inside out
End of over 27 (5 runs) New Zealand 129/3 (RR: 4.78)
CRD Fernando 7-0-33-2 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 22* (21b 1x4 2x6) AC Parore 48* (79b 6x4)
Dharmasena returns, replacing Muralitharan at the Hadlee Stand End
27.1 Dharmasena to Oram, one run, comes well forward, dragging a lofted
shot over wide midwicket, hurried on just slightly more than
expected as with Muralitharan before him, just the single out to
Arnold at deep midwicket
27.2 Dharmasena to Parore, no run, forward, defends down in close on the
leg side
27.3 Dharmasena to Parore, one run, shortish ball, pulled out to
Fernando at deep midwicket
27.4 Dharmasena to Oram, wide: no run, flat ball angling across the left
hander and drifting well wide down the leg side
27.4 Dharmasena to Oram, SIX, Oram going crazy! he's picking his
deliveries to target and just taking to them, and doing it well!
down the track, lofted hard and flat over Gallage's head at long
on, to bring up a lightning quick 50 partnership
27.5 Dharmasena to Oram, SIX, and another! massive!!! shorter ball,
swung away hard and high over midwicket, crashes into the roof of
the No 3 stand, that's *high*! this is fantastic stuff from Oram
27.6 Dharmasena to Oram, no run, ooh, Oram tries to get fancy, trying to
paddle from outside off stump, luckily for him, misses it
altogether instead of dragging it onto his stumps from an
underedge, still 15 coming from the over
End of over 28 (15 runs) New Zealand 144/3 (RR: 5.14)
HDPK Dharmasena 4-0-24-0 (1w 1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
AC Parore 49* (81b 6x4) JDP Oram 35* (25b 1x4 4x6)
captain Jayasuriya has himself a few worries for the first time in
the series in the field, as to how to juggle his bowlers, and
brings back Gallage at the Port Hills End for Fernando
28.1 Gallage to Parore, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends away
square on the off side
28.2 Gallage to Parore, OUT: it works for Jayasuriya, as Parore fails to
bring his 50 again, after a long stretch without one, tight ball
on off stump, tried to run it down to third man but chops it
straight on to his stumps
New Zealand 144/4, Partnership of 57
AC Parore b Gallage 49 (83b 6x4 0x6)
JDP Oram 35* (25b 1x4 4x6) IS Gallage 6.2-0-30-2
Craig McMillan the new batsman
Parore's run of innings without an ODI 50 extends to 45 now, the
last one being against Sri Lanka also, in the Wills International
Cup quarter-final at Dhaka in 1998/99
28.3 Gallage to McMillan, no run, forward, defends straight back down
the pitch to the bowler
28.4 Gallage to McMillan, legbye: one run, good quick ball hurries
McMillan up a little, stabbing down at it in defence, drops from
the body in close square on the leg side, Oram calls him through
for a smart quick run
28.5 Gallage to Oram, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, guided
away to backward point
28.6 Gallage to Oram, one run, full outside off stump, driven straight
up to Atapattu at wide long off
End of over 29 (2 runs) New Zealand 146/4 (RR: 5.03)
IS Gallage 7-0-31-2 - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 36* (27b 1x4 4x6) CD McMillan 0* (2b)
Muralitharan returns to have another go at Oram, replacing
Dharmasena at the Hadlee Stand End
29.1 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, flighted up on middle and leg, tries
to sweep but misses, rebounds from the pad towards backward point
29.2 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, tight ball swept around the corner to
Jayasuriya at short fine leg
29.3 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, shorter, flatter ball on leg stump,
stands back and tall to work it to the wide open space at
midwicket for the easiest of singles
29.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, stabs forward at one outside off
stump, not quite playing with complete assurance but managing to
squeeze it up towards vacant mid off
29.5 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, turning into the legs quite sharply,
worked away off the legs backward of square leg
29.6 Muralitharan to McMillan, two runs, short ball outside off stump,
well cut through backward point, of running around the boundary
for Atapattu from much squarer, an easy two brings up the New
Zealand 150 off 184 balls
End of over 30 (5 runs) New Zealand 151/4 (RR: 5.03)
M Muralitharan 5-0-30-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
JDP Oram 38* (31b 1x4 4x6) CD McMillan 3* (4b)
30.1 Gallage to Oram, no run, driving at a good length ball outside off
stump, seams away just past the outside edge through to the
keeper, huge appeal for caught behind but umpire Cowie turns it
down, quietly indicating the noise came from the bat following
through and clipping
the front pad
30.2 Gallage to Oram, no run, full and straight, firmly driven straight
back down the pitch, Gallage gets a hand on it and it slowly
dribbles back into the stumps at the bowler's end, McMillan always
safely back in his crease
30.3 Gallage to Oram, one run, powerfully driven straight down to
Atapattu at widish long off
30.4 Gallage to McMillan, no run, shortish straight ball, pushed back
down the pitch on the leg side, loud calls of 'no! no!' from
McMillan as it rolls through Oram's legs to Atapattu at straight
mid on, no quick run there
30.5 Gallage to McMillan, no run, forward, defending a tight ball on off
stump down into the covers
30.6 Gallage to McMillan, one run, driven straight down to Atapattu at
long on to retain the strike
End of over 31 (2 runs) New Zealand 153/4 (RR: 4.94)
IS Gallage 8-0-33-2 - Port Hills End
CD McMillan 4* (7b) JDP Oram 39* (34b 1x4 4x6)
31.1 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, flighted up nicely on off stump
and turning in, worked straight up towards Zoysa at mid on
31.2 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, shortish ball a bit wide outside
off, left through to Sangakkara
31.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, two runs, nudged straight up towards
Zoysa at mid on, very tight single taken but Zoysa leaves it
behind him, missing it altogether as he charged forward to it, and
they grab another run, could've been two had Oram not overrun his
crease
31.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, tight ball on off stump turning
in, watchfully defends from the crease to play it back on the leg
side of the pitch
31.5 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, forward, defends down in close on
the off side
31.6 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, turning in from off stump, just
jams down on it to defend back down the pitch to the bowler
End of over 32 (2 runs) New Zealand 155/4 (RR: 4.84)
M Muralitharan 6-0-32-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
JDP Oram 39* (34b 1x4 4x6) CD McMillan 6* (13b)
32.1 Gallage to Oram, one run, full outside off stump, driven straight
down to Fernando at long on
32.2 Gallage to McMillan, two runs, shortish ball on off stump, forced
off the back foot down through the covers, beating the diving de
Silva inside the circle, Jayawardene has a fair run around the
boundary from deep point to field
32.3 Gallage to McMillan, no run, good quicker ball tucks McMillan up,
hurrying through off a decent length, dropping it from the body
down in close on the off side
32.4 Gallage to McMillan, FOUR, slightly overpitched outside off stump,
strongly punched up the ground on the off side, Zoysa dives short
of it to his right at mid off, and it races all the way, little
hope for the chasing Atapattu from mid on
32.5 Gallage to McMillan, one run, worked away wide of mid on for a good
quick run with the shot
32.6 Gallage to Oram, one run, with Atapattu being pushed back down to
long off for the final ball of the over, it gives Oram the perfect
place to milk a single, and he duly drives it straight through the
'V' down to Atapattu in the deep
End of over 33 (9 runs) New Zealand 164/4 (RR: 4.97)
IS Gallage 9-0-42-2 - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 41* (36b 1x4 4x6) CD McMillan 13* (17b 1x4)
time for the second drinks break, with New Zealand performing far
better with the bat than in any other game of the series, but the
question now is whether they can manage it through the full 50
overs
33.1 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, shortish ball turning into the pads,
quietly drops it down in close on the leg side in defence
33.2 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, Oram daringly brings out the reverse
sweep, lapping it straight towards Jayasuriya at short third man,
diving to his right, allowing just the single
33.3 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, tight ball on off stump, can only
manage to play it down to short cover
33.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
tapped away backward of point, quick run taken as short third man
darts up and throws to the bowler's end with McMillan well through
33.5 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, turning into the pad on leg stump,
dropped down in close on the leg side
33.6 Muralitharan to Oram, legbye: one run, tries to sweep, gets it away
from the pad wide of short fine leg for the quick single as
Jayasuriya fields
End of over 34 (3 runs) New Zealand 167/4 (RR: 4.91)
M Muralitharan 7-0-34-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
JDP Oram 42* (40b 1x4 4x6) CD McMillan 14* (19b 1x4)
Gallage is whipped out of the attack with one over left to bowl,
Dharmasena returns at the Port Hills End
34.1 Dharmasena to Oram, no run, flighted up full and straight,
watchfully defended back down the pitch
34.2 Dharmasena to Oram, FOUR, Oram reels out the reverse sweep again,
this time strongly getting on to it, through backward point,
bisecting Arnold inside the circle and Jayawardene in the deep
34.3 Dharmasena to Oram, FOUR, a bit short, strongly swung away through
backward square leg this time, beats Zoysa in the deep to bring up
a wonderful maiden ODI 50 off just 43 balls, 3x4, 4x6
34.4 Dharmasena to Oram, one run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
down to Atapattu at long off
34.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, turns into the pads, worked away
off the legs to vacant square leg for an easy single
34.6 Dharmasena to Oram, one run, tight ball on off stump, runs it fine
from bat/pad towards short fine leg, well called through for the
quick run by McMillan as it's thrown to the bowler's end
End of over 35 (11 runs) New Zealand 178/4 (RR: 5.09)
HDPK Dharmasena 5-0-35-0 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 52* (45b 3x4 4x6) CD McMillan 15* (20b 1x4)
35.1 Muralitharan to Oram, legbye: one run, turned down the leg side,
glanced very fine off the pad and through the keeper
35.2 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, shortish ball, worked off the
legs as it turns into him, out to deep midwicket
35.3 Muralitharan to Oram, (noball) no run, oversteps, flighted full,
driven firmly straight to Dharmasena at shortish midwicket
35.3 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, turning down the leg side, worked
off the legs down to Atapattu at deep backward square leg
35.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, flighted up full outside off
stump, driven strongly down to Arnold at wide long off
35.5 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, Oram reels out the reverse lap once
more, but this one is played straight to Fernando at short third
man
35.6 Muralitharan to Oram, one run, more wisely plays a straight bat
shot, dropping it down into open space short of the covers for a
neat quick single
End of over 36 (17 runs) New Zealand 184/4 (RR: 5.11)
M Muralitharan 8-0-39-0 (1w 1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
JDP Oram 54* (50b 3x4 4x6) CD McMillan 17* (22b 1x4)
36.1 Dharmasena to Oram, two runs, flighted very full on the toes,
drives but is hurried onto, squirts it out square on the leg side,
they hurry back well for what turns out to be an easy second with
nobody inside the circle to deal with it
36.2 Dharmasena to Oram, one run, flighted up full outside off stump,
driven straight down the ground on the off side, Dharmasena can't
field it with McMillan standing in his road, down to long off
36.3 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, worked away off the legs through
forward square leg
36.4 Dharmasena to Oram, one run, frees the arms looking to play down
the ground over the top, but it's just a fraction too full,
squeezes it through vacant mid off in any case for the single
36.5 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, driven firmly straight down the
pitch on the leg side, strikes Oram's bat reaching for the crease
and takes the pace off it, but still they get an easy single as it
rolls behind the bowler
36.6 Dharmasena to Oram, one run, more clever cricket to milk the
bowling, just dropping it down in close on the leg side,
Dharmasena has to scoot in to field himself, but can't beat the
quick running of McMillan
End of over 37 (7 runs) New Zealand 191/4 (RR: 5.16)
HDPK Dharmasena 6-0-42-0 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
JDP Oram 59* (54b 3x4 4x6) CD McMillan 19* (24b 1x4)
37.1 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, tries to sweep one from a line of
middle and leg, rebounds from the pad as he misses, away to point
37.2 Muralitharan to Oram, no run, and again, tries to sweep an
identical ball on a good length in his 'blind spot', and it drops
from his pad in close on the leg side
37.3 Muralitharan to Oram, OUT: shortish ball turning down the leg side,
Oram swivels on the crease, pulling it flat and far, but straight
down the throat of Atapattu waiting patiently down at deep
backward square leg, falling forward to take a safe, crucial catch
New Zealand 191/5, Partnership of 47
JDP Oram c Atapattu b Muralitharan 59 (57b 3x4 4x6)
CD McMillan 19* (24b 1x4) M Muralitharan 8.3-0-39-1 (1w 1nb)
a fine knock from the newcomer to the international game ends, a
little too soon for his liking as Muralitharan finally extracts
some revenge
Chris Harris the new batsman, at the non-striker's end
37.4 Muralitharan to McMillan, two runs, flighted up outside off stump,
driven down towards Zoysa at long off, they look for a quick
second but stop as the fielder's up to it quickly, but he makes a
terrible hash of picking the ball up, losing it well away from
himself, and they then get it
37.5 Muralitharan to McMillan, no run, forward, dabbed away square on
the off side, can't pierce the infield
37.6 Muralitharan to McMillan, one run, flighted up fuller, driven
straight down to long on
End of over 38 (3 runs) New Zealand 194/5 (RR: 5.11)
M Muralitharan 9-0-42-1 (1w 1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
CD McMillan 22* (27b 1x4) CZ Harris 0* (0b)
38.1 Dharmasena to McMillan, one run, turning in on leg stump, worked
away off the legs out to deep midwicket
38.2 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, shortish ball, tries to work it away
through the leg side, but only manages to drop it straight down to
de Silva at short midwicket
38.3 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, flighted much fuller, sweeps but
straight to Muralitharan at short fine leg
38.4 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, props forward in defence to one
outside off stump, taken on the pad and drops away to backward
point, Sangakkara the lone appealer
38.5 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, much quicker full ball, taken on the
pad draws another appeal from the keeper, but he got a little bit
of bat to that one, McMillan calls him hurriedly through for the
sharp single as it went backward of point
38.6 Dharmasena to McMillan, no run, driven straight back down the pitch
to the bowler
End of over 39 (2 runs) New Zealand 196/5 (RR: 5.03)
HDPK Dharmasena 7-0-44-0 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 1* (4b) CD McMillan 23* (29b 1x4)
Sanath Jayasuriya brings himself on to bowl for Muralitharan at the
Hadlee Stand End
39.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
straight to de Silva at short cover
39.2 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, steered away through backward point
for an easy single
39.3 Jayasuriya to McMillan, no run, sweeps around the corner to short
fine leg, Harris calls through for a dangerously tight single as
it goes straight to the fielder, but the throw goes to the
bowler's end, however it's an accurate one, Jayasuriya guides it
on to the stumps
the third umpire replay is called for and it sees McMillan a few
inches short, a good bit of work indeed by Muralitharan and
Jayasuriya
New Zealand 197/6, Partnership of 6
CD McMillan run out (Muralitharan) 23 (30b 1x4 0x6)
Lou Vincent the new batsman, at the non-striker's end
39.4 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, steered off the face backward of
point for an easy run as Muralitharan's up from short third man to
field
39.5 Jayasuriya to Vincent, wide: no run, short and wide down the leg
side
39.5 Jayasuriya to Vincent, no run, forward, struck full on the pad,
brings a delayed sharp appeal for lbw, as it struck outside the
line
39.6 Jayasuriya to Vincent, two runs, swept away very fine down the leg
side just past the keeper, time for a quick two to bring up the
New Zealand 200
End of over 40 (5 runs) New Zealand 201/6 (RR: 5.03)
ST Jayasuriya 1-0-5-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 3* (7b) L Vincent 2* (2b)
on comes the Sri Lankan physio for Muralitharan who chases after
the ball from short fine leg, and his groin went on him as he
approached the ball, and he's not in good shape, and comes off the
field
40.1 Dharmasena to Harris, FOUR, dear oh dear! Harris drives strongly
down the ground to wide long off, Atapattu goes across to his
right to field down there, and misses it through his legs
altogether, terrible fielding
40.2 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, tries to sweep a flatter one on leg
stump, drops down to short fine leg, Vincent looked for the quick
run but was sent back, scrambling to dive back home as the throw
misses
40.3 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted up full, driven straight
down to Fernando at long on
40.4 Dharmasena to Vincent, no run, forward, pushes straight to cover
40.5 Dharmasena to Vincent, one run, this time manages to steer is
squarer wide of the fielder for an easy single
40.6 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, forward, defends a tight ball down to
cover
End of over 41 (6 runs) New Zealand 207/6 (RR: 5.05)
HDPK Dharmasena 8-0-50-0 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
L Vincent 3* (4b) CZ Harris 8* (11b 1x4)
41.1 Jayasuriya to Vincent, no run, stretches well forward, flat ball
turns straight into the front pad outside the line of the off side
41.2 Jayasuriya to Vincent, two runs, dipping full toss angling on leg
stump, deftly paddled fine past the keeper for couple as sub
fielder Gunawardene fields from short fine leg after it
41.3 Jayasuriya to Vincent, no run, tight ball on off stump, pushed
straight back down the pitch to the bowler on the leg side
41.4 Jayasuriya to Vincent, one run, driven straight down the ground to
Zoysa at long on
41.5 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, driven hard along the ground just
wide of the bowler on the leg side, Arnold sprints around at long
on to field straighter down the ground
41.6 Jayasuriya to Vincent, no run, flat ball on off stump, Vincent
props forward in defence with bat/pad tucked together, dropping it
down into the covers
End of over 42 (4 runs) New Zealand 211/6 (RR: 5.02)
ST Jayasuriya 2-0-9-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 9* (12b 1x4) L Vincent 6* (9b)
Muralitharan's groin strain isn't as bad as first feared as he's
eager to get straight back on, and he's straight to the bowling
crease at the Port Hills End in place of Dharmasena
42.1 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, flighted up full, tries to sweep
but misses, balloons up from the pad in close on the off side
42.2 Muralitharan to Harris, no run, similar again, drops from the pad
in close on the leg side
42.3 Muralitharan to Harris, legbye: one run, sweeps once more, just
glancing it fine to short fine leg from the pad
42.4 Muralitharan to Vincent, one run, sweeps firmly out to Arnold at
deep backward square leg
42.5 Muralitharan to Harris, one run, swept strongly out to Zoysa at
deep backward square leg
42.6 Muralitharan to Vincent, no run, pushes straight back on the leg
side of the pitch to the bowler, Muralitharan completes his 10
overs
End of over 43 (3 runs) New Zealand 214/6 (RR: 4.98)
M Muralitharan 10-0-44-1 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 10* (16b 1x4) L Vincent 7* (11b)
43.1 Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, driven firmly straight back down the
pitch, Vincent falls over diving back for his crease as Jayasuriya
hovers nearby, Vincent kindly picks up the ball for the bowler as
it stops at his body
43.2 Jayasuriya to Harris, one run, full on the legs, turned strongly
out to Jayawardene at deep midwicket
43.3 Jayasuriya to Vincent, FOUR, flighted up full, strongly swung away
through wide midwicket, Zoysa loses it initially at long on, and
it beats him to the boundary
43.4 Jayasuriya to Vincent, no run, forward, plays strongly straight
down to short cover
43.5 Jayasuriya to Vincent, no run, and again, floated full toss slapped
straight down on the bounce to short cover
43.6 Jayasuriya to Vincent, one run, flighted on leg stump, swept down
to long leg
End of over 44 (6 runs) New Zealand 220/6 (RR: 5.00)
ST Jayasuriya 3-0-15-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
L Vincent 12* (15b 1x4) CZ Harris 11* (18b 1x4)
Dharmasena returns at the Port Hills End for Muralitharan
44.1 Dharmasena to Vincent, one run, sweeps along the ground firmly out
to Arnold at deep backward square leg
44.2 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, shorter ball, well worked off the
hip out to Gallage at deep forward square leg
44.3 Dharmasena to Vincent, FOUR, shot! flighted up and Vincent swings
hard with the spin coming back in, travels flat over midwicket and
a bit straight for Jayawardene in the deep to get around to
44.4 Dharmasena to Vincent, one run, flighted up very full, dug out from
the toes straight down to Atapattu at long on
44.5 Dharmasena to Harris, no run, flighted on the toes, turned straight
to de Silva at short midwicket
44.6 Dharmasena to Harris, one run, flighted up wide outside off stump,
flailed away down to Atapattu at wide long off
End of over 45 (8 runs) New Zealand 228/6 (RR: 5.07)
HDPK Dharmasena 9-0-58-0 (1w 1nb) - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 13* (21b 1x4) L Vincent 18* (18b 2x4)
Fernando returns, replacing Jayasuriya at the Hadlee Stand End
45.1 Fernando to Harris, FOUR, welcome back Mr Fernando! full outside
off stump and drives the half volley strongly over extra cover, no
protection in the deep for that
45.2 Fernando to Harris, two runs, very full ball on off stump, opens
the face to dig it out towards deep cover, great running by
Vincent to the bowler's end where the throw goes as Gallage has to
come in from the boundary to it
45.3 Fernando to Harris, two runs, full outside off stump, strongly
driven through extra cover, great running again from Vincent as
long off has a bit of a chase around the boundary to get to it
45.4 Fernando to Harris, no run, good tight ball on off stump, only able
to squeeze it out to cover
45.5 Fernando to Harris, wide: no run, quick shortish ball angling down
the leg side, Harris can't catch up to it
45.5 Fernando to Harris, no run, lovely ball! quick rising ball but this
time just outside off stump, Harris plays and misses, just inside
the line of it
now a delay as Fernando complains about the shape of the ball,
umpire Quested has a look and he and umpire Cowie agree on a new
one, the briefcase is brought out and one is duly selected
45.6 Fernando to Harris, no run, hops on the crease to defend a good
shortish ball on off stump, played straight down to midwicket
End of over 46 (9 runs) New Zealand 237/6 (RR: 5.15)
CRD Fernando 8-0-42-2 (2w 1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
L Vincent 18* (18b 2x4) CZ Harris 21* (27b 2x4)
Zoysa returns at the Port Hills End, replacing Dharmasena who still
had one further over remaining to bowl
46.1 Zoysa to Vincent, no run, tight ball on off stump, opens the face
to steer it straight down to Dharmasena at backward point
46.2 Zoysa to Vincent, one run, quick rising ball outside off stump,
Vincent has a big swing but it climbs on him a bit much,
completely mistiming it, lobbing safely up to vacant, mid off for
a single
46.3 Zoysa to Harris, no run, shorter ball on off stump, tucks Harris up
on the crease, bat/pad tangle sees it drop straight back down the
pitch to the bowler, bouncing just short
46.4 Zoysa to Harris, three runs, shortish ball, well pulled down
through backward square leg, a fair chase around the boundary for
Gallage is just successful as he falls on it inside the rope,
great running by Vincent sees them snatch a third
46.5 Zoysa to Vincent, one run, very full ball as he came down to meet
it, squeezes it down to Jayawardene at long on
46.6 Zoysa to Harris, one run, shortish ball outside off stump, steered
out to deep backward point
End of over 47 (6 runs) New Zealand 243/6 (RR: 5.17)
DNT Zoysa 8-0-31-0 (2nb) - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 25* (30b 2x4) L Vincent 20* (21b 2x4)
47.1 Fernando to Harris, two runs, jumps down the track, awkwardly
whipping a shortish ball across the line through midwicket, just
wide of de Silva inside the circle, time for two as Jayawardene
has to field around from deep square leg
47.2 Fernando to Harris, two runs, very full ball, scooped straight back
over the head of the bowler, Arnold and Gunawardene converge from
long on and long off, Arnold fielding at his feet in front of the
sightscreen, that brings up the 50 partnership
47.3 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball, trying to pull/sweep
off one leg, mistimes it as it hurries on to him, lobs away to
vacant square leg for an easy run
47.4 Fernando to Vincent, FOUR, quick and short, angling back into the
body, Vincent savagely pulls down through backward square leg, big
gap out there, picked it perfectly
47.5 Fernando to Vincent, bye: one run, quick and full quite wide
outside off stump as Vincent made more room for himself, chops
down on it but misses, comes back late and Sangakkara is a little
wrong-footed behind the stumps, not taking the quick delivery
cleanly, deflecting it away
towards fine leg to chase, just the single taken
47.6 Fernando to Harris, one run, shortish ball on off stump, nudged
down into the covers for an easy single
End of over 48 (11 runs) New Zealand 254/6 (RR: 5.29)
CRD Fernando 9-0-52-2 (2w 1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 31* (34b 2x4) L Vincent 24* (23b 3x4)
48.1 Zoysa to Harris, one run, quick and full, angling on off stump, big
appeal for lbw from the bowler as it runs fine to short third man,
quick run taken as it's turned down, a bit of bat on it
48.2 Zoysa to Vincent, FOUR, angling on the legs, very neatly flicked
very fine of short fine leg, races to the boundary
48.3 Zoysa to Vincent, one run, full outside off stump, pushed straight
up on the off side for an easy single, Jayasuriya fields from
extra cover
48.4 Zoysa to Harris, SIX, short rising ball on off stump, Harris goes
for a big pull shot, gets a huge top edge that flies very high
over fine leg into the Hadlee Stand!
48.5 Zoysa to Harris, one run, shortish ball, mistimed pull shot
straight out to deep square leg
48.6 Zoysa to Vincent, two runs, tapped up towards Jayasuriya at extra
cover, they take on the fielder, and the throw from side on
misses, and they grab an overthrow with no-one backing up
End of over 49 (15 runs) New Zealand 269/6 (RR: 5.49)
DNT Zoysa 9-0-46-0 (2nb) - Port Hills End
CZ Harris 39* (37b 2x4 1x6) L Vincent 31* (26b 4x4)
49.1 Fernando to Harris, two runs, driven down towards Gunawardene at
wide long on, they're running everything now as Vincent sprints
back and makes the second well at the bowler's end
49.2 Fernando to Harris, no run, slower ball outside off stump, big
swing and a miss from Harris as he looks to send it over midwicket
49.3 Fernando to Harris, no run, and again, pace held right back off it,
Harris swings and misses
the crowd start chanting 'Harry! Harry!' to get in behind the local
hero now
49.4 Fernando to Harris, SIX, quick short rising ball, Harris rises to
the occasion, pulling it hard and high over deep backward square
leg
49.5 Fernando to Harris, FOUR, Harris does it again! full and angling
down the leg side, neatly glanced very fine to the boundary with
short fine leg up inside the circle, Harris brings up his 50 off
just 42 balls, 3x4, 2x6
49.6 Fernando to Harris, one run, full outside off stump, driven down to
long off, Vincent looks to come back for the impossibly tight
second but then reconsiders, Harris has to turn back into his
crease, they settle for just the one run
End of over 50 (13 runs) New Zealand 282/6 (RR: 5.64)
CRD Fernando 10-0-65-2 (2w 1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
CZ Harris 52* (43b 3x4 2x6) L Vincent 31* (26b 4x4)
New Zealand end up with a fine 282/6 from their 50 overs, which
they were always heading towards in the early stages, but after a
bit of a stumble towards the 40 over mark, that was in jeopardy
but Harris and Vincent saw them all the way through thereafter
the top scorer, Oram, only made 59, but handy contributions right
through the order is what saw them to the strong total, with a
quick 50 from Harris, a steady 49 from Parore, a free-flowing 40
from Fleming and a handy cameo of 31 not out from Vincent
the bowlers were pretty uniformly taken to in a fairly consummate
performance by the New Zealand batting order at last this series,
though Muralitharan came back well after his early pasting from
Oram
Sri Lanka face their sternest test of the series, one which will
prove them truly worthy of the clean sweep if they manage to
achieve it, and their chase for 283 runs at a required rate of
5.66 per over will begin in just under 40 minutes time at 2:45pm
local time (0145 GMT)
Match State: Innings Break
the players return to the field, it'll be Daryl Tuffey to open the
bowling from the Port Hills End, bowling to Sanath Jayasuriya,
with Marvan Atapattu at the non-striker's end
0.1 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, tight ball on off stump, chopped
straight down to Harris at backward point as he's cramped for room
0.2 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish climbing straight ball,
dropped down square on the off side, half looking for a quick run
but has to turn and go back a few paces as Harris is to it quickly
0.3 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, another good shortish ball on off
stump, defends down to Harris at point
0.4 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, beaten! good rising ball outside off
stump, Jayasuriya fishes and misses at it reaching away from the
body
0.5 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish straight ball, defends down
towards midwicket
0.6 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, super short rising ball, forced to
defend down in close on the leg side, and Tuffey successfully
completes the first maiden of the match
End of over 1 (maiden) Sri Lanka 0/0 (RR: 0.00 RRR: 283/49 = 5.78)
DR Tuffey 1-1-0-0 - Port Hills End
MS Atapattu 0* (0b) ST Jayasuriya 0* (6b)
James Franklin to open up from the Hadlee Stand End
1.1 Franklin to Atapattu, one run, short and wide outside off stump,
cut strongly down to Tuffey at wide third man
1.2 Franklin to Jayasuriya, one run, tight rising ball on off stump,
does well to drop it down in close on the off side and the pair
steal a good quick single as it's played short of cover
1.3 Franklin to Atapattu, one run, short rising ball outside off stump,
powerfully slashed down to Tuffey at wide third man
1.4 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, quick straight rising ball, squares
Jayasuriya around in defence, playing it straight back down the
pitch to the bowler
1.5 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, good quick ball hurries through on
Jayasuriya, honing in on off stump, rebounds away off the top of
the pad towards point, stifled appeal as it struck outside the
line
1.6 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, full and straight on off stump,
pushed back up on the off side of the pitch
End of over 2 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 3/0 (RR: 1.50 RRR: 280/48 = 5.83)
JEC Franklin 1-0-3-0 - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 2* (2b) ST Jayasuriya 1* (10b)
2.1 Tuffey to Atapattu, one run, full outside off stump, runs it off
the face down to Franklin at third man
2.2 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, no run, shortish straight ball, hops on the
crease to defend down in close on the leg side, Vincent scoots in
from square leg to field
2.3 Tuffey to Jayasuriya, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly steered away through backward point, Vettori sprints
around from third man to field, getting it in quickly to prevent a
second, Jayasuriya half slips over at the bowler's end as he
turned anyway
2.4 Tuffey to Atapattu, two runs, angling on leg stump, well clipped
off the legs through backward square leg, Vettori again around in
the deep in action, fires back a strong throw over the stumps as
they sprint back for a tight second run, completing it well as
Atapattu dives home
2.5 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, straight ball, firmly pushed in defence
straight up to McMillan at mid on
2.6 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, slightly overpitched quite wide outside
off stump, Atapattu looks to cover drive reaching away from his
body somewhat, mistiming it into the ground, up towards wide mid
off
End of over 3 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 7/0 (RR: 2.33 RRR: 276/47 = 5.87)
DR Tuffey 2-1-4-0 - Port Hills End
ST Jayasuriya 2* (12b) MS Atapattu 5* (6b)
3.1 Franklin to Jayasuriya, no run, hops on the crease to defend a
tight straight ball, playing it quietly down the pitch back to the
bowler
3.2 Franklin to Jayasuriya, one run, short rising ball, Jayasuriya
pulls but it climbs on him a bit quickly, it travels a long way in
the air but rather square so he's well safe as Tuffey's around
from long leg and Vincent back after it from square leg, pitches
in the deep and they're
too hesitant to attempt a second
3.3 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, shortish rising ball outside off
stump, left alone through to the keeper
3.4 Franklin to Atapattu, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
chopped into the ground backward of point for a quick run, Harris
shies at the keeper's end but misses as Jayasuriya is well home
3.5 Franklin to Jayasuriya, OUT: quick climbing ball tucks Jayasuriya
right up, he tries to get out of it with a pull shot, but he gets
no leverage whatsoever on it, ending up lobbing it towards forward
square leg, Vincent's across from square and lines up the easiest
of catch
Sri Lanka 9/1, Partnership of 9
ST Jayasuriya c Vincent b Franklin 3 (15b 0x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 6* (8b) JEC Franklin 1.5-0-5-1
a big early wicket for the home side as the opening bowlers keep it
tight, and the electric Jayasuriya is an early victim because of
it
Aravinda de Silva is promoted a spot up the batting order, but
won't face up to the first ball as the batsmen crossed during the
catch
3.6 Franklin to Atapattu, FOUR, slightly overpitched outside off stump,
slanting across the right hander, Atapattu drives confident a
little on the up, picking the gap through extra cover to precision
End of over 4 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 13/1 (RR: 3.25 RRR: 270/46 = 5.87)
JEC Franklin 2-0-9-1 - Hadlee Stand End
PA de Silva 0* (0b) MS Atapattu 10* (9b 1x4)
4.1 Tuffey to de Silva, no run, tight straight ball on off stump,
defended straight up towards McMillan at mid on
4.2 Tuffey to de Silva, no run, shoulders arms to a short, widish ball
outside off stump, de Silva has a quick glance down the pitch to
check for a wide call
4.3 Tuffey to de Silva, no run, forward in defence, drops it away
towards cover point, Harris across to field to his right
4.4 Tuffey to de Silva, no run, shoulders arms outside off stump
through to the keeper
4.5 Tuffey to de Silva, FOUR, shot! short rising ball outside off
stump, de Silva plays a remarkably good back foot straight drive
from a fair height, lofting it through straight mid on, Twose
chases from wider but it's too well clubbed
4.6 Tuffey to de Silva, one run, overpitched on the toes, well turned
out to Vettori at deep forward square leg
End of over 5 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 18/1 (RR: 3.60 RRR: 265/45 = 5.89)
DR Tuffey 3-1-9-0 - Port Hills End
PA de Silva 5* (6b 1x4) MS Atapattu 10* (9b 1x4)
5.1 Franklin to de Silva, no run, useful delivery from Franklin on a
good length pitching on off stump and straightening, de Silva
plays all around it as it comes back through the gate, flicks the
thigh pad on the way through to the keeper, as it bounces short of
Parore
5.2 Franklin to de Silva, (noball) no run, oversteps, full outside off
stump, stroked straight to Spearman at cover
5.2 Franklin to de Silva, no run, forward, defends a tight ball on off
stump down in close square on the off side, Spearman scoots in in
anticipation to field
5.3 Franklin to de Silva, OUT: lovely delivery! quick rising ball
angling on off stump, de Silva fends it away getting an edge
straight through to Fleming who takes it comfortably at chest
height at slip
Sri Lanka 19/2, Partnership of 10
PA de Silva c Fleming b Franklin 5 (10b 1x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 10* (9b 1x4) JEC Franklin 2.3-0-10-2 (1nb)
the angle more than anything did de Silva, as it ended up a bit
wider as it slanted across him, and he was teased into playing at
it
New Zealand off to a cracking start defending this imposing total,
Franklin in solid bowling form after being rested in the previous
match
Kumar Sangakkara the new batsman, coming in a spot below his normal
position
5.4 Franklin to Sangakkara, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
down from the crease into the covers
5.5 Franklin to Sangakkara, (noball) one run, oversteps, angling down
the leg side, turned down to Tuffey at long leg to get off the
mark
5.5 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, full and straight on off stump,
defends watchfully down into the covers
5.6 Franklin to Atapattu, no run, shuffles back and across in his
crease to defend a tight ball on off stump down into the gully
End of over 6 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 21/2 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 262/44 = 5.95)
JEC Franklin 3-0-12-2 (2nb) - Hadlee Stand End
K Sangakkara 1* (2b) MS Atapattu 10* (11b 1x4)
6.1 Tuffey to Sangakkara, no run, good rising ball outside off stump,
Sangakkara presents the blade well away from his body in defence,
just sliding past the outside edge through to Parore
6.2 Tuffey to Sangakkara, no run, prods forward in defence, dropping it
down towards midwicket, Vincent across to field from square leg
6.3 Tuffey to Sangakkara, OUT: half forward in defence, Tuffey
straightens once nicely and sneaks it through, taken reasonably
high on the pad, huge appeal for lbw and the dreaded finger of
umpire Cowie goes up
Sri Lanka 21/3, Partnership of 2
K Sangakkara lbw b Tuffey 1 (5b 0x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 10* (11b 1x4) DR Tuffey 3.3-1-9-1
Sri Lanka in early tatters with three strong hitters of the ball
all gone in quick succession, now it's up to workers and sweet
stroke-makers in the form of Atapattu and new batsman Jayawardene
to right the ship
6.4 Tuffey to Jayawardene, no run, forward, defends watchfully back on
the off side of the pitch
6.5 Tuffey to Jayawardene, no run, forward, turns a straighter ball up
towards McMillan at wide mid on
6.6 Tuffey to Jayawardene, one run, angling down the leg side, turned
down to Vettori at long leg to get off the mark
End of over 7 (1 run) Sri Lanka 22/3 (RR: 3.14 RRR: 261/43 = 6.07)
DR Tuffey 4-1-10-1 - Port Hills End
DPMD Jayawardene 1* (3b) MS Atapattu 10* (11b 1x4)
7.1 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, quick ball on leg stump, taken on
the pad and drops down towards Vincent at forward square leg
7.2 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball just outside off
stump, sits on the crease and uses the face, steers it away but
plays it straight down to Fleming standing at a wide third slip on
the bounce
7.3 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, forward in defence to a good ball
on off stump, watchfully stroked up towards mid off
7.4 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, shortish straight ball, hops back
in the crease to watchfully defend up towards McMillan at mid on
7.5 Franklin to Jayawardene, FOUR, a bit too short, sits up on off
stump and Jayawardene is quickly into his work, pulling it away
hard through vacant midwicket
7.6 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, quick ball slanting across the
right hander, gets a regulation edge straight through towards
first slip, Parore dives across in front of him but can't quite
glove the catch as it drops low
End of over 8 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 26/3 (RR: 3.25 RRR: 257/42 = 6.12)
JEC Franklin 4-0-16-2 (2nb) - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 10* (11b 1x4) DPMD Jayawardene 5* (9b 1x4)
8.1 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, leaves
alone as it moves away through to the keeper
8.2 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, full outside off stump, firmly driven
straight up to Twose at widish mid off
8.3 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball on off stump, shuffles
right across in behind it to defend straight back down the pitch
to the bowler
8.4 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, another lovely quick rising delivery
outside off stump, Atapattu fends away from the body at a fair
height, just passing by the outside edge through to Parore, good
bowling this
8.5 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, full outside off stump, drives but
plays somewhat inside out as he's through it a bit early, dribbles
out to Twose at wide mid off
8.6 Tuffey to Atapattu, FOUR, short rising ball outside off stump,
Atapattu employs a Parore-type shot, using the bounce and helping
it well clear over the slips, no chance for Franklin to field at
third man
End of over 9 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 30/3 (RR: 3.33 RRR: 253/41 = 6.17)
DR Tuffey 5-1-14-1 - Port Hills End
DPMD Jayawardene 5* (9b 1x4) MS Atapattu 14* (17b 2x4)
9.1 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, full and straight, drives firmly
straight down to McMillan at mid on
9.2 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, good full ball on off stump,
squeezes it back out down the pitch to Franklin who fields on his
follow through
9.3 Franklin to Jayawardene, (noball) no run, oversteps, full ball
strongly straight driven back down the pitch, Franklin does well
to sharply field grabbing it with his left hand on the follow
through
9.3 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, another full ball right on off
stump, mistimed straight drive just past the outstretched left
hand of Franklin this time, but can't beat McMillan tumbling to
his left at mid on to stop it
9.4 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball just angling outside
off stump, pushes away to Harris at backward point in defence
9.5 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, quick and accurate on off stump,
Jayawardene makes a defined jump across to off stump to get in
behind it, defending compactly away towards Vincent at square leg
9.6 Franklin to Jayawardene, one run, slightly overpitched outside off
stump as it angles away quite wide, powerfully driven into the
ground towards extra cover, they're hesitant at first as Vettori
slides across to field, but doesn't stop it cleanly and the run is
taken easily in the end
End of over 10 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 32/3 (RR: 3.20 RRR: 251/40 = 6.28)
JEC Franklin 5-0-18-2 (3nb) - Hadlee Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 6* (16b 1x4) MS Atapattu 14* (17b 2x4)
10.1 Tuffey to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
quietly straight up towards mid off, Twose and Spearman in to
field
10.2 Tuffey to Jayawardene, FOUR, too straight and overpitched,
Jayawardene plays a great pick up shot ala the 'other Jaya',
lofted high over vacant midwicket, pitching just a few metres
inside the boundary before it rolls over
10.3 Tuffey to Jayawardene, one run, straight ball stroked up towards
McMillan at mid on, good quick single taken with the stroke as the
pace is taken off the shot, McMillan fires it in at the keeper's
end, goes wide as Atapattu's well home
10.4 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, full and straight, firmly driven
straight up to McMillan at widish mid on
10.5 Tuffey to Atapattu, one run, tight ball on off stump, opens the
face, running it down to Franklin at third man
10.6 Tuffey to Jayawardene, no run, full outside off stump, mistimes a
cover drive straight to Spearman in the covers
End of over 11 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 38/3 (RR: 3.45 RRR: 245/39 = 6.28)
DR Tuffey 6-1-20-1 - Port Hills End
MS Atapattu 15* (19b 2x4) DPMD Jayawardene 11* (20b 2x4)
11.1 Franklin to Atapattu, legbye: one run, quick ball on leg stump,
drops down from the pad square on the leg side, very tight single
called for by Jayawardene sprinting through, Vincent scoots in
from square leg and dive throws at the keeper's end, just misses,
was well gone had it hit
11.2 Franklin to Jayawardene, one run, full and straight, driven up
towards McMillan at mid on, another tight single taken by
Jayawardene, again he would've been well gone had McMillan's
attempt at the bowler's end hit
11.3 Franklin to Atapattu, (noball) one run, oversteps, full and wide
outside off stump, goes for a big drive but edges straight to
Fleming at wide second slip, drops it diving back to his right and
they grab a single ... "it's all happening here!"
11.3 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, quick rising ball outside off
stump, plays and misses as it rises quickly angling across the
batsman
11.4 Franklin to Jayawardene, no run, forward in defence, playing
straight up to mid on
11.5 Franklin to Jayawardene, one run, pushed up towards Vettori at mid
off, quick single taken with the shot, puts the pressure on the
fielder who leaves it behind him, well run
11.6 Franklin to Atapattu, FOUR, full outside off stump, Atapattu
launches into it, playing an aerial cover drive, just bisecting
the gap between the cover and wide mid off fielders, crashes into
the boundary
End of over 12 (9 runs) Sri Lanka 47/3 (RR: 3.92 RRR: 236/38 = 6.21)
JEC Franklin 6-0-26-2 (4nb) - Hadlee Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 13* (24b 2x4) MS Atapattu 20* (22b 3x4)
12.1 Tuffey to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
away down to Harris at backward point
12.2 Tuffey to Jayawardene, one run, shortish ball sits up outside off
stump, opens the face to steer it down to Franklin at third man
12.3 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball on leg stump, tucks it
from the hip straight down to Vincent at square leg
12.4 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, a bit fuller on leg stump, turned off
the legs straight to Vincent at square leg once more
12.5 Tuffey to Atapattu, two runs, angling on leg stump, turned away
forward of square leg, good chase by Vincent to save it in the
outfield, preventing a third
12.6 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
down in close on the off side
End of over 13 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 50/3 (RR: 3.85 RRR: 233/37 = 6.30)
DR Tuffey 7-1-23-1 - Port Hills End
DPMD Jayawardene 14* (26b 2x4) MS Atapattu 22* (26b 3x4)
first bowling change for the New Zealanders, with Jacob Oram coming
on for Franklin after a very tidy 2-26 from his 6 over spell
13.1 Oram to Jayawardene, no run, shortish ball on off stump, defends
straight down towards Vettori at mid off
13.2 Oram to Jayawardene, one run, short ball with a bit more width
outside off stump, plays a slashing square cut hard and flat in
the air, down to Tuffey at wide third man on the bounce
13.3 Oram to Atapattu, no run, props well forward, watchfully defending
down into the covers, good tight ball on off stump
13.4 Oram to Atapattu, one run, full outside off stump, driven up
towards Vettori at widish mid off, another run taking on the
infield, and winning once more, the shy at the bowler's end
missing as Atapattu was well home
13.5 Oram to Jayawardene, one run, short ball angling down the leg side,
swings it away down to Twose at long leg
13.6 Oram to Atapattu, no run, slower ball on off stump, makes Atapattu
wait as he tries to whip it from off to leg, but only succeeds in
dragging it straight to midwicket
End of over 14 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 53/3 (RR: 3.79 RRR: 230/36 = 6.39)
JDP Oram 1-0-3-0 - Hadlee Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 16* (29b 2x4) MS Atapattu 23* (29b 3x4)
14.1 Tuffey to Jayawardene, FOUR, short rising ball, Jayawardene climbs
right into, pulling it incredibly high over vacant midwicket,
Vincent sprints back after it from square leg but has to give up
the chase, it pitches just inside the rope and bounces over
14.2 Tuffey to Jayawardene, two runs, full on the toes, neatly chipped
over the top, well wide of McMillan at mid on, a very deliberate
shot and gets them a couple of easy runs in the outfield
14.3 Tuffey to Jayawardene, (noball) one run, oversteps, opens the face
to a shortish ball outside off stump, steering it down to Franklin
at third man
14.3 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, short rising ball outside off stump,
leaves well alone through to the keeper
14.4 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball angling down the leg
side, Atapattu tries to glances it away but misses, brushes the
thigh pad through to the keeper
14.5 Tuffey to Atapattu, FOUR, lovely shot! driving on the up, plays it
through the gap at cover point with perfection, sweetly struck
14.6 Tuffey to Atapattu, no run, shuffles right across and behind a
shortish ball on off stump, defending up towards McMillan at mid
on
End of over 15 (12 runs) Sri Lanka 65/3 (RR: 4.33 RRR: 218/35 = 6.23)
DR Tuffey 8-1-35-1 (1nb) - Port Hills End
DPMD Jayawardene 23* (32b 3x4) MS Atapattu 27* (33b 4x4)
15.1 Oram to Jayawardene, legbye: one run, shortish ball seaming back
and striking the pad in line with the stumps, Oram appeals loudly
in solo, as Atapattu yells for Jayawardene to scramble through for
the run as it drops dead in close on the leg side
15.2 Oram to Atapattu, one run, drives straight down the ground to long
off
15.3 Oram to Jayawardene, FOUR, overpitched on the toes, and well picked
up over wide midwicket, neat shot
15.4 Oram to Jayawardene, three runs, shortish ball nudged away towards
cover point, quick single taken, Harris swoops to his right from
point and fires at the bowler's end, just dislodging a bail, but
in doing so it is deflected away from the fielder backing up and
they grab two bonus runs
umpire Quested belatedly calls for a replay as Harris stands
nearby, but all the fielders are back in position already, not
confident, and the replay shows him almost past the stumps in fact
15.5 Oram to Atapattu, no run, forward, defends a shortish ball on off
stump back on the off side of the pitch
15.6 Oram to Atapattu, legbye: one run, angling down the leg side,
turned down to Twose at long leg off the pad
End of over 16 (22 runs) Sri Lanka 75/3 (RR: 4.69 RRR: 208/34 = 6.12)
JDP Oram 2-0-11-0 - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 28* (36b 4x4) DPMD Jayawardene 30* (35b 4x4)
time for a drinks break
Daniel Vettori replaces Tuffey at the Port Hills End
16.1 Vettori to Atapattu, two runs, flighted up outside off stump,
driven out towards deep cover, Franklin roams the boundary from
much squarer, firing from side on at the bowler's end as they
steal a second, close stuff as it just misses
16.2 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, tight ball turning on off stump, runs
it off the face straight to Fleming at short third man
16.3 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, flighted up outside off stump, square
drive out to Franklin at deep point
16.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, flighted up and dips short, a fair
amount of turn away from the right hander but easily controlled,
cut out to Franklin at deep point
16.5 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, and again Franklin worked over in the
outfield, flighted full, driven out to him fielding across at deep
cover
16.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, flighted up, Atapattu advances
down the track, strongly driven down to Twose sprinting around at
wide long off to field
End of over 17 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 81/3 (RR: 4.76 RRR: 202/33 = 6.12)
DL Vettori 1-0-6-0 - Port Hills End
DPMD Jayawardene 32* (37b 4x4) MS Atapattu 32* (40b 4x4)
17.1 Oram to Jayawardene, one run, full on the toes, driven down to
McMillan at wide long on
17.2 Oram to Atapattu, FOUR, driven straight down the ground on the leg
side, McMillan dives across from mid on but can't get to it, Oram
is annoyed and puts hand to head
17.3 Oram to Atapattu, one run, angling down the leg side, full ball
turned down to Twose at long leg
17.4 Oram to Jayawardene, FOUR, full down the leg side, this one's even
better played, glanced very fine and no hope for Twose
17.5 Oram to Jayawardene, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
steered down to Tuffey at wide third man
17.6 Oram to Atapattu, one run, slower ball, straight on off stump,
driven quietly straight down to McMillan at long on
End of over 18 (12 runs) Sri Lanka 93/3 (RR: 5.17 RRR: 190/32 = 5.94)
JDP Oram 3-0-23-0 - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 38* (43b 5x4) DPMD Jayawardene 38* (40b 5x4)
18.1 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, flighted up outside off stump, driven
back to the bowler on the off side of the pitch
18.2 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, tight ball on off stump, opens the
face to guide it straight to Fleming at short third man
18.3 Vettori to Atapattu, FOUR, dances down the pitch, lofting a
flighted ball strongly well over McMillan's head at extra cover,
picking the gaps very well, the crowd are now suddenly ominously
silent except for the Sri Lankan section
18.4 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, turning in from leg stump, worked
away off the legs out to Tuffey at deep square leg
18.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, flighted full down the leg
side,turned down to Spearman at deep backward square leg
18.6 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, flighted up straight, driven straight
down to Vincent at long on, bringing up the Sri Lankan 100 off 119
balls
End of over 19 (7 runs) Sri Lanka 100/3 (RR: 5.26 RRR: 183/31 = 5.90)
DL Vettori 2-0-13-0 - Port Hills End
MS Atapattu 44* (48b 6x4) DPMD Jayawardene 39* (41b 5x4)
Chris Harris replaces Oram at the Hadlee Stand End
19.1 Harris to Atapattu, one run, poor first up ball, high full toss,
but not fully punished, swung down to Oram at long on
19.2 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, floated up outside off stump,
steered away straight to backward point
19.3 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, floated full outside off stump,
strongly straight driven but Harris dives well to his left to
parry it to McMillan fielding nearby
19.4 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, angling down the leg side, turned
backward of square leg for an easy single as Vincent fields to his
left
19.5 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated up full and widish outside off
stump, driven down to Spearman at wide long off
19.6 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, driven out through the covers to
the sweeper to milk another single
End of over 20 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 104/3 (RR: 5.20 RRR: 179/30 = 5.97)
CZ Harris 1-0-4-0 - Hadlee Stand End
DPMD Jayawardene 41* (45b 5x4) MS Atapattu 46* (50b 6x4)
20.1 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, flighted up on off stump, defends
away to McMillan at extra cover
20.2 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, flighted up nicely, Jayawardene
advances, but can only work it straight to Harris at midwicket
20.3 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, flighted full on the legs, turned
out to Tuffey at deep square leg
20.4 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, flighted up straight, driven straight
down the ground to Vincent at long on
20.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, strongly driven straight back down
the pitch on the leg side, Vettori makes a fine diving stop to his
right, parrying it down towards Harris coming in to tidy up from
midwicket
20.6 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, short ball sits up outside off
stump, cut out to Franklin at deep point
End of over 21 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 107/3 (RR: 5.10 RRR: 176/29 = 6.07)
DL Vettori 3-0-16-0 - Port Hills End
DPMD Jayawardene 43* (50b 5x4) MS Atapattu 47* (51b 6x4)
21.1 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, angling on leg stump, turned down
to Twose at long leg
21.2 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated up full outside off stump,
driven down to Spearman at wide long off
21.3 Harris to Jayawardene, no run, floated slower ball, Jayawardene
waits an eternity for it to arrive, quietly dropping it down on
the leg side of the pitch, loud call of 'no!' as Vincent's quickly
in from midwicket to field
21.4 Harris to Jayawardene, one run, floated up full down the leg side,
turned down to Twose at long leg
21.5 Harris to Atapattu, FOUR, short and wide outside off stump,
strongly back cut through backward point, beats the diving Vettori
and races away to the boundary, bringing up his 50 off just 53
balls, 7x4
21.6 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated up full outside off stump,
driven straight down to Spearman at long off
End of over 22 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 115/3 (RR: 5.23 RRR: 168/28 = 6.00)
CZ Harris 2-0-12-0 - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 53* (54b 7x4) DPMD Jayawardene 45* (53b 5x4)
22.1 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, flighted up full outside off stump,
drives but plays around it, squirting an inside edge away to
Harris at midwicket
22.2 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, more conventionally driven straight to
Harris at midwicket
22.3 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, flighted full outside off stump,
wristily turned out to Tuffey at deep midwicket
22.4 Vettori to Jayawardene, no run, flighted invitingly up, Jayawardene
turns it quietly away towards forward square leg, Harris darts up
from midwicket to prevent a quick single
22.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, wide: no run, shortish ball pushed through
wide down the leg side
22.5 Vettori to Jayawardene, one run, short ball outside off stump, cut
down to Franklin at deep backward point
22.6 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, shortish ball tucked off the hip out
to Tuffey at deep midwicket
End of over 23 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 119/3 (RR: 5.17 RRR: 164/27 = 6.07)
DL Vettori 4-0-20-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
MS Atapattu 55* (58b 7x4) DPMD Jayawardene 46* (55b 5x4)
23.1 Harris to Atapattu, no run, short ball sits up outside off stump,
strongly back cuts but straight to Vettori at backward point
23.2 Harris to Atapattu, one run, straight ball on off stump, whipped
wristily across the line to midwicket for an easy run
23.3 Harris to Jayawardene, OUT: New Zealand get their breakthrough they
needed! Jayawardene plays all over the top of a floater on a
length and the sticks are rattled
Sri Lanka 120/4, Partnership of 99
DPMD Jayawardene b Harris 46 (56b 5x4 0x6)
MS Atapattu 56* (60b 7x4) CZ Harris 2.3-0-13-1
Harris is jubilant, his teammates even moreso, as the pressure was
starting to build on the field as Atapattu and Jayawardene were
very impressive in how they collected the runs with effortless
ease
Russel Arnold the new batsman
23.4 Harris to Arnold, no run, forward, defends down Vincent in the
covers
23.5 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up full down the leg side, Arnold
chases the sweep shot but stumbles over as he does it, just
turning it from the glove to Vettori at short fine leg, a terrible
misfield as he leaves it behind him doesn't cost a run
23.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, shortish ball, quietly turned away off
the hip down towards vacant square leg for an easy single
End of over 24 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 121/4 (RR: 5.04 RRR: 162/26 = 6.23)
CZ Harris 3-0-14-1 - Hadlee Stand End
RP Arnold 1* (3b) MS Atapattu 56* (60b 7x4)
24.1 Vettori to Arnold, two runs, flighted up full, turned away through
backward square leg, good quick running gets them a second as
Tuffey comes in from long leg to field, throwing it in over the
head of Parore leaping up, but backed up
24.2 Vettori to Arnold, one run, turned away through square on the leg
side for another easy single
24.3 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, tight ball on off stump, just guided
away backward of point, continuing to milk the runs
24.4 Vettori to Arnold, one run, flighted up full, driven down to Twose
at wide long on
24.5 Vettori to Atapattu, one run, flighted up full, strongly driven
down the ground on the leg side, just past the diving Vettori to
his right, down to Vincent at long off
24.6 Vettori to Arnold, no run, tight ball on off stump, opens the face
to guide it straight to Spearman at short third man
End of over 25 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 127/4 (RR: 5.08 RRR: 156/25 = 6.24)
DL Vettori 5-0-26-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
MS Atapattu 58* (62b 7x4) RP Arnold 5* (7b)
we reach the halfway mark of the chase, and with Atapattu and
Jayawardene's efforts, Sri Lanka aren't out of this match just
yet, with a fair clip kept up with and the required rate not much
more than that
25.1 Harris to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball on off stump, runs it off
the face straight to Fleming at short third man
25.2 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated up down the leg side, turned
away through backward square leg
25.3 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated up very full and straight, dug
out straight down the ground towards long on, slowing up at the
circle edge as McMillan runs back and Spearman up to field it
25.4 Harris to Atapattu, no run, forward, defends back on the off side
of the pitch
25.5 Harris to Atapattu, (noball) no run, the slow bowler commits the
cardinal sin of overstepping, defended firmly straight back to the
bowler
25.5 Harris to Atapattu, no run, floated full, firmly clipped off the
toes, fine diving stop at midwicket by Vincent to prevent any runs
25.6 Harris to Atapattu, one run, this time drives it straighter, down
to Franklin at long on
End of over 26 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 131/4 (RR: 5.04 RRR: 152/24 = 6.33)
CZ Harris 4-0-18-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 60* (68b 7x4) RP Arnold 6* (8b)
26.1 Vettori to Atapattu, FOUR, too short, sits up for Atapattu to
punish, pulling it fiercely over wide midwicket, a long run around
from long on for Vincent bears no fruit
26.2 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, much better ball, pushed through
quicker and flatter, Atapattu tries to pull across the line again
but this time streakily inside edges back into the top of the pad
26.3 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, and again, looking to pull, mistimes
it completely, straight to Harris at midwicket
26.4 Vettori to Atapattu, two runs, shorter ball, stands back and tall,
softly playing it short of Harris, tight single taken as the throw
goes at the bowler's end, missing and an overthrow to Twose at
deep extra cover results
26.5 Vettori to Atapattu, two runs, sweeps very fine, top edgily away
past the keeper, travels quite slowly though, Spearman with plenty
of time around from long leg to field
26.6 Vettori to Atapattu, no run, stroked back up on the off side of the
pitch
End of over 27 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 139/4 (RR: 5.15 RRR: 144/23 = 6.26)
DL Vettori 6-0-34-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
RP Arnold 6* (8b) MS Atapattu 68* (74b 8x4)
27.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, good ball honing in on off stump, pushes
straight back down on the leg side of the pitch
27.2 Harris to Arnold, one run, dropped down short of McMillan at
midwicket, very tight single taken rather well, Atapattu slides
home as the underarm diving throw comes in over the stumps
27.3 Harris to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, firmly
back cut straight down to Vettori at backward point
27.4 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated up full outside off stump,
driven straight down to Spearman at long off
27.5 Harris to Arnold, no run, shortish ball on off stump, opens the
face away to backward point
27.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated very full outside off stump, dug
out to extra cover, a good tight over from Harris to just put the
squeeze on a bit more, the required rate now above 6.4
End of over 28 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 141/4 (RR: 5.04 RRR: 142/22 = 6.45)
CZ Harris 5-0-20-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 69* (76b 8x4) RP Arnold 7* (12b)
Craig McMillan on to bowl, replacing Vettori at the Port Hills End
28.1 McMillan to Atapattu, no run, tight ball on off stump, pushes back
down the pitch to the bowler in defence
28.2 McMillan to Atapattu, no run, straight on off stump again, driven
up towards straight mid off, Vincent in from midwicket to
intercept
28.3 McMillan to Atapattu, no run, similar again, pushed up straight on
the leg side of the pitch, Vincent races in, sliding in to pick up
the ball and fire back at the keeper's end, a bundle of energy
28.4 McMillan to Atapattu, one run, at last Atapattu gets one through,
driven firmer straight down the ground past the bowler, to Vettori
at long on
28.5 McMillan to Arnold, one run, hops on the crease to drop down a
short rising ball towards point, good quick run taken as it's
picked up, and a shy at the bowler's end is held back on as
they're clearly through safely
28.6 McMillan to Atapattu, one run, straighter ball, worked away wide of
Vincent at midwicket, an easy single taken with Tuffey in from
deep midwicket to field
End of over 29 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 144/4 (RR: 4.97 RRR: 139/21 = 6.62)
CD McMillan 1-0-3-0 - Port Hills End
MS Atapattu 71* (81b 8x4) RP Arnold 8* (13b)
29.1 Harris to Atapattu, two runs, floated very full down the leg side,
strongly clipped off the legs through backward square leg,
Franklin around from deep midwicket to field, a leisurely two
taken
29.2 Harris to Atapattu, no run, shortish ball, pushed straight up on
the leg side, Vincent pounces again from widish midwicket to field
29.3 Harris to Atapattu, one run, driven straight down the ground to
Oram at straight long on
29.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated up full outside off stump,
stroked away into the covers, good quick single taken with the
shot as Vincent's across to field, firing it in to Parore wide of
the stumps
29.5 Harris to Atapattu, no run, forced from the crease straight to
McMillan at cover
29.6 Harris to Atapattu, one run, floated full outside off stump, driven
straight down to Spearman at long off
End of over 30 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 149/4 (RR: 4.97 RRR: 134/20 = 6.70)
CZ Harris 6-0-25-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
MS Atapattu 75* (86b 8x4) RP Arnold 9* (14b)
30.1 McMillan to Atapattu, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
opens the face to steer it down through backward point, Atapattu
sprints back for the second as Oram's up and around from third
man, fires it back in and hits direct, Atapattu keeps on running
to the pavilion
a brilliant throw from the deep finally catches the Sri Lankans
out, having run a lot of tight runs in their desperate chase so
far
Sri Lanka 150/5, Partnership of 30
MS Atapattu run out (Oram) 76 (87b 8x4 0x6)
Kumar Dharmasena the new batsman
30.2 McMillan to Dharmasena, legbye: one run, angling on leg stump,
turned down to Spearman at third man off the pad
30.3 McMillan to Arnold, no run, good tight ball angling in to the left
hander from around the wicket, cramped up in defence, played back
on the off side of the pitch
30.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, driven
straight up to Vettori at long off
30.5 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, straight ball, watchfully nudges it
down in close on the leg side, half looks for the quick run but
Arnold isn't as keen with Vincent quickly pouncing on it
30.6 McMillan to Dharmasena, wide: no run, angling well wide down the
leg side through to Parore
30.6 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, full on the legs, driven out to
Tuffey at deep midwicket
End of over 31 (5 runs) Sri Lanka 154/5 (RR: 4.97 RRR: 129/19 = 6.79)
CD McMillan 2-0-7-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
HDPK Dharmasena 1* (3b) RP Arnold 10* (16b)
31.1 Harris to Dharmasena, legbye: one run, flat ball on leg stump,
dropped down from the pad square on the leg side, quick run taken
as it falls short of the infielders
31.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated full, dropped down from the pad
down to short midwicket where McMillan fields
31.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, tight ball on off stump, dropped down in
close on off the off side, looking for an impossible quick run and
has to stay where he is
31.4 Harris to Arnold, three runs, floated full outside off, strongly
square driven through cover point, superb chase by Vincent,
scooping it back inside the rope to save one run
31.5 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, shortish ball outside off stump cut
down to wide third man
31.6 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated up full, strongly swept down to
Vettori at long leg
End of over 32 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 160/5 (RR: 5.00 RRR: 123/18 = 6.83)
CZ Harris 7-0-30-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
RP Arnold 14* (20b) HDPK Dharmasena 2* (5b)
32.1 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, firmly driven
wide of Vettori at mid off to enable the easy run with the shot as
he fields to his right
32.2 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, straight ball on off stump,
Dharmasena tries to work it on the leg side but in the end plays
it straight back down the track to McMillan
32.3 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, good full ball, Dharmasena just
manages to squeeze it out from his toes to square leg, they look
for a second but more great fielding by Vincent keeps them down to
just one
32.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, shortish ball, dropped down in close
on the leg side, time for a good quick single as it's played short
of Fleming at midwicket
32.5 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, nudged away towards midwicket,
another easy run milked
32.6 McMillan to Arnold, no run, tight ball on off stump, steered
straight to backward point
End of over 33 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 164/5 (RR: 4.97 RRR: 119/17 = 7.00)
CD McMillan 3-0-11-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
HDPK Dharmasena 4* (8b) RP Arnold 16* (23b)
33.1 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, floated up full and straight, driven
down to Oram at long on
33.2 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up full, driven straight to
McMillan at short midwicket
33.3 Harris to Arnold, one run, floated up full down the leg side,
turned down towards long leg, Arnold looks to turn for the second
but Dharmasena more wisely says no as Vettori fires back a great
return from the deep to the keeper
33.4 Harris to Dharmasena, no run, props forward in defence as it seams
in, ballooning away in close on the off side from bat/pad, token
cry of 'catch it!' from the bowler as it falls well short of gully
33.5 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, floated up full, turned past
McMillan at midwicket for an easy single
33.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, firmly driven back on the off side of the
pitch, Harris makes a fine diving stop to his right
End of over 34 (3 runs) Sri Lanka 167/5 (RR: 4.91 RRR: 116/16 = 7.25)
CZ Harris 8-0-33-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 6* (11b) RP Arnold 17* (26b)
34.1 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, full and straight, driven straight
to Vincent at midwicket
34.2 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, opens the face to deftly guide off
the face down to Oram at third man
34.3 McMillan to Arnold, no run, strongly driven straight back down the
pitch, McMillan half stops low down at his ankles
34.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, angling down the leg side, turned down
to Oram at fine leg
34.5 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, shortish straight ball, drops it
down to Harris at backward square leg
34.6 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, full outside off stump, driven
straight up to Fleming at mid off
End of over 35 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 169/5 (RR: 4.83 RRR: 114/15 = 7.60)
CD McMillan 4-0-13-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
RP Arnold 18* (28b) HDPK Dharmasena 7* (15b)
time for the final drinks break
a tight couple of overs for Sri Lanka will be of a little concern,
as the required run rate climbs to 7.6 per over now
which boils down to 114 runs from the final 90 balls for victory
and a 5-0 clean sweep of the National Bank One-Day International
Series
35.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, flighted up on off stump, opens the face
to guide to down to Twose at short third man
35.2 Harris to Arnold, FOUR, overpitched outside off stump, powerfully
crashed away through the covers, picks the gap in the deep
perfectly once it beats Vincent inside the circle
35.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, watchfully forward, defending a better
length ball on off stump, played straight back to the bowler
35.4 Harris to Arnold, legbye: one run, floated very full and quicker,
sweeps but misses, turned down fine on the leg side from the pad
as Harris appeals with umpire Quested taking no notice
35.5 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
guided away wide of Twose at short third man for an easy single
35.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up full outside off stump, driven
straight to McMillan at shortish midwicket
End of over 36 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 175/5 (RR: 4.86 RRR: 108/14 = 7.71)
CZ Harris 9-0-38-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 8* (16b) RP Arnold 22* (33b 1x4)
36.1 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, good slower ball outside off stump,
tries to run it away off the face but is well through the stroke,
straight through to Parore on the bounce
36.2 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, tight ball on off stump, chopped
into the ground in close behind point, they scamper a quick single
as the dive throw comes in, going over the top of the stumps
36.3 McMillan to Arnold, no run, tight ball on off stump, dabbed away
forward of point, looking for a quick run but Harris swoops to
quickly prevent them taking it on
36.4 McMillan to Arnold, no run, good quick full ball, Arnold forced to
jam down on it, squeezing back to the bowler
36.5 McMillan to Arnold, no run, another good full ball, squeezes it
back out on the off side of the pitch, McMillan darts to his right
to take the crowd 'catch', but hit into the ground first
36.6 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, powerfully
square driven straight out to Tuffey at deep point
End of over 37 (2 runs) Sri Lanka 177/5 (RR: 4.78 RRR: 106/13 = 8.15)
CD McMillan 5-0-15-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
RP Arnold 23* (37b 1x4) HDPK Dharmasena 9* (18b)
37.1 Harris to Arnold, no run, floated up full, driven firmly straight
to McMillan at midwicket
37.2 Harris to Arnold, two runs, full outside off stump, driven out
through extra cover, Franklin around in the deep to field, time
for an easy two
37.3 Harris to Arnold, no run, reaches well forward in defence, pushing
straight back down the pitch to the bowler
37.4 Harris to Arnold, one run, shortish ball, stands back to work it
away out towards Tuffey at deep midwicket
37.5 Harris to Dharmasena, one run, floated up very full, firmly driven
back past Harris diving to his right and down to Oram at long on
37.6 Harris to Arnold, no run, forward, tries to work it away through
midwicket but can only drop it straight down to McMillan inside
the circle
End of over 38 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 181/5 (RR: 4.76 RRR: 102/12 = 8.50)
CZ Harris 10-0-42-1 (1nb) - Hadlee Stand End
HDPK Dharmasena 10* (19b) RP Arnold 26* (42b 1x4)
Harris completes his 10 overs, taking 1-42, now sitting just one
wicket behind Sir Richard Hadlee as top New Zealand ODI wicket-
taker
38.1 McMillan to Dharmasena, no run, straight ball, pushed back down the
pitch on the leg side
38.2 McMillan to Dharmasena, SIX, short ball pulled away savagely, flat
over wide midwicket, just pitching over the boundary, great blow
for the visitors to keep them interested
38.3 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, low full toss down the leg side,
helped on its way down to Spearman at fine leg
38.4 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, square driven
out to Tuffey at deep cover point
38.5 McMillan to Dharmasena, FOUR, terrible ball down the leg side
again, glanced very fine down the leg side, too quick for Spearman
at fine leg
38.6 McMillan to Dharmasena, one run, low full ball on the leg side,
turned out through forward square leg to the deep
End of over 39 (13 runs) Sri Lanka 194/5 (RR: 4.97 RRR: 89/11 = 8.09)
CD McMillan 6-0-28-0 (1w) - Port Hills End
HDPK Dharmasena 22* (24b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 27* (43b 1x4)
a 13-run over drags the required rate down from 8.6 to just over 8
an over in the space of one over
Vettori returns, replacing Harris who has now bowled out at the
Hadlee Stand End
39.1 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, looks to advance to a flighted full
ball, excellent length cramps Dharmasena up, only able to squeeze
a bottom edge into the ground just behind square on the leg side
39.2 Vettori to Dharmasena, one run, flighted up outside off stump,
swung across the line out to Franklin at deep midwicket
39.3 Vettori to Arnold, one run, similar to the left hander, swept
strongly out to Tuffey at deep midwicket
39.4 Vettori to Dharmasena, one run, shortish ball outside off stump,
strongly cut down to McMillan at deep backward point
39.5 Vettori to Arnold, no run, flighted up on off stump, pushed
straight into the covers to Vincent
39.6 Vettori to Arnold, one run, flighted up outside off stump, swept
strongly all the way along the ground out to Tuffey at deep
midwicket
End of over 40 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 198/5 (RR: 4.95 RRR: 85/10 = 8.50)
DL Vettori 7-0-38-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
RP Arnold 29* (46b 1x4) HDPK Dharmasena 24* (27b 1x4 1x6)
Franklin returns, replacing McMillan at the Port Hills End after an
expensive last over
40.1 Franklin to Arnold, one run, shortish ball, drops it down in close
on the leg side, tight run taken as Fleming dives in to under-arm
it at the keeper's end, just missing as Dharmasena slid home
40.2 Franklin to Dharmasena, one run, opens the face, steering it down
to Oram at third man, to bring up the 50 partnership off 61 balls,
and also raises the 200 for Sri Lanka
40.3 Franklin to Arnold, no run, full and a bit of width outside off
stump, powerfully cuts but not past Harris at backward point
40.4 Franklin to Arnold, no run, full outside off stump, driven firmly
straight to Vincent at cover
40.5 Franklin to Arnold, no run, good quick full ball, just manages to
jam down on it in defence, dropping it down in close on the leg
side, Fleming in quickly to prevent Arnold's thoughts of a quick
run
40.6 Franklin to Arnold, two runs, full outside off stump, strongly
lofted back over the bowler's head, but not enough to beat Twose
around to field from widish long on, two for a brisk two
End of over 41 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 202/5 (RR: 4.93 RRR: 81/9 = 9.00)
JEC Franklin 7-0-30-2 (4nb) - Port Hills End
HDPK Dharmasena 25* (28b 1x4 1x6) RP Arnold 32* (51b 1x4)
41.1 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, tight ball on off stump, Dharmasena
frees the arms a little, but cuts straight to Fleming at backward
point
41.2 Vettori to Dharmasena, no run, strongly forced up on the off side,
but can't get it past Harris at extra cover who makes a fine
diving stop to his right
41.3 Vettori to Dharmasena, FOUR, too short and punished, Dharmasena
rocks back and pulls it hard and high over midwicket, spots the
gap in the outfield perfectly, bouncing just inside the rope
before it rolls over
41.4 Vettori to Dharmasena, one run, floated low full toss, driven
straight down to Oram at long on
41.5 Vettori to Arnold, no run, flighted full, tries to sweep but drops
down in close on the off side, Dharmasena charges two-thirds of
the way down looking for the quick run that's never on, has to
turn and hurry back, and is let off as Parore fails to pick up
cleanly
41.6 Vettori to Arnold, one run, quicker full ball, sweeps again, just
getting a little bat on it, running fine on the leg side for a
quick single
End of over 42 (6 runs) Sri Lanka 208/5 (RR: 4.95 RRR: 75/8 = 9.38)
DL Vettori 8-0-44-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
RP Arnold 33* (53b 1x4) HDPK Dharmasena 30* (32b 2x4 1x6)
42.1 Franklin to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, driven
strongly along the ground out to Tuffey at deep cover
42.2 Franklin to Dharmasena, OUT: tries to pull a short rising ball but
it hurries a bit quick on him, top edging it straight up in the
air, goes a long way up and many players gather, but it's Harris
who calls for it, and takes safely
Sri Lanka 209/6, Partnership of 59
HDPK Dharmasena c Harris b Franklin 30 (33b 2x4 1x6)
RP Arnold 34* (54b 1x4) JEC Franklin 7.2-0-31-3 (4nb)
Harris taking the catch reverse cup in front of him, he had to take
it given he out-called keeper Parore for the ball!
a big wicket for New Zealand, ending Dharmasena's very good cameo
knock, which helped keep the run rate in a little check
but now the new man is Nuwan Zoysa, who can hit a bit, but is
probably in a bit high at No 8, a lot depends on Arnold from here
42.3 Franklin to Arnold, (noball) no run, oversteps, full and straight,
firmly driven down the pitch, Franklin tips it back on to the
stumps but Zoysa was always back
42.3 Franklin to Arnold, no run, shortish ball outside off stump, cuts
and misses, through to the keeper
42.4 Franklin to Arnold, no run, good tight ball angling in on off
stump, drops it down into the body at his feet, Franklin charges
up to field off his own bowling and prevent the single
42.5 Franklin to Arnold, one run, full on the toes, driven out to Twose
at wide long on
42.6 Franklin to Zoysa, one run, driving outside off stump, gets a thick
outside edge that runs straight down to McMillan at straightish
third man
End of over 43 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 212/6 (RR: 4.93 RRR: 71/7 = 10.14)
JEC Franklin 8-0-34-3 (5nb) - Port Hills End
DNT Zoysa 1* (1b) RP Arnold 35* (58b 1x4)
a good over for New Zealand, just the four runs and the wicket
coming from it
now the asking rate is a bit steeper, 71 needed off 42 balls
43.1 Vettori to Zoysa, one run, flighted flat low full toss, driven
straight down the ground on the leg side, to McMillan at long on
43.2 Vettori to Arnold, wide: no run, angling well wide down the leg
side, Parore fumbles as it's a tricky take low down, Arnold leaves
well alone
43.2 Vettori to Arnold, one run, driven straight down the ground to
McMillan at long on
43.3 Vettori to Zoysa, FOUR, super shot! flighted up full, powerfully
lifted over the head of Harris leaping at wide midwicket on the
circle edge, to the boundary
43.4 Vettori to Zoysa, no run, slower ball outside off stump, fishes at
it but misses as he's through it too quickly
43.5 Vettori to Zoysa, SIX, shot!!! swings across the line at it, but
gets a big chunk of wood on it, looked a bit top edgy, but it had
plenty of power on it, and it sails well over the head of Spearman
at long on
43.6 Vettori to Zoysa, two runs, flighted full, lofted straight back
over the bowler's head, long off and long on converge to field in
front of the sightscreen
End of over 44 (15 runs) Sri Lanka 227/6 (RR: 5.16 RRR: 56/6 = 9.33)
DL Vettori 9-0-59-0 (2w) - Hadlee Stand End
RP Arnold 36* (59b 1x4) DNT Zoysa 14* (6b 1x4 1x6)
great hitting from Zoysa in that over, 15 runs from it and the
required rate is dragged back closer to 9s than 10s
44.1 Franklin to Arnold, two runs, full outside off stump, well caressed
through cover, a fair bit of work in the outfield for Tuffey
fielding squarer, time for a well measured two
44.2 Franklin to Arnold, one run, full ball on off stump, squeezed back
down the ground on the leg side, through the legs of Zoysa leaping
over it, Vettori from mid off beats Twose at long on to the ball
44.3 Franklin to Zoysa, one run, shortish ball, mistimed pull out to
Spearman at deep midwicket
44.4 Franklin to Arnold, one run, opens the face and steers it directly
to Harris at backward point, taking a run well directly to the
field, almost casually
44.5 Franklin to Zoysa, FOUR, shot! Zoysa is hitting them nice and
cleanly now, lofted straight over mid off, for some reason
fielding inside the circle despite this player's clear intent
44.6 Franklin to Zoysa, one run, full outside off stump, driven out to
Tuffey at deep cover to retain the strike
End of over 45 (10 runs) Sri Lanka 237/6 (RR: 5.27 RRR: 46/5 = 9.20)
JEC Franklin 9-0-44-3 (5nb) - Port Hills End
DNT Zoysa 20* (9b 2x4 1x6) RP Arnold 40* (62b 1x4)
McMillan returns, replacing Vettori at the Hadlee Stand End
45.1 McMillan to Zoysa, one run, full toss outside off stump, tries to
swing it over midwicket but spears a thick edge straight towards
Vettori diving forward at backward, just bouncing short, and up
into his chin
45.2 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, driven up the
ground on the off side
45.3 McMillan to Zoysa, one run, and again, driven up towards Vincent at
extra cover, quick run taken easily with the shot
45.4 McMillan to Arnold, SIX, a shocker! and dispatched! very high full
toss, lucky not to be no-balled, swung away a mile high over
midwicket
panic in the crowd now reminiscent of New Zealand's choking effort
against Zimbabwe at Eden Park last month sweep around the small
crowd of just over 5000
45.5 McMillan to Arnold, one run, full and straight, turned out through
to deep midwicket
45.6 McMillan to Zoysa, one run, full outside off stump, driven straight
down to Oram at long off, once more retaining strike
End of over 46 (11 runs) Sri Lanka 248/6 (RR: 5.39 RRR: 35/4 = 8.75)
CD McMillan 7-0-39-0 (1w) - Hadlee Stand End
DNT Zoysa 23* (12b 2x4 1x6) RP Arnold 48* (65b 1x4 1x6)
from 71 off 7 overs to win, it's suddenly down to 37 off 4, this
one is most definitely 'game on!'
Tuffey returns, for Franklin at the Port Hills End
46.1 Tuffey to Zoysa, one run, full toss outside off stump, gets a thick
edge straight down to McMillan at third man
46.2 Tuffey to Arnold, one run, full outside off stump, squeezed up
towards vacant mid off for an easy single
46.3 Tuffey to Zoysa, one run, low full toss outside off stump, driven
out to Harris at deep cover
46.4 Tuffey to Arnold, no run, very full ball and straight, can only
squeeze it straight back down the pitch, Tuffey fields well at his
ankles for a welcome dot ball, the first in 18 deliveries
46.5 Tuffey to Arnold, one run, full on the legs, driven out to deep
square leg, brings up Arnold's fine 50 off 68 balls, 1x4, 1x6
46.6 Tuffey to Zoysa, FOUR, terrible ball to end the over, low full toss
clipped off the legs wide of short fine leg, races away to the
boundary and Zoysa is proving a key influence at the death with a
great 29 off 15 balls
End of over 47 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 256/6 (RR: 5.45 RRR: 27/3 = 9.00)
DR Tuffey 9-1-43-1 (1nb) - Port Hills End
RP Arnold 50* (68b 1x4 1x6) DNT Zoysa 29* (15b 3x4 1x6)
down to 27 off 18 balls to win
47.1 McMillan to Arnold, one run, low full toss, turned straight to
Fleming at wide midwicket, easy quick run taken with the shot
47.2 McMillan to Zoysa, one run, plays inside out, scooping it down the
ground to Oram on the second bounce at long off
47.3 McMillan to Arnold, wide: no run, a leg spinner from McMillan, but
ill-directed, down the leg side, and that brings up the 50
partnership
47.3 McMillan to Arnold, OUT: tries to swing a full ball outside off
stump across the line over midwicket, but only succeeds in getting
a thick edge to fly high up towards Twose running back at backward
point to take the catch
Sri Lanka 259/7, Partnership of 50
RP Arnold c Twose b McMillan 51 (70b 1x4 1x6)
DNT Zoysa 30* (16b 3x4 1x6) CD McMillan 7.3-0-42-1 (2w)
a brave Arnold departs, though it was Zoysa who made the most of
the quickfire partnership whose 50 came off just 31 balls
Dilhara Fernando the new batsman, at the non-striker's end as they
crossed during the catch
47.4 McMillan to Zoysa, one run, full outside off stump, driven firmly
down to Oram at long off
47.5 McMillan to Fernando, no run, good quick full ball fairly wide
outside off stump, Fernando advance and gives himself some room
but fails to reach it, looks for a wide but fairly not given
47.6 McMillan to Fernando, OUT: McMillan does it again, Fernando swings
all around it, and the sticks are cleaned up, McMillan pumps fists
in the air,
Sri Lanka 260/8, Partnership of 1
CRD Fernando b McMillan 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)
End of over 48 (4 runs) Sri Lanka 260/8 (RR: 5.42 RRR: 23/2 = 11.50)
CD McMillan 8-0-43-2 (2w) - Hadlee Stand End
DNT Zoysa 31* (17b 3x4 1x6)
the non-traditional death bowler McMillan picks up two in a cheap
48th over, now suddenly it's 23 runs needed off the final 12 balls
Mutiah Muralitharan the new batsman, coming out with runner Russel
Arnold after straining his groin in the field earlier
48.1 Tuffey to Zoysa, one run, full toss outside off stump, scooped up
in the air over cover, but bounces short of Harris in the deep
48.2 Tuffey to Muralitharan, (noball) one run, high full toss outside
off stump, lifts it over the slip down to Oram at third man
umpire Quested tries to grab umpire Cowie's attention from square
leg to signal that it was above waist height, finally acknowledged
and signalled
48.2 Tuffey to Zoysa, OUT: Zoysa holes out, and with it could go Sri
Lanka's serious hopes of challenging for victory now, full ball
picked up strongly, but straight down the throat of Vettori at
long on
Sri Lanka 263/9, Partnership of 3
DNT Zoysa c Vettori b Tuffey 32 (19b 3x4 1x6)
M Muralitharan 1* (1b) DR Tuffey 9.2-1-46-2 (2nb)
Indika Gallage the final batsman at the crease
48.3 Tuffey to Gallage, one run, full ball on the legs, turned away
towards vacant square leg for an easy quick run, 19 needed off 9
balls
48.4 Tuffey to Muralitharan, two runs, full outside off stump, well
steered away through backward point, Arnold sprints back for the
second for Muralitharan as Harris is around in the deep firing
back at the keeper's end, makes it home very well, 17 to win off 8
balls
48.5 Tuffey to Muralitharan, one run, full outside off stump, clunked
strongly across the line, down Franklin at long on, 16 off 7 to
win
48.6 Tuffey to Gallage, one run, swings across the line and only
succeeds in dragging an inside edge into his pads, drops down in
close on the off side, Arnold sprints through to grab the single,
urging Gallage through
End of over 49 (8 runs) Sri Lanka 268/9 (RR: 5.47 RRR: 15/1 = 15.00)
DR Tuffey 10-1-51-2 (2nb) - Port Hills End
IS Gallage 2* (2b) M Muralitharan 4* (3b)
we're down to the final over of the series, Sri Lanka need 15 for a
clean sweep, New Zealand need to take a wicket or concede 13 runs
or fewer to salvage some lost pride
49.1 McMillan to Gallage, one run, full outside off stump, drags an
inside edge into the pad, drops down in close on the off side and
they grab a quick single easily as McMillan jogs up to field, 14
to win off 5 balls
49.2 McMillan to Muralitharan, OUT: McMillan finishes it off, a yorker
dead on off stump, Muralitharan swings all around it and the
stumps are rattled, Sri Lanka dismissed for 269
Sri Lanka 269/10, Partnership of 6
M Muralitharan b McMillan 4 (4b 0x4 0x6)
IS Gallage 3* (3b) CD McMillan 8.2-0-44-3 (2w)
McMillan stands mid-pitch and pumps his arms in the air delight,
finishing with 3 wickets in his final 6 balls to clean up the
tail, New Zealand running out victorious by 13 runs with 4 balls
left unbowled
a consolation victory in every sense of the term, but one which
must give the home side some heart after a horrid run since the
ICC KnockOut triumph, as they head into a 5-match series against
the more formidable Pakistan next week
this win averts the possibility of losing their 12th game of their
last 13, while it also breaks Sri Lanka's mini-run of five wins on
the trot, starting with their own consolation win in the last game
of a 5-match series, in South Africa
Atapattu, Jayawardene, Arnold, Dharmasena and Zoysa all looked at
various stages of the innings capable of seeing Sri Lanka through
to a fantastic victory, after slumping to 21/3 in the 7th over
the wickets were well spread around, with Franklin and McMillan
snaring three apiece, and backed up by a solid Tuffey performance
at both ends of the innings
but despite all this, it takes very little away from Sri Lanka's
dominance of the series, wrapping it up 4-1, and they probably
won't dwell on missing out on a golden chance for a clean sweep,
with the big ticket England series back at home to think about
Time for the presentations, with firstly New Zealand Cricket chief
executive Christopher Doig coming forward to say a few words, in
particular congratulating the Sri Lankans for their fine
performance in the brief series on these shores, wishing them well
for their next assignment - England at home, and all the best for
Muralitharan's recovery from the groin injury
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is invited up to say a few
words also, and congratulates the Sri Lankans as well, but is
heartened by his young team's performance today in difficult
circumstances this season
Jacob Oram is announced as man of the match for his fine 59,
including four magnificent sixes, and a brilliant direct hit run
out from the deep of match top scorer Marvan Atapattu
and finally, Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya comes forward to
receive the National Bank One-Day International Series trophy, and
thanks the crowd, and their opposition for the competition, and
that concludes the presentations
from here Sri Lanka return home to face England in a Test series
starting in 11 days, while New Zealand's next assignment is the
National Bank One-Day International Series against Pakistan, both
covered live and in full, ball-by-ball on CricInfo.com
the first of these New Zealand matches is a day/night affair at
Eden Park in Auckland, starting at 2pm local time (0100 GMT) on
Saturday the 17th, but until then it's goodbye from CricInfo at
Jade Stadium in Christchurch on a lovely Sunday afternoon
any comments about today's coverage can be sent to
comms@cricinfo.com - all feedback is appreciated