364/4 (50.0 ov)NZ
VS
SL 249/10 (41.4 ov)
CRR: 5.97 | New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 115 runs

NZ beat SL by 115 runs | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd ODI Match - Commentary

Sri Lanka in New Zealand, 3 ODI Series, 2019

Date: Jan 08, 2019 Start Time: 03:30 IST | 22:00 GMT | 11:00 Local
Venue: Saxton Oval, Nelson

Match Commentary

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Highlights And Cricket Score 3rd Match - ODI Commentary

End of Over : 50.0 NZ: 364/4

Should be exciting if it goes the way the last two games did. Can Sri Lanka salvage some pride or will the Black Caps complete the clean sweep? Join us for the chase in some time.

So once more, Sri Lanka have faltered with the old ball. They conceded 57 runs off the last 3 overs. The target set is really huge and Sri Lanka will have to go at an RPO of more than 7 right from the start. Not going to be easy but with the series already gone, they have nothing to lose and should go for the win.

Henry Nicholls is caught down for a chat. He feels great to have a big total on the on the board and feels good to contribute to it. Hopes that his side defends it. On batting with Ross Taylor, he reckons that they complement each other well. Mentions that it was fun and the crowd has come in good numbers.

In came Henry Nicholls and along with Ross Taylor kept the scoreboard ticking early on with singles and doubles. Once they got set, they went bonkers. Ross Taylor started it off and got to his 20th ODI century. He reached 137 before finally falling to Malinga but that did not stop Nicholls. In fact, he went into fifth gear and smashed the balls to all parts en route to his maiden ODI ton. He and Neesham put up a 63-run unbeaten stand (off 23 balls) and powered New Zealand to a total of 364 which looks way above par on this wicket. Facing the likes of Ish Sodhi would not be easy on this wicket which is holding up slightly.

What an incredible batting performance! 161/3 was the score at the 30-over mark and they scored 203 runs in the next 20 overs. A complete batting performance by the Kiwis even though the openers went quite cheaply. 32 fours and 9 sixes in this innings. Tells you quite a story. A bowler of Lasith Malinga's calibre being destroyed at the back end. The innings started off in a slow fashion, with the first Powerplay seeing the Kiwis get to 55 for the loss of two wickets. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor then joined hands to put up a stand of 116 and set the platform up for the bashers who would come in later. Williamson looked really well set before getting out after his fifty.

49.6 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Just a bye off the final ball. A clever slower one by the bowler, angling down, Nicholls tries to be cheeky with his paddle scoop but fails to connect. They cross and New Zealand end on a massive 364/4, with 24 runs coming off the last over!

49.5 2

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. NOT OUT! He is super quick! A full toss this time, on off, it's forced down to long off and Nicholls scampers back for the second run. The throw from the deep is towards the non-striker's end where the bowler cannot collect it cleanly and the ball eventually comes to the keeper who breaks the stumps. Seems the batsman could just be in due to the ball being slowed down slightly. They appeal and it's referred upstairs. The replays find Henry safely in. 23 from the over so far, total carnage!

Appeal for a run out! The square leg umpire has taken this one upstairs.

49.4 6

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. SIX! Out of here! A slower short delivery outside off, Nicholls picks it and smokes it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Insane hitting!

49.4 5

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. NO BALL! Above waist height! Full toss on off, Nicholls goes uppishly over cover-point region for a boundary. Free Hit coming up...

49.3 2

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. A touch short on middle, Henry pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

49.2 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Two in two. Fuller delivery on off, Nicholls drives it through the cover region and the ball races away. What a start for the Kiwis in this over!

49.1 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Scintillating stuff from Nicholls. Slower delivery on a length, Nicholls whacks it in front of deep square leg for a boundary.

End of Over : 49 19 Runs NZ: 340/4
48.6 6

Lasith Malinga to James Neesham. SIX! HUGE! 19 off the over! Malinga has conceded more than 90 in his quota of overs. The second time he has done that in ODIs. Coming to this delivery, it's a length ball on middle and leg, Neesham gets his front leg out of the way and smashes it over cow corner deep into the crowd. Incredible batting but very poor bowling.

48.6 wd

Lasith Malinga to James Neesham. Wide! A short ball that is way off the radar! Goes too short, almost a half-tracker. The ball bounces over the head of the batsman and down the leg side as well. Wide signalled by the umpire without any hesitation.

48.5 4

Lasith Malinga to James Neesham. FOUR! Neesham gets into the act this time. Slower ball on the ribs, James swivels and gets it fine on the leg side and away from a diving Dickwella. No stopping that once it has passed the wicket-keeper.

48.4 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Short of a length delivery, slower in pace. Pulled away for a single to deep mid-wicket.

48.3 0

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Slower bouncer on leg stump, Henry comes into the line and tries to run it down fine on the leg side but misses the ball completely. Asks politely for a wide but the umpire is not interested.

48.2 6

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. SIX! Hundred for Nicholls! His maiden one in ODIs. Deserved this. Has batted brilliantly. Length ball on the pads and Nicholls just smashes it over deep square leg nonchalantly. He then removes his helmet and just raises both his hands as he faces the pavilion. Lovely batting!

48.1 1

Lasith Malinga to James Neesham. DROPPED! Sitter dropped by Pradeep. Malinga bowls it full on middle, Neesham flicks it uppishly but straight to the mid-wicket fielder who drops an easy catch. One run added to the total.

End of Over : 48 14 Runs NZ: 321/4
47.6 2

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Short of a length outside off, pushed away wide of cover for a couple of runs bu Nicholls. That is really good running.

47.5 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Outside edge and runs fine of short third man for a boundary! The game is so unfair on the bowler at times! Good yorker length ball outside off and Nicholls goes for the drive but manages to only get an outside edge that runs fine of short third man to the fence. Nicholls moves into the 90s.

Ross Taylor gives a quick interview on his way back. He is delighted to get a century and says that at the start of the match, they would have taken a score of 300. Adds that it's a good wicket and hopes they take this total close to 320-330. Mentions that he is just keeping it simple and is happy that it has worked. On scoring his 20th ODI hundred, he replies that he would have taken that at the start of his career and hopes to get a few more.

47.4 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Slower ball on a length outside off, keeps a tad low. Nicholls tries to sweep it away over fine leg but the lack of pace makes him miss the ball.

47.3 6

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. SIX! Just over. It was on a length on off, Nicholls gets to the pitch of it and lofts it over long on for a biggie.

47.2 1

Nuwan Pradeep to James Neesham. Full toss on middle, Neesham lofts it over mid on for a single.

47.1 0

Nuwan Pradeep to James Neesham. Length delivery this time on off, Neesham drives it towards mid off.

47.1 wd

Nuwan Pradeep to James Neesham. WIDE! Starts with a wide down leg. Neesham still tries to flick it but misses. The umpire signals a wide.

Nuwan Pradeep will bowl the 48th over.

End of Over : 47 7 Runs NZ: 307/4
46.6 4

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Short and easily dispatched away to the deep mid-wicket boundary by the set batsman. It was a slower short of a length ball and just outside off. Nicholls waits for it and then muscles it away to the right of the fielder in the deep at mid-wicket. No chance for him to come around and stop it. Lovely batting this! Malinga's over which was brilliant so far is spoiled by the four off the last ball.

46.5 1

Lasith Malinga to James Neesham. Slower ball bouncer once more first up to Neesham. He is too early into the pull and gets hit on the forearm. Runs through for a leg bye.

46.4 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Fuller length outside off, almost yorker length. Nicholls drives it to long off for a single.

46.3 0

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Slower one to Nicholls outside off. He goes for a huge slog but is foxed by the pace, or the lack of it should I say?

James Neesham in at number 6.

46.2 W

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. OUT! Taylor has holed out this time! A brilliant innings from Rosco comes to an end. Malinga gets his man in the end. Goes for the slower ball, on a length. The right-handed batsman goes for the pull and though he timed it quite well, he found Dhananjaya de Silva at deep square leg. Taylor did read the pace of the delivery but unfortunately for him, he couldn't get the placement right. Malinga picks up his third and a stunning innings of 137 comes to an end.

46.1 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Gets the yorker on a perfect length this time, Nicholls still manages to jam this down the ground to long off for a single.

End of Over : 46 5 Runs NZ: 300/3
45.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Dropped by the bowler! Another full ball has been absolutely smashed straight back to the bowler and Sandakan put down a very tough chance. Parried it behind for a run. Only 5 from this over but New Zealand have amassed 66 in the last 6 overs. 300 up!

45.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Full and wide outside off, Ross drills his drive through extra cover for one.

45.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Extra loop on this one as it lands very full on middle, Taylor digs it out back to the bowler.

45.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Flatter and fuller on leg, it's swept behind square leg for a single.

45.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Turning in from around off, Ross gets back and taps it down towards short third man for one. 150-run stand comes up!

45.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. That's been smashed! Flighted and full on off, Nicholls hammers it straight back and it cannons onto the stumps at the other end. After that it rolls behind for a run.

End of Over : 45 19 Runs NZ: 295/3
44.6 6

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. SIX! Malinga is bowling half-volley after half-volley here. Misses his length once more and Taylor gets under this and lofts it over long on once more. The fielder at the fence is a mere spectator as the ball goes way into the crowd. Brilliant from the Kiwis, not so much from the Lankan skipper. 19 off this over, too expensive.

44.5 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Slower bouncer! Nicholls is foxed by it as he is early into his pull which he mistimes towards deep mid-wicket. Luckily, the ball went in no man's land. Single taken.

44.4 4

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Absolutely bashed this down the ground. Going for a yorker outside off, taken on the full by Nicholls and he gets this really straight. Long off runs to his left and dives to try save the four but cannot stop the ball completely and it runs over the rope. This is beginning to become an expensive over.

44.3 1

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Full toss on middle and leg, Taylor flicks it away fine on the leg side for a single. Ross feels he missed out there.

44.2 6

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. SIX! In the slot and very, very easy for Taylor. Malinga misses his length and gets this as a half-volley on off stump, Ross gets under it and smashes it away for a maximum. It goes deep in the crowd. Hugeeee!!!

44.1 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Very full outside off, hit away to long on by Nicholls for a single.

End of Over : 44 5 Runs NZ: 276/3
43.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Another ball on off, swept away by the southpaw for a single to deep square leg.

43.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Shortens the length this time seeing the batsman come down the wicket. Nicholls went for the sweep and missed the shot. Gets hit on the hip. No run.

43.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Wide outside off and very quick, Ross slashes it hard and gets it to deep cover. Single taken, the fourth in four balls.

43.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Comes down the wicket to this flighted one on off, drives to long off for a single.

43.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Flatter one on the pads, Taylor works it to mid-wicket for a run.

43.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Flatter one outside off, Nicholls sweeps this away for a single to deep square leg.

Lakshan Sandakan returns to have another go.

End of Over : 43 13 Runs NZ: 271/3
42.6 2

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. NOT OUT! Just in! By a whisker! Fuller length outside off, jammed out to mid-wicket by Taylor. The batsmen wanted two and ran back as the fielder in the deep picked it up and threw the ball at the non-striker's end. Hit the stumps! The decision was referred upstairs but the replays rolled in and showed that the batsman was just in. Lucky shave!

Run out appeal! It's referred upstairs...

42.5 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Fuller outside off, driven through the covers for a single by the lefty.

42.4 1

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Slightly slower this time outside off, Ross drives this hard but straight to cover. A quick single is taken as the fielder has a shy at the non-striker's end but misses.

42.3 6

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. SIX! Picked up and deposited just over the rope for a maximum towards long on. Misses his yorker by a few inches, Taylor gets under the ball as he lifts it right back over the bowler's head and takes maximum toll.

42.2 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Perfect yorker! Nicholls does really well to dig it out towards mid off and gets a single as well. Good cricket all around.

42.1 2

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Fuller one outside off, driven wide of the deep cover fielder. Couple taken.

End of Over : 42 9 Runs NZ: 258/3
41.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Attempts another slog but this time the ball runs to deep mid-wicket for a single. 24 in the last two overs.

41.5 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! This is smashed! In the gap too and all the way for a boundary to cow corner. Flatter ball outside off and Nicholls went down on one knee and flat-batted it wide of long on. No chance for the fielders there.

41.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Another one on middle and leg to Taylor who just flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

41.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Flatter one outside off, pushed away to deep cover by the southpaw for a single.

41.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Slower through the air this time and on the pads from a length, worked away towards to deep mid-wicket for a run.

41.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Flatter one outside off, Nicholls goes for the slog and gets it to deep mid wicket for a single all along the ground. 250 comes up for the Kiwis.

End of Over : 41 15 Runs NZ: 249/3
40.6 2

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Gets back and punches it to wide long on for a brace. 15 from the over, New Zealand pressing the accelerator.

40.5 3

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. 100-run stand comes up! Full toss on middle, Nicholls forces it towards mid on where the fielder dives and parries it behind. The long off fielder runs across to his left, puts in a diving effort and he parries it towards long on. All in all three taken by the batsmen after the ball took a world tour.

40.4 2

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. 7th ODI fifty for Henry Nicholls! A length ball around off, Nicholls flicks it with fine timing through square leg for a couple of runs. Excellent knock by the southpaw, he has played a nice role in this partnership with Taylor.

40.3 1

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Full toss on the pads, turned through square leg for a run.

40.2 6

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. SIX! A bit of Dhoni in that shot! Very full and on middle, angling down, Taylor makes room and swings his blade firmly across the line. Makes fine connection and sends it packing over mid-wicket for a biggie.

40.1 1

Lasith Malinga to Henry Nicholls. Fullish and on middle, knocked down to long off for a run.

Lasith Malinga back on.

End of Over : 40 4 Runs NZ: 234/3
39.6 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. NOT OUT! The original decision stays. Fuller and quicker on middle and leg, Taylor tries to sweep it but is hit on the front pad. The bowler appeals and umpire shakes his head. Malinga straightaway goes for the review. The replay shows no inside edge and also it to be missing the stumps. Sri Lanka lose the review. Delight for the Kiwis.

Review time! Ross Taylor fails to connect with his attempted sweep shot and is rapped on the pads. Sri Lanka put in an unsuccessful appeal for an lbw. They are reviewing it. Looks to be missing leg.

39.5 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Shorter one, punched back down the ground towards the bowler.

39.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Flatter one on middle, worked towards mid-wicket from the crease by Nicholls for a single.

39.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. CENTURY FOR TAYLOR! Down the ground to long on for a single and he gets it! His 20th century in ODIs! Flatter ball on middle, pushed back in the direction of the bowler who failed to stop it. Taylor gets to the other end and to the landmark. What an innings it has been, was always coming! 54 in the first game, 90 in the second. Was looking in great form and finally gets his reward.

39.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Worked towards mid-wicket for a single by Nicholls. Wanted two but Taylor sent him back. Seems like he wants to get done with the century here.

39.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Flighted on the middle stump, pushed towards mid-wicket and Taylor ran through for a quick single. Mid-wicket picked up the ball and had a shy at the non-striker's end but missed. Would have been in anyway.

End of Over : 39 7 Runs NZ: 230/3
38.6 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Back of a length on off, Taylor guides it towards third man for a single. He keeps strike for the next over.

38.5 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

38.5 wd

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. WIDE! Tries to bowls it slower but looses its line and length. It was wide down leg. Umpire signals a wide.

38.4 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Length delivery on off, Henry tries to push it towards point, but gets an inside edge onto it. The batsmen get a single in the process.

38.3 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Similar delivery, Ross drives it to mid off for a quick run.

38.2 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Fuller on off, Nicholls pushes it towards mid off for a single.

38.2 wd

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. WIDE! Bowls it wide down leg, Nicholls still tries to flick it but fails to connect it.

38.1 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Length delivery outside off, Taylor opens the face of the guides it towards third man for a single.

End of Over : 38 9 Runs NZ: 223/3
37.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! The fine reverse sweep brought out! Flatter one outside off, Nicholls gets in position early and plays it fine of short third man. Once it beats the fielder, there was no chance of stopping that ball. 9 off the over. Good one for the Kiwis again.

37.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Very full and on middle, Taylor walks into this drive to long on and gets a run.

37.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Could have been a chance if he had picked it up cleanly! Fuller one outside off, HN taps it towards covers and goes for a quick single. The fielder at cover doesn't pick up the ball cleanly. Could have been a chance had he taken it and hit the stumps at the non-striker's end.

37.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Flatter one on middle, Taylor rocks back and punches it to long on for a single.

37.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Slightly slower through the air, worked towards mid-wicket by the left-hander for a run.

37.1 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Flatter one on middle, flicked away to deep mid-wicket for a single by Rosco. 93 now.

End of Over : 37 10 Runs NZ: 214/3
36.6 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Bouncer! On the leg stump line. Nicholls swivels and tries to pull it but fails to put bat on ball. Dot to end the over.

36.5 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Length ball on middle, Ross pushes it down to long on for a single.

36.4 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. Yorker length ball! The ball is taken on the full by the southpaw as he pushes it to mid off and takes a quick single.

36.3 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Poor delivery and punished! Short of a length on the leg side and Nicholls gets inside the line of the ball. Pulls it away with disdain for a boundary. The ball went to the rope like a tracer bullet.

36.2 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Length ball outside off, driven towards deep cover for a single.

36.2 wd

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Wide! Slower one but gets the radar is wrong as he puts it down the leg side.

36.1 2

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Wide outside off, cut away to the left of third man by Taylor. Couple taken. Taylor goes into the 90s.

Nuwan Pradeep is back into the attack.

End of Over : 36 4 Runs NZ: 204/3
35.6 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Full and on middle, it's eased around with the turn through wide mid on for a run. A good over by de Silva.

35.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Exposes all his stumps to a short delivery but finds the cover fielder with his cut shot.

35.4 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. A touch short on off, Taylor plays it late and places it in front of short third man for a single.

35.3 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

35.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. A loopy one, landing full around leg, Henry knocks it down to long on for one.

35.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Flighted and full on off, Nicholls makes room but only manages to push it back in the direction of the bowler.

End of Over : 35 10 Runs NZ: 200/3
34.6 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Slightly fuller this time outside off, driven on the front foot towards long off for a run. Retains strike. Good over for the Kiwis, ten off it in the end. The 200 also comes up for the hosts with that single. Would be looking to go hard in the next 15 and get to a score over 300 at the least.

34.5 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Short of a length ball on middle and leg, Nicholls misses his flick and gets hit high on the pads.

34.4 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Short outside off, cut away wide of point for a single by Taylor.

34.3 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Length ball on middle, pushed towards mid-wicket coming half ahead.

34.2 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Make it three fours on the bounce! This time it is a soft outside edge. Length ball outside off, Taylor looks to guide it down to third man but the ball goes off the outside edge and wide of the keeper for a boundary. 50-run stand comes up between these two.

34.1 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. FOUR! That is two consecutive boundaries! Fuller length on middle and Taylor lifts it over mid-wicket's head for a superb four. No fielder out there and the ball goes into the fence on one bounce.

End of Over : 34 9 Runs NZ: 190/3
33.6 4

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Short and easily dispatched! Well outside off and cut away through covers. The fielders are mere spectators. 9 from De Silva's first over.

33.5 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. This time the length is short, Ross waits in his crease and almost takes the ball off the keeper's glove as he runs this down fine of short third man. Single taken.

33.4 2

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Some innovation there! The ball is flatter on off, Taylor plays the reverse paddle from the back of the bat. It runs fine of short third man for a couple.

33.3 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Henry Nicholls. Shortens his length to the left-hander, Nicholls rocks back and pushes it to long on for a run.

33.2 1

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Another flat one on middle, this time it is worked wide of the man at mid-wicket for a single.

33.1 0

Dhananjaya de Silva to Ross Taylor. Flatter one on middle, pushed towards mid-wicket by Taylor.

Dhananjaya de Silva on for a bowl now.

End of Over : 33 4 Runs NZ: 181/3
32.6 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Sprays this onto the pads, Ross misses his flick and gets hit on the thigh pad. A leg bye is taken.

32.5 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Slower one, rolling his fingers over the ball. Taylor turns it away towards mid-wicket. No run.

32.4 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Outside off on a length, Taylor defends coming a little ahead.

32.3 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Length ball outside off, pushed back towards mid off. Quick single taken this time.

32.2 2

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Short of a length on middle, Henry pulls it away back of square leg. Thisara runs to his left and puts in a dive as he stops the ball. Passes it to his mate who throws it back. Good fielding, only a couple taken.

32.1 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Length ball outside off, pushed towards covers off the back foot by Nicholls.

DRINKS! Another passage of play dominated by the Kiwis. They have lost their skipper but Taylor and Nicholls are looking good. They will hope to get close to the 300-run mark if not more. The visitors, on the other hand, have lost their mark after a good early start.

End of Over : 32 8 Runs NZ: 177/3
31.6 1

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. Length delivery on middle, Nicholls works it to the leg side for another run.

31.5 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Short on off, Taylor cuts it towards third man. The batsmen rotate strike.

31.4 1

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. A touch short on off, Henry punches it through point for a single.

31.3 4

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Good improvisation from Nicholls. Fuller from Shanaka, Nicholls shuffles across and paddles it through fine leg for a boundary.

31.2 0

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. A touch fuller on middle, Nicholls pushes it straight to the bowler.

31.1 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Fuller on middle, Taylor pushes it toward long on for a single.

End of Over : 31 8 Runs NZ: 169/3
30.6 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Outside off, Taylor cuts it through point to keep the strike for the next over.

30.5 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Short ball outside off, Nicholls makes room and cuts it to third man for a run.

30.4 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Full again on off, Henry drives it to extra cover.

30.3 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Full and closer to the off pole, Nicholls gets behind it and blocks it.

30.2 2

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. Outside off, cut past the point fielder for a couple of runs.

30.1 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Henry Nicholls. FOUR! Whipped! Back of a length ball outside off, Nicholls steps out and whacks it over mid-wicket. No protection there and the ball crosses the fence.

Dushmantha Chameera is into the attack.

End of Over : 30 3 Runs NZ: 161/3
29.6 2

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Run out chance! Fuller on middle and leg, Taylor flicks it through mid-wicket. He immediately calls for two. The fielder in the deep throws it at a rapid pace but could not hit the stumps at the bowler's end. Had he hit the stumps, Rosco would have been a goner. Big moment in the game. Sri Lanka need these moments to go their way.

29.5 0

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Length delivery on middle, Taylor defends it with a straight bat.

29.4 0

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

29.3 1

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. Back of a length on off, Henry punches it through point for a single.

29.2 0

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. Fuller on off, HN drives it towards mid off.

29.1 0

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. A touch short on off, Nicholls punches it towards point.

End of Over : 29 3 Runs NZ: 158/3
28.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Fuller on middle, RT pushes it straight back to the bowler.

28.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. A touch short on off, Nicholls punches it through point. The batsmen rotate strike.

28.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Gives it a bit of air on off, HN pushes it towards point.

28.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Flighted delivery on middle, Taylor pushes it towards long on for a single.

28.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Quicker and flatter on middle, Taylor defends it off the back foot.

28.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Loopy delivery spinning back in, Nicholls strokes it towards long on for a run.

End of Over : 28 5 Runs NZ: 155/3
27.6 3

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. A tad short on middle, HN pulls it through mid-wicket for three runs. Good running that!

27.5 0

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. The batsman has played that off the front foot and into the ground.

27.4 0

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. Length delivery on off, Henry tries to push it towards point, but gets an inside edge onto it and the ball hits the pads.

27.3 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. On middle, Taylor drives it towards mid on and takes off for a quick run. Gets an easy single in the end.

27.2 1

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. A touch fuller on middle and leg, Nicholls flicks it through fine leg for a single.

27.1 0

Dasun Shanaka to Henry Nicholls. Fuller on off, Nicholls drives it straight to the mid on fielder.

End of Over : 27 4 Runs NZ: 150/3
26.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. Short ball on middle, Nicholls rocks back and pulls this to long on to retain strike.

26.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. On leg, Taylor has flicked the ball off his pads. The batsmen have run through for a single.

26.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Slower ball down the leg side, Taylor misses his flick and Dickwella manages to get something on it.

26.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Henry Nicholls. The short of length delivery has been cut away through square on the off side. The batsmen have run through for a single.

Henry Nicholls is the next man in for the Kiwis.

26.2 W

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. OUT! Williamson has given it away. They were going at a decent pace and the skipper tries to up the scoring even further. A flighted ball from Sandakan on middle and off, Williamson gets low and looks to slog this over cow corner. Doesn't time it well, knew it as soon as he hit it. Dhananjaya at the ropes takes a good catch. A good knock from the captain comes to an end as does the partnership. Also, this is the first wicket for a Sri Lankan spinner in this series.

26.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Full toss again on off, Taylor hits it to mid-wicket and changes strike.

End of Over : 26 7 Runs NZ: 146/2
25.6 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. On a length on off, Ross pushes it towards mid off for a quick single. Good running from these two.

25.5 0

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Appeal for an lbw but turned down by the umpire. It was a fuller delivery on middle, Taylor tries to flick it but gets an inside edge onto his pads. Lucky for Taylor, he got some bat onto it, otherwise he was plumb in front.

25.4 0

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Full on middle, Ross plays it towards mid-wicket.

25.3 4

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Cuts and cuts hard! A tad short on off, Taylor hangs back and cuts it through point for a boundary.

25.2 1

Dasun Shanaka to Kane Williamson. Goes short on middle, Williamson pulls it towards deep fine leg for a run.

25.1 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Drifts on his pads, Taylor flicks it through fine leg for a single.

End of Over : 25 6 Runs NZ: 139/2
24.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. On middle and leg, driven to mid on.

Stumping referral. Williamson is in question but looks safe.

24.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. NOT OUT! Loopy ball on off, Williamson is drawn forward to it but gets beaten. Dickwella removes the bails and appeals. The umpire takes it up as a formality and the TV umpire confirms he is well inside.

24.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Taylor has punched the ball off the back foot to the off side. One run added to the total.

24.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Full toss on middle, Taylor gets low and sweeps this beautifully through square leg. No one back there and the ball meets the ropes. Ross is getting a boundary almost every over.

24.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Quicker through the air on middle, blocked by Taylor.

24.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Flighted ball in line of the stumps, driven to long off. They jogged to complete the run.

End of Over : 24 8 Runs NZ: 133/2
23.6 0

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Ends with a drive towards mid off.

23.5 1

Dasun Shanaka to Kane Williamson. A touch fuller on middle, Williamson flicks it towards mid-wicket. The batsmen switch ends.

23.4 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Fuller on off, Taylor drives it towards mid off for a run.

23.3 0

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

23.2 2

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. A touch short on off, Taylor cuts it through point for a couple of runs. Also brings up the 100-run stand as well. Superb from the two experienced players. They need to carry on now.

23.1 4

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Streaky but effective. Fuller delivery on off, Taylor tries to drive it but get a bottom edge onto it. The ball goes between the keeper's legs and towards third man for a boundary. Brings up his 46th ODI fifty, his sixth on the trot. Equals the record for the most consecutive 50-plus scores in ODIs for the Kiwis.

End of Over : 23 7 Runs NZ: 125/2
22.6 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Full and on leg, Taylor on drives it towards long on for a single.

22.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Played to the mid-wicket region by KW. They pick up a single.

22.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Driven through mid on by the batsman. One run added to the total.

22.3 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Sloppy work. Fuller ball on off, Taylor swipes at this. Malinga at square leg cannot get down quickly and the ball goes under him and away to the fence.

22.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. In line of the stumps, not short enough to pull. Ross still goes for it. Gets bat on ball but not past the short fine leg fielder.

22.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. On the leg side, Taylor turns his bat to the on side but finds the fielder.

End of Over : 22 5 Runs NZ: 118/2
21.6 0

Dasun Shanaka to Kane Williamson. Fraction too straight, KW flicks it towards mid-wicket.

21.5 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. A touch short on middle, Taylor works it around the corner for a single.

21.4 1

Dasun Shanaka to Kane Williamson. A touch short on off, Williamson cuts it towards deep point. The batsmen cross ends.

21.3 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. On a length on off, Ross guides it towards third man for a run.

21.2 1

Dasun Shanaka to Kane Williamson. Half century! Length delivery on off, Kane opens the face of the bat and guides it towards third man for a single. Brings up the 35th ODI fifty for the captain. Brilliant innings from him, so far. The Kiwis will like him to bat on and score a hundred as well.

21.1 1

Dasun Shanaka to Ross Taylor. Starts off with a fuller delivery on off, Ross pushes it towards mid off for a run.

Dasun Shanaka is brought into the attack.

End of Over : 21 6 Runs NZ: 113/2
20.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Loopy ball on middle, Kane looks turn it away but gets an inside edge onto his back leg.

20.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Slower ball on middle and leg, Williamson turns his bat to the on side for nothing.

20.4 4

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. FOUR! LOVELY! A bit short on off, Kane goes back and cuts it so late through point. Finds the gap and the ball runs away to the fence. Moves to 49 with that.

20.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Ross has driven this through mid off to get another run.

20.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Given air on leg, turned away to mid-wicket.

20.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Tossed up ball on off, driven past mid off to give Taylor the strike.

End of Over : 20 6 Runs NZ: 107/2
19.6 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Length on off, cut away to mid off. Dot to end the over.

19.5 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Outside off, Williamson goes back and cuts it through the gap at covers for a single.

19.4 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Back of a length again on middle and leg, Taylor hops and tucks it away towards square leg for one more.

19.3 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. At 140.7 kph, on top of off. Kane taps it to the off side and gets to the other end.

19.2 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Back of a length ball aimed at the hips. Ross tucks it away around the corner for one.

19.1 2

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Full and around off, Taylor with fast hands carves it along the turf past point for a brace. The third man fielder tidies up the work.

End of Over : 19 13 Runs NZ: 101/2
18.6 6

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. SIX! What a shot from the captain. The pick up shot. It's nicely tossed up delivery on middle, Kane strikes and whips it over mid-wicket for a biggie. Umpire goes upstairs to check it whether it crossed the rope or not. Replay shows it has crossed the line. 13 runs from the over. Costly over from Sandakan. Brings up the 100 as well for the Kiwis.

18.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. A touch short on off, RT punches it through point for a single.

18.4 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Loopy delivery on middle and leg, Ross clips it off his pads and the ball goes through fine leg for a brace.

18.3 2

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Good running there. Full toss on middle, Taylor whips it through mid-wicket. The fielder in the deep misfields and the batsmen manage to get easy two runs in the end.

18.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. A tad fuller on middle, Kane tucks it around the corner for a run.

18.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Tossed up delivery on middle, Ross comes down the track and eases it towards long on for a single.

End of Over : 18 4 Runs NZ: 88/2
17.6 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Length on middle and leg, Williamson hops a touch and plays it to mid-wicket.

17.5 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Chameera goes short down leg, Taylor cannot get hold of his pull but manages to collect a run as the ball rolls towards square leg.

17.4 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. On middle and leg, flicked through mid-wicket for one.

17.3 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Back of a length ball outside off, Taylor runs it down to third man to rotate strike.

17.2 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. A bit wide outside off, punched past the diving point fielder to change ends.

17.1 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Length ball on off, punched back to the bowler.

End of Over : 17 3 Runs NZ: 84/2
16.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. On middle, Ross drives it straight to the bowler. Economical beginning from Sandakan. Sri Lanka will like him to take some wickets though.

16.5 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Loopy delivery on middle and leg, Kane works it towards mid-wicket for a run.

16.4 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Quicker and fuller on off, KW pushes it towards cover.

16.3 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Drags it short on off, Taylor punches it through point for a single.

16.2 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Quicker on off, Ross somehow digs it out.

16.1 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Tossed up delivery on middle, Kane strokes it towards long on for a run.

Drinks! After the fall of two early wickets, the reliable duo of Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson have gathered the pieces together. They have brought up the 50-run stand in pretty good time. The visitors will look to tighten things up now in the middle overs and pick some wickets which they haven't on a consistent basis in this series.

End of Over : 16 5 Runs NZ: 81/2
15.6 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Ross Taylor. Ends with a length delivery on off, Ross guides it towards point.

15.5 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Length delivery on middle, Kane works it towards mid-wicket for a single. Brings up the 50-run stand between these two. The duo have steadied the ship a bit after losing early wickets and will like to build on it now.

15.4 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. A touch short on middle, the captain defends it from within the crease.

15.3 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Back of a length on middle, Williamson defends it off the back foot.

15.2 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Fuller on middle and leg, Kane has flicked it to mid-wicket.

15.1 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. FOUR! In the air but safe. Overpitched from Chameera, Kane leans forward and plays the shot little early but times it sweetly through mid off. The ball races away to the fence.

Dushmantha Chammera is back for an another spell.

End of Over : 15 2 Runs NZ: 76/2
14.6 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Gives this air on middle and off, bunted down by Taylor.

14.5 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Loopy ball on the leg stump, Ross gets low to sweep but can't get it past square leg.

14.4 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Another looped up ball in line of the stumps, driven along the turf to long on for one.

14.3 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Kane Williamson. Tossed this one up on off, driven to extra cover.

14.2 1

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Fuller this time on middle and leg, eased away to long on for an easy single.

14.1 0

Lakshan Sandakan to Ross Taylor. Leg spinner on the leg stump, turned away by Taylor.

Lakshan Sandakan to bowl now.

End of Over : 14 8 Runs NZ: 74/2
13.6 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. Williamson has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

13.5 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. Similar delivery, the captain tries to flick it but was hit high on the pads.

13.4 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. On a length on middle and leg, Ross tries to flick it, but misses it and was hit high on the pads. The ball then goes towards the leg side. The batsmen take a run in the process.

13.3 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. Fuller on middle, Williamson works it to mid-wicket for a run.

13.2 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Errs in line and length and was punished for that. Not that short on middle, Kane pulls it through fine leg for a boundary.

13.1 2

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. Strays on his pads, Kane flicks it through fine leg for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 13 6 Runs NZ: 66/2
12.6 1

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. Fraction full, Kane pushes it towards mid off and takes off. Malinga at mid off has a shy at the non-striker's end but Kane makes it in time.

12.5 0

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. Fuller on off, KW pushes it straight to the bowler.

12.4 4

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Classic Williamson. Length delivery on middle, Kane comes down the track and lobs it over mid on for a beautiful boundary.

12.3 0

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. A touch short on this occasion on middle, Kane pushes it towards point.

12.2 1

Thisara Perera to Ross Taylor. Fraction too straight, Ross flicks it towards mid on for a run.

12.1 0

Thisara Perera to Ross Taylor. Fuller on middle, Ross works it towards mid-wicket.

End of Over : 12 3 Runs NZ: 60/2
11.6 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Similar delivery, Ross flicks it to the leg side and keeps the strike with that.

11.5 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. On middle and leg, Williamson tucks it around the corner for a run.

11.4 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. Bumper this time on middle, Kane nicely ducks underneath it.

11.3 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Kane Williamson. Good shot but straight to the bowler. It was a fuller delivery on middle, Kane drove it straight to the bowler.

11.2 1

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Drifts on his pads, Taylor flicks it through square leg for a single.

11.1 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Fuller this time on middle, Ross defends it with a straight bat.

End of Over : 11 2 Runs NZ: 57/2
10.6 0

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. Outside off on this occasion, Kane defends it towards cover-point. Good first over from Perera, just two off it in the end.

10.5 0

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. Length ball on top of off stump, defended showing the full face of the bat by Williamson.

10.4 1

Thisara Perera to Ross Taylor. Well outside off, Ross is back in the crease and cuts this one away to third man for a single.

10.3 0

Thisara Perera to Ross Taylor. Length ball outside off once more, Taylor takes a pace down the ground before keeping it out towards cover.

10.2 0

Thisara Perera to Ross Taylor. Length ball just outside off, Taylor comes a little ahead and then turns it away towards the leg side but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

10.1 1

Thisara Perera to Kane Williamson. Length ball outside off, guided towards third man for a single by Williamson.

Powerplay 2 time! Now, a maximum of 4 fielders can be put outside the ring. There is a bowling change as well. Thisara Perera to run in...

End of Over : 10 0 Runs NZ: 55/2
9.6 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Length ball on leg stump to end the over, pushed towards mid-wicket. Another maiden! Two on the trot. Rare these days in limited-overs cricket. Sri Lanka pulling things back after a 9-run 8th over. Done with the first Powerplay.

9.5 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Another ball on a length outside off, kept out back down the ground by RT.

9.4 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Good length ball again on off and middle, turned away towards mid-wicket.

9.3 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Good lines from Pradeep. Gets this on the off stump line, Ross defends watchfully back to the bowler.

9.2 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Fuller length on middle and leg, pushed towards mid-wicket again off the front foot.

9.1 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Length ball on middle and leg, worked towards mid-wicket by Taylor.

End of Over : 9 0 Runs NZ: 55/2
8.6 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Ooh! Almost got him in front there! On a length on middle stump and swinging away a little late. Williamson adjusts well in the end to keep the ball out. Had he missed, he would have been plumb in front. Maiden over!

8.5 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Swinging away this one on a length outside off, guided towards gully with an angled bat by Williamson.

8.4 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. This time delivers this ball on middle, pushed back with soft hands towards Malinga by KW.

8.3 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. A length ball but the line is middle and leg on this occasion. Defended towards mid wicket.

8.2 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Slightly shorter in length, outside off. Williamson rocks back and pushes this towards cover.

8.1 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Hurls this on a length outside off, Kane defends off the back foot.

End of Over : 8 9 Runs NZ: 55/2
7.6 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Good length ball outside off to end, watchfully kept out by the batsman.

7.5 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Outside off on a length, defended back towards the bowler by Taylor.

7.4 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Length ball outside off, Ross comes ahead and defends into the ground.

7.3 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Middle and leg line once more, Taylor misses his flick and gets hit on the thigh pad this time though.

7.2 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Another boundary! Short of a length on middle and the ball goes very slowly onto Taylor. He has all the time in the world to pull this away through mid-wicket again. Two fours in two balls.

7.1 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Too straight and on the pads, flicked away easily in the huge gap through mid wicket. Runs away to the fence.

7.1 wd

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. WIDE! Put well down leg side on this occasion,the batsman cannot connect his shot.

End of Over : 7 6 Runs NZ: 46/2
6.6 1

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Outside off on a length, Ross cuts it away to third man for a single. Keeps strike.

6.5 2

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Sprays onto the pads this time, Taylor misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball looked like a slower off cutter. Slight appeal but it was going down leg. Two leg byes are taken as the ball runs towards the vacant square leg region.

6.4 0

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Outside off on a good length, Taylor defends it towards cover-point.

6.3 3

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Trademark Williamson! Outside off and Kane pushes it in the gap wide of cover with total control. The ball does not have the legs to reach the fence as the fielder dives to keep the ball just inside. Three runs are taken till it comes back though.

6.2 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Good length ball outside off, kept out towards cover from the crease.

6.1 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Length ball on middle and leg at a gentle pace. Williamson comes half-ahead and defends.

End of Over : 6 4 Runs NZ: 40/2
5.6 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Full and outside off, Taylor plays it down towards mid on from the inner half of his blade.

5.5 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Taylor has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

5.4 4

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. FOUR! Nearly does a Munro. Pradeep puts it on a shorter length outside off and Taylor rocks back to slap it square of the wicket on the off side. But the ball doesn't rise much and gathers the inside edge. It narrowly misses the sticks before speeding away to the fine leg fence.

5.3 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Uppish! This pitch is already acting up. Once again the ball sticks a bit on the surface as it lands on a full length on middle. Taylor tries to flick but is early into the shot. Ends up pushing it aerially but safely towards mid on.

5.2 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Once again Nuwan lands it on a length just outside off, Ross is behind the line as he blocks it back with a straight bat.

5.1 0

Nuwan Pradeep to Ross Taylor. Begins his spell with a length ball around off, angling in, Taylor gets forward and defends it back.

Nuwan Pradeep is the first bowling change. Two slips and a gully in place.

End of Over : 5 11 Runs NZ: 36/2
4.6 5

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. FIVE RUNS! Poor judgement of a run followed by overthrows! Lots of chaos out there in the middle. Length ball outside off and Taylor pushes it with soft hands just wide of mid off. Sets off for a single but the ball was timed just a little too well and went to Thisara Perera at mid off quite fast. He picks it up cleanly and throws it at the non-striker's end, all in one go. The ball misses the stumps though, would have been really close had he hit. The fielder backing up cannot get around in time and four overthrows result. Sri Lanka won't mind though, things are happening for them and the NZ batsmen seem to be in a little panic mode here. It is a 50-over game, can take a little more time here to settle down.

4.5 0

Lasith Malinga to Ross Taylor. Good ball first up to the new batsman. Fuller length on middle and slightly swinging away late. Taylor does well to bring his bat down in time and defend it back down towards the bowler.

Ross Taylor walks in next with New Zealand in a spot of bother.

4.4 W

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. OUT! Chopped on! Would you believe it! Outside off, pretty wide that too. Colin Munro goes for the expansive drive but the ball tails in ever so slightly and takes the inside edge. It goes back to knock the off stump. The southpaw can't believe his luck and waits for a second at the crease before walking back in disgust. SL and Malinga have two inside the fifth over.

4.3 4

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. FOUR! Slower ball, 110.5 clicks only but Munro has read it out of the hands. Waits for the ball to come at him outside off stump and he cuts it away in the gap. The ground has enough pace on it to take the ball to the fence.

4.2 0

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. Fuller on this occasion, almost sneaks through. Munro does well to jam it away towards square leg.

4.1 2

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. Length ball on middle and coming in slightly, Munro turns this away square on the leg side for a couple.

End of Over : 4 5 Runs NZ: 25/1
3.6 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Another good ball outside off to end the over, KW looks to push it on the off side but it gets the bottom edge and the ball drops down right on the pitch. Good over other than that one ball on the pads.

3.5 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Length ball outside off, Kane angles his bat and pushes this ball towards gully.

3.4 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. FOUR! Cannot bowl there with a 7-2 off side field. A tough field no doubt but Chameera has to look to keep the ball outside off. Throws this on the pads of Williamson who happily flicks it away in the gap through mid-wicket all the way for a boundary. Easy pickings.

3.3 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Kane Williamson. Good line and length from Chameera. Just on top of off stump, defended back down by Kane coming a little ahead.

3.2 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Colin Munro. Length ball and coming in with the angle on middle and leg. Colin works it away to deep mid-wicket for a single here.

3.1 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Colin Munro. Around the wicket, bowled at a length on middle. Kept out by Munro.

End of Over : 3 4 Runs NZ: 20/1
2.6 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Length ball outside off, Williamson defends this from within the crease to end the over.

2.5 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Well left outside off by the NZ skipper this time.

2.4 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Hurls this on middle and leg, defended with soft hands back down the ground.

2.3 0

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. Beaten! Outside off, and shapes away pretty late. Williamson was on the crease trying to defend this on the off side. The ball beats him on the outside.

2.2 4

Lasith Malinga to Kane Williamson. EDGED AND FOUR! That was the difference between Guptill and Williamson. Why Williamson is still out there is because of his soft hands on this one. Another length ball outside off and swinging away a little, Kane waits for the ball to come at him unlike Guptill on the previous ball. The ball takes the edge but does not carry to slip. Runs wide of him and fine for a boundary. Good bowling though from Lasith.

The captain Kane Williamson comes to bat at no. 3.

2.1 W

Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill. OUT! Caught at gully! Malinga strikes again early, just like he has done in the past two matches. Throws this one outside off on a length, Guptill pushes at it with hard hands. The ball moves away a bit and goes off the thick outside edge. Carries to Kusal Mendis at gully, at a good height. Easy catch taken. Sri Lanka draw first blood. Guptill departs early, a big wicket as we know what he can do when he plays a big innings.

End of Over : 2 14 Runs NZ: 16/0
1.6 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Colin Munro. EDGED AND FOUR! Outside off on a length, Munro goes to cut but gets a thick outside edge that flies wide of slip. Third man is square, the ball runs away to the fence. 14 from the over, an expensive beginning from Chameera.

1.5 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Martin Guptill. Brings it outside off on a length, Martin Guptill is ahead to push this ball down the ground. Gets a thick outside edge that runs wide of point for a single down to third man.

1.4 0

Dushmantha Chameera to Martin Guptill. Good length ball on middle to the right-hander. Guptill is ahead in defense.

1.3 1

Dushmantha Chameera to Colin Munro. Around the wicket, hurled in at the thigh pads, jammed away on to the leg side coming half-forward. Single taken.

1.2 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Colin Munro. FOUR! Two in two! Slower ball this time as Chameera just rolls his fingers over on the ball as he delivered it. The batsman actually was deceived as Munro tried to lift it over mid off. Gets just enough to go over the head of the fielder and to the fence for a boundary. Expensive start from Dushmantha.

1.1 4

Dushmantha Chameera to Colin Munro. FOUR! Welcomed with a boundary. Length ball outside off, a gentle loosener. Munro drives and gets it in the gap through the covers. Short boundary there and a definite four.

Dushmantha Chameera to bowl with the other new ball.

End of Over : 1 2 Runs NZ: 2/0
0.6 1

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. Outside off on a length to end the over, Munro tries to drive but gets the inside half of the bat and the ball rolls onto the leg side towards mid-wicket. A quick single taken and Munro retains strike. Signs of this pitch being a bit slow already showing.

0.5 0

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. The radar is back to just outside leg, Munro is early into his flick and misses the ball to get hit on the thigh pad. No run though.

0.4 0

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. Goes outside off on this occasion, Colin goes for the drive but misses the ball. Another one that goes to the keeper on the bounce.

0.3 0

Lasith Malinga to Colin Munro. Straying on to the pads of the left-hander. Munro jams it out on the leg side without much foot movement.

0.2 1

Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill. Better bounce on this occasion, on length outside off again. Guptill pushes it towards mid off and sets off for a quick single. NZ and Martin off the mark.

0.1 0

Lasith Malinga to Martin Guptill. A length ball outside off to start off with, the ball seems to have held up in the surface and Guptill who was looking to defend misses the ball. It goes on a bounce to the keeper, the first ball of the day!

The two opening batsmen, Martin Guptill and Colin Munro are out in the middle. Fielders in position. Lasith Malinga to start proceedings for the Lankans. Two slips in place. Last ODI set to get underway! Let's go...

Pitch report - Mark Richardson with the pitch report. He says it looks like a perfect batting surface. Also says there is a tinge of green grass which will help the pacers with the new ball. Reckons if the bowlers put the ball in right areas, they will get wickets here. Mentions the ground is not that big, especially square of the wicket and there could be a lot of runs. Also adds 275 is a par score here and teams chasing have won 7 out of 9 games.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson says that even he would have opted to bowl. Reckons that the surface looks a good one. Suggests that they will have to bat well initially. Says that they have made one change to their side where Lockie Ferguson comes in for Trent Boult. Ends saying that they will look to improve their fielding.

Sri Lankan skipper Lasith Malinga says that their batters are chasing well in the past two games so he wants to do the same thing again. Mentions that they have to bowl well in the first innings. Reckons that the middle order has not been in the best form and wants to correct that. Suggests there is a good chance for them to win the game. Says that they have made three changes to the side. Dinesh Chandimal, Asela Gunaratne and Seekkuge Prasanna are out. Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva and Dushmantha Chameera are in.

TOSS - Lasith Malinga wins the toss and SRI LANKA WILL FIELD!

For New Zealand, they are yet to get a convincing win in spite of bagging the series. In both games, they got a scare and were lucky to be on the winning side. Much like the visiting team, their bowling hasn't been on top while there were as many as six catches put down (technically) which nearly cost them the last match. The Black Caps would like to fine-tune these areas months before the World Cup. They might shuffle their playing XI for this match and that will give Sri Lanka an opportunity to taste their first success on this tour. We are expecting yet another cracking contest. Stay with us for more updates...

Welcome ladies and gentlemen for the third ODI with the series already settled in favour of the home team! The action now shifts to Nelson after a couple of exciting ODIs in Mount Maunganui. A scintillating 74-ball 140 by Thisara Perera brought Sri Lanka within sight of an outstanding win in the last match but as has been the case with them, they somehow fail to cross the final hurdle. Even in the first match, Kusal Perera's valiant century gave them hope but once again the collective batting effort was lacking. They would hope for things to change and improve for better in the last match to avoid a clean sweep. Bowling is another area the tourists would like to work on as they have been conceding runs at a brisk rate at the death with their bowlers unable to create pressure (by picking wickets) in the middle.

End of Over : 41.4 SL: 249/10

That is all we have for you from this ODI series. The Kiwis pick up the trophy and pose with it. The two sides now have a one-off T20I game to go. That game will be played on 11th January at the Eden Park, Auckland at 0700 local (0600 GMT). Do join in for that. Till then, cheers!

Kane Williamson says that he is happy to see improvement in every game. Reckons that they were put under pressure in all the games and they did well top come on top. Credits Taylor and Nicholls for their knock today. Adds saying that this is a great team and hopes to continue winning games. On the World Cup he feels that there is still time for it and wants to keep improving on their cricket. Ends saying that they are happy to win 3-0.

Lasith Malinga says the top 4 are getting runs, but he is disappointed that in the last 15 overs they are not bowling well and going for plenty of runs. Also says before the world cup, they need to get team formation right. Mentions Dickwella and Kusal Perera are playing well and would like them to continue their good form. Ends by saying he is enjoying the captaincy and would like the results going in his way in the upcoming matches.

Man of the Match, Ross Taylor, feels that they were nervous at the start and wanted to get things back together. Mentions that all the three games were good and the guys raised their hands and played well. On his batting he mentions that he keeps things simple. On the team batting he says that they grind up first and then catch up well to put the icing on the cake later.

For New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson was the most impressive bowler on show. He was quick and also used smart variations to deceive the batsmen. The other pacers though were not too convincing. Ish Sodhi with a 3-fer also left his impact as he along with skipper Kane Williamson bowled some tidy overs to create pressure.

Once Sri Lanka's top three departed, the middle order failed to cope up with the pressure. The century partnership between Thisara Perera and Danushka Gunathilaka reignited some hope in the Lankan camp but once the former fell to a stunning catch by Martin Guptill, the writing was on the wall. The last five wickets went down for just 5 runs as New Zealand registered a convincing win to make it 3-0.

A big win for the Kiwis this time! They weren't clinical in the previous two games but today everything clicked. Powered by Taylor and Nicholls' centuries, they posted a massive total on the board and then their bowlers put their best foot forward. However, at the beginning, the Lankan openers managed to scare them. In fact, they were going on smoothly initially and did well to keep the required rate under control.

41.4 W

Ish Sodhi to Nuwan Pradeep. OUT! Timber! All over for Sri Lanka. New Zealand win by 115 runs and take the series 3-0! Sodhi comes up with a googly for the number 11 batsman. He lands it outside off and gets it to spin back in. Pradeep swings his bat cluelessly and it goes under his bat to disturb the stumps. The Kiwi players are celebrating in the middle and shaking hands with the Sri Lankan batsmen.

41.3 0

Ish Sodhi to Nuwan Pradeep. Tossed up ball on middle, Nuwan gets on the front foot in defense.

41.2 0

Ish Sodhi to Nuwan Pradeep. Full and flighted on the pads, it's played off the pads to square leg.

Nuwan Pradeep is the last man to the crease. A slip in place.

41.1 W

Ish Sodhi to Lasith Malinga. OUT! Stumped! Lovely googly! The ninth one is gone! Malinga goes off the first ball he faces. Flighted beautifully on middle and Lasith comes down the track to slog it over mid-wicket. But what he doesn't read is the googly. The ball goes the other way after landing and the SL skipper is completely at sea. Seifert whips the bails off immediately. From 244/5 to 249/9. 4 wickets for 5 runs. The Lions have imploded quite spectacularly. One to go for 3-0.

Ish Sodhi back for another spell.

End of Over : 41 1 Runs SL: 249/8
40.6 0

Lockie Ferguson to Lakshan Sandakan. Play and a miss! Outside off, a speedy one, Sandakan throws his bat at it and misses. A couple of wickets from the over!

Lakshan Sandakan walks in at number 10.

40.5 W

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. OUT! Another one bites the dust and Ferguson gets his fourth! As mentioned earlier also, Gunathilaka is quite stiff and that means he has very limited movement inside the crease. Lockie hurls in a sharp length ball at 142.2 kph and angles it into the left-hander. Danushka remains glued inside the crease, probably in an attempt to run it down to third man but it takes the bottom half of his bat and cannons onto the stumps. The last recognized batsman is also sent packing. End is nigh for Sri Lanka.

40.4 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fullish and on off, driven off the front foot to extra cover.

40.3 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Oohhhh...this one nearly rolls back onto the stumps. A length ball angling into the batsman, Danushka offers a straight bat in defense but after blocking the ball moves back and goes over the stumps. Gunathilaka, who's a bit stiff, stood there watching the ball and didn't even try to shoo it away with his bat. Lucky there.

Lasith Malinga, the skipper makes his way to the middle now.

40.2 W

Lockie Ferguson to Dushmantha Chameera. OUT! Pouched by Southee running to the left from mid off. Around the wicket and bowled at good pace, 142.8 clicks outside off stump. Chameera just tries to loft the ball over cover but it just goes up in the air. Southee runs to his left and takes the catch at extra cover. Good take. The seventh one goes, I sense just formalities remaining now.

40.2 wd

Lockie Ferguson to Dushmantha Chameera. Wide! Short and this one is down the leg side, the batsman leaves and the umpire stretches his arms.

40.1 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dushmantha Chameera. Speeds in from 'round the wicket and digs in a bouncer around leg, Chameera ducks.

End of Over : 40 3 Runs SL: 248/6
39.6 1

Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera. Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

39.5 0

Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera. Beaten! On a length outside off, Chameera pushes at it inside the line and misses.

39.4 0

Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera. Defended off the back foot by the batsman.

39.4 wd

Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera. Bouncer again, called a wide this time as it goes well over the head of the batsman.

39.3 0

Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera. Too full in length and around off, Chameera brings down his bat in time and digs it out towards point.

39.2 0

Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera. Bouncer to the number 8 batsman. Chameera sits underneath it.

39.1 1

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. A touch short and outside off, Gunathilaka stays back and runs it down to third man for a run.

End of Over : 39 2 Runs SL: 245/6
38.6 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dushmantha Chameera. Too full and on off, Chameera pushes it out with an open-faced bat to the off side.

38.5 1

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Length ball outside off, guided away to third man for a single.

38.4 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Outside off on a length and the ball skids on after landing. Gunathilaka misses his attempted cut shot.

Dushmantha Chameera is the next batsman to the crease.

38.3 W

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. OUT! Martin Guptill flies like Superman and has taken a stunner! Take a bow, MG! Slower delivery has done the magic here. New Zealand have managed to remove the danger man and Sri Lanka's last hope is back in the pavilion. It's short and around off, Perera goes deep inside the crease and tries to flat-bat it through the line. But it catches the outside half of his bat and loops in the air behind backward point. Guptill runs back a bit, sticks his left hand out and plucks a stunning one-handed catch with a dive. Wow, catches like these win you matches. End of yet another threatening knock by Thisara Perera as well as the 101-run partnership that was really looking like taking the game away from the Kiwis. New Zealand can now smell 3-0!

38.2 0

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. Deceives the batsman with the slower one. Short and angling in from 'round the wicket, at 116.1 kph, Perera hops back and tries to slam it over point but fails to connect.

38.1 1

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Short delivery, Gunathilaka fetches it from outside off and pulls it wide of mid-wicket for a run.

Lockie Ferguson to steam in...

End of Over : 38 7 Runs SL: 243/5
37.6 0

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Pitches it up and outside off, Thisara drills his drive through the line but finds the extra cover fielder inside the ring. Dot ball to end the over, 7 from it.

37.5 0

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Short again, around off and angling away, once again Perera fails to play the upper cut.

37.4 4

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. FOUR! Nicely played! Just uses the pace of the bowler and lifts it over the infield. A touch short and around middle and off, Perera hangs back and guides it over short third man for a boundary. The 100-run stand is up between these two.

37.4 wd

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Wide! A wild delivery, way wide outside off, Thisara flashes and misses.

37.3 0

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Play and a miss! Appeared to be a slower bouncer. But the speedgun showed the pace to be 132.1 kph. Thisara tries playing the ramp shot but fails to connect.

37.2 1

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Angles in a length ball on middle and leg, Gunathilaka nudges it off his pads towards square leg and jogs across to the other end.

37.1 1

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Short in length and wide outside off, Perera stays back-footed and powers it over covers. There is a sweeper in place and only a run results.

Matt Henry returns into the attack. 129 needed off 78 balls.

End of Over : 37 15 Runs SL: 236/5
36.6 4

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. FOUR! Add insult to injury! Third boundary of the over. Short of a length aimed at the ribs, Gunathilaka swivels and finds the gap behind square leg, beating fine leg to his right. Brilliant over for the Lankans. 15 off it in the end. They're surely in the game.

36.5 1

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. On the pads, worked away to deep square leg for a single.

36.4 0

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. DROPPED! Is this the second ODI all over again? Thisara going for the big hits, smashing sixes and NZ dropping catches. Looks like. This is a slower ball outside off, and Perera tries to loft it over mid off. Mistimes this one as he gets the thick outside half and it carries to Taylor at cover. He tumbles while trying to take catch and grasses the opportunity. Another life for TP!

36.4 wd

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. Wide! The pressure is showing as he sprays this down the leg side. The umpire signals wide.

36.3 4

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. FOUR! Two in two! Southee goes for the bouncer on middle and leg, Perera goes for the pull. Gets a top edge and it flies above the keeper's head for a boundary. Tim under pressure here.

36.2 4

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. FOUR! On the pads and Perera flicks it away in the air towards deep square leg. Splits the two fielders in the deep perfectly and Thisara picks up another boundary.

36.1 1

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. Short of a length ball outside off, Gunathilaka guides it down to third man for a single.

Tim Southee is back on.

End of Over : 36 7 Runs SL: 221/5
35.6 2

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flatter one outside off once more, driven hard in the gap through the covers for another couple.

35.5 2

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Shorter outside off, cut away on the off side behind point for a couple.

35.4 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. DROPPED! Bowls a googly wide outside off! Thisara goes after the ball and tries to hoick it over covers but gets a thin outside edge that goes to Seifert. The ball goes in and out of the gloves. Perera has been dropped, let's see how much he can punish the Kiwis here.

35.3 1

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Shorter one on middle, Danushka punches it back down the ground off the back foot to long on for a single.

35.2 1

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flighted one on off and middle, Thisara lifts it back over the bowler's head. The connection isn't too good and he gets just a single again.

35.1 1

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flighted one on middle, almost yorker length. Gunathilaka digs it out towards cover and gets a single.

End of Over : 35 5 Runs SL: 214/5
34.6 1

James Neesham to Danushka Gunathilaka. Short one outside off, this time Danushka guides it down to third man for a single. Keeps strike as well.

34.5 1

James Neesham to Thisara Perera. Half-volley on middle and Thisara fails to connect cleanly this time. A poor connection takes the ball in the air and towards long on, on a couple of bounces. Single taken.

34.4 1

James Neesham to Danushka Gunathilaka. Shorter one outside off, punched away off the back foot towards deep cover for a single.

34.3 0

James Neesham to Danushka Gunathilaka. Ouch! What was Gunathilaka trying to do there? Looks like it was a leg cutter on middle and came in after landing. Danushka expected it go straight as he wanted to dab it down to third man. The ball comes in and hits him on his side. He looks okay to continue though.

34.2 1

James Neesham to Thisara Perera. Wide outside off on a full length, Perera goes for the slog over cow corner reaching out to the ball. Gets an inside edge that runs between the stumps and his legs for a single. Lucky not to have chopped on.

34.1 1

James Neesham to Danushka Gunathilaka. A touch short around off, angling away, Gunathilaka stays back and plays it to the left of point for a run.

Drinks break! New Zealand have picked up a few wickets and have sent half the side back to the pavillion. But they will know that the job is not done. The danger man Thisara Perera is still out there and has just warmed up with a few sixes. Can he take them home today? 156 more required off the remaining sixteen overs. James Neesham to bowl after the Drinks break.

End of Over : 34 14 Runs SL: 209/5
33.6 1

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Taps it down to point and keeps strike with himself. 14 coming from this over, 156 needed off 96 balls.

33.5 1

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Half-tracker outside off, punched to sweeper cover for one.

33.4 6

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. SIX! Another big shot! Tossed up around leg, Perera kneels and nails his slog over square leg for a biggie. It's game on as far as Thisara is concerned.

33.3 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Short and outside off, cut straight to point.

33.2 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Beats the bat with a googly this time. It's around middle and off, turning away, Perera tries to defend but it beats the outside edge.

33.1 6

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. SIX! High and handsome! Into the crowd. Brings up his 10th ODI fifty in style. A googly landing full around leg, Thisara sits down on one knee and smokes his slog sweep over square leg. Once again Thisara is looking in the mood and New Zealand just cannot afford to relax.

End of Over : 33 3 Runs SL: 195/5
32.6 0

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fullish again, it's flicked on the leg side but once again he finds the mid-wicket fielder inside the ring.

32.5 0

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. Turns it off his pads to the leg side but finds the mid-wicket fielder.

32.4 0

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. Shout for an lbw! Not given and Kane Williamson decides not to take the DRS after consulting his bowler and keeper. A straighter delivery, Gunathilaka fails to flick it on the leg side and is rapped on the pads. They appeal but it pitched outside leg.

32.4 wd

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. Wide! Second of the over! Southee slips a length ball down the leg side this time. The batsman tries to flick but misses and Seifert collects it cleanly.

32.3 0

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. A length ball on middle and off, Gunathilaka taps it down to point and denies the single as Thisara was interested.

32.2 0

Tim Southee to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fuller and on middle, Gunathilaka defends it from the crease.

32.1 1

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. Back of a length delivery on middle, dragged off the inside half of the bat to mid-wicket for one.

32.1 wd

Tim Southee to Thisara Perera. Wide called for height! A short delivery on middle, well over the head of the batsman, Perera bails out of his pull shot at the last second. 50-run stand comes up!

Tim Southee is back on.

End of Over : 32 2 Runs SL: 192/5
31.6 0

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter and on middle, Gunathilaka covers the line and defends it back. Bowling from this end has been quite economical with the spinners operating.

31.5 1

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Tossed up ball on middle, Perera eases it through mid-wicket for a run.

31.4 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Tossed up and wide outside off. Thisara leaves it thinking it to be called a wide. Not given. Rightly so. Was inside the tramline.

31.3 1

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter and fuller on middle, it's worked in front of square leg for one.

31.2 0

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Full and flighted on off, defended back off the front foot.

31.1 0

Ish Sodhi to Danushka Gunathilaka. Tossed up ball on middle, defended off the front foot to the leg side.

Ish Sodhi back for another spell.

End of Over : 31 10 Runs SL: 190/5
30.6 4

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. FOUR! Shot! Henry goes searching for the yorker but ends up dishing out a low full toss around leg, Perera whips it off his pads and sends it whistling to the deep mid-wicket fence. 10 from the over, 175 needed off 114 balls!

The bowler pulls out.

30.5 4

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. FOUR! Wasn't in full control though! A short delivery, rising more than expected, Perera goes for the pull but fails to middle it properly. It flies behind square leg and lands safely before going past the fence. Lucky!

30.4 1

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Width on offer outside off, Danushka sticks back and glides it down to third man for a run.

30.3 0

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fuller and on middle, it's defended by covering the line.

30.2 0

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Good length ball around off, angling in, Danushka stays back and closes the face of the bat to help it towards mid-wicket.

30.1 1

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Follows the batsman down the leg side with a length delivery, Thisara picks it off his pads and flicks it to deep backward square leg for a run.

End of Over : 30 5 Runs SL: 180/5
29.6 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. A low full toss on middle, dipping in, Perera is forward as he bunts it through mid on for a run.

29.5 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Too full and outside off, Gunathilaka drives it wide of extra cover and sends it to long off for a run.

29.4 0

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Extra flight this time, full and floated on off, it's driven off the front foot to extra cover.

29.3 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Thisara has driven it through mid off. One run added to the total.

29.2 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Slower through the air, it lands full around leg, Gunathilaka nudges it in front of square leg for a run.

29.1 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Flatter and shorter on off, it's pushed firmly down to long on for one.

A change of bats here for Thisara Perera. Maybe he is looking for the one which helped him smash 140 in the previous game.

End of Over : 29 12 Runs SL: 175/5
28.6 1

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Digs in a short ball on middle, pulled to deep mid-wicket for one. 12 from the over, 190 needed off 126 balls. This partnership is now worth 32 runs.

28.5 2

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Safe shot! Full in length and around off, Thisara probably wanted to go straight but ends up lifting it over extra cover for a couple.

28.4 0

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Shortish on off, punched from the crease to covers.

28.3 6

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. SIX! Clean as a whistle! A slower short ball around off, Perera exercises his arms and dismisses it with utter disdain over mid-wicket. One thing is for sure, he won't give up in the face of adversity.

28.2 1

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fullish and on middle, pushed down the ground for a run.

28.1 2

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fractionally short in length on middle and leg, it's glanced off the hips through backward square leg and Ferguson makes a sliding stop after coming across to his right from fine leg. Saves two for his side.

End of Over : 28 4 Runs SL: 163/5
27.6 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Forces a full ball down to long off for a run. The Kiwi skipper is doing a great job.

27.5 0

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fullish and on off, pushed off the front foot but straight to the cover fielder.

27.4 0

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Tossed up ball on middle, flicked off the pads to mid-wicket.

27.3 0

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Short again, outside off, Danushka cuts but finds the point fielder. Misses out on a boundary scoring opportunity.

27.2 2

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter and shorter outside off, cracked off the back foot through point for a couple.

27.1 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Flighted delivery, a touch short and outside off, Thisara punches it to sweeper cover for a run.

End of Over : 27 7 Runs SL: 159/5
26.6 1

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Digs in a short ball on off, Perera gets back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

26.5 0

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. Fuller in length and outside off, driven firmly to covers where the fielder dived and parried it to mid off. Dot ball.

26.4 1

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Gunathilaka plays it with an angled bat and guides it to third man. One run added to the total.

26.3 0

Matt Henry to Danushka Gunathilaka. Play and a miss! Danushka is deceived by the lack of pace. It's short and outside off, Gunathilaka tries to play the upper cut but fails to connect.

26.2 1

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. A touch short and around middle, Perera turns it in front of square leg for a run.

26.1 4

Matt Henry to Thisara Perera. FOUR! Mid on is up and Perera makes full use of that. Henry puts it on a fuller length around middle, Thisara powers it over the infield for a boundary. He is on his own again. Can he repeat his heroics?

Matt Henry is back for another spell.

End of Over : 26 4 Runs SL: 152/5
25.6 0

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Full and on off, skidding in, Danushka pushes it with an angled bat to point.

25.5 0

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Gunathilaka has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

25.4 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Pushed to the cover region by the batsman. They pick up a single.

25.3 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Works it off his pads on the leg side for a run.

25.2 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Shortish again and it has been drilled down to long off for another run. 150 up for Sri Lanka. The target isn't worth mentioning at this stage. Well in excess of 200 with half their side back in the pavilion.

25.1 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter and shorter on off, punched past the diving cover fielder for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 25 1 Runs SL: 148/5
24.6 0

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. Slower bounce this time, at 119 kph, Thisara tries to pull but is early into his shot. Misses by quite a distance.

24.5 1

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Back of a length delivery on off, Gunathilaka leans back and guides it to third man for a run.

24.4 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. The batsman defends it from within the crease.

24.3 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Bouncer at 141.8 kph, Danushka tries to duck by taking his eyes off the ball and takes a blow on his body. He already is stiff and this is the last thing he would wish for.

24.2 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Good length ball around off, Gunathilaka keeps his weight on the back foot as he defends this one.

24.1 0

Lockie Ferguson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Fullish and outside off, it's dug out to covers.

End of Over : 24 4 Runs SL: 147/5
23.6 0

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Slower ball on middle and off, Perera comes ahead and dead-bats. 4 runs off a part-timer, value over.

23.5 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Shorter one going outside off, Danushka cuts it away to deep point for a single.

23.4 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Flatter ball outside off this time, hit away hard to deep cover by Thisara. Single is taken.

23.3 0

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Flighted outside off, driven hard towards cover. No run though.

23.2 1

Kane Williamson to Danushka Gunathilaka. Flatter one outside off, Gunathilaka gets off the mark as this one is driven through mid-off by the batsman. The batsmen have run through for a single.

23.1 1

Kane Williamson to Thisara Perera. Flatter one outside off, driven down the ground by Perera for a single to long off.

Danushka Gunathilaka is in at number 7, an unfamiliar batting position? Also, Kane Williamson comes onto bowl, maybe some tactical play going on here!

End of Over : 23 6 Runs SL: 143/5
22.6 W

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. OUT! Lockie Ferguson worked on good pace and has finally dismissed Kusal. Great comeback from him after getting pulled for a six on the first ball. Steams in from 'round the wicket and dishes out a sharp fuller length ball outside off at 144.2 kph. Kusal stands back to swing his bat across the line but fails to middle his shot. Also, there is some noise as it goes behind to the keeper. Seifert takes the catch, he appeals and the umpire agrees. KP doesn't look too sure but still goes for the DRS after consulting his partner. The replays roll in and Hotspot finds a tiny spot on his bat. The Ultra Edge also picks that disturbance. Kusal has to walk back. Ferguson who thought otherwise is delighted. He didn't appeal also and credit to the wicketkeeper here. Body blow to Sri Lanka.

Kusal Perera has been adjudged caught behind! He walks forward towards his partner and then takes the DRS. Ain't looking too sure there.

22.5 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Bowls fire again. 148.8 kph delivery and it's speared fuller on off, Kusal digs it back to the bowler who jumps, sticks his right hand out and makes the half-stop.

22.4 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Finds the middle of the bat but it has gone straight to the cover fielder. A length delivery outside off, Kusal stays back to force the issue but fails to find the gap.

22.3 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Once again the excessive pace results in the mistiming of the shot. On a length outside off, Kusal plays it back off the inner half of his bat.

22.2 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Beaten all ends up! That's a sharp delivery. Bowled at 148.7 kph. Lockie has switched the angle. Comes steaming in from 'round the wicket and hurls in a good length ball outside off. Kusal tries to punch it from the crease but is beaten on the inside edge.

22.1 6

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. SIX! Up and over! Short in length and on middle, Kusal turns inside the crease and nails his pull shot in front of square leg. There is a fielder near the boundary line but he is a mere spectator. Good start to the over.

End of Over : 22 5 Runs SL: 137/4
21.6 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Fired in outside off and Thisara is happy to let it go.

21.5 1

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Flatter one outside off, cut away by Kusal to deep cover for a single.

21.4 1

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flighted ball on middle and leg, Thisara drives this all along the ground to long on for a single.

21.3 2

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flatter one well outside off, Thisara rocks back and cuts it away easily in the gap. Sweeper cover comes around and stops the ball. Two runs are taken.

21.2 1

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Flatter one on leg and middle, pulled away along the ground to deep square leg by Kusal. Single taken.

21.1 0

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Slower through the air on leg and turning in a bit. Kusal tries to work it away on the leg side but gets the inside edge onto the pads.

End of Over : 21 5 Runs SL: 132/4
20.6 0

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. Short outside off, Thisara cuts this hard but straight to the fielder at cover-point who makes a tumbling stop. No run.

20.5 1

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Fuller length ball outside off, hit hard towards mid off. 'The Pereras' exchange strike.

20.4 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Length ball outside off, punched towards cover from the crease.

20.3 4

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. FOUR! Pulled away by Kusal! Short of a length once more and outside off, KP has enough time to rock back and pull this through mid-wicket. Square leg cannot come around in time to stop it. Welcome boundary for the Lankans.

20.2 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Short of a length outside off, kept out towards point by Kusal riding the bounce of the ball.

Kusal Perera seems to have hurt his finger while playing this ball. It has bounced more and caught him on the gloves. The physio is out there in the middle and we have a halt in play.

20.1 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Short length ball aimed at the hips, Kusal keeps it out towards square leg while he was on his toes. Looks to have got him on the glove.

End of Over : 20 4 Runs SL: 127/4
19.6 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Googly outside off, left alone by Thisara.

19.5 1

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Flighted once more, Kusal comes down the wicket and hits it hard towards long off for a single.

19.4 0

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Flatter one outside off, kept out watchfully towards the off side.

19.3 1

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Shorter length this time, the lefty rocks back and punches this one for a single towards cover-point.

19.2 2

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flighted outside off, Thisara lifts it over the mid on region for a couple.

19.1 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Wrong 'un pitching outside leg and turning. Perera plays it along the ground towards mid wicket.

End of Over : 19 5 Runs SL: 123/4
18.6 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Sharp delivery, on a fuller length at 144 kph, defended back to the bowler to end the over.

18.5 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Lands it on a good length and outside off, Kusal pushes it back towards the bowler. He was standing with an open stance inside the crease with the intention to slap it through covers but it didn't come from the middle of his blade.

18.4 0

Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Perera. Played to the point region by the batsman.

18.3 1

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. Quick single! A touch short and outside off, it's tapped down towards point and they cross for a run. Guptill has a shy at the bowler's end but fails to score the direct hit.

18.2 4

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. FOUR! That's the power of Thisara! Back of a length delivery outside off, the batsman hangs on the back foot and spanks it square of the wicket on the off side for a boundary. He certainly loves pace on the ball.

18.1 0

Lockie Ferguson to Thisara Perera. Full and around off, Thisara is forward as he pushes it back from the inner half of his bat.

Lockie Ferguson returns into the attack.

End of Over : 18 1 Runs SL: 118/4
17.6 1

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Shortish and on off, Thisara strokes it down from the crease to long off and gets off the mark.

17.5 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flatter and shorter on middle, punched off the back foot but the mid-wicket fielder quickly moved across to his right to stop the ball.

17.4 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Full and flighted on off, driven back with the spin towards the bowler.

17.3 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. A googly, landing full around off, Thisara is forward in defense.

17.2 0

Ish Sodhi to Thisara Perera. Flatter and on middle, the batsman goes back and punches it towards Sodhi.

Thisara Perera is in at number 6. No signs of Danushka Gunathilaka yet. 248 runs required off 197 balls now.

17.1 W

Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka. OUT! LBW! Misses the ball, gets struck plumb in front and the umpire has raised his finger without a second thought! Flighted ball on middle, Shanaka goes for the sweep and is beaten in flight as he misses the ball. Caught in front of middle, the umpire raises his finger immediately. Even if the umpire hadn't given that out, the batsman would have been run out as the ball lobbed off Dasun's pads and went behind. Seifert catches it and tries to flick the stumps down but misses. Taylor behind though picks it up and removes the bails. Shanaka was in wilderment, did not know where the ball was. But it never went till there as it was adjudged LBW straightaway. Hawk Eye later on shows us that it would have gone on to hit the middle of middle stump. Sri Lanka losing their way massively after a couple of good stands early on. Four down now for 117. NZ firmly ahead in the game.

End of Over : 17 7 Runs SL: 117/3
16.6 4

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. FOUR! Just gives a little bit of width and Perera pounces onto it. He rocks back inside the crease and smashes it through backward point for a cracking boundary.

16.5 0

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Spears in a very full ball on off, Kusal brings down a straight bat and digs it out in the direction of the bowler.

16.4 2

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Good length delivery sliding down the leg side, it's nudged behind square leg for a couple of runs.

16.3 0

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

16.2 1

James Neesham to Dasun Shanaka. Fullish and on middle, Dasun shuffles across and flicks it through square leg for one.

16.1 0

James Neesham to Dasun Shanaka. A length ball angling into the batsman, Shanaka plays it off his pads to the leg side, not in the gap.

End of Over : 16 3 Runs SL: 110/3
15.6 1

Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka. Another flatter one, keeps a tad low on middle and leg. Dasun pulls this away to deep square leg for another single. Ends the over and retains strike. Eventful over that!

15.5 1

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Flatter one outside off, the southpaw pushes it away to deep cover for a single.

15.4 1

Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka. Loud appeal but turned down! Looked really close! Slower through the air, lands this on a length, and the ball seems to turn a bit towards off. Shanaka misses his flick and gets rapped on the pad, in front of the wickets. There is an appeal but the umpire is not interested. Maybe height was an issue. NZ decide not to review. Replays rolling in show us that the ball was in line, struck the pad in line as well and would have gone on to clip the top of leg stump. So in hindsight, a review would have just been a waste of time.

15.3 0

Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka. Outside off on a length, pushed away to cover-point off the front foot.

15.2 0

Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka. Flatter ball on middle and off, Shanaka defends this ball with a straight bat from the crease.

Drinks break. Sri Lanka got off to a flying start with their openers firing on all cylinders. But the Kiwis have managed to bounce back in the last few overs and now with three wickets down, the touring team once again is under the pump. Let's see how they respond from hereon. Dasun Shanaka is the new batsman.

15.1 W

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. OUT! The big screen flashes out! The third umpire deems it out because he feels the bat was on the line. Kusal Mendis departs without facing a ball. Huge blow for the Lankans. Flighted ball outside off, Perera defends it on the off side with soft hands and sets off for a quick single. The ball rolls in front of square on the off side and Williamson hares across to his right from the cover region. He picks up the ball and throws it in one motion. It is right into the keeper's gloves next to the stumps. Brilliant fielding. Seifert flicks off the bails in a flash and appeals. The square leg umpire takes it upstairs. The third umpire has a look at many replays from different angles. Finally even has to zoom in on one frame where the bail goes off and the bat is found to be on the line. Flashes the red light. That's a really brave decision. Was touch and go. Two wickets in two balls for New Zealand.

Appeal for a run out! It looks touch and go and has been referred upstairs. Let's wait and watch...

Kusal Mendis comes to bat at no 4.

End of Over : 15 8 Runs SL: 107/2
14.6 W

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. OUT! Dickwella has thrown it away! There was no need for this shot after having got a six already in this over but that is the way he plays and it has brought about his downfall. Second one goes down for the Lankans. Fuller ball outside off on a length, Niroshan goes for the lofted drive over cover. He swings hard but gets a thick outside edge. The ball has good speed on it, 139.5 clicks when delivered. It flies off the outside edge and towards the third man fielder. It seems to be dipping on Lockie Ferguson who was coming in but he does well to stay nice and low, pouching the ball comfortably. Another wicket against the run of play and Dickwella who was looking ominous departs after getting a start once more, not making it count.

14.5 0

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball angling into the body from a length, defended back towards mid-wicket off the back foot.

14.4 1

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Shorter one outside off, Perera chops this away to deep point for another single. Good, sensible batting after getting a boundary early in the over.

14.3 1

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. At the hips this time, worked away to fine leg for a single.

14.2 6

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. SIX! Brings up the hundred for his team in style! Half-volley outside off and Dickwella lifts it over with power and into the stands over long on. Sri Lanka well and truly on their way in this chase.

14.1 0

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball outside off, Dickwella goes for the punchy-drive but gets an inside edge that falls onto the ground and runs back towards the keeper.

End of Over : 14 5 Runs SL: 99/1
13.6 1

Ish Sodhi to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on middle, Dickwella goes down on one knee and sweeps it to fine leg. The batsmen cross ends.

13.5 1

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Slower this time on middle, KP lofts it over mid on for a single.

13.4 0

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Fuller this time on off, Perera pushes it towards the point region.

13.3 2

Ish Sodhi to Kusal Perera. Drags it short on middle, Perera pulls it through fine leg for a brace.

13.2 1

Ish Sodhi to Niroshan Dickwella. A touch quicker on middle, Dickwella goes down on one knee and sweeps it through fine leg for a single.

13.1 0

Ish Sodhi to Niroshan Dickwella. Starts off with a tossed up delivery on middle, Dickwella defends it off the front foot.

Ish Sodhi comes on now, replacing his skipper.

End of Over : 13 8 Runs SL: 94/1
12.6 0

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. A touch short on middle, Perera pulls it but straight to the mid-wicket fielder.

12.5 1

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. Around off, Niroshan guides it towards third man for another run.

12.4 1

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. On a length on middle, Kusal tries to flick it, but gets an inside edge onto it and the ball goes towards the on side. The batsmen cross ends.

12.3 4

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. FOUR! SHOT! Bangs it short on middle, Perera gets into position early and pulls it towards fine leg for a boundary. Perera has come out with positive intent.

12.2 1

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. Slower delivery this time on off, Dickwella guides it towards third man for a run.

12.1 1

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Length delivery on middle, Perera works it through square leg for a single.

End of Over : 12 7 Runs SL: 86/1
11.6 4

Kane Williamson to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Wonderfully played! Spoils what would have been a really good over from the NZ skipper. Flatter ball on middle and leg, Dickwella gets inside the line and swipes across it. Lifts it over the head of square leg fielder inside the circle. No fielder back there and Niroshan gets a boundary. Intelligent batting this!

11.5 1

Kane Williamson to Kusal Perera. Flatter outside off once more, cut away to deep cover for a single by Perera.

11.4 1

Kane Williamson to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter one one middle, Dickwella goes for the reverse sweep. The ball goes off the top half of the bat and flies on the bounce to Sodhi at short third man. Single taken. Sodhi has a shy at the stumps, misses it. The keeper collects and whips off the bails but by that time the batsman is in.

11.3 1

Kane Williamson to Kusal Perera. Short outside off, cut away to deep point for a single.

11.2 0

Kane Williamson to Kusal Perera. Slow, very slow and keeps very low outside off! Perera goes for the slog hit over mid-wicket but misses the ball as it keeps really low.

11.1 0

Kane Williamson to Kusal Perera. Flatter ball on middle, defended back to the bowler.

Kane Williamson on for a bowl.

End of Over : 11 6 Runs SL: 79/1
10.6 1

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Fuller on off, Perera hits it fiercely towards the bowler. Neesham gets a hand to it and the ball goes towards mid off. The batsmen manage to get a run in the process.

10.5 0

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. Defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.

10.4 4

James Neesham to Kusal Perera. FOUR! Streaky but effective! Fuller delivery on off, Perera tries to go over covers but gets an inside edge onto it. The ball then goes past the keeper and to the fine leg boundary.

10.3 1

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. A tad short on middle and leg, Dickwella tucks it around the corner for a single.

10.2 0

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on off, ND pushes it towards point.

10.1 0

James Neesham to Niroshan Dickwella. Length delivery outside off, Dickwella tries to whack it over mid-wicket but misses it completely.

Powerplay 2 begins now. 4 fielders can now be stationed outside the ring. Also, James Neesham is into the attack.

End of Over : 10 3 Runs SL: 73/1
9.6 0

Matt Henry to Kusal Perera. Full on middle, Kusal drives it towards mid off for a single. 73 came off the Powerplay. Brilliant for the visitors.

9.5 1

Matt Henry to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on off, the batsman pushes it towards mid off. The batsmen rotate strike.

9.4 1

Matt Henry to Kusal Perera. Back of a length on middle, Kusal works it to the leg side for a run.

9.3 0

Matt Henry to Kusal Perera. The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.

9.2 0

Matt Henry to Kusal Perera. Touch short on middle and leg, Perera flicks it to the leg side.

9.1 1

Matt Henry to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on off, Dickwella pushes it to mid off for a quick single.

Matt Henry is back into the attack.

End of Over : 9 4 Runs SL: 70/1
8.6 0

Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. The batsman shoulders arms to let that one through. 4 runs and a wicket from the over, a successful one for the Kiwis!

8.5 4

Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. FOUR! Pierces the gap! Southee angles across a good length delivery outside off, Perera stands back and steers it through the gap between point and cover-point for a boundary. Lovely timing, shot of a batsman in prime form.

8.4 0

Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. On and around off, bowled on a length, Kusal blocked it from the crease.

8.3 0

Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. Width on offer outside off, Perera slaps it through the line but fails to beat the cover fielder inside the ring.

8.2 0

Tim Southee to Kusal Perera. Lands it on a length around off, Perera stays back and defends it on the off side.

Kusal Perera walks in at number 3. 299 runs needed in 251 balls.

8.1 W

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. OUT! Struck in front and the umpire raises his finger! Dhananjaya has to go, a wicket for NZ against the run of play. Length ball on middle that seems to have skidded on after landing. De Silva looks to whip it away but misses the ball and gets struck in front of the wickets. He's caught in the crease and gets rapped on the pads, slightly above the knee roll. Consults his partner for the review, Dickwella reckons it is out and Dhananjaya walks away without going upstairs. New Zealand have their first! The replays, later on, show that it was going on to clip the leg stump, so the on-field's decision would have stayed anyway.

End of Over : 8 8 Runs SL: 66/0
7.6 1

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller length ball! Pacy! 148.1 kph! Dhananjaya drives it towards mid on and sets off for a quick single. 8 runs off this over, another good one for SL. 31 runs off the last three.

7.5 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off, Dhananjaya mistimes his drive as the ball goes back down the pitch.

7.4 6

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. SIX! Just lands outside the rope! Ferguson goes for the bouncer. Dhananjaya comes inside the line and goes for the hook across the line, taking his eyes off in the process. The ball goes high and is carried just over the rope at backward square leg. Helped by the wind flowing in that direction.

7.3 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball on top of off stump, pushed towards cover-point by de Silva.

7.2 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball on middle, defended watchfully onto the ground.

7.1 1

Lockie Ferguson to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller length ball on middle and leg, Dickwella goes to smash it over mid on but the ball runs fine towards deep fine leg for a single.

End of Over : 7 11 Runs SL: 58/0
6.6 1

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Full and on middle, Dickwella forces it down the ground and Sodhi makes a tumbling stop moving across to his right. A run taken, 11 from the over.

6.5 1

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. Picks it off his pads and works it in front of square leg for one.

6.4 4

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Streaky this time! Back of a length ball around off, straightening a bit, de Silva tries to glance it on the leg side but gets a leading edge safely through backward point. Sri Lanka off to a flying start in this run chase.

6.3 4

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Misfield by Sodhi! Short in length and outside off, Dhananjaya stands back inside the crease and pulls it powerfully wide of mid on. Sodhi runs across to his right inside the ring, puts in a sliding effort but it sneaks past him. 50 up for Sri Lanka in quick time.

6.2 0

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. This is a short length ball going down leg. Dhananjaya comes down the ground and tries to pull it away but gets a faint part of his clothing and the ball goes to the keeper. Should have left it alone, would have been a wide.

6.1 1

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Flatter one on the leg side, worked away off the hips by Niroshan to square leg for a single.

End of Over : 6 12 Runs SL: 47/0
5.6 1

Lockie Ferguson to Niroshan Dickwella. Quick single driven towards mid off. Dickwella keeps strike. 12 runs off this over. Expensive start from Lockie.

5.5 6

Lockie Ferguson to Niroshan Dickwella. SIX! Dickwella has picked the bones out of this one. Short of a length and a real easy one for the lefty. He clears his front leg and stands tall and pulls this way over the deep mid-wicket boundary. Huge one! Right out of the middle of the bat.

5.4 4

Lockie Ferguson to Niroshan Dickwella. Top edge and FOUR! Pacy bouncer on middle and Dickwella looks to pull this one. The ball goes off the top edge and above the keeper's head for a boundary. Sri Lanka won't mind how they come as long as they come.

5.3 1

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Wide outside off, de Silva runs it down to third man where Sodhi makes a tumbling stop. Single taken.

5.2 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Another length ball and coming in after landing, almost cuts the batsman in half. Dhananjaya just about manages to fend it off towards mid-wicket.

5.1 0

Lockie Ferguson to Dhananjaya de Silva. Short of a length ball on middle, defended back to the bowler by Dhananjaya.

Lockie Ferguson is the first change in bowling.

End of Over : 5 3 Runs SL: 35/0
4.6 1

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. On middle and leg, the batsman tucks it around the corner for a run. Given as a leg bye.

4.5 0

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. Outside off, de Silva lets it go.

4.4 1

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Run out opportunity goes begging. Length delivery on off, Dickwella taps it towards point and takes off. De Silva was not ready for the run but still went for it. The fielder at point has a shy at stumps at the striker's end but misses it. If he had hit that, Dhananjaya would have been a goner.

4.3 0

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. DROPPED! Fuller delivery on middle, Dickwella comes down the track and goes uppishly and struck straight to the bowler. Southee gets a hand to it but cannot grab it.

4.2 0

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on middle, Dickwella defends it with a straight bat.

4.2 wd

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. WIDE! Bowls it wayyy wide down leg, Niroshan still tries to flick it but misses it. Umpire signals a wide.

4.1 0

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Length delivery on middle, Dickwella defends it from within the crease.

End of Over : 4 10 Runs SL: 32/0
3.6 4

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! What a way to end the over for Sri Lanka! 10 runs off it in the end! Length ball and straying onto the hips, flicked away beautifully towards square leg. The ball was in the air slightly but well away from the fielder in the circle. Timing was amazing there. Looking really good here Dhananjaya.

3.5 0

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Oooh! So close to playing on! Length ball outside off, de Silva pushes at it lazily without moving his feet. The ball comes off the under edge and rolls inches away from off stump.

3.4 4

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! Crunched through the covers! That's the thing with these Sri Lankan batsmen. Look so good when they play good cricketing shots with beautiful timing. On a length outside off, Dhananjaya comes slightly ahead and drives it beautifully through cover-point for a boundary. No stopping that!

3.3 0

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off, Dhananjaya mistimes his drive as the ball runs down towards mid off.

3.2 2

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off, de Silva goes for the loft over mid off but gets a thick edge and the ball flies over point. Lands in no man's land and the batsmen get a couple.

3.1 0

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards mid off.

End of Over : 3 10 Runs SL: 22/0
2.6 1

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. Drifts on his pads, de Silva tries to flick it but is hit on the pads. The ball goes towards the leg side. The batsmen get a run in the process.

2.5 1

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller outside off, Dickwella opens the face of the bat and tries to guide it through third man. But a superb effort from Ish Sodhi at short third man where he goes to his left and denies it from going to the boundary.

2.4 1

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. A touch fuller on middle, de Silva flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.

2.3 1

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Length delivery on middle, Niroshan works it to the leg side for a run.

2.2 4

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. FOUR! Nicely played! Slower delivery on off, Dickwella opens the face of the bat and guides it through short third man for a boundary.

2.1 2

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller on middle, Dickwella flicks it to fine leg for a couple of runs.

End of Over : 2 10 Runs SL: 12/0
1.6 0

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off, punched off the back foot towards cover.

1.5 4

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. FOUR! What a shot! Incredible wrists that! On middle and leg, de Silva doesn't have much feet movement there but he flicks it away beautifully through mid-wicket all the way to the fence.

1.4 1

Matt Henry to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball on off stump, Niroshan defends the ball down the ground and gets to the other end with a quick single.

1.3 2

Matt Henry to Niroshan Dickwella. In the air... but safe! Length ball on middle, Dickwella clears his leg and lifts this in the air. Looked to go over mid-wicket but the ball goes off the top edge and towards deep square leg. Lands in no man's land luckily for him. Two runs taken.

1.2 3

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Shorter length ball on middle, pulled away by Dhananjaya behind square on the leg side. The ball is just stopped inside the fence by Southee who comes around from fine leg. Saves a run for his team as the SL batsmen pick three.

1.1 0

Matt Henry to Dhananjaya de Silva. Wide outside off on a length to start off, Dhananjaya pushes this away on the off side where the point fielder makes a diving stop to his left. Saved a couple for sure.

Matt Henry to bowl from the other end.

End of Over : 1 2 Runs SL: 2/0
0.6 1

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. Fuller one outside off, Dhananjaya comes on the front foot and drives it wide of mid off for a single to end the over. Keeps the strike does de Silva.

0.5 0

Tim Southee to Dhananjaya de Silva. Length ball outside off with a little shape, defended by de Silva coming a little ahead.

0.4 1

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Fuller one outside off, driven down towards mid off by Dickwella. A quick single is taken. Good bowling from Southee so far but solid batting as well.

0.3 0

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. On the pads this time, flicked away towards the mid-wicket fielder.

0.2 0

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Another full ball on middle and coming in, Niroshan drives to mid off with a straight bat.

0.1 0

Tim Southee to Niroshan Dickwella. Length ball on off and shaping into Dickwella, the lefty flicks it towards square leg.

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