New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Christchurch, 26 Dec, 2014

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 441/10 (85.5)  &  107/2 (30.4)
Sri Lanka 138/10 (42.4)  &  407/10 (153.5)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: BB McCullum
  • Ross Taylor 39 * (63)
  • Kane Williamson 31 * (75)

Over 87.6Jimmy Neesham bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 88.2TA Boult bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 88.3TA Boult bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 89.1Jimmy Neesham bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 89.2Jimmy Neesham bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 89.3Jimmy Neesham bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 89.4Jimmy Neesham bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

Over 90.1TG Southee bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.Two runs

Over 90.2TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 90.3TG Southee bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 90.4TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 90.5TG Southee bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 90.6TG Southee bowls half volley to AD Mathews, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 91.5Jimmy Neesham bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 91.6Jimmy Neesham bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 92.5TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 92.6TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 93.3Jimmy Neesham bowls pitched up delivery to AD Mathews, flicks it off his pads towards the fine leg region.One leg bye

Over 93.5Jimmy Neesham bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 93.6Jimmy Neesham bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 94.2TG Southee bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 94.3TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 94.4TG Southee bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 94.5TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 94.6TG Southee bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 96.1TG Southee bowls flatter trajectory delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 97.2Mark Craig bowls good length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 97.3Mark Craig bowls short and wide to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

Over 97.4Mark Craig bowls short of length delivery to AD Mathews, gets forward and drives it straight to extra covers.Sixer!

Over 97.5Mark Craig bowls on the shorter side to AD Mathews, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

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