New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Only T20I at Auckland, 11 Jan, 2019

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 179/7 (20)
Sri Lanka 144/10 (16.5)
New Zealand won by 35 runs
Man of the Match: Doug Bracewell
  • Lakshan Sandakan 1 * (2)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill, no run, goes on to the back foot and pushes it to cover with soft hands.

Over 0.2 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to Martin Guptill,1 run, gets across the line on the back foot and works it away through mid-wicket and gets off the mark with a single.

Over 0.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin Munro,1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven hard but well fielded at extra cover and they pick up a single.

Over 0.4 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to Martin Guptill, out Caught by Kusal Mendis!! Guptill who fancied the short-arm pull. didn't get on top of the bounce and all he managed was a thick top-edge, high and to the right of mid-on. Mendis called for the skier and takes it.

Over 0.5 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin Munro, wide gets forward and leaves it down the leg side through to the keeper and the Umpire calls it wide

Over 0.5 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin Munro, Six!! Gets under the ball and heaves it across the line over long on and the ball went over the rope for a maximum.

Over 0.6 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin Munro, no run, gets forward and went hard on the drive through the off-side, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Tim Seifert , 2 runs, gets forward and works it away behind square on the onside and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Tim Seifert , no run, presses forward and pushes it to the off-side with soft hands.

Over 1.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Tim Seifert , out Caught by Sandakan!! 

Over 1.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 1.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls it wide outside off to Henry Nicholls, widegets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper. The Umpire signal it wide.

Over 1.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and pushes it through the off-side with soft hands.

Over 1.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Henry Nicholls,1 run, gets forward and drives it wide of the cover fielder and picks up a quick single.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Henry Nicholls,1 run, gets forward and flicks it to mid-on and picks up a quick single.

Over 2.2 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Colin Munro, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and whips it beautifully down to fine leg fence for four.

Over 2.3 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to Colin Munro,1 run, shuffles across on the back foot and tucks it behind square on the onside and picks up one more.

Over 2.4 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Henry Nicholls, 2 runs, gets forward and drives it on the up over the backward point and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 2.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, out Bowled! Nicholls comes on to the front foot and went for a drive away from the body, the ball takes the inside edge on to the stumps.

Over 2.6 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor,1 run, gets forward and flicks it away through mid-wicket for a single.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor,1 run, gets forward and works it away through backward square leg and picks up a single.

Over 3.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Colin Munro, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls it short of length to Colin Munro, out Caught by Shanaka! A nothing shot really, hurried by pace on this short ball as he went for the pull, got a fat top-edge, straight up and towards cover and he makes no mistake.

Over 3.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat.

Over 3.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no run, gets behind the line on the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 3.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a back of length delivery to LRPL Taylor,1 run, backs away in the crease and dabs it away to short third man and picks up a single.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no run, prods across and defends it back at the bowler.

Over 4.2 SL Malinga bowls a back of length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no run, stays back and pushes it to the off-side.

Over 4.3 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to LRPL Taylor,1 run, gets inside the line and drops it in front of mid-wicket for a single.

Over 4.4 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to Mitchell Santner, no run, got his bat down and squeezed an inside edge onto the pads.

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