0.1

Vaas to Sinclair, no run, full in length, on middle and off, played in defense

0.2

Vaas to Sinclair, no run, off the pads goes down to short fine leg

0.3

Vaas to Sinclair, no run, cuts back in sharply and hits Sinclair on the body

0.4

Vaas to Sinclair, no run, cuts like a knife, right throughSinclair's defense, loud appeal for caught behind, ball going off the thigh pad

0.5

Vaas to Sinclair, no run, prnounded inswing, ball darting back in to the batsman, inside edge on to the pads

0.6

Vaas to Sinclair, no run, driven hard into the ground, straight to covers

A maiden over to start with, from Chamindaa Vaas Dilhara Fernando, the young fast bowler who is a slippery customer and can generate a lot of pace is to share the new ball

1.1

Fernando to Astle, 1 leg bye, cuts back in sharply with a lot of pace, off the pads

1.2

Fernando to Sinclair, no run, tucked around to short square leg

1.3

Fernando to Sinclair, no run, short and just outside the off, goes for the cut and gets an inside edge on it, ball getting ot he batsman in a hurry

1.4

Fernando to Sinclair, 1 run, tucked away to long leg and takes his first run

1.5

Fernando to Astle, 1 wide, slides the ball down the leg side and called wide

1.5

Fernando to Astle, no run, good quick one, rising sharply, keeps the ball down somehow

1.6

Fernando to Astle, no run, yet another good ball, fast, cutting in sharply, all Astle can do is think about survival, fends it down

2.1

Vaas to Sinclair, OUT, not for the first time in the series, walks across to play a good length delivery, swinging in, hit on the pads and the finger goes up immediately, out lbw!

MS Sinclair lbw b Vaas 1 (9m 10b 0x4 0x6) SR: 10.00

Oram is the new batsman in the middle

2.2

Vaas to Oram, no run, beats Oram with a beauty outside the off

2.3

Vaas to Oram, OUT, pitched on off stump, seaming away, squares up Oram, plays it from his crease, takes the outside edge and flies low to second slip, Arnold does well to take the catch, tumbling to his left!

JDP Oram c Arnold b Vaas 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Vaas striking a double blow here, two wickets in three balls

2.4

Vaas to Fleming, 1 run, worked through mid-on and takes his first run

2.5

Vaas to Astle, 1 no ball

2.5

Vaas to Astle, no run, gets right behind and plays it back down the track

2.6

Vaas to Astle, no run, outside the off, chopped hard on to the ground and the ball goes to the covers

3.1

Fernando to Fleming, no run, shapes to play on the on side, Fleming hit on the thigh pad, good pace and bounce from fernando

3.2

Fernando to Fleming, 1 run

3.3

Fernando to Astle, 1 wide

3.3

Fernando to Astle, no run

3.4

Fernando to Astle, 1 run

3.5

Fernando to Fleming, no run

3.6

Fernando to Fleming, no run

4.1

Vaas to Astle, no run, plays defensively

4.2

Vaas to Astle, no run

4.3

Vaas to Astle, 1 run

4.4

Vaas to Fleming, no run

4.5

Vaas to Fleming, no run

4.6

Vaas to Fleming, no run

5.1

Fernando to Astle, no run

5.2

Fernando to Astle, 1 leg bye

5.3

Fernando to Fleming, no run, rising from a short of a length, gets right behind and plays it towards point

5.4

Fernando to Fleming, no run, another quick delivery, rising too, has Flemin gin all kind of problems, finds it difficult to keep the ball away

5.5

Fernando to Fleming, 1 wide

That ball was sliding down the leg side and the umpire called it a wide

5.5

Fernando to Fleming, no run, gets right behind the line and plays the ball in defense

5.6

Fernando to Fleming, no run, good length, pace and bounce as it goes through to the keeper, outside the off

6.1

Vaas to Astle, 1 run

6.2

Vaas to Fleming, no run, goes for the square cut, geta a botom edge to first slip

6.3

Vaas to Fleming, FOUR, on the pads, helps the ball on its way to the square leg fence for four!

6.4

Vaas to Fleming, OUT, good length delivery, outside the off and seaming away, Fleming goes for an ambitious shot, a square drive, too close to the body, thick edge adn flies to first slip, Gunawardene does the rest

SP Fleming c Gunawardene b Vaas 6 (19m 15b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.00

Vaas striked for the third time in the innings McMillan is the new batsman walking out to join Astle. new Zealand in all kinds of trouble here 16/3 in the 7th over

6.5

Vaas to McMillan, 1 leg bye, off the pads goes down to fine leg

6.6

Vaas to Astle, 1 run, eased through the on side, takes a single

7.1

Fernando to Astle, no run, beats the bat with sheer pace, right outside the off

7.2

Fernando to Astle, no run, good sharp delivery, bouncing, Astle does well to fend it down

7.3

Fernando to Astle, no run, outside the off, goes for a flashy drive, beaten

7.4

Fernando to Astle, no run, brushes the pad as it goes through to the keeper

7.5

Fernando to Astle, OUT

CD McMillan run out 0 (8m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

7.6

Fernando to Astle, OUT, good length ball, rising outside the off, Astle plays at it without moving his feet, a nothing shot really, takes a thick edge and goes straight to Gunawardene. The pcae of Fernando does the trick this time

NJ Astle c Gunawardene b Fernando 4 (43m 21b 0x4 0x6) SR: 19.04

Wickets falling like nine pins here

8.1

Vaas to Nash, no run, plays the ball defensively

8.2

Vaas to Nash, 1 run, on the pads, played down to long leg for an easy single

8.3

Vaas to Harris, no run, good line and length again , Harris tries to get the bat ou tof the way, the ball wins, hits the bat any ways, no damage done

8.4

Vaas to Harris, no run

8.5

Vaas to Harris, no run, gets right behind the line and fends it it back to the bowler

8.6

Vaas to Harris, no run, pushed defensively to the covers

The New Zealand batting suggests like a Telephone number 1406010

9.1

Fernando to Nash, no run, outside the off, left through to the keeper

9.2

Fernando to Nash, no run, outside the off, good pace and bounce as it gores to Kalu

9.3

Fernando to Nash, no run, yet another good ball, outside the off, seaming away too, left alone

9.4

Fernando to Nash, no run, good fast delivery, maybe too much pace on it as it goes right above the middle stump

9.5

Fernando to Nash, no run

9.6

Fernando to Nash, no run, slower ball, almost an off break, hit on the pad, no chance of a run, a maiden over!

New Zealand is nowhere near anything substantial, after 10 overs they are 19/5 Perera will replace Vaas (5-1-10-3)

10.1

Perera to Harris, 1 wide

10.1

Perera to Harris, no run

10.2

Perera to Harris, no run

10.3

Perera to Harris, 1 wide

10.3

Perera to Harris, no run

10.4

Perera to Harris, 1 wide

10.4

Perera to Harris, no run

10.5

Perera to Harris, no run

10.6

Perera to Harris, no run, played on the of side, defensively

Muttiah Muralitharan to bowl

11.1

Muralitharan to Nash, 1 run, played to mid-wicket

11.2

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run, eased through covers for a single

11.3

Muralitharan to Nash, 1 run, worked neatly to mid-wicket

11.4

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run, driven through the covers and takes one run

11.5

Muralitharan to Nash, no run, nash had no clue at all, played for the off break, it spun the other way, beaten

11.6

Muralitharan to Nash, 1 run, worked away through mid-wicket

12.1

Perera to Nash, no run, outside th eof, goes for a big cover drive and mistimes it

12.2

Perera to Nash, no run, on middle and leg, sliding down, clips th epads as it goes through to the keeper

12.3

Perera to Nash, no run, kncoks it hard back to the bowler

12.4

Perera to Nash, no run, wide outside th eoff, big square cut, beaten, lucky not to be called a wide

12.5

Perera to Nash, no run, good length delivery, pitched just about outside the off and seaming away, goes through with the off dive, beaten

12.6

Perera to Nash, 1 run, gets a bat on it this time, wide of Snaath Jayasuriya at mid-off

13.1

Muralitharan to Nash, FOUR, on leg and middle, glorious on drive, rolls the ball over, the ball screams through mid-on for four

13.2

Muralitharan to Nash, 1 run, eased through mid-wicket

13.3

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, tossed up outside the off, forward in defense

13.4

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, tossedup again, defended

13.5

Muralitharan to Harris, no run

13.6

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run

14.1

Perera to Harris, 1 run

14.2

Perera to Nash, 1 run

14.3

Perera to Harris, 1 run

14.4

Perera to Nash, 1 wide, sliding down th eleg side, called a wide

14.4

Perera to Nash, 1 run

14.5

Perera to Harris, 1 run, comed down the track, gets the ball down to third-man

14.6

Perera to Nash, no run, gets right behind in defense

15.1

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, pushes in defense

15.2

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, tossed up outside the off, defended

15.3

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run

15.4

Muralitharan to Nash, no run

15.5

Muralitharan to Nash, 1 run, worked around the corner for a single

15.6

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, oputside the off, spinning away , left alone

Match State: Drinks

16.1

Dharmasena to Nash, no run

16.2

Dharmasena to Nash, 2 runs, back of a length outside the off, tapped past covers

16.3

Dharmasena to Nash, 1 run

16.4

Dharmasena to Harris, no run

16.5

Dharmasena to Harris, no run

16.6

Dharmasena to Harris, 1 run, back of a length and on the pads, swept away to deep fine leg for a single

17.1

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, flat and on the middle and leg, from around the wicket, padded away

17.2

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, well fliughted this time and outside the off, played at and missedf

17.3

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, quick and flat on the off, rapped on the pads, good ball that

17.4

Muralitharan to Harris, no run

17.5

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, outside the off and padded away once more

17.6

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, quicker one, flat and on the off, the one that goes with the arm, defended

18.1

Dharmasena to Nash, no run, back of a length and on the off, clipped away to the on side

18.2

Dharmasena to Nash, 1 run, on the pads and full, played away to short fine leg with soft hands

18.3

Dharmasena to Harris, 1 run, full and outside the off, swept away to deep backward square

18.4

Dharmasena to Nash, 2 runs, striaghter one just outside the off, played at, the ball goes off the outsidee edge to the third man region

18.5

Dharmasena to Nash, no run

18.6

Dharmasena to Nash, no run

19.1

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run, back of a lenfgth and on the pads, clipped away to the on side

19.2

Muralitharan to Nash, no run, full and on the off, well flighted, straightter one from Murali, Nash tries to work the ball to the on side, off the edge to the point region

19.3

Muralitharan to Nash, no run, well flighted and outside the off, that one drifts in, straight, the ball goes away from the right hander, kisses the edge and goes to the keeper, not out says the umpirte despite the loud appeal

19.4

Muralitharan to Nash, no run

19.5

Muralitharan to Nash, no run

19.6

Muralitharan to Nash, 1 run

20.1

Dharmasena to Nash, no run

20.2

Dharmasena to Nash, 1 run, back of a length and on the pads, tapped to the on sside

20.3

Dharmasena to Harris, no run, quick, flat and on the off, defended to point with an angled bat

20.4

Dharmasena to Harris, 1 leg bye, back of a length and on the pads, played and missed, off the legs to the on side

20.5

Dharmasena to Nash, 1 run

20.6

Dharmasena to Harris, no run, outside the off and just short of a elngth, left alone

21.1

Jayasuriya to Nash, 1 run, on the pads, played to mid-wicket

21.2

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, slower ball, turning in to Harris, tries to work it away, hit on the pad

21.3

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, Dharmasena makes a good diving stop at mid-wicket

21.4

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run

21.5

Jayasuriya to Harris, 1 run, driven down the ground to long on, good use of the fet

21.6

Jayasuriya to Nash, no run, forward in defense

22.1

Dharmasena to Harris, no run, goes right forward and plays it in defense

22.2

Dharmasena to Harris, OUT

DJ Nash run out 23 (54m 43b 1x4 0x6) SR: 53.48

22.3

Dharmasena to Parore, no run

22.4

Dharmasena to Parore, no run

22.5

Dharmasena to Parore, OUT, comes down the track and smacks it straight back to the bowler, caught and bowled! wickets falling in a hurry here

AC Parore c & b Dharmasena 0 (2m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

22.6

Dharmasena to Vettori, OUT, bowling around the wicket, fird in quickly, goes back to play, hit on the pads, loud appeal for lbw, given out! three wickets in the over!

DL Vettori lbw b Dharmasena 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Mills is the new batsman in the middle. Kiwis have lost their way here, it is only a matter of time that they will be bowled out

23.1

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, forward in defense

23.2

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, comes right forward and plays it in defense

23.3

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, played straight to mid-on, Jayasuriya quite charged up, chases the ball

23.4

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, gets right back and turns it to mid-wicket

23.5

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, chops the ball to Gunawardene at point

23.6

Jayasuriya to Harris, no run, played to mid-wicket, that s a maiden over

Dharmasena on a hat-trick, will bowl to Mills, who is yet to face a ball An umbrella field being set around Mills, close catching fielders all around the bat!

24.1

Dharmasena to Mills, 2 runs, what foes Dharamsena do, bowls a ball short and wide outside the off, cut down to third-man for a couple of runs

24.2

Dharmasena to Mills, no run

24.3

Dharmasena to Mills, no run, stretches forward in defense

24.4

Dharmasena to Mills, no run, goes right forward, hit on the front pad

24.5

Dharmasena to Mills, no run, flat and fast, brings the bat down just in time to keep it away

24.6

Dharmasena to Mills, no run, slow turn, off the pads, Kalu does the fielding

25.1

Muralitharan to Harris, no run

25.2

Muralitharan to Harris, 2 runs, on middle and off, heaved away to mid-wicket for a couple of runs

25.3

Muralitharan to Harris, no run, struck firmly back down the track, dives full length and fields the ball

25.4

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run, driven firmly down to long off

25.5

Muralitharan to Mills, 2 byes, spins sharply into the batsman, goes right through the batsman d and the keeper

25.6

Muralitharan to Mills, 1 leg bye, off the pads goes down to fine leg

26.1

Dharmasena to Mills, no run

26.2

Dharmasena to Mills, no run

The lowest total by New Zealand before this match was 64 made against Pakistan in 1986, it remains so as the Kiwis have moved on to 65

26.3

Dharmasena to Mills, no run

26.4

Dharmasena to Mills, 1 run

26.5

Dharmasena to Harris, no run, pushes the ball to point

26.6

Dharmasena to Harris, 1 run, pushed firmly to mid-off, wide of mid-off even, takes a quick single

To check the lowest ever total by New Zealand in ODIs, Kindly visit: http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/1980S/1985-86/OD_TOURNEYS/AA/NZ_PAK_AA_ODI-SEMI2_15APR1986.html

27.1

Muralitharan to Harris, no run

27.2

Muralitharan to Harris, 1 run

27.3

Muralitharan to Mills, no run, well tossed up outside the off, goes for the drive and gets a thick inside edge

27.4

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

27.5

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

27.6

Muralitharan to Mills, no run, goes through with the drive, gets inside edge on to his pads

28.1

Dharmasena to Harris, no run, pushed firmly to covers

28.2

Dharmasena to Harris, 1 run, pinches a single, pushes it to covers and goes through with the stroke

28.3

Dharmasena to Mills, no run, loud shout for lbw, sharp turn in to the batsman, would have mised another set of stumps onthe leg side

28.4

Dharmasena to Mills, 1 run, worked around the corner

28.5

Dharmasena to Harris, no run, pushed firmly to covers

28.6

Dharmasena to Harris, no run

29.1

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

29.2

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

29.3

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

29.4

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

29.5

Muralitharan to Mills, 2 runs

29.6

Muralitharan to Mills, no run

30.1

Vaas to Harris, 1 run

30.2

Vaas to Mills, no run

30.3

Vaas to Mills, no run

30.4

Vaas to Mills, no run, driven firmly to covers

30.5

Vaas to Mills, no run, comes forward in defense

30.6

Vaas to Mills, FOUR, short and swung around to long leg for four!

31.1

Fernando to Harris, 5 wides, outside the off, too wide outside the of, called wide, down to fine leg for four!

31.1

Fernando to Harris, no run, big shout for lbw, hit on the pad, ball pitching outside the leg

31.2

Fernando to Harris, 1 wide

31.2

Fernando to Harris, no run, fires it in a yorker, dug out

31.3

Fernando to Harris, OUT, another faster delivery , pitching in line with leg and middle, shoots through and hits Harris on the pads, Harris going back to play at it, caught plumb in front, given out lbw!

CZ Harris lbw b Fernando 18 (87m 65b 0x4 0x6) SR: 27.69

31.4

Fernando to Tuffey, 2 runs, low full toss, eased through covers

31.5

Fernando to Tuffey, 4 byes, beats the batsman with pace and bounce, also beats Kalu and goes for four byes

31.6

Fernando to Tuffey, 2 runs, played neatly through covers for a couple of runs and New Zeland get into the nineties.

32.1

Vaas to Mills, no run, gets right behind the line and plays it to the off side

32.2

Vaas to Mills, 1 run, played neatly down to fine leg for a single

32.3

Vaas to Tuffey, 1 run, thick inside edge and takes a run

32.4

Vaas to Mills, no run, driven sweetly to covers

32.5

Vaas to Mills, no run, plays it with a lot of confidence, to covers

32.6

Vaas to Mills, 3 runs, cracking lofted cover drive, batsmen completethe third run as Jayasuriya does the retrieving

33.1

Fernando to Mills, 1 run, on leg stump, pace and bounce on it, played around neatly

33.2

Fernando to Tuffey, no run, goes through with the drive, misses the off not by much, brings a smile on Fernando's face

33.3

Fernando to Tuffey, no run, beaten again, Tuffey just not too good to play at it

33.4

Fernando to Tuffey, 1 run, thick outside edge and goes down to thirdman

33.5

Fernando to Mills, no run, fends it back down the track

33.6

Fernando to Mills, 1 run, turned around to fine leg for a single

34.1

Perera to Mills, 1 run

34.2

Perera to Tuffey, no run

34.3

Perera to Tuffey, FOUR, smashes it straight down the ground, lovely shot for four!

34.4

Perera to Tuffey, 2 runs, smashes straight past the bowler and takes two more

34.5

Perera to Tuffey, SIX, full in length, Tuffey having a ball here! swings it high over long on for a massive six!

34.6

Perera to Tuffey, 1 run, short and swung around to fine leg for a single

35.1

Arnold to Tuffey, 1 run

35.2

Arnold to Mills, no run, faster one, on leg and middle, playedin defense

35.3

Arnold to Mills, no run, Kalu takes the bail soff in a flash, did a fumble too before doing that, lost one bails before he took the other bails off, third umpire called for, given not out!

35.4

Arnold to Mills, no run, turned around, straight to short fine leg

35.5

Arnold to Mills, no run, plays forward in defense

35.6

Arnold to Mills, 1 run, pushed through the covers and takes a single

It is all over, Sri Lanka win by 106 runs! This has been a remarkable performance by the home team, they have secured their place in the final By beating the Kiwis with such a wide margin, the net run rate situation might look much better for the Indians. Vaas bowled a brilliant opening spell picking up three quick wickets and ripping through the Kiwi batting Fernando who was rewarded by Jayasuriya for some fiery bowling in this ODI series. He shared the new ball with Vaas and troubled every batsman with sheer pace and bounce Kiwis were never really in the match. They finished with 115/9 The last pair of Mills and Tuffey added 32 valuable runs in 5.3 overs. This has been the most convincing performance by the Sri Lankans in the tournament so far. They take on India tomorrow right here at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground. The Man of the Match is Chaminda Vaas! India will have to win tomorrow to stay in the tournament. They will come out blazing against Sri Lanka tomorrow. Catch up all the live action right here on www.cricinfo.com The match is scheduled to start at 1000 Hrs Local time, 0930 Hrs IST, 0400 Hrs GMT So long