- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.1 Low full toss - waist-high - on the off and middle, Vincent goes for a slash down the ground, ends up scooping it between mid-off and mid-on and both nearly collide but Chamara Silva takes the catch 25/23.6 Short and rising, McCullum pulls it straight to long leg. McCullum was dropped twice and Sri Lank have been third time lucky 22/110.5 full and outside off stump, sliced straight to sweeper cover. 95/318.5 very full, very straight, Taylor opens the face of the bat and tries to run the ball down to third-man. All he manages is a simple catch straight into Sangakkara's hands. End of a cracking innings from Taylor 153/611.3 trapped in front. Full and on the middle and off stump, Styris shapes to play a reverse sweep, misses and that proves fatal. Hawk eye suggests it would have missed the off stump. 97/412.5 fuller and on the stumps, the ball is punched to cover, the batsman head off for a single, McMillan isn't too quick, the throw comes to the bowler, Malinga catches the ball and breaks the stumps. The decision is referred to the third umpire ... and gone! 102/519.6 very full, straight, driven hard down to long-on, the batsmen run hard, coming back for the second but the throw is good and an easy run out ends the innings 164/7Extras13 (b 1, lb 2, w 10)TOTAL164/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.2)Fall of wickets: 1-22 (BB McCullum, 3.6 ov), 2-25 (L Vincent, 5.1 ov), 3-95 (PG Fulton, 10.5 ov), 4-97 (SB Styris, 11.3 ov), 5-102 (CD McMillan, 12.5 ov), 6-153 (LRPL Taylor, 18.5 ov), 7-164 (DL Vettori, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB WPUJC Vaas 4 0 27 0 6.75 9 2 1 0 0 CRD Fernando 4 0 31 2 7.75 9 1 1 1 0 ST Jayasuriya 4 0 25 1 6.25 7 2 0 0 0 G Wijekoon 4 0 50 1 12.50 5 0 4 2 0 SL Malinga 4 0 28 1 7.00 8 2 1 1 0
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Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.3 tossed up, on the stumps, Tharanga tries to hit this one right out of the ground. He gets the elevation but not the distance. This time it's Martin under the catch at long-off and he takes it! 82/117.3 comes down the track again, Vettori fires it short and quick and Jayasuriya pulls it to deep midwicket 158/312.4 partnership-breaker Styris strikes. Short in length, pulled straight down the throat of deep square leg 108/2Extras12 (b 3, lb 8, w 1)TOTAL168/3 (18.5 Overs, RR: 8.92)Fall of wickets: 1-82 (WU Tharanga, 7.3 ov), 2-108 (KC Sangakkara, 12.4 ov), 3-158 (ST Jayasuriya, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SE Bond 4 0 45 0 11.25 9 7 1 0 0 CS Martin 3 0 23 0 7.66 9 3 1 0 0 MR Gillespie 2.5 0 29 0 10.23 7 1 2 1 0 DL Vettori 4 0 23 2 5.75 9 0 1 0 0 SB Styris 3 0 16 1 5.33 8 2 0 0 0 JDP Oram 2 0 21 0 10.50 4 1 1 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
New Zealand , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
First Session 14:00-15:20, Interval 15:20-15:40, Second Session 15:40-17:00
Match days
15 September 2007 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka 2, New Zealand 0
Match Notes
- New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (43 balls), Extras 1
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (PG Fulton 21, LRPL Taylor 25, Ex 5)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (76 balls), Extras 11
- RL Taylor: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (114 balls), Extras 13
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (LRPL Taylor 24, JDP Oram 24, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: New Zealand - 164/7 in 20.0 overs (JDP Oram 33)
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 4.4 overs (28 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (WU Tharanga 24, ST Jayasuriya 25, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 11.2 overs (69 balls), Extras 7
- ST Jayasuriya: 50 off 32 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 16.5 overs (102 balls), Extras 12
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (ST Jayasuriya 11, DPMD Jayawardene 34, Ex 5)
- Twenty20 International Scorer: Binoy George
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