New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Group B, Johannesburg
New Zealand push Sri Lanka to the brink
Brendon McCullum gave New Zealand a brisk start•Getty Images
Ryder pulled a muscle and needed a runner•Associated Press
That triggered a mini-collapse as New Zealand lost four wickets for 36 runs•AFP
Daniel Vettori however, led the fightback for New Zealand with a quick 48•AFP
...Guptill's 66 meant New Zealand finished on an impressive 315•Getty Images
Daryl Tuffey once again struck in his first over, dismissing Jayasuriya for 24•AFP
New Zealand kept chipping away, Franklin getting rid of allrounder Angelo Mathews•AFP
Jayawardene's dismissal came as huge relief to New Zealand; he was bowled by Vettori•AFP
He and Jesse Ryder brought up New Zealand's 50 in 40 balls•Associated Press
But he reached his half-century off 28 balls•AFP
Angelo Mathews removed McCullum for 46 and Grant Elliott for a duck•Getty Images
Martin Guptill provided strong support at the other end•Getty Images
Tillakaratne Dilshan got the Sri Lankan chase off to a breezy start•AFP
Kyle Mills then removed Dilshan. Both openers were back in the pavilion with the score on 67•AFP
Mahela Jayawardene set about reviving Sri Lanka after they were reduced to 141 for 6•AFP
Kulasekara fought hard with an unbeaten 57, but the task proved too daunting and New Zealand won by 38 runs•AFP
It was Nuwan Kulasekara who ended the 125-run opening stand by having Ryder edge behind for 74•Associated Press
While Sanath Jayasuriya dismissed Ross Taylor for 4 and Neil Broom for 15. He ended with figures of 3 for 39•AFP
Even though Jayasuriya accounted for Vettori, his third wicket...•AFP
He scored 41 off 31 balls as the opening stand reached 66 by the eighth over•AFP
James Franklin accounted for Kumar Sangakkara as Sri Lanka slipped to 85 for 3•AFP
He had New Zealand worried, as he made 77, and added 78 with Nuwan Kulasekara, in quick time•AFP