New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test at Christchurch, , Dec 07 2006 - Match Result

and that's it that, McCullum settles the score in style, that pitches on leg and McCullum moved his front foot out of the way and slog sweeps over midwicket, New Zealand have won a tight Test by five wickets

swept down to long leg for a single, New Zealand are a boundary away

defended on the front foot

struck outside off stump and they appeal for lbw, that was missing off by a long way

tossed up on middle and off, Oram gets his front foot well forward and watches it spin across his pad

defended on the front foot

dropped a frction short and it's not that wide but McCullum frees his arms and lashes it through cover point for four

slower ball, only 105kmh, bowled a touch wide outside the off stump, driven to point

good length ball and very straight too, driven back to Maharoof

short outsie the off stump, McCullum drives aggressively off the back foot but can't beat the fielder at cover

dabbed short on the leg side for a quick single

hits a good line and length outside the off stump, Maharoof lets it go

shot! McCullum gives Murali the charge and lofts over extra cover for six runs, awesome shot and that reduces the runs needed to 10

loud appeal for lbw but that wasn't close

defended on the front foot back to the bowler

Astle goes off the first ball he faces after tea, that one pitched around off stump and straightened, Astle played forward but down the wrong line, he got hit in front of middle and that was pretty plumb, almost identical to his dismissal in the first innings

drifting down leg side, worked behind square for a single

pitching on off stump and spins quite a long way across Oram who pushes forward and gets beaten, Jayawardene appeals for a catch behind he was miles from nicking that

bouncer, Jayawardene doesn't collect it cleanly and concedes byes

length ball on off stump, no room for Oram to work with, defended on the front foot