And it's all over. Full delivery, dragged straight to mid-on. Fine win for NZ. The group is split wide open. Sri Lanka are virtually out of this tournament. Sorrow and joy collide.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 7th Match, Group B at Johannesburg, Sep 27 2009 - Ball by Ball Commentary
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7th Match, Group B, Johannesburg, September 27, 2009, ICC Champions Trophy
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Hang on for the post-match quotes from the captains.
Sanga: "At the end of the day we have to look back and see we didnt have enough wickets in hand. Mahela and Kulasekara played superbly. We have to improve our fielding standards. We have to take responsibility at the end of the day for the mistakes."
Vettori: "The way Ryder and McCullum gave us a great start put the dressing room in good shape. We carried the momentum all the way through. IT was a fantastic pitch. Sri Lanka put a lot of pressure on us in the end. Guptill maintained a good composure and played very well. Tuffey has come back from injury and has stood up today. We can go into the game against England, knowing the wicket, knowing what we have to do and we can win that and go to semi-finals." Vettori is also the man of the match.
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46.4
W
Tuffey to Mendis, OUT
Ajantha Mendis c Vettori b Tuffey 3 (6b 0x4 0x6 8m) SR: 50
46.3
1
Tuffey to Kulasekara, 1 run
46.2
1
Tuffey to Mendis, 1 run
length delivery straightening outside off, steered to third man
46.1
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Tuffey to Mendis, no run
slower one, on a length outside off, left alone
end of over 4613 runs
SL: 275/9CRR: 5.97 • RRR: 10.25
Nuwan Kulasekara56 (55b 2x4 4x6)
Ajantha Mendis2 (3b)
Shane Bond 9-0-82-0
Kyle Mills 10-0-69-3
45.6
4
Bond to Kulasekara, FOUR runs
fuller, outside off stump and Kula lashes it wide of backward point and the ball crashes against the point boundary
45.5
6
Bond to Kulasekara, SIX runs
goes for the slower one, drops it short, Kulasekara picked it up really well, waited for it to arrive before biffing it over midwicket boundary. And this is his first ODI fifty. Fighting knock
Selvendra: "Darn good lesson for SL, for dropping Murali from the side.What did the replacement do? 7 overs no wickets 50 runs over 7 an over and scored 11 runs. How can SL drop the best bowler in the side.Too cocky."
45.4
1
Bond to Mendis, 1 run
leans across to push the ball to covers
45.3
•
Bond to Mendis, no run
bounces on the middle stump line, Mendy keeps it down, in front of him
45.2
1
Bond to Kulasekara, 1 run
full delivery, driven down to long-off
45.1
1
Bond to Mendis, 1 run
full in length outside off stump, pushed through cover point
end of over 458 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 262/9CRR: 5.82 • RRR: 10.80
Nuwan Kulasekara45 (52b 1x4 3x6)
Kyle Mills 10-0-69-3
James Franklin 9-0-40-2
44.6
W
Mills to Malinga, OUT
Just one more wicket now for NZ to wrap things up. Malinga swings a full toss straight to long-on. Gone! 54 from 30 but looks a distant dream now
Lasith Malinga c Taylor b Mills 15 (10b 1x4 1x6 13m) SR: 150
44.5
•
Mills to Malinga, no run
fuller, outside off, swing and a miss
44.4
6
Mills to Malinga, SIX runs
What a stunning strike from Malingaaaaaaa! He fetched it from outside off and swung the full length delivery way over wide long-on boundary
44.3
1
Mills to Kulasekara, 1 run
dropped by Mills. Kulasekara topedged the all mighty swing and Mills ran back but never looked in control as he waited for gravity to pull the ball back down. Clanger!
44.2
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Mills to Kulasekara, no run
moves outside leg stump, has a big swing across the line and the ball rushes between him and the leg stump
44.1
1
Mills to Malinga, 1 run
drifts towards the pads, rolls away to the on side
end of over 448 runs
SL: 254/8CRR: 5.77 • RRR: 10.33
Lasith Malinga8 (6b 1x4)
Nuwan Kulasekara44 (50b 1x4 3x6)
James Franklin 9-0-40-2
Kyle Mills 9-0-61-2
43.6
1
Franklin to Malinga, 1 run
slower one, on the middle stump line, nurdled to backward square-leg
43.5
1
Franklin to Kulasekara, 1 run
on the off stump line, driven to left of Vettori who makes a sliding stop
43.4
1
Franklin to Malinga, 1 run
full again, driven uppishly but well clear of Vettoir at extra cover and it runs down to long-off
43.3
•
Franklin to Malinga, no run
really full delivery on the off and middle line, driven to extra cover
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