10.45 pm That's all folks. The match has been abandoned. New Zealand will probably be the more relieved team. It's been a frustrating evening, very stop start. The Sri Lankan bowlers made use of the conditions after their new captain Angelo Mathews won the toss and restricted New Zealand to 74 for 7 in 14 overs. They were 6 for 0 chasing 72 when rain had the final say.

James: "If this game is abandoned, New Zealand have got away with one of the most abject batting displays this side of England facing mystery spin."

And on that note, I'll say goodnight. Thank you for your emails today. Cheers.

10.40 pm "Rain is heavier now and the whole ground is covered ... just waiting for formal confirmation that it has been abandoned," says Andrew Fernando from Pallekele.

10.25 pm There's the rain again. Players off, covers on. The umpires are hanging out for a bit on the boundary's edge. The rain is not heavy. Only three more overs need to be bowled for there to be a result in this game. Sri Lanka need to be 23 for 0 or 24 for 1 or 25 for 2 or 27 for 3 after five overs to win this match.

Ross Taylor is having a chat with the umpires. A bit animated he is. Doubt he wants to get back on! The rain is heavier now.

Anthony: "I was baffled too by the D/L target but I guess NZ benefited from only having to bat 14 overs. With 5 wickets already lost after 8.3 overs, they might not have got to 20."

1.6

Oram to Munaweera, 1 run

dropped, Munaweera charged and slashed at a short and wide ball, cutting it to Hira, I think, at point, he couldn't hold on

1.5

Oram to Dilshan, 1 run

played with a closed face towards square leg for a single

1.4

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Oram to Dilshan, no run

mis-times the drive back to the bowler

1.3

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Oram to Dilshan, no run

Dilshan attempts to scoop the ball by moving across, getting down on one knee and aiming for over the keeper's head. The ball seams away from him and beats the bat

1.2

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Oram to Dilshan, no run

length ball angling into off and middle stump, Dilshan pushes on the front foot to mid off

1.1

Oram to Munaweera, 1 run

played behind square for a single

Oram from over the wicket.

end of over 13 runs

SL: 3/0CRR: 3.00 • RRR: 5.30

Tillakaratne Dilshan1 (4b)

Dilshan Munaweera2 (2b)

Kyle Mills 1-0-3-0

0.6

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Mills to Dilshan, no run

pitches ona good length around off and the ball seams and bounces past the outside edge of Dilshan's forward defence

0.5

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Mills to Dilshan, no run

pushed off the from foot towards the leg side

Neil: "How can the Target be less that what New Zealand put up?" It's complicated Neil, the D/L, but had NZ lost fewer wickets it would have gone up.

0.4

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Mills to Dilshan, no run

defended on the off side

0.3

Mills to Munaweera, 1 run

Munaweera gets a thick outside edge towards third man as he tried to push on the off side

0.2

Mills to Dilshan, 1 run

full ball on middle stump, driven to mid off and Dilshan runs a quick single

0.1

Mills to Munaweera, 1 run

length ball on off stump, played towards point for a single

Sri Lanka's target is 72 in 14 overs. Dilshan and Munaweera are the openers. Mills with the new ball from over the wicket.

end of over 147 runs

NZ: 74/7CRR: 5.28

Tim Southee21 (10b 4x4)

Jacob Oram10 (9b 1x4)

Nuwan Kulasekara 3-0-13-2

Shaminda Eranga 3-0-23-1

10 pm New Zealand finish with 74 for 7 in 14 overs, after an innings that was interrupted by rain. Sri Lanka's target will be revised according to the D/L method and I'll have that information for you shortly.

13.6

Kulasekara to Southee, 2 runs

Southee moves across his stumps and laps the ball towards short fine leg, where Chandimal picks up and hits the stumps direct at the batsman's end. Oram is safe and the batsmen run an overthrow for the ricochet

13.5

Kulasekara to Oram, 1 run

a full toss, Oram's slog across the line is limp and the ball lobs towards cover

13.4

Kulasekara to Southee, 1 run

full and in the blockhole outside off, Southee moves towards the ball and hits to long on once again

13.3

Kulasekara to Southee, 2 runs

hit towards long on for two more

13.2

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Kulasekara to Southee, no run

a full ball just inside the tram line outside off stump, Southee knows the ball well because he bowls it too. He had moved too far towards leg to make contact

13.1

Kulasekara to Oram, 1 run

Oram tries to smash through the leg side but misses and is hit on the pad

Kulasekara will bowl the final over.

end of over 1316 runs

NZ: 67/7CRR: 5.15

Tim Southee16 (6b 4x4)

Jacob Oram8 (7b 1x4)

Shaminda Eranga 3-0-23-1

Akila Dananjaya 2-0-9-2

12.6

Eranga to Southee, FOUR runs

a fourth boundary in the over! Southee pulls a full toss into the gap between long on and deep midwicket

12.5

Eranga to Southee, FOUR runs

clever shot, Southee moves right across his stumps and paddles the ball from well outside off stump between the keeper and short fine leg

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Match details

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Toss	Sri Lanka, elected to field first
Series	New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka
Season	2012/13
Match number	T20I no. 290
Hours of play (local time)	19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.15, Interval 20.15-20.30, Second Session 20.30-21.45
Match days	30 October 2012 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Ranmore Martinesz Ruchira Palliyaguruge
TV Umpire	Tyron Wijewardene
Reserve Umpire	Sena Nandiweera
Match Referee	Andy Pycroft