sliced to short third, that's all she wrote! Binura has a dip and squirts a thick edge to the man on the edge of the ring. New Zealand win by 45 runs and take the series, 2-0 up with one to play
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I at Mount Maunganui, NZ vs SL, Dec 30 2024 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd T20I (N), Mount Maunganui, December 30, 2024, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand
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10.55pm: Time for some presentations, Mitch Hay is a somewhat surprising Player of the Match: "Good to contribute to a good score. Trying to give myself a few balls to have a look, then swinging hard and found the middle a few times. Lucky to bat with Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell, they're so calm. Unbelievable few games with the fern on my chest, glad to contirbute to a few wins. Different feel but awesome playing in front of a home crowd, family here as well. Lot of pride in my keeping, training hard."
Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka: "Disappointed with the results and the middle-order batting. We should have done better. [Challenge?] It's about adapting to the conditions. But at the same time, they were brilliant. It's important to finish the game, no matter how you started. In the first game we were almost there. Again, disappointed."
New Zealand's Mitch Santner: "Great performance. First with the bat, managed to put them under pressure in the powerplay. I said whoever used the wind best would do well and we managed that. [Duffy] Great to see, every time I bring him back he gets a wicket first ball. Best way to slow the run rate is to take wickets. Especially with a big breeze, if you get predictable it can be easy for the batters. Trying to keep it out of the arc of the batters."
And that's yer lot for tonight. Madushka's report will be in the slot shortly, and we'll be back for more with the third and final match of the series, down in Nelson on Thursday. As always, thanks for your comments. Good night!
10.50pm: Pretty comprehensive from New Zealand, who put up an above-par total and then turned to their star man with the ball once again, Jacob Duffy bagging 4 for 15 as Sri Lanka crumbled. They were just about in the chase with five overs to go, although 60 off 30 was always a tough ask; but after Kusal Perera was dismissed by Duffy for 48 off 35, the innings fell away dramatically, their last seven wickets going down for 14 runs
19.1
W
Foulkes to Fernando, OUT
Binura Fernando c Duffy b Foulkes 3 (5b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 60
Foulkes to close out. One of the easier 20th overs he'll bowl, I'd imagine
end of over 191 run • 2 wickets
SL: 141/9CRR: 7.42 • RRR: 46.00 • Need 46 runs from 6b
Nuwan Thushara0 (2b)
Binura Fernando3 (4b)
Matt Henry 4-0-31-2
Jacob Duffy 4-0-15-4
18.6
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Henry to Thushara, no run
18.5
•
Henry to Thushara, no run
goes for the stumps, full on off. Blocked!
Nuwan Thushara is last man. Henry on a hat-trick
18.4
W
Henry to Pathirana, OUT
and will walk straight back, nicked off the first ball! Henry picks up his second, as Hay takes a tumbling catch to his right. This is going down the gurgle rather quickly for SL
Matheesha Pathirana c †Hay b Henry 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0
Matheesha Pathirana walks in
18.3
W
Henry to Avishka Fernando, OUT
full, wide and slashed to third! If he'd left the ball it would have been a wide. Instead, Avishka breaks the wrists on a classy looking square drive and sends it down the gullet of the man back. SL lose their eighth, unfurling the white flag now
Avishka Fernando c Robinson b Henry 5 (7b 0x4 0x6 21m) SR: 71.42
18.2
1
Henry to Fernando, 1 run
full on off stump, 130kph, punched to cover
18.1
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Henry to Fernando, no run
goes for wide blockhole, maybe not quite as full as he'd like. Binura swings and misses
Henry returns
end of over 184 runs • 2 wickets
SL: 140/7CRR: 7.77 • RRR: 23.50 • Need 47 runs from 12b
Binura Fernando2 (2b)
Avishka Fernando5 (6b)
Jacob Duffy 4-0-15-4
Mitchell Santner 4-0-22-2
Finishes with pristine figures of 4-15. Duffy the Lanka Slayer Pt 2
17.6
1
Duffy to Fernando, 1 run
fullish on the stumps, thick-edged through midwicket on the drive
One more shot at a five-for for Duffy
17.5
1
Duffy to Avishka Fernando, 1 run
pitched up, Avishka makes room and swats a slower ball down to long-on
Mark: "Come on Duffy, one more for your 5-for. You deserve it how well you've bowled in the last two games. COME ON"
17.4
1
Duffy to Fernando, 1 run
full and straight, poked into the off side for one
17.4
1w
Duffy to Fernando, 1 wide
fired down the leg side
Binura Fernando is the No. 9
17.3
W
Duffy to Theekshana, OUT
plinked to long-off! SL are going down like a heap of dirty laundry once again. Mishit down the ground and Theekshana goes second ball. NZ can't get enough of that wonderful Duff
Maheesh Theekshana c Santner b Duffy 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 2m) SR: 0
17.2
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Duffy to Theekshana, no run
bouncer, climbing through at 133kph
Maheesh Theekshana is in
17.1
W
Duffy to Hasaranga, OUT
another first-ball wicket for Duffy! A brilliant offcutter and Hasaranga is castled trying to play off the back foot. Chopped into the base of middle. Third wicket of the night for Duffy as NZ move a step closer to sealing the series
Wanindu Hasaranga b Duffy 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 3m) SR: 50
AG: "Duffy is too hot to handle for SL at the moment." He's going to finish his allocation here
end of over 174 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 136/5CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 17.00 • Need 51 runs from 18b
Avishka Fernando4 (5b)
Wanindu Hasaranga1 (1b)
Mitchell Santner 4-0-22-2
Jacob Duffy 3-0-11-2
16.6
•
Santner to Avishka Fernando, no run
tossed up and spinning away as Avishka swings and misses
16.5
1
Santner to Hasaranga, 1 run
holes out to deep midwicket - but Phillips has to throw it back in! Brilliant work in the end, he knew he couldn't hold on to the ball without going out of bounds, so he wisely opts to save the boundary
Wanindu Hasaranga is the next batter up
16.4
W
Santner to Asalanka, OUT
slog-swept... straight to deep backward square leg! Is that the game for NZ? Fired in and Asalanka can't get enough elevation as he targets the boundary. Could barely have picked out the boundary rider better. Off goes the SL captain, with his side's hopes waning
Charith Asalanka c Chapman b Santner 20 (16b 3x4 0x6 26m) SR: 125
16.3
1
Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run
dabbed towards point for another single
16.2
1
Santner to Asalanka, 1 run
over to the lefty, 94kph outside off, Asalanka drops back and chops behind point
16.1
1
Santner to Avishka Fernando, 1 run
round the wicket, angling in and cut away
Santner back, 55 needed from 24
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Over 20 • SL 141/10
Binura Fernando c Duffy b Foulkes 3 (5b 0x4 0x6 9m) SR: 60
New Zealand won by 45 runsW
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