New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Only T20I at Auckland, SL in NZ, Jan 11 2019 - Ball by Ball Commentary

it's all over on a good length, it wasn't full enough to be slog-swept, but that's the shot he goes for. Gets a top edge that flies over his head. Seifert calls for it and snaffles it near leg-slip. New Zealand win by 35 runs

tossed up wide of off and turning further away, given as wide

clears his front leg to heave it on the leg side, gets enough to send it to deep midwicket

tossed up on middle, he comes forward to defend carefully

immediate revenge wrong 'un pitched outside off. He tried to repeat the last shot to go down the ground, but this spun the other way, took the edge and nestled in short third man's hands. Only a matter of time now

shot flatter legspinner, turning into him, comes down the track and flat bats it past the bowler and into the fence

too good for the tailender. Tossed up outside off, pitches and turns past the prodding bat

all those swipes had to result in one top edge Santner slowed it down to 71 kph, kept it on the stumps. Malinga backed away to heave it, got a top edge that is taken comfortably between midwicket and long-on

full on the stumps again, driven back past the bowler

tosses it up wide and slows it down, inviting the ill-timed swipe. Malinga manages to keep it along the ground to mid-on

tossed up very full. He has a stab at it, but the ball takes the inside edge and rolls just past the stumps. Into the boundary moreover

too much outside off and it will be a wide

tentative prod into cover and they get a quick single

fuller and he comes forward to drive, but only goes as far as mid-off

turn perfect length, drawing him forward, pitches and rips past the bat

pushed back tentatively to the bowler, Sodhi makes as if to throw it back. Words exchanged

down the track and swiped to long-on. Bowled flatter and shorter, got it to turn too. Malinga managed to get the bottom of the bat to it

tossed up outside off, he comes forward to meet it on the full and pushes to cover

tossed up and rapped on the pads. Big appeal and they have gone for a review. He got that to drift down and turn in from leg stump, to defeat the forward push and hit him on the pads. Looked a very good shout, but will umpire's call rule the day? No it won't! Three reds on ball tracking and that means another breakthrough for New Zealand

fuller, clipped to deep midwicket