New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Auckland,NZ v SL, Apr 02 2023 - Match Result

Deftly guided over the keeper and Asalanka takes Sri Lanka to victory! Milne went into the pitch from around the wicket. Offered a bit of room, Asalanka ramped it late and managed to get it over the keeper. Umpire says it's a front-foot no-ball.

Slot ball on the pads is slogged across, it hangs high in the air. Chapman is on the ropes, tries to drag it back but it's too far! The slower ball works against Milne and Sri Lanka now need two from four balls

Slower one on a length outside off, Mendis tries to heave it away but doesn't time it. Goes to long-on, along the ground

Nails the yorker, cramps Chapman who tried to whip it across. It snuck through the gap and disturbed furniture.

Chapman rocks back and pulls the shortish ball against the spin wide of deep midwicket for four. That was slower offbreak, allowed time for Chapman to adjust and pummel it

Powers the pull but can't time it well enough, goes along the ground to deep midwicket. Theekshana, predictably, isn't giving air and is bowling tight lines

Champan now in. Nails the straight drive but it hits the stumps at the non-striker's end.

Skier is taken brilliantly while backtracking by Theekshana! It was a length ball outside off that Neesham tried to mow down the ground, got a top edge and it was in the air for ages. Theekshana went back and settled in but not under it. Instead, he waited and dove last moment to take a stunner. He's pumped!

Around to Neesham, who's alert to notice that the flat, length ball was outside the off-side tramline. Lets it go

Wide and flat, the full ball is slapped to deep cover. Thick outside edge. Goes straight to the fielder. Mitchell looked for the second but it was not on.

Full ball is whipped over midwicket, it's in the stands! Sodhi does it easy as you like and nonchalantly walks away.

Full outside off, Shipley tries to whack it over long-on. Gets it along the ground straight to the fielder. Pace: 130kph

Wide yorker nailed, Sodhi tries to jam it square on the off side, misses and takes off for the bye. Keeper sends the throw to the bowler, Shanaka keeps it with himself to avoid overthrows

Goes to long-off again, should've been an easier stop but a misfield has the batters get two. Was a shortish ball outside off that Sodhi belted

Full ball is pummeled down the ground, long-off has to run across and slide. Manages to get behind it. Keeps it to two

Slapped flat in the air, to the right of Hasaranga at long-off, and it's taken. Is that the game?! Was a slot ball that Ravindra tried to hit wide of long-off or over. Hasaranga slouches and catches the bullet close to his chest

Swipes across, edge carries to deep third! Was a slot ball just outside off, Milne made room - which worked against him - and tried to slog it over long-on. Went low to Asalanka who took it. Madushan has his finger up. He leaves 13 for the final over.

Low full toss around off, tries to whack it away. Ball goes off the bottom to the right of long-on, fielder lays down his hamstring on the grass to add a barrier. Good throw too, Ravindra wanted to go back but was wisely sent back

Low full toss is driven into the ground, Hasaranga runs and slides to the left. Tries to stop it with his left hand and misses. Not great fielding, allows four. 14 needed off 8 now.

French cut to short fine. Went back to the full ball. It was on middle. Milne's front leg was well outside leg, tried to launch it over mid-on

Bouncer is left alone. Is it too high? Leg umpire says yes. Was outside off and replays confirm it was well over head-high

Slot just outside off at 135kph. Slapped to mid-off, looked like Ravindra tried to go over the leg side.

Full and fast around off, driven to mid-off, who is in. Single scampered.

Full and wide seems to be the new plan. This ball is too wide, beats the slap aimed to go square. Given wide. Sandstorm by Darude takes over and the crowd are into it.

Short again, it's pulled. This time it hits the outfield in the midwicket region, it's wide to the right of the deep fielder... and goes for four! That was the pocket with the arc, that meant it was the bigger boundary. But it was placed brilliantly. Not sure if going hard into the pitch after the last ball was a wise option. But credit to Ravindra, who's playing this to perfection.

Middles the pull, into the top tier of the west stand. Back of length around off, hit flat and 84-metres away over midwicket. New Zealand now on par with the DLS score.

In the slot, clubbed over long-on! Cleared the front leg and swung freely, hit over the dug out.

Down the track early, Chamika goes short and slow. Angles it away sharply, beaten on the pull

Ball goes straight to point, they risk a single as slight rain comes on. NZ need to be 165 at this point. Was a length ball that took the leading edge off the flick

Was pushing with a straight bat. Outside edge, goes to the right of the bowler, towards mid-off