Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

KS Williamson
KS Williamson
103(107) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %95%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
7 5 17 12 4 9 15 34
DPMD Jayawardene
DPMD Jayawardene
94(82) 9x4 - 3x6
Control %91%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 18 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
10 8 4 12 8 8 16 28

Best performances - Bowlers

TG Southee
TG Southee
O10
M1
R59
W3
Eco5.9
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
2W
1W
AF Milne
AF Milne
O7
M0
R28
W2
Eco4
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Commentator: Rohan Sharma

Well, that's all she wrote folks. New Zealand take command of the series 2-1 as the caravan continues on to Dunedin on January 23 for the fifth ODI. We certainly hope you will be able to join us for that. Till then though, this is ESPNcricinfo wishing you a good night, wherever you are.

Kane Williamson, Man of the Match: Had a few days off which was nice. Just relaxed and caught up with friends and family. Just wanted the shoulder to heal. It was nice to get off to a reasonable start. It is always nice to bat with other blokes who are scoring freely. It was great initially with Grant, before Corey took over. To finish it off the way we did with Ronchi was just superb. I am still very much working on my bowling, and am pretty happy with how it is progressing. I don't want to rush it and want to keep learning to bowl more and more.

Williamson is the Man of the Match

Brendon McCullum, New Zealand captain: Really good effort from the bowlers to give us a score under par. Kane showed how experienced he is and how he can formulate a gameplan. Also finished off well by Corey and Ronchi. Probably a little bit more bounce here on the Oval. Pace was certainly there in comparison to last year. Really good cricket wicket and crowd. We don't know yet about Milne (injured rib cage). The beauty of this team is that someone else will step up in case anything goes wrong. They expect us to fight hard and I will try to lead by example. Elliott had a tough time of late, but he showed strength of character and was one of the assets the selectors were keen to see. He is a great team man, and is a classy batsman at club level, and the partnership he formed with Kane was crucial to getting us into this. Kane has been wonderful and its great to see him work his magic.

Angelo Mathews, Sri Lanka captain: After the start we got, I thought the lower order batted poorly. I thought Dilshan, Sangakkara and Mahela batted beautifully. It was a very good wicket, didn't turn as much or slow up, but it was a good batting track. The spinners have been bowling brilliantly, especially on that wicket. They came on to bowl pretty well. We just couldn't take wickets and strike regularly.

6.38 pm Please stay with us as we await quotes from the match presentation

Ronchi is pleased to get a couple over the rope and see the team through. Pleased with how Dan gave him support at the other end. Sees every game leading to the World Cup as crucial to NZ's preparations.

6.34 pm The ever-important 48th over has proven to tell the tale here at Nelson as Ronchi and Vettori seal a four-wicket victory for New Zealand to take a 2-1 series lead. Sri Lanka's 270-odd didn't prove to be quite the handful they were hoping, and they were definitely arguably 30-40 runs short at the interval. Kane Williamson's 103 undoubtedly anchored the chase, while Anderson's 47 and Elliott's 44 ensured they were able to see the mission out.

48.1
4
Senanayake to Vettori, FOUR, Vettori sends everyone at the Oval on their merry way with a scythe behind square on the off side to find the boundary

END OF OVER:
48 | 24 Runs | NZ: 276/6 (1 run required from 12 balls, RR: 5.75, RRR: 0.50)

  • Luke Ronchi32 (15b)
  • Daniel Vettori3 (3b)
  • Thisara Perera8-0-58-1
  • Nuwan Kulasekara9-0-51-1

Selvan: "Wow what an over from Ronchi!!"

47.6
6
Perera to Ronchi, SIX, 104 kph, no need for the extra balls. Ronchi has just leveled the scores with another mighty blow. Saw this slower ball early before waiting and then dropping the back knee to send yet another one high over long off. The crowd is over the moon, and New Zealand require just one to take a 2-1 series lead
47.5
6
Perera to Ronchi, SIX, 131 kph, sayonara! Ronchi waits, then gets under this Perera length delivery to strike this cleanly over long off this time for yet another six. Ronchi has taken over at the Saxton Oval!
47.4
0
Perera to Ronchi, no run, 104 kph, slower ball on off which is drilled hard at Mathews at mid off, who puts in a wonderful diving stop
47.3
2
Perera to Ronchi, 2 runs, 131 kph, Perera looking for the blockhole as this one is turned into a low full toss which he heaves over cow corner, but doesn't quite get the placement right on it for it to hit the rope. These three balls have effectively made it NZ's game to lose now
47.2
6
Perera to Ronchi, SIX, 135 kph, what a blow! Ronchi has turned this match on its head with two big hits. This time is fed a fuller one on middle which he gets nicely under and lifts high over long on for six

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New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st24BB McCullumMJ Guptill
2nd17MJ GuptillKS Williamson
3rd22LRPL TaylorKS Williamson
4th88GD ElliottKS Williamson
5th79CJ AndersonKS Williamson
6th15L RonchiCJ Anderson
7th35DL VettoriL Ronchi