02/01Result
1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 3 2019
New Zealand won by 45 runs
Player of the Match
Martin Guptill
Martin GuptillNew Zealand
02/01Result
1st ODI (D/N), Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Mount Maunganui, Jan 3 2019
New Zealand won by 45 runs
Player of the Match
Martin Guptill
Martin GuptillNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
50 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 371/7 | RR: 7.42

  • James Neesham47 (13b)
  • Ish Sodhi0 (0b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep8-0-72-2
  • Thisara Perera10-0-80-2

5.55 pm Whew. What a show by James Neesham. Thisara Perera had 9-0-46-2 when he came on to bowl his final over. He's ended with 10-0-80-2, all thanks to Neesham. That was some exhibition of hitting by the left-hander. The cow corner- square leg area was his favourite, and he was hitting balls there as if doing target practice. New Zealand had started well and kept motoring along, driven by Guptill and Williamson. Then they floundered, with Malinga's slower ones and Thisara's tight lines inducing a collapse. It looked like Sri Lanka were fighting back, but they were hit by the Neesham whirlwind and looked a bit sucker-punched. They're going to have a hell of a chase on their hands. Join us for it after the break

49.6
6
Pradeep to Neesham, SIX, ends it with a flat-batted six over cover What a comeback to the team for James Neesham. He's batted better than he tweets, and that's saying something. Ends with 47 not out off 13 balls. Came down the track and swatted this, to end the innings on a high
49.5
2
Pradeep to Neesham, 2 runs, fuller on the stumps, and he swings at it hard but doesn't get the height. The ball travels to deep square leg. Hard running gives them two
49.4
W
Pradeep to Henry, OUT, top edge caught at short fine leg good bouncer, and Henry tries to pull but is too late on it, the top edge swirls to short fine leg where it's comfortably caught. They've crossed though, so Neesham is back on strike

MJ Henry c NLTC Perera b Pradeep 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120.00

49.3
4
Pradeep to Henry, FOUR, yorker, but he steps away and clobbers it to midwicket off his toes. Places it so well that it's gone to the boundary
49.2
1
Pradeep to Neesham, 1 run, slower ball, on the stumps, he goes back and whips it to deep square leg. Only a single
49.1
2
Pradeep to Neesham, 2 runs, fuller on leg stump, he flicks it to fine leg and they run hard to get two and keep Neesham on strike

Sri Lanka were doing so well to fight back. One over has ruined it. From the man who was their best bowler till then too

END OF OVER:
49 | 34 Runs | NZ: 356/6 | RR: 7.26

  • James Neesham36 (9b)
  • Matt Henry2 (3b)
  • Thisara Perera10-0-80-2
  • Lasith Malinga10-0-78-2
48.6
1
NLTC Perera to Neesham, 1 run, no six sixes. managed to not get it quite as that full 'in the arc, out of the park' length. Neesham still smashed it, but didn't get the elevation. sends it flat to midwicket, but the good news is, he's retained the strike

long discussion between Malinga, and the bowler. Can he prevent a sixth six?

48.5
6
NLTC Perera to Neesham, SIX, good god, someone give Thisara some brandy or something to recover too full again and Neesham can't put a foot wrong. That's gone on the roof. I miss Tony Greig on air, who would have done justice to a ball going on the roof and a fifth six off five legal balls in the over. Amazing. Incredible
48.5
3nb
NLTC Perera to Neesham, (no ball) 2 runs, full toss and no-ball for being above waist height There's a free hit coming up, and New Zealand have 27 runs off the first four balls! That was outside off, and Neesham swung hard at it, but it went only to mid-off

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Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st119MD GunathilakaN Dickwella
2nd7MDKJ PereraN Dickwella
3rd52MDKJ PereraBKG Mendis
4th33LD ChandimalMDKJ Perera
5th56MDKJ PereraDAS Gunaratne
6th6NLTC PereraMDKJ Perera
7th25S PrasannaMDKJ Perera
8th5SL MalingaS Prasanna
9th7SL MalingaPADLR Sandakan
10th16SL MalingaN Pradeep