06/09Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 6 2019
Sri Lanka won by 37 runs
Player of the Match
Lasith Malinga
Lasith MalingaSri Lanka
06/09Result
3rd T20I (N), New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 6 2019
Sri Lanka won by 37 runs
Player of the Match
Lasith Malinga
Lasith MalingaSri Lanka

END OF OVER:
20 | 9 Runs | SL: 125/8 | RR: 6.25

  • Wanindu Hasaranga14 (10b)
  • Lasith Malinga6 (11b)
  • Scott Kuggeleijn4-0-21-1
  • Tim Southee4-0-16-0

Dickwella: It's a slow wicket, second match here, 140 would have been good. We have quality spinners, they need to use their variations well, bowl in good areas. I got a good start but again couldn't capitalise

8.35pm Sri Lanka felt they were 10-15 short the last time, they are probably 20-25 short, despite the pitch offering plenty of turn on this occasion. Having carried drinks all tour, Todd Astle finally got his chance and didn't disappoint. In fact he was sensational, bamboozling the hosts with his googlies, and picking up his first three wickets in T20Is. As was Mitchell Santner, who mixed up his pace cleverly as ever. He also picked up three and the pair was instrumental in pegging things back after Danushka Gunathilaka had gotten off to a brisk start. There wasn't much for Sri Lanka to show through the middle, the wicket of a set Dickwella hurting them badly, as he could have taken them to around 140, which would have been competitive. 125 looks short, but we'll wait and watch.

19.6
2
Kuggeleijn to PW Hasaranga, 2 runs, another one banged in and swung away towards deep midwicket without much power, the lack of pace on the shot allows them to come back for the second, he had to stretch to make his ground as the throw came in and the keeper whipped off the bails but he just about made it with a dive
19.5
1
Kuggeleijn to Malinga, 1 run, length on middle, swung away to deep midwicket for one
19.4
1
Kuggeleijn to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, length outside off, slashes away to deep point for one
19.4
1w
Kuggeleijn to PW Hasaranga, 1 wide, short slower one, but down the leg side even after the batsman had backed away
19.3
2
Kuggeleijn to PW Hasaranga, 2 runs, length outside off, slashed away to deep point and they take on the throw and come through for two
19.2
1
Kuggeleijn to Malinga, 1 run, length and angled in, Malinga backs away and finally connects, but straight to the fielder at deep square leg
19.1
1
Kuggeleijn to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, short and fast, banged hard into the surface, he swing across the line but only gets a bit of a bottom edge to the on side for one

END OF OVER:
19 | 5 Runs | SL: 116/8 | RR: 6.10

  • Lasith Malinga4 (9b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga8 (6b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-16-0
  • Scott Kuggeleijn3-0-12-1
18.6
0
Southee to Malinga, no run, off cutter outside off, Malinga swings wildly and is through the shot way before the ball arrives. Keeper collects it on a couple of bounces
18.6
1w
Southee to Malinga, 1 wide, Malinga backs away to swing again, Southee bangs it in and pushes it wide but this one's too wide
18.5
0
Southee to Malinga, no run, slower one banged into the surface, doesn't come and on and Malinga can't get it past the bowler at the moment
18.5
1w
Southee to Malinga, 1 wide, quicker and fuller outside off, Malinga can't reach it but a harsh call of wide by the look of it
18.4
0
Southee to Malinga, no run, another slower one, he swings again but only manages to push it back to the bowler without any power
18.3
2
Southee to Malinga, 2 runs, another slower ball, he swings and doesn't get all of it as it trickled away towards long-on but the lack of timing allows two
18.2
0
Southee to Malinga, no run, length around off, pushed to point
18.1
1
Southee to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, slower ball, full outside off, he throws his bat at it and it carries to a running CDG, who came in from deep cover but spilled it

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 111/8 | RR: 6.16

  • Lasith Malinga2 (4b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga7 (5b)
  • Scott Kuggeleijn3-0-12-1
  • Seth Rance3-0-29-0
17.6
0
Kuggeleijn to Malinga, no run, length and angled in, backs away and defends back to the bowler
17.5
2
Kuggeleijn to Malinga, 2 runs, yorker angled in, he squeezes it away off a thick inside edge past short fine leg for two
17.4
0
Kuggeleijn to Malinga, no run, banged in on a length outside off, he slashes and misses
17.3
0
Kuggeleijn to Malinga, no run, length around off, defends to the off side

Yoel: "This might be a depeleted NZ team but it is doing not bad at all..."

17.2
W
Kuggeleijn to Dananjaya, OUT, fast and straight and he hits timber! He was attempting the dab shot again, it skidded through at pace, and crashed into the stumps

A Dananjaya b Kuggeleijn 0 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

17.1
0
Kuggeleijn to Dananjaya, no run, length around middle, he tries to open the face and steer it down but the deflection isn't good enough to beat the keeper

END OF OVER:
17 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 109/7 | RR: 6.41

  • Wanindu Hasaranga7 (5b)
  • Seth Rance3-0-29-0
  • Mitchell Santner4-1-12-3
16.6
W
Rance to Udana, 1 run, OUT, full toss outside off, pushed to deep cover point, Udana takes off for the second blind and is stranded mid pitch by the time he sees his partner hasn't left his crease, Santner hurls a quick return from the deep to the keeper, who lobs it back to the bower to effect the run-out at the non striker's end

I Udana run out 2 (8m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

16.5
1
Rance to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, length outside off, steered to third man
16.4
2
Rance to PW Hasaranga, 2 runs, full around off, pushed wide off long-off and they came back for two

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New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st15C MunroTL Seifert
2nd0HD RutherfordTL Seifert
3rd0C de GrandhommeTL Seifert
4th0LRPL TaylorTL Seifert
5th8DJ MitchellTL Seifert
6th23DJ MitchellMJ Santner
7th0MJ SantnerSC Kuggeleijn
8th1TG SoutheeMJ Santner
9th5TD AstleTG Southee
10th36TG SoutheeSHA Rance