New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Match at Christchurch, 13 Feb, 2015

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to field
New Zealand 331/6 (50)
Sri Lanka 233/10 (46.1)
New Zealand won by 98 runs
Man of the Match: Corey Anderson
  • Suranga Lakmal 7 * (17)

Over 34.1 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and drives it pass extra-cover.

Over 34.5 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and works it away to short fine-leg.

Over 35.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets forward and drives it pass the bowler to mid-on.


New Zealand have taken their Batting powerplay

Over 35.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets forward and  punched to short cover.

Over 35.3 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, comes forward and drives it back to the bowler.

Over 35.4 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, presses forward and defends it down the pitch.

Over 35.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drives it to long-off and gets a single.

Over 36.1 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and punches it down to long-on for a single.

Over 36.3 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets back and punches it to short mid-wicket.

Over 36.4 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, Boundary! Gets forward and got a bottom edge on the sweep, that beats short fine inside the ring on the way to a boundary.

Over 36.5 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and flicks it through mid-wicket.

Over 37.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets cover the line and shoulders arms.

Over 37.2 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and flicks it pass mid-wicket.

Over 37.4 SL Malinga bowls a back of length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, goes back in the crease and fends it to point.

Over 37.4 SL Malinga bowls a back of length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, goes back in the crease and fends it to point.

Over 37.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drops it towards short-cover.

Over 37.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drops it towards short-cover.

Over 38.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a back of length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, stays back in the crease and dabs it down to third-man.

Over 38.6 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and drives it pass mid-off.

Over 39.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets forward and defended with open face of the bat to point.

Over 39.2 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets on top of the bounce and punches it to sweeper-cover.

Over 39.4 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to GD Elliott, 1 run, punched to sweeper cover, for a single.

Over 40.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets forward and looks to defend, the ball beats the outside edge.

Over 40.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to GD Elliott, 2 runs, gets  uses his feet and goes straight down the ground, for a couple of runs.

Over 41.2 SL Malinga bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to GD Elliott, 1 run, goes back and across, flicks it to short fine-leg.

Over 41.4 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets forward and goes for a big booming drive but gets beaten.

Over 41.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets forward and defends it towards point.

Over 41.6 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and pushes it to mid-off for a quick single.

Over 42.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, Boundary! Comes down the wicket and smashes it over extra-cover fielder and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 42.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and drives it straight down the ground.

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