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 6.1 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, comes on to the front foot and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 6.2 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs,  shuffles across and defends it to the off-side.

Over 6.3 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, pushed off the back foot to point.

Over 6.4 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and steers it to the right of point, an easy single.

Over 6.5 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defended to mid-wicket.

Over 6.6 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and punched towards mid-off, short cover goes to his right and half-stops it.

Over 8.1 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, stays in the crease and punches it straight to short mid-wicket.

Over 8.2 AD Mathews bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, 1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long--off and picks up a single.

Over 8.3 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, gets forward and defended back to bowler.

Over 8.4 AD Mathews bowls it short of length to BB McCullum, Boundary! Makes room and cuts it powerfully to sweeper-cover fence for four.

Over 8.5 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs,  gets forward and defends to short mid-wicket. .

Over 8.6 AD Mathews bowls it short of length to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets close to cut and it's a mistimed chop in front of point, they scamper across for a quick single.

Over 10.1 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, goes back and misses the defense and the ball hits on the pads, Mathews and Sanga thought that it was pad first.

Over 10.2 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, gets forward and defended calmly.

Over 10.3 AD Mathews bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and clips it away to deep square-leg and gets another single.

Over 10.4 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, comes across and clips it to mid-wicket.

Over 10.5 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, stays back in the crease and punches it towards short-cover.

Over 10.6 AD Mathews bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight back to the bowler.

Over 12.1AD Mathews to BB McCullumSingle ...

Over 12.2AD Mathews to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 12.3AD Mathews to MJGuptillSingle ...

Over 12.4AD Mathews to BB McCullumNo runs ...

Over 12.5AD Mathews to BB McCullumBoundary! ...

Over 12.6AD Mathews to BB McCullumNo runs ...

Over 27.1 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no runs, gets forward and works it down the leg-side.

Over 27.2 AD Mathews bowls a back of length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no runs, stays in the crease and punches it towards point.

Over 27.3 AD Mathews bowls a back of length delivery to LRPL Taylor, 1 run, gets back in the crease and  under edge on the cut, the ball runs away to third man.

Over 27.4 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, comes down the track and goes for a big drive but misses.

Over 27.5 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, no runs,  shuffles across and defends solidly to the off-side.

Over 27.6 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to KS Williamson, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and steers it down to third-man.

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