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 21.1 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to KS Williamson, 1 run, gets forward and clips it away through mid-wicket and gets a single.

Over 21.2 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to MJ Guptill, 1 run, gets forward and clipped to the left of backward square leg.

Over 21.3 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, gets forward and dives to his right at short cover to field.

Over 21.4 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to KS Williamson, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drives it down to long-off.

Over 21.5 BMAJ Mendis slips in a full toss to MJ Guptill, 1 run, gets forward and hammers it down to long-off.

Over 21.6 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to KS Williamson, no runs, gets forward and pushed back to the bowler.

Over 33.1 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to LRPL Taylor, no runs, gets forward and defends it to short-cover.

Over 33.2 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to LRPL Taylor, 1 run, gets forward and works it away through square-leg.

Over 33.3 BMAJ Mendis to KS Williamson,  out Caught by D Karunaratne!! Down the track and took it on the full, didn't hit it as well as he would've liked to, still it looked like that it would elude long-on, but Karuna ran to his right and dived to take it with both hands.Much needed breakthrough for the Lankan's. Williamson c D Karunaratne b J Mendis 57(65) 

Over 33.4 BMAJ Mendis  to LRPL Taylor, out Stumped!! Taylor lost his footing in trying to drive and even despite a fumble from Sanga, he recovered to break the stumps. The left hand without the ball was close to the stumps, but the right hand did the job. Mendis is now on a hat-trickRoss Taylor st Sangakkara b J Mendis 14(28)

Over 33.5 BMAJ Mendis bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets forward and defendes it to the off-side.

Over 33.6 BMAJ Mendis bowls it flat in the air to Corey Anderson, no runs, goes on to the back foot and cuts it straight to the man at point.