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 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.

Over 34.2 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets forward and defends.

Over 34.3 TM Dilshan bowls a quicker arm ball to Corey Anderson, no runs, stays on the back foot and chops the cut to short cover.

Over 34.4 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and punchs it down to long-off.

Over 34.6 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight back to the bowler.

Over 35.6 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets down on his knee and swept it straight to the man at square-leg.

Over 36.2 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and drives it hard towards long-off.

Over 36.6 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to Corey Anderson, Six!! Gets to the pitch of the ball and whacks it over long-on and the ball went all the way for Six.

Over 37.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and driven hard straight to long-off.

Over 37.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and driven hard straight to long-off.

Over 37.6 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and driven down to long-off.

Over 38.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and drives it through cover and picks up a single.

Over 38.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a back of length delivery to Corey Anderson, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and tries to cut hard, gets the inside edge pass the stumps and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 38.4 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets forward and  tries to drill that hard through cover, mistimes it to the fielder there.

Over 38.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run,  kneels down for the big slog to leg, but the thick inside half is found and they take a single to mid-wicket.

Over 39.3 SL Malinga bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Corey Anderson, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and squeezes it square of the wicket.

Over 39.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets forward and defends it back to bowler.

Over 39.6 SL Malinga bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and squeezes it to sweeper cover, retains the strike with that run.

Over 40.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and drives it to sweeper-cover.

Over 40.4 RAS Lakmal bowls a back of length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, stays back in the crease and dabbed down to third man, for a single.

Over 40.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it wide of cover and beats sweeper, fiercely struck and the ball raced away.

Over 40.6 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and drives it along the ground to long-off.

Over 41.1 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and drives it down to long-off.

Over 41.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and drves it down the ground to long-on.

Over 42.3 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it wide outside off to Corey Anderson, Wide  gets forward and left alone outside off.

Over 42.3 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, no runs, gets forward and drives it straight back to the bowler.

Over 42.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, comes forward and punches it pass the bowler and picks up a single.

Over 43.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, Boundary! Bends down and slices it away over cover, long-off can't reach in time to cut it off.

Over 43.4 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and slices it pass point.

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