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 0.6 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and lofts it beautifully over cover and the ball ball raced away to the fence very quickly.

Over 1.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Backs away and smashes it through the cover for four.

Over 2.5KMDNKulasekara to BB McCullumBoundary! ...

Over 4.3 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Moves across in the crease and deftly glanced away past that man and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 4.4 KMDN Kulasekara bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Goes back in the crease and punches it to the left of cover-point and once it's hit in the gap, it just runs away

Over 7.1 SL Malinga slips in a full toss to BB McCullum, Boundary! Moves across and swings it to the deep backward square leg fence, no-one there and that will be a gift of a boundary.

Over 7.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Gets back and placed the cut wide of the off-side cordon and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 7.6 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Moves across, flicks and beats deep mid-wicket running across but cant stop it.

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 11.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Comes down the track and goes back over the bowler's head. Cracking shot.

Over 12.2AD Mathews to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 12.5AD Mathews to BB McCullumBoundary! ...

Over 13.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Comes down the track and lofts it over cover and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 18.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Gets reached out to slap it through the off-side, gets a thick inside edge, which misses the stumps and wrong-foots Sanga, before running away to the fence

Over 22.1 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Goes back and across, pulled away through mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 23.4 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Gets down on his knee and slogs it over deep mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the boundary,

Over 29.4 AD Mathews bowls a pitched up delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Step out of his crease to pull it wide of long-on, well hit and it's a much needed boundary.

Over 31.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and heaved away over mid-wicket and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 32.6 TM Dilshan bowls a tossed up delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Step out and it looked a flick for two, but such was the crispness of the shot that it shooted away beating wide long-on.

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 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 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 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 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 44.2 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to L Ronchi, Boundary! Comes across and flicks it down to fine-leg fence for four.

Over 44.4 SL Malinga bowls a back of length delivery to L Ronchi, Boundary! Stays back in the crease and steers it beautifully down to third-man fence for another boundary.

Over 45.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and smashes it over the right ear of Lakmal and the ball went to the fence like a bullet.

Over 45.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Corey Anderson, Boundary! Opens the face of the bat and gets it over the leaping point fielder.

Over 45.4 RAS Lakmal slips in a full toss to L Ronchi, Boundary! Comes acros and flicks it down to fine-leg fence for four.

Over 47.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to L Ronchi, Boundary! Gets forward and smashes it pass the non-striker the ball goes to the boundary like a tracer bullet.

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