The Black Caps got off to a blazing start last time around but this time they will open without Brendon McCullum. Chameera has the ball in his hand. Here we go...
One would have hoped for the Sri Lankans to learn from their mistakes in the previous game, but they have been very poor with the bat once again. They started off positively but lost three wickets in quick succession. Chandimal and Mathews hung around for just a little while, before they both got out in the space of 8 balls. In fact, the highest individual score for Sri Lanka belongs to Kulasekara, whose score of 19 at least took the visitors past the total of 100. While Henry picked 4 wickets, McClenaghan finished with 3. It should be another straightforward chase for the Black Caps. Join us in just a short while to catch all the action from that innings.
27.4 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, out Caught by Latham!! The final nail in the coffin for the visitors and it's another good catch from a fielder. This was a length delivery on the stumps, Kulasekara backs away and looks to go over cover, doesn't get the required elevation on the lofted drive, Latham at short cover jumps high and takes a good catch with both hands. The ball was travelling there but he managed to hold on. Henry once again has 4 wickets to his name. N Kulasekara c Latham b Matt Henry 19(24) [4s-3]
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
27.3 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Kulasekara doesn't move his feet much as he blocks it to backward point
27.2 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, no run, fuller in length and just outside off, Kulasekara drives it back towards the bowler, who gets a hand on it. The batsmen don't risk the single as the ball rolls away towards mid-on
27.1 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Kulasekara punchily pushes it to the right of cover
26.6 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, flighted delivery just outside off, Vandersay blocks it back down the pitch
26.5 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, loopy delivery just outside off, Vandersay drives it straight to cover off the front foot
26.4 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, flatter on the stumps, Vandersay stays back and nudges it into the on-side with soft hands
26.3 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, 2 runs, drives this floaty delivery past a diving extra cover, gets a couple of runs with ease
26.2 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, 1 run, kneels down and slog sweeps this flighted delivery towards deep mid-wicket, only a single available
26.1 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, no run, darted on the stumps, Kulasekara defends it back to the bowler
25.6 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, on a good length and around off, Vandersay opens the face of the bat as he pushes it towards cover-point
25.5 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, angling in on off stump line, Vandersay looks to pull this shortish delivery away but drags it straight to mid-on
25.4 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Vandersay defends it to mid-off
25.3 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, banged in short and well outside off, Vandersay swivels as he drops his wrists to leave it alone
25.2 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, fuller in length and just outside off, Vandersay drives it to the left of short cover and shouts 'Wait on' for the single
25.1 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, bowls this well wide outside off, just inside the tramline though. Vandersay lets it go
24.6 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, full delivery outside off, Vandersay goes hard on the drive, manages to slice it just above the men running back from the cover region, keeps the strike with a run
24.6 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, wide, a googly that goes well down the leg-side, called a wide as Ronchi collects it after moving to his left
24.5 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, pushed through just outside off, Vandersay comes on the front foot and blocks it into the off-side
24.4 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, 1 run, floated up around off, Kulasekara kneels down and slog sweeps it hard, sends it on the bounce to the fielder at deep mid-wicket, just a single
24.3 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, googly this time around from Sodhi just outside off, Vandersay goes hard at it, drags it down to long-on off the inside half of the bat
24.2 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, no run, leans forward and blocks this flighted delivery towards cover
24.1 -
Ish Sodhi to Jeffrey Vandersay, 2 runs, shortish outside off, Vandersay waits for the ball to arrive and cuts it late to the left of backward point, the batsmen have ample time to take a brace
23.6 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, FOUR, Kulasekara backs away and Henry bowls another short delivery down the leg-side, Kulasekara looks to pull it fine, manages to get some bat on that and it races away to the fence in no time
23.5 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, no run, short delivery down the leg-side, Kulasekara looks to glance it fine but couldn't get any timing on it, the keeper moves across to his left and stops it with ease
23.4 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, FOUR, that's a good strike. Kulasekara backs away as Kulasekara slaps this short of length delivery straight back over mid-off, hit it well and it races away to the fence
23.3 -
Matt Henry to Jeffrey Vandersay, 1 run, opens the face of the bat as he knocks this length delivery towards backward point, who makes half-a-stop after diving across, gets off the mark in ODI cricket with a single
23.2 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, 1 run, once again Henry continued to bowl short at the batsman, Kulasekara pulls it through mid-wicket, there was some indecision with the running and the batsmen have to be content with a single
23.1 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, FOUR, banged in short and at the batsman, Kulasekara pulls it through mid-wicket and it races away to the fence in no time
Jeffrey Vandersay, right handed bat, comes to the crease
22.6 -
Ish Sodhi to Dushmantha Chameera, out Caught by Ronchi!! Nine wickets down are the Sri Lankans now. Nothing but a flatter delivery that spins away outside off, Chameera was pushing at it away from his body, manages to get a very faint edge and Ronchi did extremely well to caught it. Frankly speaking, not a lot of people thought that was out but Ronchi was sure about it. Taylor reviewed and much to the delight of the Kiwi fans, the onfield decision was overturned for the second time in this over, this time in their favour. Dushmantha Chameera c Ronchi b Ish Sodhi 9(12) [4s-1]
Ish Sodhi to Dushmantha Chameera, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
New Zealand are appealing for a caught behind. The umpire is not happy but the Black Caps have decided to review this. Has he got a feather here? Yes, he has. HotSpot shows that there was a feather. The onfield call has been overturned
22.5 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, 1 run, works this through mid-wicket for a single
22.4 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, no run, this one skids on around the off stump, Kulasekara was looking to defend but misses the ball, there was a loud appeal and the umpire gave it out immediately. The decision was reviewed and it was overturned after Hawk-Eye showed that the impact was outside off
Kulasekara has been given out lbw. He has decided to review the decision. 'The bowler's front foot is fine. Can you show me the leg-side HotSpot. Can you show me RTS as well? Yes, I'm fine with that. Show me ball tracking and the impact is outside off,' says third umpire Gough. The onfield decision has been changed and Kula stays
22.3 -
Ish Sodhi to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run
22.2 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, 1 run, another one that's short and on the stumps, Kulasekara pulls it through square leg for a single
22.1 -
Ish Sodhi to N Kulasekara, no run, starts off with a poor delivery, short and well down the leg-side. Kulasekara probably got some bat on it as he went for the pull but the keeper was in the ball's way. Expecting him to catch that is probably asking a little too much of him
Ish Sodhi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
21.6 -
Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, comes on the front foot and blocks this length delivery on off
21.5 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, 1 run, dropped! Taylor has put this down. On a good length and just outside off, Kulasekara pushes hard at it, the ball takes the outside edge and flies to the right of Taylor at first slip, who was a little slow to react, managed to get both hands to it but couldn't hold on, the batsmen take a single as the ball dribbles away to third man
21.4 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, no run, banged in short and well outside off, Kulasekara drops his wrists and lets it go
21.3 -
Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, angling in on off and middle, Chameera looks to defend as he comes half-forward, the ball takes the outside edge and rolls away to third man
21.2 -
Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, this time Chameera hangs back to this short of length delivery just outside off and bunts it to backward point
21.1 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, 1 run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Kulasekara mistimes the punch in front of mid-off and sets off, the fielder fires the throw at the non-striker's end but Kula was well in
20.6 -
McClenaghan to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, fuller in length and just outside off, Chameera looks to drive it off the front foot and the ball whizzes past the outside edge
20.5 -
McClenaghan to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, good bumper from McClenaghan, Chameera ducks under it
20.4 -
McClenaghan to Dushmantha Chameera, FOUR, fuller in length and outside off, Chameera lofts it through the vacant mid-off region, no need to run for those as it hits the fence in no time
20.3 -
McClenaghan to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Chameera defends it in front of mid-on off the inside half of the bat, the batsmen think about a run but it's not there for the taking
20.2 -
McClenaghan to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, short of length delivery on middle and leg, Chameera pushes at it, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad and the ball rolls away into the off-side
20.1 -
McClenaghan to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, back of a length delivery on the stumps, Chameera defends off the back foot
19.6 -
Matt Henry to N Kulasekara, no run, on a length and outside off, Kulasekara leaves it alone
19.5 -
Matt Henry to Dushmantha Chameera, 3 runs, pitched up outside off, Chameera drives it through the extra cover region, the batsmen take three before the ball is hunted down in the deep
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.4 -
Matt Henry to Senanayake, out Bowled!! The Lankans are falling apart at the Hagley Oval. Nothing but a length delivery just outside off, Senanayake pushes at it without much feet movement, ends up dragging it onto the stumps off an inside edge. Senanayake b Matt Henry 0(4)
Matt Henry to Senanayake, THAT'S OUT!! Bowled!!
19.3 -
Matt Henry to Senanayake, no run, slightly back of a length delivery on top of off, Senanayake hangs back as he blocks it once again
19.2 -
Matt Henry to Senanayake, no run, bumper on the stumps, Senanayake ducks under it
19.1 -
Matt Henry to Senanayake, no run, on a good length and on off, Senanayake defends
Matt Henry [5.0-1-13-2] is back into the attack
Sachithra Senanayake, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.6 -
McClenaghan to N Kulasekara, out Kapugedera Run Out!! What is happening out there? Poor cricket from the Sri Lankans. Both the batsmen were ball watching and that has brought another wicket for New Zealand. Kulasekara dabs this short of length delivery late behind square on the off-side, Guptill at backward point dives across to his left and makes a good stop. Kapugedera was running towards the non-striker's end without looking at his partner, Guptill flicks the ball towards the striker's end as Kulasekara had to quickly make his way back in. Even though he got in, Kapugedera was almost at the other end by then, the fielder at mid-wicket collects the ball and throws it towards the fielder at the non-striker's end, who disturbs the stumps to catch Kapugedera short. Kapugedera run out (Guptill/Nicholls/Worker) 12(10) [4s-2]
McClenaghan to N Kulasekara, THAT'S OUT!! Run Out!!
18.5 -
McClenaghan to N Kulasekara, no run, bumper on the stumps, Kulasekara just about ducks in time to avoid any harm
18.4 -
McClenaghan to N Kulasekara, no run, just short of a good length and around off, Kulasekara offers the full face of the bat as he defends it back down the pitch
18.3 -
McClenaghan to N Kulasekara, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Kulasekara defends it back down the pitch
Nuwan Kulasekara, right handed bat, comes to the crease
18.2 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, out Caught by Henry Nicholls!! The sixth one goes down. Sri Lanka are in deep trouble now. This was a short of a length delivery well outside off, Siriwardana flashes hard and doesn't bother to keep it down, Nicholls at backward point dives forward and takes a good low catch. Siriwardana c Henry Nicholls b McClenaghan 12(14) [4s-2]
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
18.1 -
McClenaghan to Kapugedera, 1 run, on the pads once again, Kapugedera tucks it away to deep backward square leg
17.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Kapugedera works it through backward square leg and he'll keep the strike
17.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, FOUR, Kapugedera is timing the ball well. This time he leans forward and caresses the drive off this full delivery through the extra cover region, races away to the fence
17.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, 2 runs, banged in short and at the batsman, Kapugedera pulls it backward of square leg, the fielder in the deep runs to his left and does extremely well to keep the batsmen down to a brace, he was quick to get to the ball and that's what saved the third run
17.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, no run, pitched up outside off, Kapugedera gets a good stride forward and drives it straight to mid-off
17.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, no run, angling in on off stump line, Kapugedera opens the face of the bat as he pushes it towards backward point
17.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, no run, on a length and just outside off, Kapugedera stays rooted to the crease and defends
16.6 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, FOUR, Siriwardana makes full use of it as he gets a boundary off the free-hit. He backed away to this length delivery and lofted it over mid-off, didn't get hold of it but got just enough on it to reach the fence
Free-hit coming up
16.6 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, no ball, one too many bouncers from McClenaghan, this time it's way too high once again and the square leg umpire signals a no-ball
The update about McCullum is that he has a back issue and is currently being treated by the physio in the dressing room
16.5 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, no run, fuller in length and on off, Siriwardana defends it to short cover
16.4 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, no run, and again! Like an action replay of the previous delivery. Short of a length delivery slightly wide outside off, Siriwardana looks to cut it away and once again the extra bounce takes it past the blade
16.3 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, no run, McClenaghan once again gets some extra bounce on this back of a length delivery slightly wide outside off, Siriwardana looks to force it into the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge once again
16.3 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, wide, bumper once again and this time it's a little too high, signalled a wide as Siriwardana sit under it
16.2 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, 2 runs, short and outside off, Siriwardana stays back and pulls it wide of long-on, the batsmen take a couple before the fielder in the deep gets to it
16.1 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, no run, bumper on the stumps, Siriwardana ducks under it
15.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, FOUR, that's a good shot to get off the mark. Full and on off, Kapugedera comes forward and drives it with a full face of the bat, both mid-on and mid-off give chase but only to come second
15.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, no run, defends this full delivery on off
15.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Kapugedera, no run, on a good length and on the stumps, Kapugedera defends from the crease
15.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, 1 run, short and outside off, Siriwardana short-arm jabs it, the ball was in the air but goes wide of the man at mid-on, just a single available
15.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, angling away outside off, Siriwardana looks to drive but the ball beats him on the outside edge
15.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, FOUR, slightly short and outside off, Siriwardana pulls it over mid-on, didn't get it off the middle but it had enough on it to reach the fence
Chamara Kapugedera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
14.6 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, out Caught by Ronchi!! The skipper is gone. McClenaghan gets his second wicket. A strangle down the leg-side, McClenaghan continued bowling short and on Mathews's body, his strategy has reaped rewards. Mathews was looking to glance it after shuffling slightly across, but the ball got big on him and it catches the glove, brushes the jersey on its way to the keeper. Half the side is back in the hut now. Mathews c Ronchi b McClenaghan 17(22) [4s-2]
McClenaghan to Mathews, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
14.5 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, banged in short and at the batsman, Mathews failed to get out of the way as he came across his stumps, wears it on the body and the ball rolls away to the keeper's left
14.4 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, shortish and on the stumps, Mathews hops in the crease and drops it in front of the bowler with soft hands
14.3 -
McClenaghan to Siriwardana, 1 run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Siriwardana looks to force it into the off-side, gets an outside edge that rolls away down to third man, off the mark with a single
14.2 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, 1 run, just short of a good length and on the stumps, Mathews turns it through backward square leg and gets off strike
Brendon McCullum is still off the field. Since Kane Williamson is also not present in the team, Ross Taylor is currently the one who's marshalling the Black Caps.
14.1 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Mathews comes across and defends it with soft hands
Mitchell McClenaghan [4.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack
13.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, angling away outside off and there was a bit of extra bounce on this short of length delivery. Siriwardana was pushing at it away from his body and he is lucky that he didn't edge it to the keeper
13.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Siriwardana, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Siriwardana hops in the crease and defends it back down the pitch
Milinda Siriwardana, left handed bat, comes to the crease
Drinks are on the field now
13.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, out Lbw!! Another one bites the dust. Chandimal, the latest entrant in the casualty list. Bracewell was getting the ball to shape back in and that's been the undoing for Chandimal. He comes across to this length delivery shaping back in on middle stump and fails to work it away, wears it on the pad and the umpire's finger went up in a flash. That looked plumb to the naked eye. Chandimal discusses the option of a review with his skipper, but decides not to take it. Hawk-Eye shows that the ball would have crashed into middle and leg. Chandimal lbw b Doug Bracewell 9(24)
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, THAT'S OUT!! Lbw!!
13.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, just short of a good length and on off, Chandimal stays back and punches it to cover-point
13.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, bumper just outside off, Chandimal was lining up for the hook but pulls away from the line of fire at the last moment, the umpire signals one bouncer for the over
13.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Chandimal, no run, length delivery just outside off, Chandimal gets a good stride forward as he defends it in front of mid-off
12.6 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, 1 run, knocks this slowish delivery square of the wicket, keeps the strike with a run
12.5 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, 1 run, pushed through on the stumps, Mathews punches it to the left of a diving short mid-wicket and the batsman take a single as the ball dribbles away to long-on
12.4 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Chandimal drives it in front of mid-off and sets off, the fielder fires the throw at the non-striker's end but Chandimal was very quick to make his ground
12.3 -
Mitchell Santner to Mathews, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Mathews clips it through mid-wicket after coming across
12.2 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, 1 run, short and outside off, Chandimal cuts it square of the wicket and gets off strike with a run
Just a slip in place for the left-arm spinner
12.1 -
Mitchell Santner to Chandimal, no run, floated up outside off, Chandimal drives it straight to mid-off
Mitchell Santner, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack
11.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, Mathews defends this length delivery in front of cover
11.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, another one that shapes back in sharply, Mathews was once again pushing at it off the front foot, the ball cuts him in half as it goes past the inside edge
11.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, a huge appeal from the Kiwis but the umpire is not interested. Mathews comes across and pushes at this length delivery, he misses it as the ball comes back in and brushes the thigh pad on its way to the keeper. The impact may have just been outside the line of off and that's what probably saved him there
11.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, this one jags back in on off and middle, Mathews was pushing at it, gets an inside edge onto the thigh pad and the ball rolls away to his right
11.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, no run, on a length and just outside off, Mathews bunts it towards mid-on and says 'No' for the single
11.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Mathews, FOUR, on a fuller length and on middle stump line, Mathews comes across and clips it wide of mid-on, who had no chance of stopping that, races away in a jiffy
Doug Bracewell [2.0-1-11-0] is back into the attack
Mathews has some issue with the sightscreen and stops Bracewell just before he got into his delivery stride. Seems fine now and we are ready again
10.6 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal comes on the front foot and drives this length delivery to cover-point with an angular blade
10.5 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, 1 run, comes across and tucks this short of length delivery behind square on the leg-side, gets off strike with a single
10.4 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, slightly back of a length delivery angled across off, Mathews taps it towards cover
10.3 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, FOUR, just a gentle push and it races away to the fence. Nothing but a length delivery just outside off, Mathews gets on top of the bounce and bunts it to the right of mid-off, the fielder from mid-on gives chase, puts in the dive near the rope but the ball beats him to the fence. It was all about the timing on this shot
10.2 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, targetting the stumps with a length ball, Mathews comes across and turns it to the right of mid-wicket, who was quick to swoop in. Chandimal was looking for the single and had to rush back
10.1 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, just short of a good length and outside off, Mathews bunts it into the off-side with soft hands
9.6 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Chandimal gets a good stride forward as he defends it to mid-off
9.5 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, length delivery outside off, Chandimal plants his front foot forward and drives it straight to cover-point
9.4 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, Chandimal once again comes across and clips this fullish delivery straight to mid-wicket
9.3 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, pitched up just outside off, Chandimal comes forward and drives it straight to the bowler, who stops it in his followthrough and threatens to throw the stumps down at the striker's end
9.2 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, comes across and bunts this length delivery straight to mid-on
Three slips in place
9.1 -
Matt Henry to Mathews, 1 run, wristily turns this slightly back of a length ball through mid-wicket for a run
8.6 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, no run, fuller in length and on off, Chandimal defends off the front foot
8.5 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, no run, a loud shout of 'No' as Chandimal pushes this short of length delivery in front of cover. Mathews was out of his crease in search of a single and had to rush back. The fielder fires a direct-hit at the striker's end but Mathews was well home by then
8.4 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, 2 runs, just short of a good length and outside off, Chandimal punches it through the cover region and the batsmen have ample time to take a brace
8.3 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, 3 runs, fuller in length and on middle stump line, Mathews comes across and clips it through mid-wicket, McCullum from mid-on gives chase and as he so often does, never gives up till the end, manages to just about pull it back in time before he crashed into the advertising boards. That must have hurt and yes, McCullum looks a little uncomfortable and he is going off the field for now. Let's hope it's nothing serious
8.2 -
McClenaghan to Mathews, no run, bumper just outside off, Mathews ducks underneath
8.1 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, 1 run, turns this length delivery through backward square leg for a run
7.6 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, 1 run, that could have been close! Just short of a good length and on the stumps, Chandimal drops it to the right of the bowler and there was a lot of indecision in the running, Chandimal was a little late to take off and Henry did extremely well to quickly run across, turns around and fires the throw at the non-striker's end, Chandimal had to put in a full length dive. Had there been a direct-hit, it would have been very close
7.5 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, this time Chandimal comes across and works this delivery on off and middle straight to mid-wicket
7.4 -
Matt Henry to Chandimal, no run, length delivery on off, Chandimal defends it off the front foot
7.3 -
Matt Henry to Mathews, 1 run, angling in on middle and leg, Mathews clips it behind square on the leg-side and Mathews gets off the mark with a single
Looks like Angelo Mathews has got something in his eye. A little delay as he tries to sort it out.
Angelo Mathews, right handed bat, comes to the crease
7.2 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, out Caught by Mitchell Santner!! What a catch! Gunathilaka can't believe his luck as he stands his ground in disbelief. Trudges away after a little while. This was pitched up and right in the slot just outside off, Gunathilaka goes hard on the drive and doesn't bother to keep it down, Santner at cover-point flies across to his left and plucks out a blinder with both hands. The ball was behind him when he took the catch. Brilliant from the all-rounder and Sri Lanka are once again in a spot of bother now. Gunathilaka c Mitchell Santner b Matt Henry 17(25) [4s-3]
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
7.1 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, no run, length delivery angled across the left-hander, Gunathilaka pushes at it off the front foot, the ball takes the outside edge but falls short of the man at second slip
6.6 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, no run, fuller in length and shapes back in slightly on off and middle, Chandimal comes forward to drive, drags it to mid-on off the inside half of the bat
6.5 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, no run, on a good length and on off, Chandimal defends it into the off-side
6.4 -
McClenaghan to Chandimal, 2 runs, splays one on the pads, Chandimal works it backward of square leg, good running ensures that the batsmen come back for the second, Chandimal is off the mark first ball
Two slips and a gully in for Chandimal
Dinesh Chandimal, right handed bat, comes to the crease
6.3 -
McClenaghan to Thirimanne, out Caught by Matt Henry!! Sri Lanka lose their second wicket. Thirimanne looks extremely disappointed as he makes his walk back. It was a short of length delivery that was bowled slightly wide outside off, Thirimanne slashes hard but the ball bounces extra, catches the top-edge and flies straight down the throat of third man. Thirimanne c Matt Henry b McClenaghan 1(5)
McClenaghan to Thirimanne, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
6.2 -
McClenaghan to Thirimanne, no run, another good length delivery in the corridor outside off, Thirimanne looks to drive but mistimes it into the off-side
Three slips in place
6.1 -
McClenaghan to Thirimanne, no run, on a length and just outside off, there was a hint of inswing on this delivery. Thirimanne comes forward to defend, the ball takes the inside edge onto the pad and rolls away to his left
5.6 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, no run, good ball to end the over. Angled across the left-hander, draws the batsman forward to play the drive, the ball whizzes past the outside edge before settling into the hands of the keeper
5.5 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, no run, very full and outside off, Gunathilaka squeezes it out to cover-point
5.4 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, no run, on a good length and outside off, Gunathilaka taps it straight to cover-point
5.3 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, FOUR, half-volley and Gunathilaka latched onto it in a flash. He loft-drives it in the gap between extra cover and mid-off after coming forward, no need to run for those
5.2 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, no run, good pacy bumper at the batsman, who just about ducks under it in time
5.1 -
Matt Henry to Thirimanne, 1 run, Guptill saved a few with that effort. Just short of a good length and outside off, Thirimanne cracks it to the left of backward point, where Guptill flies across and gets a hand on it, takes the pace off the ball. The batsmen take a single before the fielder from cover-point gets to it
4.6 -
McClenaghan to Gunathilaka, no run, angling in on middle stump line, Gunathilaka defends off the front foot
4.5 -
McClenaghan to Gunathilaka, FOUR, bit more width on offer and Gunathilaka comes across, swings across the line. He didn't get it off the meat of the blade but got enough on it to clear the man at mid-on, who gives chase and tries to haul it back in, but his body was in contact with the rope as he pulled the ball back, the umpire signals a boundary after consultation with the third umpire
4.4 -
McClenaghan to Gunathilaka, no run, back of a length delivery just outside off, Gunathilaka hops in the crease and drops it into the off-side, he was looking for a single but his partner sends him back
4.3 -
McClenaghan to Gunathilaka, no run, length delivery outside off, Gunathilaka opens the face of the blade and bunts it to backward point
4.2 -
McClenaghan to Gunathilaka, no run, slightly back of a length and outside off, Gunathilaka punch-drives it towards cover-point, who dives to his right and stops the ball
4.1 -
McClenaghan to Gunathilaka, no run, good start for McClenaghan. Just short of a good length and outside off, the ball comes back in before straightening, Gunathilaka was pushing at it and the ball beats him on the outside edge
Mitchell McClenaghan, left-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
3.6 -
Matt Henry to Thirimanne, no run, fuller in length and on off, Thirimanne defends it off the front foot
Lahiru Thirimanne, left handed bat, comes to the crease
3.5 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, out Caught by Ross Taylor!! New Zealand draw first blood. Dilshan jumped out of the crease and Henry shortened his length seeing that, the batsman tried to leave it at the last moment but the ball bounced extra as it came back in towards Dilshan, caught the glove and looped away towards first slip, where Taylor held on to the simple chance. Dilshan was probably trying to be a little too aggressive and paid the price. Dilshan c Ross Taylor b Matt Henry 7(11) [4s-1]
Matt Henry to Dilshan, THAT'S OUT!! Caught!!
3.4 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, no run, fuller in length on leg stump line, Dilshan comes across and fails to work it away, wears it on the pad. There was an appeal for lbw but the angle was taking it down leg
3.3 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, 1 run, angling away outside off, Gunathilaka once again goes hard at it, ends up getting an outside edge that flies down to third man, just a single available
3.2 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, no run, slightly short and outside off, Gunathilaka pulls it towards mid-wicket, who dives to his right and stops the ball, prevents any chance of a run
3.1 -
Matt Henry to Gunathilaka, FOUR, just lofted through the line. This was fuller in length on off, Gunathilaka lifts it back over the bowler's head, didn't get hold of it but it had enough on it to reach the fence
2.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, 1 run, banged in short and at the batsman, who goes for the pull but doesn't get any timing on it. The batsmen cross over as the ball dribbles away through backward square leg
2.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, short of length delivery on the stumps, Gunathilaka blocks it into the off-side
2.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Dilshan, 3 runs, walks down the track this time around and plays another whippy shot, this time he gets it very fine, Henry from fine leg does extremely well to get across and pushes the ball away after diving to his right, the ball was trickling away to the fence and Henry somehow managed to pull it back the second time around as well. It looked mighty close to the rope but Henry did a great job. Saved a run for his team and full marks for the effort there
2.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Dilshan, FOUR, first boundary off the blade! This was angled in on off and middle, Dilshan just whips it over mid-wicket and it crashes it into the fence in no time
2.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Dilshan, no run, touch fuller and just outside off, Dilshan drives it back to the bowler, who gets a hand on it and the ball rolls away towards mid-on
2.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, 3 runs, just short of a good length and outside off, Gunathilaka punches it past cover-point, who dived over the ball, the batsmen take three before the ball is hunted down in the deep
1.6 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, leg byes, FOUR, drifts onto the pads this time around and pays the price, Dilshan fails to glance it but the ball rolls away fine off the thigh pad, races away to the fence
1.5 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, no run, comes across and clips this fullish delivery straight to mid-wicket
1.4 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, no run, this one comes back in on middle stump line, Dilshan fails to work it away and wears it on the pad, it was a little too high though and the umpire immediately turns down the appeal
1.3 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, no run, another outswinger on a length just outside off, Dilshan taps it straight to backward point
Looks like Dilshan has broken his bat. He stopped Henry just when the bowler was in his delivery stride. The bat has been changed and we are ready to continue
1.2 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, no run, a hint of outswing on this length delivery on off stump line, Dilshan defends it to the right of the bowler
Two slips in place for Henry as well
1.1 -
Matt Henry to Dilshan, no run, on a good length and outside off, Dilshan presses forward and pushes it straight to mid-off
Matt Henry, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, slightly fuller and just outside off, Gunathilaka comes on the front foot and defends it to mid-off, Bracewell starts off with a maiden
0.5 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, on a length and outside off, Gunathilaka comes forward, opens the face of the bat and pushes it towards backward point
0.4 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, slightly fuller and angled across the left-hander, Gunathilaka comes across and leaves it alone
0.3 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, angling away outside off, Gunathilaka shoulders arms
0.2 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, back of a length delivery on top of off, Gunathilaka drops it to the right of the bowler and sets off, the fielder from mid-off charges in and Gunathilaka had to rush back in
0.1 -
Doug Bracewell to Gunathilaka, no run, just short of a good length and just outside off, Gunathilaka hangs back and defends it into the off-side
Gunathilaka and Dilshan are at the crease. Gunathilaka is on strike. Doug Bracewell will open the attack
For now it's time to bid adieu. On behalf of my scorer Mani, this is Sidhant Maheshwari, signing off. Take care folks.
New Zealand have been ruthless so far. Sri Lanka will have their task cut out when these two sides meet next at Nelson on New Year's eve. A loss there and the series will be gone. The Black Caps though will look to make it three out of three. Don't forget to join us then to catch all the fun from that game.
Martin Guptill is the Man of the Match for his 30-ball 93
One would have hoped for the Sri Lankans to do better after Angelo Mathews won the toss and opted to bat. However, their performance was even worse than the first game, getting bowled out for a paltry 117. Even though Brendon McCullum couldn't come out to open because of a back issue, Guptill never allowed anyone to miss him. The ball was flying all around as he smashed 9 fours and 8 sixes in his 30-ball 93. He narrowly missed out on the fastest ODI fifty record, but at least he has the national record to his name now.
I will mention this again, it's a shame that New Zealand didn't have enough runs to chase for Martin Guptill to get to his ton, one that he surely deserved. What a fantastic knock, definitely got the crowd's money worth. Today, the entire game lasted just 36 overs, such has been the plight of the Lankans. Martin Guptill walks off to a rousing applause from the crowd as well as his team-mates. The Black Caps just needed 50 legal balls to get to their target.
8.2 -
Senanayake to Latham, 1 run, New Zealand win by 10 wickets! They take a 2-0 lead! Flatter delivery on leg stump line, Latham works it through backward square leg for a single
8.1 -
Senanayake to Guptill, 1 run, quicker delivery on the stumps, Guptill punches it through extra cover and the batsmen cross over. Scores are level now
7.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Latham, no run, pushed through on the stumps, Latham blocks it down the pitch
7.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Latham, no run, defends this slowish delivery back to the bowler
7.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Latham, no run, shortish on the pads, Latham fails to tuck it away and wears it on the pad, don't know what the bowler was appealing for there as it could never have been given out
7.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, 1 run, drives this fullish delivery down to long-off for a single
7.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, SIX, what a strike! It's a shame that Guptill won't get to his hundred. Floated up on the stumps, Guptill kneels down and hammers the slog sweep, sends it soaring over the deep square leg boundary
7.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Latham, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Latham pushes it down to long-off for a single
6.6 -
Senanayake to Latham, 1 run, stays back and works this flatter delivery through square leg for a single
6.5 -
Senanayake to Guptill, 1 run, drives this fullish delivery past the bowler, who got a hand on it. The batsmen take a single as the ball rolls away towards long-off
6.4 -
Senanayake to Guptill, FOUR, Guptill gets another boundary. A dot ball has become an anomaly now. Once again he slaps this flatter delivery in the gap between extra cover and mid-off, races away to the fence in a jiffy
6.3 -
Senanayake to Guptill, FOUR, 100 of the partnership comes up in just the seventh over. Short and well outside off, Guptill stays back and cuts it past backward point for a boundary
6.2 -
Senanayake to Guptill, no run, loopy full ball in the blockhole on the stumps, Guptill squeezes it out towards mid-on
6.1 -
Senanayake to Latham, 1 run, clips this flatter delivery on off and middle through square leg to get off strike
5.6 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, SIX, it's raining sixes at the Hagley Oval. Floated up outside off, Guptill lofts it through the line and it sails way over the long-off fence yet again. A good catch in the crowd as well
5.5 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, no run, quicker on the stumps, Guptill defends and the crowd applauds the dot ball
5.4 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, FOUR, what is happening? Guptill is blazing away. He flat-bats this short delivery straight back over the bowler's head, bounces just inside the rope now. Otherwise it would have been another six
5.3 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, SIX, flighted delivery just outside off, Guptill clears his front leg and hammers it over mid-off, clears the fence as well, just about
5.2 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, SIX, take that! The debutant gets smashed second ball. Guptill kneels down and slog sweeps this tossed up delivery way over the long-on fence
5.1 -
Jeffrey Vandersay to Guptill, FOUR, starts off with a short delivery, Guptill rocks back and pulls it past backward square leg, it was in the air but out of the reach of the fielder there, runs away to the fence
Jeffrey Vandersay, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
4.6 -
Senanayake to Latham, no run, pushed through on the stumps, Latham defends it to the left of the bowler
4.5 -
Senanayake to Guptill, 1 run, Guptill gets to his fifty, the fastest ODI fifty by a New Zealand batsman, second fastest overall (equal with Sanath Jayasuriya and Kusal Perera). He turns this flatter delivery through mid-wicket to get to the other end
4.4 -
Senanayake to Latham, 3 runs, drops this short once again slightly wide outside off, Latham cuts it past a diving cover-point, the batsmen take three before the ball is hunted down in the deep
4.3 -
Senanayake to Latham, no run, flatter on the stumps, Latham defends off the front foot
4.2 -
Senanayake to Latham, FOUR, drags this one short once again, Latham rocks back and pulls it to the deep backward square leg fence, no need to run for those
4.1 -
Senanayake to Guptill, 1 run, oh no! Guptill misses out on the record. It was short and well outside off, Guptill would feel that he should have put it away. Ends up mistiming his slap in front of extra cover and the batsmen take a single
Sachithra Senanayake, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Guptill needs 2 runs off this ball to equal the fastest ODI fifty record. Senanayake will chance his arm now.
3.6 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, no run, on a length and on the stumps, Latham comes across and works it straight to mid-wicket
3.5 -
N Kulasekara to Guptill, 1 run, Guptill can't get the record for himself, but he can still equal AB de Villiers's fastest ODI fifty record. Brilliant ball from Kulasekara as he finds the blockhole yet again, Guptill jams it out towards the short mid-wicket region and gets off strike
3.4 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, leg byes, 1 run, on a length and angled on off, Latham fails to work it away and the ball rolls away to his left off the pad, there was an lbw appeal but it was probably a little too high, could have been missing off as well
3.4 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, wide, another bumper that sails way over the batsman's head after he took a step forward, called a wide yet again
3.4 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, wide, bumper that's a little too high for the batsman, signalled a wide
3.3 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Latham comes across and blocks it back to the bowler
3.2 -
N Kulasekara to Guptill, 1 run, no! Just a single. Kulasekara bowls a yorker length delivery on off, Guptill can only squeeze it down to long-on for a single
Can Guptill get a boundary this ball? Here we go..
3.1 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, 1 run, comes across and clips this fullish delivery through mid-wicket for a single
2.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, no run, slower length ball outside off, Guptill was once again looking to slap it hard after backing away, but this time he can't connect. Everyone smiles after he missed that, even Guptill as well. He has 2 more balls to get these four runs to have the fastest ODI fifty record for himself. 27 runs came off the over
2.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, FOUR, moves to 46 with this boundary. Brilliant bit of hitting from Guptill. He backs away as Chameera bangs it short on the stumps, he pulls it wide of a diving mid-on and it hits the fence in a jiffy
2.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, FOUR, Guptill is definitely going for the fastest ODI fifty. Just short of a good length and around off, Guptill smashes it back past the bowler, mid-off had no chance as it rockets away to the fence
2.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, SIX, three sixes off three legitimate deliveries in this over. This was short on the stumps, Guptill makes room and slashes hard, sends it over backward point and it just about clears the fence as well. New Zealand are off to a flier, even that's an understatement
2.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, wide, down the leg-side, called a wide
2.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, SIX, Guptill is on fire. Chameera shortens his length as Guptill once again makes room for himself, he adjusts and cuts it very late, he got that right off the middle as it sails deep into the stands at the third man fence
2.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, SIX, massive! Guptill once again backs away a long way and Chameera bowls it on a length and on the stumps, Guptill lofts it straight through the line, it came right off the meat as it sails way over the long-off fence
1.6 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, no run, angling away outside off, Latham lifts his bat and lets it go
1.5 -
N Kulasekara to Latham, no run, on a good length and outside off, left alone
1.4 -
N Kulasekara to Guptill, leg byes, 1 run, angling in on leg stump line, Guptill fails to whip it away and wears it on the pad, the Lankans went for the review after their appeal was turned down, but Hawk-Eye shows that the ball was missing leg
Mathews decides to review this lbw appeal very late. The umpire after a discussion with his onfield partner, sends it upstairs. 'Front foot is fine. Can we check leg-side HotSpot? That's fine. Please go to RTS. Go to ball tracking. That is missing the stumps,' says third umpire Gough. The onfield decision has been upheld and Sri Lanka lose their review
1.3 -
N Kulasekara to Guptill, FOUR, Guptill is not going to hold back. Full delivery just outside off, Guptill swings hard, gets a thick outside edge that flies towards the vacant third man region and dribbles away to the fence
1.2 -
N Kulasekara to Guptill, FOUR, slightly short and wide outside off, Guptill latches onto it in a flash. He cracks it hard to the right of point, where Dilshan was very late to get down, runs away past him and into the fence
1.1 -
N Kulasekara to Guptill, SIX, what a shot! Right off the screws! Fuller delivery just outside off, Guptill takes a step forward and swings it high over the long-on fence. That was hit with some power, like a golf swing
Nuwan Kulasekara, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, 1 run, Guptill backs away and bunts this length delivery in front of mid-off, calls his partner through for a quick single and gets it with ease in the end
0.5 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, 1 run, angling into the batsman from round the wicket, Latham flicks it past a diving leg slip, there's protection in the deep and it will only be a single
0.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, no run, shortish delivery on the batsman's pads, Latham tucks it away to the left of leg slip, can't get the single away
0.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, wide, Chameera is not getting his line right. Down the leg-side and another wide has been signalled
0.4 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, wide, another bumper from Chameera but the line is wrong yet again, bowls it well down leg and the umpire exercises his arms
0.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, FOUR, nicely done! Short delivery just outside off, Latham hops in the crease and cuts it very late, gets it fine and in the gap between the man at slip and short third man, off the mark with a boundary
0.3 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Latham, wide, short delivery down the leg-side, Latham leaves and the umpire signals a wide
0.2 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, 1 run, another short delivery down the leg-side, Guptill pulls it to fine leg and gets off strike
0.1 -
Dushmantha Chameera to Guptill, FOUR, dropped first ball! Banged in short and at the batsman, Guptill pulls it uppishly to the right of leg slip, where Siriwardana dives across and gets both hands to it, the ball though bursts through his hands and runs away to the fence. Chameera was celebrating before he realised that the catch has been put down, much to his disappointment
Guptill and Latham are at the crease. Guptill is on strike. Dushmantha Chameera will open the attack