New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 39Th Match Super Eights
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · National Cricket Stadium, St George's · 12 April 2007
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Scott Styris top-scored with 111* for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- National Cricket Stadium, St George's
- Date
- 12 April 2007
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Chaminda Vaas
- Captains
- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Asad Rauf and BR Doctrove
- Match referee
- MJ Procter
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 219 for 7. Scott Styris top-scored with 111 not out off 157 balls, and Jacob Oram made 31. Muthiah Muralidaran took 3 for 32 for Sri Lanka.
Chasing 220, Sri Lanka made 222 for 4. Kumar Sangakkara top-scored with 69 not out off 104 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 64. The innings was built on a 100-run stand for the second wicket between Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara, 45% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 29 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 219 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Fleming | lbw b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 4 |
| Peter Fulton | c Chamara Silva b Chaminda Vaas | 28 | 54 |
| Ross Taylor | c Kumar Sangakkara b Chaminda Vaas | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | not out | 111 | 157 |
| Craig McMillan | c Chamara Silva b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 7 |
| Jacob Oram | c Farveez Maharoof b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 31 | 45 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | c Chamara Silva b Muthiah Muralidaran | 5 | 7 |
| James Franklin | not out | 25 | 27 |
Did not bat: Shane Bond, Mark Gillespie
Extras 17 · Total 219 for 7
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 9 | 2 | 33 | 3 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8 | 1 | 44 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Stephen Fleming, 0.5 ov), 2-4 (Ross Taylor, 2.1 ov), 3-71 (Peter Fulton, 19.5 ov), 4-77 (Craig McMillan, 22.2 ov), 5-141 (Jacob Oram, 37.3 ov), 6-145 (Brendon McCullum, 38.2 ov), 7-155 (Daniel Vettori, 40.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Stephen Fleming (0) and Peter Fulton (1) | 1 | 5 |
| second | Peter Fulton (2) and Ross Taylor (0) | 3 | 8 |
| third | Scott Styris (39) and Peter Fulton (25) | 67 | 109 |
| fourth | Craig McMillan (1) and Scott Styris (4) | 6 | 15 |
| fifth | Scott Styris (30) and Jacob Oram (31) | 64 | 92 |
| sixth | Scott Styris (2) and Brendon McCullum (1) | 4 | 5 |
| seventh | Daniel Vettori (5) and Scott Styris (5) | 10 | 15 |
| eighth | Scott Styris (31) and James Franklin (25) | 64 | 56 |
SRI LANKA: 222 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Brendon McCullum b Jacob Oram | 64 | 80 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Shane Bond b James Franklin | 11 | 21 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 69 | 104 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Hamish Marshall b Daniel Vettori | 15 | 16 |
| Chamara Silva | c Shane Bond b Daniel Vettori | 23 | 34 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 14 | 24 |
Did not bat: Russel Arnold, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Dilhara Fernando, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 26 · Total 222 for 4
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Franklin | 8 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Shane Bond | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Mark Gillespie | 6.1 | 1 | 42 | 0 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 7 | 1 | 28 | 0 |
| Jacob Oram | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Upul Tharanga, 4.4 ov), 2-130 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 25.3 ov), 3-152 (Mahela Jayawardene, 30.3 ov), 4-180 (Chamara Silva, 37.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Sanath Jayasuriya (5) and Upul Tharanga (11) | 30 | 29 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya (59) and Kumar Sangakkara (35) | 100 | 129 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (15) and Kumar Sangakkara (6) | 22 | 30 |
| fourth | Chamara Silva (23) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 28 | 44 |
| fifth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (14) and Kumar Sangakkara (24) | 42 | 47 |
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