Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 1St Semi Final
ICC Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka - 2011 (2010/11) · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 29 March 2011
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining). Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 73 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- 29 March 2011
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Captains
- Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and SJ Davis
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 217 all out. Scott Styris top-scored with 57 off 77 balls, and Martin Guptill made 39. Ajantha Mendis took 3 for 35 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the fourth wicket between Scott Styris and Ross Taylor. From 192 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 217 for 10.
Chasing 218, Sri Lanka made 220 for 5. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 73 off 93 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 54. Tim Southee took 3 for 57 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the second wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara, 55% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 217 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | b Rangana Herath | 13 | 21 |
| Martin Guptill | b Lasith Malinga | 39 | 65 |
| Jesse Ryder | c Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran | 19 | 34 |
| Ross Taylor | c Upul Tharanga b Ajantha Mendis | 36 | 55 |
| Scott Styris | lbw b Muthiah Muralidaran | 57 | 77 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw b Lasith Malinga | 22 | 16 |
| Nathan McCullum | c Kumar Sangakkara b Lasith Malinga | 9 | 9 |
| Jacob Oram | c Mahela Jayawardene b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 9 |
| Daniel Vettori | not out | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Southee | c Kumar Sangakkara b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 3 |
| Andy McKay | b Ajantha Mendis | 0 | 2 |
Extras 12 · Total 217 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 9 | 0 | 55 | 3 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 9.5 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 10 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-32 (Brendon McCullum, 7.1 ov), 2-69 (Jesse Ryder, 18.3 ov), 3-84 (Martin Guptill, 21.3 ov), 4-161 (Ross Taylor, 39.1 ov), 5-192 (Kane Williamson, 43.3 ov), 6-204 (Nathan McCullum, 45.1 ov), 7-213 (Scott Styris, 46.6 ov), 8-215 (Jacob Oram, 47.4 ov), 9-217 (Tim Southee, 48.3 ov), 10-217 (Andy McKay, 48.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (13) and Martin Guptill (18) | 32 | 43 |
| second | Jesse Ryder (19) and Martin Guptill (18) | 37 | 68 |
| third | Ross Taylor (11) and Martin Guptill (3) | 15 | 18 |
| fourth | Scott Styris (47) and Ross Taylor (25) | 77 | 106 |
| fifth | Scott Styris (8) and Kane Williamson (22) | 31 | 27 |
| sixth | Scott Styris (0) and Nathan McCullum (9) | 12 | 10 |
| seventh | Scott Styris (2) and Jacob Oram (6) | 9 | 11 |
| eighth | Daniel Vettori (1) and Jacob Oram (1) | 2 | 4 |
| ninth | Daniel Vettori (2) and Tim Southee (0) | 2 | 5 |
| tenth | Daniel Vettori (0) and Andy McKay (0) | 0 | 2 |
SRI LANKA: 220 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Jesse Ryder b Tim Southee | 73 | 93 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Jesse Ryder b Tim Southee | 30 | 31 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Scott Styris b Andy McKay | 54 | 79 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Daniel Vettori | 1 | 3 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | not out | 23 | 38 |
| Chamara Silva | b Tim Southee | 13 | 25 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 14 | 18 |
Did not bat: Lasith Malinga, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Muthiah Muralidaran
Extras 12 · Total 220 for 5
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan McCullum | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 10 | 2 | 57 | 3 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Jacob Oram | 8 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Andy McKay | 9.5 | 1 | 37 | 1 |
| Scott Styris | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jesse Ryder | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Upul Tharanga, 7.2 ov), 2-160 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 32.4 ov), 3-161 (Mahela Jayawardene, 33.1 ov), 4-169 (Kumar Sangakkara, 36.2 ov), 5-185 (Chamara Silva, 42.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (6) and Upul Tharanga (30) | 40 | 44 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (67) and Kumar Sangakkara (50) | 120 | 152 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (1) and Kumar Sangakkara (0) | 1 | 3 |
| fourth | Thilan Samaraweera (4) and Kumar Sangakkara (4) | 8 | 19 |
| fifth | Thilan Samaraweera (3) and Chamara Silva (13) | 16 | 36 |
| sixth | Thilan Samaraweera (16) and Angelo Mathews (14) | 35 | 33 |
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