Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 3Rd Odi
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2012/13) · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 6 November 2012
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method). Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 102* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Date
- 6 November 2012
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Tillakaratne Dilshan
- Captains
- Ross Taylor (New Zealand), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and HDPK Dharmasena
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 188 for 6. BJ Watling top-scored with 96 not out off 88 balls. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, 246 across 24 ODIs.
Sri Lanka replied with 200 for 3. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 102 not out off 95 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 54. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fourth wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews, 64% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 11 balls remaining) (D/L method).
NEW ZEALAND: 188 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Nicol | c Mahela Jayawardene b Lasith Malinga | 7 | 16 |
| BJ Watling | not out | 96 | 88 |
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Angelo Mathews | 13 | 25 |
| Ross Taylor | run out (Jeevan Mendis) | 7 | 16 |
| Jacob Oram | lbw b Jeevan Mendis | 2 | 4 |
| James Franklin | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 26 | 25 |
| Kane Williamson | c Angelo Mathews b Jeevan Mendis | 5 | 6 |
| Nathan McCullum | not out | 22 | 18 |
Did not bat: Kyle Mills, Tim Southee, Trent Boult
Extras 10 · Total 188 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 7 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 7 | 1 | 45 | 1 |
| Angelo Mathews | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Thisara Perera | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 5 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-9 (Rob Nicol, 2.5 ov), 2-31 (Brendon McCullum, 10.3 ov), 3-43 (Ross Taylor, 14.4 ov), 4-49 (Jacob Oram, 16.3 ov), 5-105 (James Franklin, 24.6 ov), 6-117 (Kane Williamson, 26.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rob Nicol (7) and BJ Watling (1) | 9 | 17 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (13) and BJ Watling (8) | 22 | 46 |
| third | Ross Taylor (7) and BJ Watling (4) | 12 | 24 |
| fourth | Jacob Oram (2) and BJ Watling (3) | 6 | 11 |
| fifth | James Franklin (26) and BJ Watling (27) | 56 | 51 |
| sixth | BJ Watling (7) and Kane Williamson (5) | 12 | 12 |
| seventh | Nathan McCullum (22) and BJ Watling (46) | 71 | 36 |
SRI LANKA: 200 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | not out | 102 | 95 |
| Upul Tharanga | c Jacob Oram b Tim Southee | 10 | 13 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Ross Taylor b Kyle Mills | 15 | 27 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Jacob Oram b Nathan McCullum | 5 | 6 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 54 | 47 |
Did not bat: Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga
Extras 14 · Total 200 for 3
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills | 6.1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Trent Boult | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Tim Southee | 7 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| Jacob Oram | 7 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Nathan McCullum | 5 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| James Franklin | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-30 (Upul Tharanga, 4.5 ov), 2-65 (Kumar Sangakkara, 12.6 ov), 3-73 (Mahela Jayawardene, 14.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (16) and Upul Tharanga (10) | 30 | 29 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (19) and Kumar Sangakkara (15) | 35 | 49 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (5) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (2) | 8 | 11 |
| fourth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (65) and Angelo Mathews (54) | 127 | 99 |
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