Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand 4Th Odi
New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka - 2012 (2012/13) · Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota · 10 November 2012
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) (D/L method). Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 43 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
- Date
- 10 November 2012
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) (D/L method)
- Player of the match
- Jeevan Mendis
- Captains
- Ross Taylor (New Zealand), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
- Debut
- Adam Milne (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- IJ Gould and RSA Palliyaguruge
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. It was Adam Milne's first ODI.
New Zealand batted first and made 131 for 8. Brendon McCullum top-scored with 30 off 44 balls. Jeevan Mendis took 3 for 15 for Sri Lanka. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, 246 across 20 ODIs.
Sri Lanka replied with 131 for 3. Dinesh Chandimal top-scored with 43 off 65 balls, and Kumar Sangakkara made 42. The innings was built on a 87-run stand for the second wicket between Kumar Sangakkara and Dinesh Chandimal, 66% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining) (D/L method).
NEW ZEALAND: 131 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Nicol | c Upul Tharanga b Nuwan Kulasekara | 11 | 24 |
| BJ Watling | run out (Nuwan Kulasekara, Jeevan Mendis) | 15 | 26 |
| Brendon McCullum | c Dinesh Chandimal b Rangana Herath | 30 | 44 |
| Ross Taylor | c Kumar Sangakkara b Thisara Perera | 6 | 17 |
| Kane Williamson | b Jeevan Mendis | 21 | 29 |
| James Franklin | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 21 | 37 |
| Nathan McCullum | b Jeevan Mendis | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Ellis | lbw b Jeevan Mendis | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 7 | 8 |
| Adam Milne | not out | 12 | 3 |
Did not bat: Trent Boult
Extras 8 · Total 131 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 6 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Rangana Herath | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Rob Nicol, 5.6 ov), 2-45 (BJ Watling, 11.3 ov), 3-62 (Ross Taylor, 15.6 ov), 4-73 (Brendon McCullum, 20.1 ov), 5-105 (Kane Williamson, 27.4 ov), 6-105 (Nathan McCullum, 27.5 ov), 7-107 (Andrew Ellis, 29.2 ov), 8-116 (James Franklin, 30.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Rob Nicol (11) and BJ Watling (2) | 16 | 36 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (15) and BJ Watling (13) | 29 | 33 |
| third | Brendon McCullum (11) and Ross Taylor (6) | 17 | 27 |
| fourth | Brendon McCullum (4) and Kane Williamson (6) | 11 | 25 |
| fifth | James Franklin (15) and Kane Williamson (15) | 32 | 45 |
| sixth | James Franklin (0) and Nathan McCullum (0) | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | James Franklin (2) and Andrew Ellis (0) | 2 | 9 |
| eighth | James Franklin (4) and Tim Southee (4) | 9 | 10 |
| ninth | Tim Southee (3) and Adam Milne (12) | 15 | 6 |
SRI LANKA: 131 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Rob Nicol b Tim Southee | 27 | 28 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | b Trent Boult | 43 | 65 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | not out | 42 | 55 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c BJ Watling b Andrew Ellis | 0 | 8 |
| Angelo Mathews | not out | 2 | 4 |
Did not bat: Mahela Jayawardene, Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Lasith Malinga
Extras 17 · Total 131 for 3
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Tim Southee | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Adam Milne | 4.2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Andrew Ellis | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Nathan McCullum | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-36 (Upul Tharanga, 7.3 ov), 2-123 (Dinesh Chandimal, 22.4 ov), 3-128 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 25.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga (27) and Dinesh Chandimal (6) | 36 | 45 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (39) and Dinesh Chandimal (37) | 87 | 92 |
| third | Kumar Sangakkara (3) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 5 | 17 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Angelo Mathews (2) | 3 | 6 |
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