New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 1St Match Pool A
ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia/New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · Hagley Oval, Christchurch · 14 February 2015
New Zealand won by 98 runs
New Zealand won by 98 runs. Corey Anderson top-scored with 75 for New Zealand.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Date
- 14 February 2015
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 98 runs
- Player of the match
- Corey Anderson
- Captains
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- M Erasmus and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- DC Boon
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 331 for 6. Corey Anderson top-scored with 75 off 46 balls, and Brendon McCullum made 65. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the first wicket between Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Hagley Oval, 257 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 332, Sri Lanka made 233 all out. Lahiru Thirimanne top-scored with 65 off 60 balls, and Angelo Mathews made 46.
New Zealand won by 98 runs.
NEW ZEALAND: 331 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | c Jeevan Mendis b Rangana Herath | 65 | 49 |
| Martin Guptill | c Kumar Sangakkara b Suranga Lakmal | 49 | 62 |
| Kane Williamson | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Jeevan Mendis | 57 | 65 |
| Ross Taylor | st Kumar Sangakkara b Jeevan Mendis | 14 | 28 |
| Grant Elliott | c Lahiru Thirimanne b Suranga Lakmal | 29 | 34 |
| Corey Anderson | c Suranga Lakmal b Nuwan Kulasekara | 75 | 46 |
| Luke Ronchi | not out | 29 | 19 |
Did not bat: Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Trent Boult
Extras 13 · Total 331 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 0 | 78 | 1 |
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 0 | 84 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Rangana Herath | 9 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-111 (Brendon McCullum, 15.5 ov), 2-136 (Martin Guptill, 22.2 ov), 3-193 (Kane Williamson, 33.3 ov), 4-193 (Ross Taylor, 33.4 ov), 5-258 (Grant Elliott, 43.5 ov), 6-331 (Corey Anderson, 49.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (65) and Martin Guptill (39) | 111 | 97 |
| second | Martin Guptill (10) and Kane Williamson (15) | 25 | 39 |
| third | Ross Taylor (14) and Kane Williamson (42) | 57 | 67 |
| fourth | Grant Elliott (0) and Ross Taylor (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Grant Elliott (29) and Corey Anderson (32) | 65 | 61 |
| sixth | Luke Ronchi (29) and Corey Anderson (43) | 73 | 38 |
SRI LANKA: 233 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c & b Daniel Vettori | 24 | 41 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | b Trent Boult | 65 | 60 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | lbw b Trent Boult | 39 | 38 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Luke Ronchi b Daniel Vettori | 0 | 4 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Adam Milne | 14 | 21 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Daniel Vettori b Tim Southee | 46 | 52 |
| Jeevan Mendis | c Luke Ronchi b Adam Milne | 4 | 4 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Grant Elliott b Corey Anderson | 10 | 21 |
| Rangana Herath | c Adam Milne b Corey Anderson | 13 | 19 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Luke Ronchi b Tim Southee | 0 | 1 |
| Suranga Lakmal | not out | 7 | 17 |
Extras 11 · Total 233 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 10 | 1 | 43 | 2 |
| Trent Boult | 10 | 0 | 64 | 2 |
| Adam Milne | 10 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Daniel Vettori | 10 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Grant Elliott | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Corey Anderson | 3.1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-67 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 12.6 ov), 2-124 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 21.6 ov), 3-125 (Mahela Jayawardene, 22.6 ov), 4-129 (Kumar Sangakkara, 23.5 ov), 5-163 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 31.3 ov), 6-168 (Jeevan Mendis, 31.6 ov), 7-196 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 38.2 ov), 8-216 (Angelo Mathews, 41.2 ov), 9-217 (Lasith Malinga, 41.5 ov), 10-233 (Rangana Herath, 46.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (24) and Lahiru Thirimanne (43) | 67 | 78 |
| second | Kumar Sangakkara (34) and Lahiru Thirimanne (22) | 57 | 54 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (0) and Kumar Sangakkara (1) | 1 | 6 |
| fourth | Kumar Sangakkara (4) and Dimuth Karunaratne (0) | 4 | 5 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (19) and Dimuth Karunaratne (14) | 34 | 46 |
| sixth | Jeevan Mendis (4) and Angelo Mathews (0) | 5 | 3 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (10) and Angelo Mathews (15) | 28 | 38 |
| eighth | Rangana Herath (5) and Angelo Mathews (12) | 20 | 18 |
| ninth | Rangana Herath (1) and Lasith Malinga (0) | 1 | 3 |
| tenth | Rangana Herath (7) and Suranga Lakmal (7) | 16 | 26 |
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