New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 5Th Odi
Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series Sri Lanka in New Zealand - 2015 (2014/15) · University Oval, Dunedin · 23 January 2015
New Zealand won by 108 runs
New Zealand won by 108 runs. Luke Ronchi top-scored with 170* for New Zealand. Trent Boult took 4/44.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- University Oval, Dunedin
- Date
- 23 January 2015
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 108 runs
- Player of the match
- Grant Elliott
- Captains
- Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Lahiru Thirimanne (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- CB Gaffaney and NJ Llong
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 360 for 5. Luke Ronchi top-scored with 170 not out off 99 balls, and Grant Elliott made 104. The innings was built on a 267-run stand for the sixth wicket between Grant Elliott and Luke Ronchi, 74% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at University Oval, 261 across 10 ODIs.
Chasing 361, Sri Lanka made 252 all out. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 116 off 106 balls, and Lahiru Thirimanne made 45. Trent Boult took 4 for 44 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 93-run stand for the first wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lahiru Thirimanne. From 211 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 234 for 7.
New Zealand won by 108 runs. New Zealand's 360 is the highest total at University Oval.
NEW ZEALAND: 360 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 25 | 37 |
| Martin Guptill | c Kumar Sangakkara b Nuwan Kulasekara | 0 | 1 |
| Kane Williamson | c Kumar Sangakkara b Thisara Perera | 26 | 32 |
| Ross Taylor | c Dimuth Karunaratne b Lahiru Thirimanne | 20 | 23 |
| Grant Elliott | not out | 104 | 96 |
| Corey Anderson | lbw b Lahiru Thirimanne | 8 | 12 |
| Luke Ronchi | not out | 170 | 99 |
Did not bat: Nathan McCullum, Tim Southee, Mitchell McClenaghan, Trent Boult
Extras 7 · Total 360 for 5
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 10 | 0 | 71 | 2 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 0 | 93 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 10 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | 7 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 7 | 0 | 58 | 0 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Martin Guptill, 0.1 ov), 2-51 (Brendon McCullum, 10.5 ov), 3-60 (Kane Williamson, 12.5 ov), 4-82 (Ross Taylor, 17.1 ov), 5-93 (Corey Anderson, 19.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (0) and Martin Guptill (0) | 0 | 1 |
| second | Brendon McCullum (25) and Kane Williamson (26) | 51 | 64 |
| third | Ross Taylor (7) and Kane Williamson (0) | 9 | 12 |
| fourth | Grant Elliott (7) and Ross Taylor (13) | 22 | 26 |
| fifth | Grant Elliott (2) and Corey Anderson (8) | 11 | 17 |
| sixth | Grant Elliott (95) and Luke Ronchi (170) | 267 | 180 |
SRI LANKA: 252 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Nathan McCullum b Mitchell McClenaghan | 116 | 106 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Ross Taylor b Grant Elliott | 45 | 65 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Nathan McCullum b Grant Elliott | 9 | 17 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | b Trent Boult | 30 | 29 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Luke Ronchi b Trent Boult | 3 | 4 |
| Jeevan Mendis | b Trent Boult | 18 | 17 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Luke Ronchi b Mitchell McClenaghan | 0 | 3 |
| Thisara Perera | c Kane Williamson b Trent Boult | 0 | 1 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | c Brendon McCullum b Tim Southee | 12 | 13 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | not out | 3 | 4 |
| Suranga Lakmal | b Tim Southee | 0 | 3 |
Extras 16 · Total 252 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 7.4 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Trent Boult | 10 | 0 | 44 | 4 |
| Nathan McCullum | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 8 | 0 | 56 | 2 |
| Grant Elliott | 9 | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Corey Anderson | 5 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-93 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 18.3 ov), 2-141 (Kumar Sangakkara, 26.1 ov), 3-211 (Mahela Jayawardene, 35.5 ov), 4-215 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 36.2 ov), 5-224 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 37.3 ov), 6-233 (Dinesh Chandimal, 38.6 ov), 7-234 (Thisara Perera, 39.4 ov), 8-245 (Jeevan Mendis, 41.4 ov), 9-252 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 43.1 ov), 10-252 (Suranga Lakmal, 43.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (40) and Lahiru Thirimanne (45) | 93 | 111 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (34) and Kumar Sangakkara (9) | 48 | 46 |
| third | Mahela Jayawardene (30) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (38) | 70 | 58 |
| fourth | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Nuwan Kulasekara (0) | 4 | 3 |
| fifth | Jeevan Mendis (6) and Nuwan Kulasekara (3) | 9 | 7 |
| sixth | Jeevan Mendis (8) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) | 9 | 9 |
| seventh | Jeevan Mendis (1) and Thisara Perera (0) | 1 | 4 |
| eighth | Jeevan Mendis (3) and Dimuth Karunaratne (8) | 11 | 12 |
| ninth | Dimuth Karunaratne (4) and Sachithra Senanayake (3) | 7 | 9 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (0) and Sachithra Senanayake (0) | 0 | 3 |
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