New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2015 (2015/16) · Saxton Oval, Nelson · 31 December 2015
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining). Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 91 for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Saxton Oval, Nelson
- Date
- 31 December 2015
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Danushka Gunathilaka
- Captains
- Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- BF Bowden and MA Gough
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.
New Zealand batted first and made 276 for 8. Kane Williamson top-scored with 59 off 73 balls, and Tom Latham made 42.
Chasing 277, Sri Lanka made 277 for 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan top-scored with 91 off 92 balls, and Lahiru Thirimanne made 87. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the second wicket between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lahiru Thirimanne, 40% of the total.
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining).
NEW ZEALAND: 276 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Tillakaratne Dilshan b Dushmantha Chameera | 30 | 28 |
| Tom Latham | c Nuwan Pradeep b Jeffrey Vandersay | 42 | 47 |
| Kane Williamson | c Dushmantha Chameera b Milinda Siriwardana | 59 | 73 |
| Ross Taylor | c Angelo Mathews b Jeffrey Vandersay | 0 | 2 |
| Henry Nicholls | b Dushmantha Chameera | 20 | 31 |
| Mitchell Santner | run out (Dushmantha Chameera) | 38 | 46 |
| Luke Ronchi | c Chamara Kapugedera b Nuwan Pradeep | 7 | 13 |
| Doug Bracewell | c Sachithra Senanayake b Nuwan Pradeep | 30 | 34 |
| Adam Milne | not out | 17 | 23 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 18 | 4 |
Did not bat: Mitchell McClenaghan
Extras 15 · Total 276 for 8
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Pradeep | 10 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 10 | 0 | 38 | 2 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 8 | 1 | 43 | 0 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Vandersay | 10 | 1 | 55 | 2 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-42 (Martin Guptill, 7.3 ov), 2-102 (Tom Latham, 17.4 ov), 3-102 (Ross Taylor, 17.6 ov), 4-143 (Henry Nicholls, 27.3 ov), 5-163 (Kane Williamson, 32.1 ov), 6-191 (Luke Ronchi, 37.4 ov), 7-215 (Mitchell Santner, 41.5 ov), 8-257 (Doug Bracewell, 49.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (30) and Tom Latham (11) | 42 | 45 |
| second | Kane Williamson (26) and Tom Latham (31) | 60 | 61 |
| third | Ross Taylor (0) and Kane Williamson (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fourth | Kane Williamson (20) and Henry Nicholls (20) | 41 | 58 |
| fifth | Kane Williamson (13) and Mitchell Santner (7) | 20 | 28 |
| sixth | Luke Ronchi (7) and Mitchell Santner (19) | 28 | 33 |
| seventh | Doug Bracewell (10) and Mitchell Santner (12) | 24 | 24 |
| eighth | Doug Bracewell (20) and Adam Milne (16) | 42 | 44 |
| ninth | Tim Southee (18) and Adam Milne (1) | 19 | 5 |
SRI LANKA: 277 FOR 2
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | run out (Ross Taylor) | 91 | 92 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | c Ross Taylor b Mitchell McClenaghan | 65 | 45 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | not out | 87 | 103 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | not out | 27 | 39 |
Did not bat: Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Pradeep, Jeffrey Vandersay
Extras 7 · Total 277 for 2
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Adam Milne | 6 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Doug Bracewell | 6.2 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 9 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Mitchell Santner | 10 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
| Kane Williamson | 8 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| Martin Guptill | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-98 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 12.4 ov), 2-209 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 33.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (29) and Danushka Gunathilaka (65) | 98 | 76 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (62) and Lahiru Thirimanne (48) | 111 | 127 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (27) and Lahiru Thirimanne (39) | 68 | 75 |
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