New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 3Rd Odi
Sri Lanka in NZ - 2018 (2018/19) · Saxton Oval, Nelson · 8 January 2019
New Zealand won by 115 runs
New Zealand won by 115 runs. Ross Taylor top-scored with 137 for New Zealand. Lockie Ferguson took 4/40.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Saxton Oval, Nelson
- Date
- 8 January 2019
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to field
- Result
- New Zealand won by 115 runs
- Player of the match
- Ross Taylor
- Captains
- Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- P Wilson and WR Knights
- Match referee
- RB Richardson
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.
New Zealand batted first and made 364 for 4. Ross Taylor top-scored with 137 off 131 balls, and Henry Nicholls made 124. Lasith Malinga took 3 for 93 for Sri Lanka. The innings was built on a 154-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ross Taylor and Henry Nicholls, 42% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Saxton Oval, 265 across 11 ODIs.
Chasing 365, Sri Lanka made 249 all out. Thisara Perera top-scored with 80 off 63 balls, and Niroshan Dickwella made 46. Lockie Ferguson took 4 for 40 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the sixth wicket between Thisara Perera and Danushka Gunathilaka, 41% of the total.
New Zealand won by 115 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Saxton Oval across the 12 ODIs in our archive. New Zealand's 364 is the highest total at Saxton Oval. Lockie Ferguson's 4 for 40 are the best innings figures at Saxton Oval.
NEW ZEALAND: 364 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Kusal Mendis b Lasith Malinga | 2 | 5 |
| Colin Munro | b Lasith Malinga | 21 | 14 |
| Kane Williamson | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lakshan Sandakan | 55 | 65 |
| Ross Taylor | c Dhananjaya de Silva b Lasith Malinga | 137 | 131 |
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 124 | 80 |
| James Neesham | not out | 12 | 6 |
Did not bat: Tim Seifert, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
Extras 13 · Total 364 for 4
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 1 | 93 | 3 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 8 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 9 | 1 | 77 | 0 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-16 (Martin Guptill, 2.1 ov), 2-31 (Colin Munro, 4.4 ov), 3-147 (Kane Williamson, 26.2 ov), 4-301 (Ross Taylor, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Martin Guptill (2) and Colin Munro (14) | 16 | 13 |
| second | Colin Munro (7) and Kane Williamson (8) | 15 | 15 |
| third | Ross Taylor (65) and Kane Williamson (47) | 116 | 130 |
| fourth | Ross Taylor (72) and Henry Nicholls (78) | 154 | 120 |
| fifth | James Neesham (12) and Henry Nicholls (46) | 63 | 23 |
SRI LANKA: 249 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niroshan Dickwella | c Lockie Ferguson b James Neesham | 46 | 37 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | lbw b Tim Southee | 36 | 29 |
| Kusal Perera | c Tim Seifert b Lockie Ferguson | 43 | 49 |
| Kusal Mendis | run out (Kane Williamson, Tim Seifert) | 0 | – |
| Dasun Shanaka | lbw b Ish Sodhi | 2 | 7 |
| Thisara Perera | c Martin Guptill b Lockie Ferguson | 80 | 63 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | b Lockie Ferguson | 31 | 52 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | c Tim Southee b Lockie Ferguson | 1 | 8 |
| Lasith Malinga | st Tim Seifert b Ish Sodhi | 0 | 1 |
| Lakshan Sandakan | not out | 0 | 1 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | b Ish Sodhi | 0 | 3 |
Extras 10 · Total 249 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 7 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| Matt Henry | 8 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 8 | 0 | 40 | 4 |
| James Neesham | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Kane Williamson | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ish Sodhi | 8.4 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 8.1 ov), 2-107 (Niroshan Dickwella, 14.6 ov), 3-107 (Kusal Mendis, 15.1 ov), 4-117 (Dasun Shanaka, 17.1 ov), 5-143 (Kusal Perera, 22.6 ov), 6-244 (Thisara Perera, 38.3 ov), 7-249 (Dushmantha Chameera, 40.2 ov), 8-249 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 40.5 ov), 9-249 (Lasith Malinga, 41.1 ov), 10-249 (Nuwan Pradeep, 41.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Niroshan Dickwella (27) and Dhananjaya de Silva (36) | 66 | 49 |
| second | Kusal Perera (22) and Niroshan Dickwella (19) | 41 | 41 |
| third | Kusal Perera (0) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fourth | Kusal Perera (7) and Dasun Shanaka (2) | 10 | 12 |
| fifth | Thisara Perera (12) and Kusal Perera (14) | 26 | 35 |
| sixth | Thisara Perera (68) and Danushka Gunathilaka (29) | 101 | 93 |
| seventh | Danushka Gunathilaka (2) and Dushmantha Chameera (1) | 5 | 11 |
| eighth | Lasith Malinga (0) and Danushka Gunathilaka (0) | 0 | 3 |
| ninth | Lasith Malinga (0) and Lakshan Sandakan (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | Nuwan Pradeep (0) and Lakshan Sandakan (0) | 0 | 3 |
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