New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand - 2015 (2015/16) · Hagley Oval, Christchurch · 26 December 2015
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 174 balls remaining)
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 174 balls remaining). Martin Guptill top-scored with 79 for New Zealand. Matt Henry took 4/49.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Date
- 26 December 2015
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 174 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Matt Henry
- Captains
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
- Debut
- Henry Nicholls (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- MA Gough and PD Jones
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Henry Nicholls's first ODI.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 188 all out. Milinda Siriwardana top-scored with 66 off 82 balls, and Nuwan Kulasekara made 58. Matt Henry took 4 for 49 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 98-run stand for the seventh wicket between Nuwan Kulasekara and Milinda Siriwardana, 52% of the total. From 13 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 14 runs, to 27 for 5. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Hagley Oval, 257 across 14 ODIs.
Chasing 189, New Zealand made 191 for 3. Martin Guptill top-scored with 79 off 56 balls, and Brendon McCullum made 55. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the first wicket between Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill, 57% of the total.
New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 174 balls remaining).
SRI LANKA: 188 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Henry Nicholls b Matt Henry | 9 | 10 |
| Danushka Gunathilaka | c Luke Ronchi b Adam Milne | 8 | 11 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | lbw b Matt Henry | 1 | 19 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Ross Taylor b Matt Henry | 5 | 16 |
| Angelo Mathews | c Tom Latham b Matt Henry | 0 | 1 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | c Brendon McCullum b Doug Bracewell | 66 | 82 |
| Chamara Kapugedera | c Mitchell Santner b Doug Bracewell | 8 | 24 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | c Luke Ronchi b Mitchell McClenaghan | 58 | 73 |
| Ajantha Mendis | c Luke Ronchi b Mitchell McClenaghan | 4 | 8 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | not out | 13 | 29 |
| Suranga Lakmal | c Tom Latham b Doug Bracewell | 8 | 9 |
Extras 8 · Total 188 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Milne | 10 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Matt Henry | 10 | 1 | 49 | 4 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 10 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| Doug Bracewell | 9 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| Mitchell Santner | 8 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-13 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 2.4 ov), 2-20 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 5.1 ov), 3-23 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 7.4 ov), 4-23 (Angelo Mathews, 7.5 ov), 5-27 (Dinesh Chandimal, 9.4 ov), 6-65 (Chamara Kapugedera, 17.4 ov), 7-163 (Milinda Siriwardana, 38.5 ov), 8-164 (Nuwan Kulasekara, 39.4 ov), 9-167 (Ajantha Mendis, 41.5 ov), 10-188 (Suranga Lakmal, 46.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Tillakaratne Dilshan (4) and Danushka Gunathilaka (8) | 13 | 16 |
| second | Tillakaratne Dilshan (5) and Lahiru Thirimanne (1) | 7 | 15 |
| third | Dinesh Chandimal (2) and Lahiru Thirimanne (0) | 3 | 15 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (0) | 0 | 1 |
| fifth | Milinda Siriwardana (0) and Dinesh Chandimal (3) | 4 | 11 |
| sixth | Chamara Kapugedera (8) and Milinda Siriwardana (28) | 38 | 48 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (58) and Milinda Siriwardana (38) | 98 | 127 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (0) and Ajantha Mendis (1) | 1 | 5 |
| ninth | Ajantha Mendis (3) and Dushmantha Chameera (0) | 3 | 13 |
| tenth | Suranga Lakmal (8) and Dushmantha Chameera (13) | 21 | 31 |
NEW ZEALAND: 191 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon McCullum | c Suranga Lakmal b Milinda Siriwardana | 55 | 25 |
| Martin Guptill | c Nuwan Kulasekara b Milinda Siriwardana | 79 | 56 |
| Tom Latham | b Tillakaratne Dilshan | 18 | 15 |
| Ross Taylor | not out | 5 | 9 |
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 23 | 21 |
Did not bat: Mitchell Santner, Luke Ronchi, Doug Bracewell, Adam Milne, Matt Henry, Mitchell McClenaghan
Extras 11 · Total 191 for 3
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Angelo Mathews | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 5 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| Milinda Siriwardana | 5 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-108 (Brendon McCullum, 10.1 ov), 2-162 (Tom Latham, 15.5 ov), 3-164 (Martin Guptill, 16.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Brendon McCullum (55) and Martin Guptill (47) | 108 | 61 |
| second | Martin Guptill (32) and Tom Latham (18) | 54 | 34 |
| third | Ross Taylor (2) and Martin Guptill (0) | 2 | 4 |
| fourth | Ross Taylor (3) and Henry Nicholls (23) | 27 | 27 |
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