01/09Result
1st T20I (N), New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 1 2019
New Zealand won by 5 wkts (3b rem)
Player of the Match
Ross Taylor
Ross TaylorNew Zealand
01/09Result
1st T20I (N), New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka at Kandy, Sep 1 2019
New Zealand won by 5 wkts (3b rem)
Player of the Match
Ross Taylor
Ross TaylorNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
20 | 23 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 174/4 | RR: 8.70

  • Isuru Udana15 (3b)
  • Dasun Shanaka17 (12b)
  • Seth Rance4-0-58-0
  • Tim Southee4-0-20-2

8.37pm That's a good score on this pitch, thanks to Kusal Mendis' leg-side hitting and the last-over heroics from Udana. Mendis looked really fluent and was hitting cleanly from the beginning, collecting 68 of his 79 runs on the leg side. With Dickwella for company, he took Sri Lanka towards 150 before Shanaka and Udana made sure they got more than 170. Santner and Southee pulled things back in phases with their speed variations and accuracy, but the late hitting from Sri Lanka wouldn't please the visitors. Ankur and New Zealand will begin the chase soon...

Kusal Mendis: Happy with my individual score and even setting them 175 on this wicket. KJ [Perera] gave me good support for first six overs, and after that I took singles to score. There might be little bit turn and we have lot of fast bowlers, so the score is good for this wicket.

19.6
3
Rance to Udana, 3 runs, he swings for the full toss again, gets a leading edge towards long-off for two. Oh hang on, Southee throws the ball to the keeper who slips before collecting the ball and they concede an overthrow too
19.5
6
Rance to Udana, SIX, bigger this time and clears long-on easily. Slower ball on off stump, he tonks that again, this time it's a cleaner hit and long-on can't even try this time around. The crowd erupts
19.4
6
Rance to Udana, SIX, just over long-on for six! Rance went for the block hole and was slightly inaccurate with the wobbly seam, Udana is accurate though and accurate enough to loft that just over long-on's right arm

Isuru Udana on strike

19.3
W
Rance to Shanaka, OUT, direct hit from Seifert sends Dickwella back. It was right in the block hole and the ball sneaked through the gap between Shanaka and the stumps. They went for the single and Seifert got the stumps

N Dickwella run out 33 (25b 2x4 0x6) SR: 132.00

Mid-off drops back now, fine leg comes in

19.2
6
Rance to Shanaka, SIX, back to 131kmh, Shanaka charges down and hammers that low full toss right over the long-off boundary for a six!
19.1
2
Rance to Shanaka, 2 runs, slower ball nearly in the block hole, he chips it down to long-on not so hard so that they can come back for the second

Rance to finish his spell

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs | SL: 151/3 | RR: 7.94

  • Dasun Shanaka9 (9b)
  • Niroshan Dickwella33 (25b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-20-2
  • Seth Rance3-0-35-0
18.6
1lb
Southee to Shanaka, 1 leg bye, tries to swing again, but gets a leg bye off his body and keeps strike
18.5
2
Southee to Shanaka, 2 runs, looks like Guptill lost the ball in the lights. Shanaka pulled the just short of length and it was in the air for a bit on the leg side, Guptill ran to his right from deep midwicket but suddenly lost the ball. Not much damage because deep square leg was around
18.4
1
Southee to Dickwella, 1 run, he walks towards off and Southee pitches it further away, Dickwella slams it down to mid off
18.3
1
Southee to Shanaka, 1 run, dipping and slow yorker just outside off, helped to short third man
18.2
2
Southee to Shanaka, 2 runs, closer to the stumps this time, Shanaka whacks it to leg but Guptill runs to his left to keep it to two
18.1
0
Southee to Shanaka, no run, just about stays inside the wide line, that legcutter knuckle ball. Shanaka swings and misses

Southee's last over

END OF OVER:
18 | 8 Runs | SL: 144/3 | RR: 8.00

  • Niroshan Dickwella32 (24b)
  • Dasun Shanaka4 (4b)
  • Seth Rance3-0-35-0
  • Tim Southee3-0-14-2
17.6
2
Rance to Dickwella, 2 runs, excellent end to the over with a yorker that Dickwella also did well to scoop out towards long-on and they get two quickly

Just six off the over so far

17.5
1
Rance to Shanaka, 1 run, full on off, he swings hard but not so well and drills it down to long-on. Only a single
17.4
1
Rance to Dickwella, 1 run, charges down but there's no room so he chips the ball down to mid-off for one
17.3
1
Rance to Shanaka, 1 run, swings hard for the full toss outside off and only manages a thick edge towards third man

Fine leg in the circle, third man is deep

17.2
1
Rance to Dickwella, 1 run, in the block hole, he digs it out to mid-off for one
17.1
2
Rance to Dickwella, 2 runs, tries a scoop and gets a leading edge behind square on the leg side for two

Three to go, here's Seth Rance after his 2-0-27-0

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 136/3 | RR: 8.00

  • Niroshan Dickwella26 (20b)
  • Dasun Shanaka2 (2b)
  • Tim Southee3-0-14-2
  • Colin de Grandhomme3-0-31-0
16.6
1
Southee to Dickwella, 1 run, the inside edge just misses the stumps as Dickwella swings and sends it fine on leg with a bottom edge. Excellent over from Southee
16.5
1
Southee to Shanaka, 1 run, short again to Shanaka, he pulls it behind square this time for one more
16.4
1
Southee to Dickwella, 1 run, he backs away, Southee follows him with a slower delivery and Dickwella gets a single towards mid on
16.3
1
Southee to Shanaka, 1 run, hurries on to Shanaka at 134kmh, maybe he expected the slower ball, and pulls it to square leg for one
16.2
1
Southee to Dickwella, 1 run, outside off and he slams it through the covers for one

Excellent innings from Mendis, his highest T20I score. Dasun Shanaka walks out. Sri Lanka will be eyeing 170 here

16.1
W
Southee to Mendis, OUT, superb catch in the deep from Guptill. The slower ball was in the slot for Mendis, he picked it up and lofted it high on leg, but Guptill judged it very well to stay inside the deep midwicket boundary and even dive backwards to grab it with both hands

BKG Mendis c Guptill b Southee 79 (53b 8x4 2x6) SR: 149.05

Southee brings himself back, he has two left. Rance and Kuggeleijn also have two each

END OF OVER:
16 | 17 Runs | SL: 131/2 | RR: 8.18

  • Niroshan Dickwella23 (17b)
  • Kusal Mendis79 (52b)
  • Colin de Grandhomme3-0-31-0
  • Ish Sodhi3-0-23-0

As many as 17 from that over, the batsmen get some drinks

15.6
4
de Grandhomme to Dickwella, FOUR, and he ends the over with a reverse scoop that helps the ball very fine on the off side. Innocuous delivery sent for four

New Zealand in Sri Lanka 2019 News

New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st1MJ GuptillC Munro
2nd17MJ GuptillTL Seifert
3rd21C de GrandhommeTL Seifert
4th79LRPL TaylorC de Grandhomme
5th26LRPL TaylorDJ Mitchell
6th31DJ MitchellMJ Santner