04/04Result
2nd T20I, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Apr 5 2023
New Zealand won by 9 wkts (32b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Milne
Adam MilneNew Zealand
04/04Result
2nd T20I, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand at Dunedin, Apr 5 2023
New Zealand won by 9 wkts (32b rem)
Player of the Match
Adam Milne
Adam MilneNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 3 Wkts | SL: 141/10 | RR: 7.42

  • Kasun Rajitha1 (1b)
  • Adam Milne4-0-26-5
  • Ben Lister4-0-26-2

This should be an easy chase for the hosts but can Sri Lanka fight back? Find out with Madushka, who'll be here soon to call the action.

Adam Milne: Always nice to get a five-for. Was a nice comeback, we put up a good performance. The spinners did well to tie them up, compared to the last game. Wickets in the middle allowed us to attack the batters than go chasing. Once the three wickets ticked over, I just wanted to go full and straight to the tail enders. The five-for does feel special.

2:35pm: The crowd cheer Milne as he goes off the field. Sri Lanka suffered a collapse of 56 for 8 in the last nine overs. They end up on a subpar 141 on a ground with short boundaries. They lost the openers cheaply but got off the powerplay on 50 for 2, and were in a decent position before the spinners slowed down the scoring rate. Perera and de Silva were dismissed while trying to accelerate and Milne ripped through the batting order. Ravindra and Sodhi offered control. Lister was among the wickets, Shipley chipped in as well. Asalanka apart, there wasn't much resistance from the visitors.

18.6
W
Milne to Madushanka, OUT, Yes, another yorker gives him the five-for! He's chuffed, all his team-mates swarm across to congratulate him. He nailed it in the blockhole. Landed around middle and Madushanka had cleared his front leg and tried to whip it away. Missed it and it looked to have straightened and hit middle and off

D Madushanka b Milne 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

Last ball of his spell, can Milne get a five-for?

18.5
0
Milne to Madushanka, no run, Tries it again. Madushanka tries to whip the full ball through midwicket. Gets it off the pad in front
18.4
W
Milne to Pramod Madushan, OUT, Yorker goes off the pad onto middle and Milne has four! The ball actually pitched in front of the crease but Madushan was stuck behind the crease and his feet were glued. He tried to clip it through midwicket. Missed the ball and it deflected onto the stumps. More celebrations for Milne

Pramod Madushan b Milne 1 (7m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Neil: "Neesham is a weird one in T20. He always takes some tap. But on the other hand, he always seems to pick up a wicket when needed."

18.3
1
Milne to Rajitha, 1 run, Full ball on leg is clipped to deep midwicket
18.2
W
Milne to Asalanka, OUT, Sodhi runs back from short third, the sun's in his eyes too but the ball sticks into the hand, he has his chest as the second line of defence. He flexes in celebrations. Was a short cutter that Asalanka tried to pull over square leg from outside off but it went off the top edge

KIC Asalanka c Sodhi b Milne 24 (35m 19b 0x4 2x6) SR: 126.31

18.2
1w
Milne to Asalanka, 1 wide, Off-side wide. Was on a length
18.1
2
Milne to Asalanka, 2 runs, Seifert runs in from deep-backward square but loses it in the sun, the ball was coming at him and he ducked in reflex. The ball landed just in front and went off the body. He had sunglasses on but the sun was bright, he had his eyes in front even before the ball was bowled. Made a meal of it. Was a short ball that was pulled aerially.

New Zealand did not bring the field in for the last ball. Will that cost them

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 137/7 | RR: 7.61

  • Charith Asalanka22 (17b)
  • Pramod Madushan1 (2b)
  • Ben Lister4-0-26-2
  • James Neesham2-0-20-1
17.6
1
Lister to Asalanka, 1 run, Back of length outside off, patted to cover

Michael: "Kim Cotton is doing a great job in her first T20i. She deserves the appointment"

17.5
1
Lister to Pramod Madushan, 1 run, Slower one deceives Madushan, who's early on the flick. Edge balloons over the bowler, lands in the vacant mid-on region
17.4
0
Lister to Pramod Madushan, no run, Slower ball outside off, beats the bat and goes to the keeper
17.3
W
Lister to Theekshana, OUT, Tries to slog across, goes right up. Latham comes forward and takes it just behind the stumps. Good catch, keeper's all smiles. Was a length ball that Theekshana tried to hit over square leg. Got a top edge and, with Asalanka at the non-striker's end, that felt like a needless shot

M Theekshana c †Latham b Lister 0 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

17.2
0
Lister to Theekshana, no run, Goes across and tries to scoop it, looked like it popped off the glove. Short fine leg stood up before going in front. Landed in front.
17.1
1
Lister to Asalanka, 1 run, Full toss. Asalanka pats it down to long-on

Three overs to go. How will Asalanka go about it? Lister will finish his spell, starts from over the wicket

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 134/6 | RR: 7.88

  • Maheesh Theekshana0 (2b)
  • Charith Asalanka20 (15b)
  • James Neesham2-0-20-1
  • Henry Shipley3-0-25-1

SL::: "Omg SL whyyyyyyyyyyyy...... :⁠-⁠("

16.6
0
Neesham to Theekshana, no run, Theekshana was backing away early and Neesham followed him with a length ball. Carved into the ground, to backward point
16.5
0
Neesham to Theekshana, no run, Bouncer at pace has Theekshana duck under. Pace: 129kph

Mid-off and mid-on in for Theekshana

16.4
W
Neesham to PW Hasaranga, OUT, Hasaranga spotted the slower one but couldn't get it over mid-off! The extra bounce did him in. The leg-cutter may have curved away a bit. Hasaranga made room and tried to flat bat it over the in-field but got it high off the bat. Easy catch for Milne.

PW Hasaranga c Milne b Neesham 9 (7m 5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 180.00

16.3
1
Neesham to Asalanka, 1 run, Goes wide on a length anyway. The 118kph ball is cut to deep point

Short third and backward point in

16.2
1
Neesham to PW Hasaranga, 1 run, Full ball outside off. Hasaranga tries to slap it over cover. Gets it off the bottom of the bat to mid-off. Fizzled along the ground
16.2
1w
Neesham to PW Hasaranga, 1 wide, Wide and full outside off. Past the tramline, left alone