New Zealand
168/7 (20)
T20I Match
VS
Sri Lanka
107/8 (20)
New Zealand won by 61 runs
So Sri Lanka become the first team to be knocked out. Apart from that chase against Australia, they have had a poor tournament. Meanwhile, New Zealand have one foot in the semis. Time to bid goodbye. There's a couple of cracking games tomorrow. First up is South Africa v West Indies. And a must-win game for India against Zimbabwe at Chepauk. We will be there nice and early for those ones. Do join us then. For now it's tata and bye bye.
Mitch Santner | New Zealand captain: "Yeah, I think it was obviously a nice little period there with Sri Lanka with the ball. They squeezed us a lot. I think we lost three wickets on 84, which is never ideal, but I think the longer we could take it, me and Cole were thinking, we were trying to get to 140, but that kind of sets it up for the last kind of two-three overs and I guess 160 was not bad from there. (on his knock) Yeah, 5 off 10 last game I wasn't overly happy with. Yeah, I think it's kind of one of those wickets where if you can get in and give yourself a little bit of time, you can kind of cash in and I guess me and Cole were thinking the same. It was obviously pretty tough to start out there. So to get 160 was nice and then with the ball, we kind of knew what we had to do with, you know, I guess watching the whole first innings. (on McConchie) Yeah, I mean, at the toss, it looked like a pretty good wicket. It probably spun more than we both thought, both teams thought. So I think with the big side as the spinner, you can kind of control your lengths and then get hit to the big side when the ball spinning in like that. So, yeah, you know, it's fantastic for Cole. Obviously, a bit of a nervy start with me and him at the crease there. Three off 10 each probably. But then, you know, we were… just the longer we could take it, then we kind of took it quite deep, which was nice. (on Rachin) Yeah, I think the stats say, you know, I guess we've watched a few games here, whether it's been Super 8 or the, you know, the before. It's kind of been, the slower you bowl the more it kind of spins. And I guess I don't need a second invitation to bowl quite slow, so it was quite nice. But yeah, I think on the seam was quite nice, quite effective. (on the game against England) Yeah no. They're outstanding, obviously. We know that. Quick turnaround for us. And again, we'll see kind of what pitch we're on. If it plays something similar. It might be a bit of a slug-fest as well."
Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: "Yeah, it is very embarrassing to disappoint the home crowd. You know, they've been very supportive. Yes, you know, we started really well, but to be honest, the Mitchell Santner… and that partnership, it was a good one, which took the game away from us. Yeah, and also the decision to bat, so it was a collective decision, but, you know, we didn't expect wicket to turn that much since it's a new pitch. (the last four overs with the ball) See, we wanted to restrict them around 130, but, you know, our best bowlers bowling at the given time, to be honest, they played really well, so we must give the credit to Mitch Santner and Colin [Cole]. (on Kusal Mendis) Yeah, he came to the game with a [an] issue. He's a key player for us, but you know, it's that kind of a day nobody got that start for us. (on the pitch) Yeah, I thought the wicket might settle a bit since it's a new pitch, but the way they bowled, the areas which we didn't bowl, I mean the Sri Lankan bowlers, yes, we bowled occasionally, but not all the time we were hitting that length, but we must give credit to New Zealand bowlers, which they, you know, executed really well tonight. (on the last game) Absolutely, one more game, we need to finish it high, yeah, hopefully we'll do our best game in that game. (what do you need to do better?) Of course, the batsmen need to take a little responsibility at the top and you know we can't rely on one or two batsmen in a game, so all the batters need to take the positive option. Yes, if you get out taking the positive option, you can be, you know, at least you can be relaxed once you come to the dugout, but here it is not the thing, we don't take the chances and it is T20 cricket, you need to show the intent a little bit more."
Stats by Shashikant Singh
– Sri Lanka has not qualified for the T20 World Cup Semis since their winning campaign in the 2014 edition.
Best bowling figures for a NZ spinner in T20 WC \n4/11 – Mitchell Santner vs IND, Nagpur, 2016 \n4/20 – Daniel Vettori vs IND, Joburg, 2007 \n4/27 – Rachin Ravindra vs SL, Colombo RPS, 2026*
– Six wickets by New Zealand spinners is the second-most by them in a T20 WC match after 9 wickets against India at Nagpur in 2016.
Most overs of spin in a T20 WC innings \n18.0 – PAK vs AUS, Colombo RPS, 2012 \n18.0 – PAK vs IND, Colombo RPS, 2026 \n17.0 – NZ vs SL, Colombo RPS, 2026* \n16.0 – AFG vs ENG, Delhi, 2016 \n16.0 – AFG vs WI, Nagpur, 2016 \n16.0 – PAK vs USA, Colombo SSC, 2026
– This is the second time New Zealand bowled 17 overs of spin in a T20I after as many against India at Lucknow in 2023
Most overs of spin in a T20 World Cup match \n31.0 – IND vs PAK, Colombo RPS, 2026 \n30.0 – SL vs NZ, Colombo RPS, 2026* \n26.0 – AUS vs PAK, Colombo RPS, 2012 \n25.4 – IND vs WI, Mirpur, 2014
Rachin Ravindra | Player of the Match: (how are you feeling?) "Yeah, I mean, it's always pleasing to have a win like that and come in their own conditions and play a good game of cricket. Obviously, credit to Sri Lanka. They're amazing, especially at home. But it was almost a pretty much complete performance. And it was awesome to see contributions across the board from our team. (how much did he take from his batting into his bowling?) Yeah, I guess understanding that slow was better. And I think there were a few stats that was put up even before our game against Pakistan in terms of under 85kph and the purchase you get from the surface and no one better than Santner, the captain, to tell you to bowl slow. He's obviously a master in that craft. So we all sort of talked about it as a spin group and decided pace off was better, especially the way Maheesh bowled to us with those heavy offies and slow, showed us a little bit of purchase in there. (how important it is for him to get it right with the ball?) Yeah, I guess for me, it's about offering a contribution to the team. And that's to me the important thing. I guess being able to bat in the top three and offer some overs helps to balance the team out a little bit. Obviously in these conditions, I just tend to bowl a little bit more than I do at home. I'm just glad to be in the game no matter what and it feels like even if you don't have such a good day with the bat, you can contribute with the ball and vice-versa. (what did he think about the crowd?) Yeah, I mean, it's a quiet right, you like a crowd quiet, but honestly, I think the Sri Lankan crowd was amazing. They obviously got up and hearing the national anthem and little things like that are pinch yourself moments and make you remind you why you play this game. And I think there was a period where they were screaming New Zealand, New Zealand. And again, those moments are pretty cool and it's always the reason why you want to play on these stages. And, you know, credit to them. They've turned up in massive numbers whenever Sri Lanka's played."
22:29 Local Time, 16:59 GMT, 22:29 IST: Ever since Matt Henry produced a corker first ball of the innings to get Nissanka, New Zealand never let their vice-like grip on the game go. They used the conditions so well and Santner went with spin despite Henry taking two wickets up top. New Zealand bowled 17 overs of spin and Ravindra was the unlikely hero with the ball. He finished with a four-fer and Sri Lanka were never in the game after the early loss of Nissanka and Asalanka. Kusal Mendis struggled as he batted on one leg and the asking rate shot up by the time the powerplay was done. Kamindu Mendis and Wellalage tried their best but never threatened a heist. The pitch had a lot of spin and bounce and New Zealand used that to great effect. New Zealand will be chuffed with this win as they were struggling with the bat till the 16th over and then Santner and McConchie came to the party. A remarkable turnaround after that. Stay tuned for the post-match stuff…
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, Sri Lanka are knocked out. Malinga and Sanath have sorry disappointed expressions on their faces. It's tossed up and on a length outside off, Dushmantha Chameera comes down the track and swipes at it, just a single to deep mid-wicket and it's a big win for New Zealand
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Glenn Phillips to Maheesh Theekshana, 1 run, tossed up full and Maheesh Theekshana comes down the track to drill it hard and straight to long-off
Maheesh Theekshana, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, out Caught by Rachin Ravindra!! Good catch that as Ravindra seemed to have run in too quickly from deep backward square-leg. It's tossed up full on middle, Dunith Wellalage sweeps and the top-edge is found, Ravindra charges in, then adjusts and reverse-cups that. Glenn Phillips is thrilled with that wicket. Dunith Wellalage c Rachin Ravindra b Glenn Phillips 29(23) [4s-2 6s-1]
Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, no run, Chapman with good work in the deep. It's tossed up full on middle, Dunith Wellalage with the slogsweep and Chapman runs to his left at deep mid-wicket and even though he is off-balance, he manages to push it back. The left leg was close to the cushions but there was no contact with it. The batters don't run as Wellalage wants the strike
Crowd slowly escaping.
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dushmantha Chameera comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball but flicks to backward square-leg
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, tossed up full outside off, Dushmantha Chameera gets outside off and paddles it on to his left pad, doesn't go far
This game was done long ago. Just the final rites being adminstered.
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 0
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Mitchell Santner to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, good length around off, Dushmantha Chameera goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket
Rachin Ravindra by speed today \n90-plus kmph: 0/6, 6 balls, ER: 6.00 \nUnder 90 kmph: 4/17, 18 balls, ER: 5.66 \n*excluding wides
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Mitchell Santner to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, wide of the crease and nicely bowled. It's tossed up full on middle, turns away as Dushmantha Chameera gets low to sweep and misses, not far from off-stump
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Mitchell Santner to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, slower and wider outside off, turns from there, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and cuts to deep point
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Mitchell Santner to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, flat good length on middle, Dushmantha Chameera goes on the back foot and tucks it to long-on
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Mitchell Santner to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, flat and good length on middle, Dunith Wellalage wants to advance, takes a step out and then punches it down to long-on, he decides to take the single
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Mitchell Santner to Dunith Wellalage, no run, slower and tossed up full, turns into middle, Dunith Wellalage gets low to sweep and misses, did it flick the glove? Maybe. That's why there was no appeal for LBW
Mitchell Santner [3.0-0-15-1] is back into the attack
"Huge cheers for that hundred, as you'd expect from this crowd," informs Pratyush.
Runs: 5 • Wickets: 0
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, flat good length on off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and makes room slightly to punch square of the wicket on the off-side for one
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, nicely tossed up full outside off, Dushmantha Chameera shuffles across and sweeps, is early into the shot, off the right glove and the ball lands well short of short fine
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dunith Wellalage gets low and sweeps hard and straight to deep square-leg
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, no run, flat good length on off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and makes room to glide to short third man with an open-face
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, byes, 1 run, sharp turn as this ball drifts down leg, Dushmantha Chameera flicks and misses, Tim Seifert fumbles and it's called a bye. Not far from leg-stump
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, tossed up full on off, Dunith Wellalage gets forward to drive square of the wicket on the off-side
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 0
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and pulls it to deep backward square-leg
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, no run, full and angled across Dunith Wellalage outside off, he gets forward and dead-bats to the vacant cover-point area, doesn't want the run, even though there was one there and an easy one at that
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, 2 runs, slower and back of a length on off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and pulls to the right of Henry this time, at deep backward square-leg and it's just two
Rachin Ravindra round the wicket.
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, slower and down leg, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and pulls well, Henry runs and dives to his left at deep backward square-leg but the ball wins
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Rachin Ravindra to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, full on leg-stump, Dushmantha Chameera gets forward to drive to long-on
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Rachin Ravindra to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, slower and good length on off, drift in and sharp turn away, Dushmantha Chameera gets forward to defend, the turn takes it away from the outside-edge
Rachin Ravindra [3.0-0-19-4] is back into the attack
Runs: 10 • Wickets: 0
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, no run, flat good length outside off, turns away, Dunith Wellalage flashes the cut and misses, Tim Seifert is quick but the back foot never lifted
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dushmantha Chameera gets forward to defend, catches the thick inside-edge and rolls to the vacant forward short-leg area, the turn caught the thick inside-edge
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Glenn Phillips to Dushmantha Chameera, no run, tossed up full outside off, Dushmantha Chameera gets outside off and sweeps and misses, good take by Tim Seifert
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, flat good length outside off, turns away, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and cuts it hard and straight to deep point
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 2 runs, tossed up full on off, Dunith Wellalage gets forward to push it with an open-face and it's down to deep point, they take two
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, SIX, beautiful shot. Dunith Wellalage shuffles across and gets well outside off, this is tossed up there, he sweeps aerially and it's all the way over the deep backward square-leg fence
Dushmantha Chameera, right handed bat, comes to the crease
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 1
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Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! Phillips won't drop that at deep mid-wicket. He is in from the fence, this is a flat length delivery on middle, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot to pull and holes out. Phillips tracks back to take it on the reverse-cup. Held that easily and then gets up with a smile on his face. Kamindu Mendis c Glenn Phillips b Mitchell Santner 31(23) [4s-4]
Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, quicker good length on middle, Kamindu Mendis gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive to long-on, this time to the right of Ferguson and it's two more
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Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, quicker and flatter outside off, good length, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls over mid-wicket, between deep mid-wicket and long-on and it's two more
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Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, 2 runs, slower and shorter outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls wide of long-on for two. Ferguson the man there
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Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, no run, fullish just outside off, Kamindu Mendis gets low and reverse-sweeps hard and straight to backward point
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Mitchell Santner to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flat good length and down leg, Kamindu Mendis misses the reverse-sweep and called a wide
Mitchell Santner [2.0-0-9-0] is back into the attack
Time for a drink. Credit to the Sri Lankan supporters who still are bravely watching on. This is a poor batting performance and only one result looks likely from here. Still the crowd haven't left. And the band and the trumpets still going. Superb atmosphere at RPS.
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 0
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Glenn Phillips to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flat back of a length on off, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, can't even call that a drop. Such a hard chance, Dunith Wellalage turns around to reverse-sweep and gets a bit of glove, maybe flicked the gloves of Tim Seifert as it went down. He had no time to react there
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Glenn Phillips to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
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Glenn Phillips to Kamindu Mendis, no run, tossed up full just outside off, turns away, Kamindu Mendis gets forward to push and it runs off the open-face to short third man
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, good length and turns away outside off, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
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Glenn Phillips to Dunith Wellalage, no run, tossed up full outside off, turns away, Dunith Wellalage gets forward to drive to backward point
Glenn Phillips, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Over Summary (7-13 overs) – 47 runs | 4 wickets \n- Couple of tight overs from Santner and Sodhi \n- Rachin strikes with his first ball, Mendis is stumped for 11 \n- Two wickets in the over for Rachin, Rathnayake is also stumped \n- Rachin is having a ball, gets a third in the form of Shanaka \n- Kamindu keeps finding the odd boundary, 12 runs from McConchie's third over \n- Hemantha becomes Rachin's fourth victim
Runs: 8 • Wickets: 1
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, short of length and outside off, flat delivery and no turn, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, wide, slower and down leg, Dunith Wellalage flicks and misses, good take by Tim Seifert as it's called a wide
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, full outside off, Dunith Wellalage gets forward to drive and the ball flies off the thick open-face, wide of backward point and runs away, was the sucker delivery and a much-needed boundary for Sri Lanka
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, good length and turns into leg-stump, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and nudges it to the backward square-leg area
"A lot of, what feels like, sarcastic cheering from the crowd now. They realize this is beyond redemption perhaps," pings Pratyush from the ground.
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Rachin Ravindra to Dunith Wellalage, 1 run, slower and good length outside off, turns in, Dunith Wellalage goes on the back foot and works it to deep square-leg
Dunith Wellalage, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Rachin Ravindra to Dushan Hemantha, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! Rachin Ravindra has four. It's full outside off, turns away, Dushan Hemantha gets forward to swipe, gets low to do that, off the bottom of the bat and Mitchell comes in from long-on to take it on the slide. Never going to drop that with such big hands. The slight turn induced the false shot. Dushan Hemantha c Daryl Mitchell b Rachin Ravindra 3(6)
Rachin Ravindra to Dushan Hemantha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Rachin Ravindra to Dushan Hemantha, no run, big turn and the premeditated shot of Dushan Hemantha comes to nothing. He turns around to reverse-sweep and this is wide outside off, he doesn't connect
Runs: 12 • Wickets: 0
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McConchie to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, slower and wider outside off, but shorter, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot to cut and the top-edge flies through the vacant slip region. Runs away wide of short third man for four
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McConchie to Kamindu Mendis, wide, way outside off, turns away, Kamindu Mendis lets it go and takes the wide
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McConchie to Kamindu Mendis, no run, flat back of a length outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot to cut and misses
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McConchie to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, the reverse-sweep and it's four. It's full outside off, turns away, Kamindu Mendis turns around and nails the reverse-sweep, hit in the air and over the infield
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McConchie to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, on a length on off, Dushan Hemantha gets forward to loft and clears the bowler
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McConchie to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, slower and wider outside off, turns away, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts to sweeper cover
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McConchie to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, tossed up full just outside off, Dushan Hemantha gets forward to loft and finds long-on
Cole McConchie [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, no run, slower and tossed up on a good length outside off, turns in, Kamindu Mendis gets forward to pat it back
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Rachin Ravindra to Dushan Hemantha, 1 run, flat back of a length on middle, Dushan Hemantha goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket
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Rachin Ravindra to Dushan Hemantha, no run, drift in and look at the spin away, towards off, once it turns so much, Dushan Hemantha has no chance, does well not to nick off as he pushes at it
Dushan Hemantha, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Rachin Ravindra to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Finn Allen!! Sanath Jayasuriya and Lasith Malinga can't bear to watch. Angelo Mathews on air calls it "painful to watch". This is half-tracker outside off, but there's extra bounce, Dasun Shanaka is defeated by that, goes on the back foot to cut and the top-edge is found. Simple catch to backward point. That turned with extra bounce and Shanaka goes. Half the side down and we are heading towards only one result here – a comprehensive New Zealand win. Dasun Shanaka c Finn Allen b Rachin Ravindra 3(5)
Rachin Ravindra to Dasun Shanaka, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, quicker and good length, turns from outside off to middle, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and glances to short fine, quick single taken
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, no run, slower and the good length delivery turns in, Kamindu Mendis is way early into the pull, misses, hit on the tummy
Runs: 9 • Wickets: 0
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Ish Sodhi to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, slower and fuller the googly outside off, Kamindu Mendis sinks on one knee and slams the slogsweep, along the ground and straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket
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Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Dasun Shanaka gets forward to drive with a full-face to long-off
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Ish Sodhi to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts, the top-edge is found as there's extra bounce, just short of the forward-dive of Ferguson at backward point, then Henry fires a throw at the bowler's end and there's nearly a mix-up. No backing up but finally Sri Lanka settle for one as Mitchell comes in from long-on to keep it to one
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Ish Sodhi to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, the googly and Kamindu Mendis does well, it's going away from him, well outside off, he turns around and reverse-sweeps over backward point, flies away
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Ish Sodhi to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, a juicy low full-toss on off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and lofts, no timing and despite a fumble from long-on, it's just one
Kusal Mendis in this tournament \nvs pace: 77 off 61, one dismissal, SR: 126.2 \nvs spin: 120 off 111, three dismissals, SR: 108.1
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Ish Sodhi to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Kamindu Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on
Runs: 9 • Wickets: 2
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, turns in and Kamindu Mendis gets forward to defend, off the thick inner half of the bat and to the vacant square-leg area, they take one
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, wide, tossed up down leg, full, Kamindu Mendis looks to sweep and the ball turns down, with extra bounce, called a wide as Tim Seifert collects
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, tossed up full on middle, Kamindu Mendis shuffles across and the top-edge on the sweep helps, beats the fine-leg fielder who's Henry who runs and dives to his left to stop and can't. A welcome boundary
A legslip in for Kamindu Mendis.
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Rachin Ravindra to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, full on off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward to drive and beats the dive of Rachin Ravindra to his left
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Rachin Ravindra to Dasun Shanaka, no run, good length outside off, turns away, with extra bounce, Dasun Shanaka feels for it, with a slip waiting, the ball turns past the outside-edge
Dasun Shanaka, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Rachin Ravindra to Pavan Rathnayake, out Stumped!! Again Rachin Ravindra with that wide line and he gets Pavan Rathnayake the same way as Kusal Mendis. Throws it up well wide outside off, Rathnayake comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball, miles from it, tries to reach and drive, the turn takes it away from the bat and Tim Seifert again with a sharp piece of work. Gets the ball and this is an easy stumping as Rathnayake was way down the pitch. Two in the over for New Zealand and they are bossing Sri Lanka here. Pavan Rathnayake st Tim Seifert b Rachin Ravindra 10(18)
Rachin Ravindra to Pavan Rathnayake, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
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Rachin Ravindra to Kamindu Mendis, 2 wides, what a poor delivery, short and well down leg, Kamindu Mendis lets it go and Tim Seifert can't glove it, so it's two wides
Kamindu Mendis, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Rachin Ravindra to Kusal Mendis, out Stumped!! Beautiful piece of bowling. Rachin Ravindra bowls it slower and wider, extra turn and bounce on that one, Kusal Mendis jumps out to slash, the bounce takes it over the bat and Tim Seifert did so well, he collected it to his right and then had a fair way to go the stumps. Mendis nearly got back but his right leg was in the air when the stumps were lit. It is sent upstairs and the third ump makes the call. Maybe Ravindra saw Mendis charging and bowled it wider. On one leg and Mendis had no chance. Kusal Mendis st Tim Seifert b Rachin Ravindra 11(22) [4s-1]
Rachin Ravindra to Kusal Mendis, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!
Appeal for a stumping sent upstairs. New Zealand are confident. They are celebrating. Kusal Mendis is walking. Gone.
Rachin Ravindra, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Runs: 4 • Wickets: 0
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Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower and shorter this leg-break outside off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts it straight to the fielder at sweeper cover
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Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, no run, quicker and good length on middle, slides on, Kusal Mendis makes room and one hand comes off the bat as he cuts to backward point, that was a risky shot
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Ish Sodhi to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length on off, no turn, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and works it to deep mid-wicket, Kusal Mendis can't run, so he takes just one, there was a chance of a 2nd
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Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower and shorter this leg-break outside off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts to deep point for one
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Ish Sodhi to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat good length on middle, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it to the right of cover, who gets across and cuts it off
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Ish Sodhi to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, the googly and the good length delivery turns into leg-stump, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and works it through the vacant mid-wicket area
Ish Sodhi, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 0
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Mitchell Santner to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, flat good length just outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and cuts square of the wicket on the off-side
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower and the good length delivery turns away from off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it wide of cover
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat and good length on off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and makes room to punch, finds backward point
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up full on off, Kusal Mendis gets forward and pushes it with a full-face, Mitchell Santner dives to his left and saves a run
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Mitchell Santner to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, Henry at backward point fumbles as he doesn't cater for the spin away, is nutmegged and gives away one. Was slower and on a good length outside off, turns away, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and cuts late, the spin on the ball defeats Henry who was moving to his right
Double of 1000-plus runs & 100 wickets in T20Is (FM team) \nShakib Al Hasan \nMohammad Nabi \nSikandar Raza \nHadrik Pandya \nShadab Khan \nMitchell Santner*
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Mitchell Santner to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, slower and wider outside off, Pavan Rathnayake wants to get forward, but leans back to cut the length delivery straight to the fielder at backward point
Highlights (Overs 1-6) – This is the lowest powerplay total in this World Cup \n- Matt Henry cleans up Nissanka first ball \n- 6 runs and 3 dots from McConchie's 1st over \n- Henry adds another in his 2nd over – Asalanka gone for 5 \n- 4 dots and 2 singles from McConchie's 2nd over \n- Just 2 runs off the bat from Ferguson's 1st over \n- This is SL's lowest ever powerplay score in T20 WCs
— This is also the second-lowest total in Overs (1-6) for Sri Lanka in T20Is after their 18/3 against India at Dharamsala in 2022.
Drinks are on the field now.. New Zealand have carried the momentum they had with the bat and bossed the powerplay. Henry set the tone by striking with the first ball of the innings. He followed it up with another wicket. The rest have complemented him and kept things tight. The asking rate is over 10 rpo and on this surface, that's a big ask for Sri Lanka.
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 0
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Lockie Ferguson to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, 142.6ks yorker on leg-stump, Rathnayake makes room and digs it to cover, quick single nabbed
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Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 120.7ks floaty delivery around off, Mendis pushes it wide of mid-on and crosses over
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Lockie Ferguson to Kusal Mendis, no run, 146.2ks short of length and nips in sharply, Mendis is caught in the crease and drops it down near his feet. He was a bit surprised by the movement
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Lockie Ferguson to Pavan Rathnayake, leg byes, 1 run, 122.5ks leg-cutter angled in, Rathnayake misses the flick and the ball thuds off the thigh pad
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Lockie Ferguson to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, 135.6ks short of length angling in, Rathnayake blocks it to the right of Ferguson
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Lockie Ferguson to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, 140.8ks back of a length delivery, Rathnayake defends with soft hands to the off-side
Lockie Ferguson, right-arm fast, comes into the attack
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 0
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, shortens the length around off, Mendis cuts and picks out backward point
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, in the air and safe. 78.9ks slows it up considerably, throws it up outside off and makes Mendis reach for the drive, he slices it and the ball lands in front of the point fielder
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, neatly done! Mendis used the pace and the incoming angle smartly there. This ball keeps drifting in from Santner, Mendis gets inside the line and helps it backward of square leg
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, no run, fraction short around off, Mendis waits and cuts it to backward point
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Mitchell Santner to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, 89.2ks tossed up outside off, Rathnayake comes down the track and eases it to long-off
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Mitchell Santner to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, floated up on off, Mendis drives to long-off
Mitchell Santner, Left arm orthodox, comes into the attack
Wicket maiden first over in this WC \nHardik Pandya vs PAK \nMatt Henry vs SL
Runs: 2 • Wickets: 0
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McConchie to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, shortens the length on leg, Rathnayake sits down and laps it straight to short fine
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McConchie to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 91.9ks flatter delivery around leg, Mendis nurdles it backward of square
Nissanka vs Matt Henry in T20Is \n5 inngs \n48 runs \n37 balls \n3 dismissals \nAvg: 16.0 \nSR: 129.7
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McConchie to Kusal Mendis, no run, takes a step out and yorks himself, squeezes the drive back to McConchie
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McConchie to Kusal Mendis, no run, 89.1ks keeps it around leg, Mendis tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket
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McConchie to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, 97.9ks quicker and drifted across, Rathnayake eases it to mid-off and quickly crosses over
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McConchie to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, 88.3ks tossed up on middle, Rathnayake gently turns it to mid-wicket
Two right-handers in the middle and Santner is continuing with McConchie
Runs: 3 • Wickets: 1
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Matt Henry to Kusal Mendis, no run, 137.2ks fullish delivery around off, Mendis pushes it to mid-off
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Matt Henry to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, 135ks short of length close to off, Rathnayake rides the bounce and steers to third man
FYI, there's a slip in place
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Matt Henry to Pavan Rathnayake, 2 runs, 134.6ks short of length delivery on off, Rathnayake tucks it off the inner half wide of short fine, and that is the first run off Henry
Matt Henry is the first New Zealand bowler to pick a wicket off the first ball of a T20 WC innings.
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Matt Henry to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, 137.4ks short of length at the body, Rathnayake goes back and gets cramped for room, gloves the pull to the left of Seifert
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Matt Henry to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, uhhh! Henry making things happen. Rathnayake is standing outside the crease to counter the movement and is still beaten. Good length ball outside off, Rathnayake looks to drive and the away swing takes it past the outside edge
Pavan Rathnayake, right handed bat, comes to the crease
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Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, out Caught by Daryl Mitchell!! Henry on a roll. Struck with his first ball in the first over, now strikes with his first ball in the second over. Asalanka walks back. Sri Lanka in trouble. This is smartly bowled – Henry saw Asalanka charge down and took pace off, bowled it into the pitch, Asalanka tries to play the cross-batted shot and only manages a top-edge, the ball lobs to mid-wicket and Mitchell takes a dolly. Charith Asalanka c Daryl Mitchell b Matt Henry 5(9) [4s-1]
Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
Runs: 6 • Wickets: 0
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McConchie to Kusal Mendis, no run, drifting across the right hander, Mendis leans forward and drives to mid-off
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McConchie to Charith Asalanka, 1 run, just evades Chapman. Floated up outside off and Asalanka has to fetch the sweep, gets it off the toe-end and the ball balloons towards mid-on, clears a backtracking Chapman and lands safely. Poor running.. Mendis is not keen on the second
No slip in place
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McConchie to Charith Asalanka, no run, that's a good response. Slower and bowls it wider, gets it to spin away, Asalanka reaches for the drive and is beaten on the outside edge
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McConchie to Charith Asalanka, FOUR, Asalanka wastes no time in taking on McConchie. 89.4ks flighted delivery around off, Asalanka sits down and nails the sweep over square leg, one bounce and over the ropes
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McConchie to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 90.6ks quicker and at the stumps, Mendis works it to square leg and gets Sri Lanka underway
McConchie is coming from round the wicket
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McConchie to Kusal Mendis, no run, 90.1ks flatter and sliding across, not short to pull and Mendis mistimes it to mid-wicket
Cole McConchie, right-arm off break, comes into the attack
Runs: 0 • Wickets: 1
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Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, no run, wicket-maiden! "That is New Zealand's first maiden of the tournament, couldn't have come at a better time," says Simon Doull on air. Attacks the stumps, Asalanka leans forward and turns it gently to mid-wicket
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Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, no run, that's a wild slog. 137.1ks angled across off, Asalanka stays rooted to the crease and hacks across the line, misses and the ball almost dies in front of Seifert
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Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, no run, 134.1ks short of length delivery, Asalanka knocks it off the splice to the left of Henry
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Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, no run, back of a length around off, Asalanka gets behind the line and defends it back
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Matt Henry to Charith Asalanka, no run, very full delivery outside off, Asalanka reaches out and jams it to the off-side
Charith Asalanka, left handed bat, comes to the crease
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Matt Henry to Pathum Nissanka, out Bowled!! What a start! Henry roars. The crowd are stunned. Nissanka, the star of the show against Australia, is gone for a first ball duck. This is a classic Henry delivery. Good length wobble seam delivery, lands on the seam and nips in, Nissanka is rooted to the crease and plays all over it, the ball beats the inside edge and hits the top of middle-stump. Henry is pumped and so are the rest of the Kiwi players. Nissanka's feet were pointing towards cover-point and he perhaps wasn't expecting the nip-backer first up. Pathum Nissanka b Matt Henry 0(1)
Matt Henry to Pathum Nissanka, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis are at the crease. Pathum Nissanka is on strike. Matt Henry will open the attack