Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 3rd ODI at Pallekele, 06 Nov, 2012

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl first
New Zealand 188/6 (33)
Sri Lanka 200/3 (31.1)
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
Man of the Match: TM Dilshan
  • Angelo Mathews 54 * (47)
  • TM Dilshan 102 * (95)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 KD Mills to WU Tharanga, no runs

Goes back and leaves a length ball just outside off.

Sri Lanka's revised target according to the D/L Method is 197 from 33 Overs.

Over 0.2 KD Mills to WU Tharanga, no runs

Goes back and drags his drive to the bowler.

Over 0.3 KD Mills to WU Tharanga, 1 run

Goes back and edges it down to thirdman for one.

Over 0.4 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, Boundary!

Wow! Dilshan strides forward and spanks it on the up through extra covers for a boundary!

Over 0.5 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, 2 runs

Gets forward and flicks it between mid wicket and mid on for a couple.

Over 0.6 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward and defends it to point.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 TA Boult to WU Tharanga, no runs

Goes back and defends the rising delivery to covers.

Over 1.2 TA Boult to WU Tharanga, beaten, no runs

Attempts a cover drive on the up and gets beaten by the away swing.

Over 1.3 TA Boult to WU Tharanga, no runs

Gets forward and pushes it back to the bowler.

Over 1.4 TA Boult to WU Tharanga, 1 run

Gets forward and tucks it through mid wicket for one.

Over 1.5 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, beaten, no runs

Goes back for a square cut and is beaten by a widish delivery.

Over 1.6 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, 1 run

Goes back and slaps it wide of mid off for one.

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward and pushes it to mid off.

Over 2.2 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward and drives it back to the bowler.

Over 2.3 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, Boundary!

Width on offer and Dilshan cuts that away infront of point for a boundary.

Over 2.4 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward and defends it to the bowler.

Over 2.5 KD Mills to TM Dilshan, 1 run

Goes back and flicks it to mid wicket who misfields to leak a single.

Over 2.6 KD Mills to WU Tharanga, no runs

Goes back and defends it to covers.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward in a flick and is hit on the pad by an inswinger around leg.

Over 3.2 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward and flicks it to mid on.

Over 3.3 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, Boundary!

Gets forward and drives it on the up through covers for a boundary.

Over 3.4 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, no runs

Goes back and defends it to mid off.

Over 3.5 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, no runs

Gets forward and flicks it to squareleg.

Over 3.6 TA Boult to TM Dilshan, beaten, no runs

Goes after a widish delivery with a square cut and is beaten by the extra bounce.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 TG Southee to WU Tharanga, Boundary!

Stands tall on the backfoot and cuts that away infront of point for a boundary.

Over 4.2 TG Southee to WU Tharanga, beaten, no runs

Goes back in defence and is beaten around middle by one that left him off the seam.

Over 4.3 TG Southee to WU Tharanga, Boundary!

Goes back and sweetly crunches it past the diving covers for a boundary.

Over 4.4 TG Southee to WU Tharanga, 4 lbs

Ducks under a bouncer and the ball flies off his helmet and eludes slip to run away for four leg byes.

Over 4.5 TG Southee to WU Tharanga, Caught!

Bouncer again and Tharanga hooks it blindly and gets caught at square fine leg by Oram. Southee's sledging prior to this delivery has worked and Tharanga was just not upto the task!

Over 4.6 TG Southee to KC Sangakkara, no runs

Pulls down the rising delivery straight to mid wicket.

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