Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 13th Match at Pallekele, 27 Sep, 2012

Toss: New Zealand, who choose to bat first
New Zealand 174/7 (20)
Sri Lanka 174/6 (20)
Match tied (Sri Lanka won the one-over eliminator)
Man of the Match: TM Dilshan
  • Angelo Mathews 12 * (11)

  Over 1.0   

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Over 0.1 KMDN Kulasekara to RJ Nicolno runs.

Survives a massive lbw appeal with a lovely length inswinger striking the pad but doing so outside the line of off.

Over 0.2 KMDN Kulasekara to RJ Nicol1 run.

Gets across on the frontfoot and flicks the inswinger through mid wicket to open his account.

Over 0.3 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Guptillno runs.

Gets forward and leaves it with the swing outside off.

Over 0.4 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Guptillno runs.

Plays a loose forward defence and the ball almost rolls back onto the stumps.

Over 0.5 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Guptill1 run.

Tucks the inswinger to short fine leg for one.

Over 0.6 KMDN Kulasekara to RJ Nicolbeaten, no runs.

Advances down the track and gets beaten in his cover drive to an outswinger which stayed low.

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Over 1.1 AD Mathews to MJ Guptillno runs.

Pushes the length ball to backward point.

Over 1.2 AD Mathews to MJ Guptill1 run.

Steers the rising delivery to thirdman. Sangakkara has come up to the stumps.

Over 1.3 AD Mathews to RJ Nicol1 run.

Punches the short ball towards mid off and runs a quick single.

Over 1.4 AD Mathews to MJ Guptillbeaten, no runs.

Comes forward in defence and gets beaten by a bouncy outswinger.

Over 1.5 AD Mathews to MJ Guptillbeaten, no runs.

Goes back and is beaten again by the seam movement around off.

Over 1.6 AD Mathews to MJ Guptillno runs.

Defends the short ball back to the bowler.

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Over 2.1 KMDN Kulasekara to RJ Nicol1 lb.

Goes back and deflects the inducker off the pad behind squareleg.
Over 2.1 KMDN Kulasekara to RJ Nicol1 wide.
Kulasekara bangs it short down the legside to concede a wide.

Over 2.2 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ GuptillBoundary.

Lifts the length ball cleanly over mid on for a one bounce boundary.

Over 2.3 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Guptill2 runs.

Catch dropped at mid on by Perera! Once again Guptill went for the big shot, got no elevation and an overhead catch was spilled by Perera though a tough one.

Over 2.4 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ GuptillBoundary.

Opens the face and guides the length ball towards thirdman and gets a boundary.

Over 2.5 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Guptillno runs.

Gets forward and defends it to covers.

Over 2.6 KMDN Kulasekara to MJ Guptill1 run.

Punches the length ball wide of mid on for a single.

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Over 3.1 SL Malinga to MJ GuptillBoundary.

Tucks it sweetly off the backfoot and the ball races away square of short fine leg for a boundary.

Over 3.2 SL Malinga to MJ Guptillbeaten, no runs.

Good comeback from Malinga as he gets his short of length delivery to nip away and beat Guptill's defence around off.

Over 3.3 SL Malinga to MJ Guptill1 run.

Tucks the rising delivery off the hips behind squareleg for one.

Over 3.4 SL Malinga to RJ Nicolno runs.

Steers the rising delivery to backward point.

Over 3.5 SL Malinga to RJ Nicolno runs.

Advances down the track but is forced to defend the short ball back to the bowler.

Over 3.6 SL Malinga to RJ NicolBoundary.

Slower short ball onto the pads and Nicol chips it wristily to beat short fine leg for a boundary.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 BAW Mendis to MJ Guptill1 run.

Flicks the flighted delivery to long on.

Over 4.2 BAW Mendis to RJ Nicol1 run.

Presses forward and punches it to long on.

Over 4.3 BAW Mendis to MJ Guptillno runs.

Comes forward and defends the flighted delivery to the bowler.

Over 4.4 BAW Mendis to MJ Guptill2 runs.

Drives it on the frontfoot through extra covers for a couple.

Over 4.5 BAW Mendis to MJ Guptill2 runs.

Comes forward and nudges it to short thirdman and an overthrow at the batting end leaks two runs.

Over 4.6 BAW Mendis to MJ GuptillBoundary.

Rocks back and cuts the flat delivery behind point for a boundary.

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