New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Dunedin, 09 Dec, 2015

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl first
New Zealand 431/10 (96.1)  &  267/3 (65.4)
Sri Lanka 294/10 (117.1)  &  282/10 (95.2)
New Zealand won by 122 runs
Man of the Match: Martin Guptill
  • Nuwan Pradeep 4 * (10)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1RAS Lakmal bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 0.2RAS Lakmal bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 0.3RAS Lakmal bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 0.4RAS Lakmal bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.No runs

Over 0.5RAS Lakmal bowls short and wide to MJGuptill, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.No runs

Over 0.6RAS Lakmal bowls full toss to MJGuptill, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.No runs

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1NuwanPradeep bowls short and wide to Tom Latham, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Single

Over 1.2NuwanPradeep bowls good length delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and defends it towards silly point.No runs

Over 1.3NuwanPradeep bowls short and wide to MJGuptill, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 1.4NuwanPradeep bowls half volley to MJGuptill, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 1.5NuwanPradeep bowls short and rising delivery to MJGuptill, gets forward and guides it away towards thirdman.Single

Over 1.6NuwanPradeep bowls dragged way too short, that's a long hop to Tom Latham, goes back and cuts it away straight to backward point.Single

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no runs, comes on to the front foot and let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no runs, gets cover the line and watches it along go through to the keeper.

Over 2.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to Tom Latham, no runs, gets forward and happy to let it go through to the keeper.

Over 2.4 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, no runs, gets forward and tries to push at it, the ball beats the outside edge of the bat.

Over 2.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, no runs, stays on the front foot and drives it straight to the man at mid-off.

Over 2.6 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to Tom Latham, Boundary! Hangs back and and punches this wide of mid-off, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 3.2 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Leans forward and caresses the stroke to the left of mid-off, don't bother running for those.

Over 3.3 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets cover the off-stump line and let it go outside off.

Over 3.4 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Gets forward and drives through the line. Got the timing and power and placed it past a tumbling bowler who fails to get any hand on that.

Over 3.5 Nuwan Pradeep bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, no runs, goes deep in the crease and punches it straight to the man at backward-point.

Over 3.6 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, 2 runs, gets forward and drives to the left of mid-off and collects a couple of runs.

Over 4.2 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, 1 run, comes across the line and works it pass mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Over 4.3 RAS Lakmal bowls a back of length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets back and dabs with an angled bat in front of gully.

Over 4.4 RAS Lakmal bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, comes on to the front foot and let it go outside off through to the keeper.

Over 4.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and flicks it away through square-leg and the ball went to the fence very quickly.

Over 4.6 RAS Lakmal bangs it short onto the pitch to MJ Guptill, no runs, goes on to the back foot and sways away from the bouncer.

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