New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Only T20I at Auckland, 11 Jan, 2019

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl
New Zealand 179/7 (20)
Sri Lanka 144/10 (16.5)
New Zealand won by 35 runs
Man of the Match: Doug Bracewell
  • Lakshan Sandakan 1 * (2)

Over 1.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Tim Seifert , 2 runs, gets forward and works it away behind square on the onside and picks up a couple of runs.

Over 1.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Tim Seifert , no run, presses forward and pushes it to the off-side with soft hands.

Over 1.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Tim Seifert , out Caught by Sandakan!! 

Over 1.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, comes on to the front foot and punches it straight to the man at cover.

Over 1.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls it wide outside off to Henry Nicholls, widegets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper. The Umpire signal it wide.

Over 1.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Henry Nicholls, no run, gets forward and pushes it through the off-side with soft hands.

Over 1.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Henry Nicholls,1 run, gets forward and drives it wide of the cover fielder and picks up a quick single.

Over 3.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor,1 run, gets forward and works it away through backward square leg and picks up a single.

Over 3.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Colin Munro, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it beautifully square of the wicket on the off-side and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls it short of length to Colin Munro, out Caught by Shanaka! A nothing shot really, hurried by pace on this short ball as he went for the pull, got a fat top-edge, straight up and towards cover and he makes no mistake.

Over 3.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no run, gets forward and defends it to point with an open face bat.

Over 3.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to LRPL Taylor, no run, gets behind the line on the front foot and blocks it back to the bowler.

Over 3.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a back of length delivery to LRPL Taylor,1 run, backs away in the crease and dabs it away to short third man and picks up a single.

Over 17.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a slower one to Scott Kuggeleijn, Boundary! Gets a faint inside edge down the leg-side. Splits the keeper and short fine leg and the ball raced away to the fence.

Over 17.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Scott Kuggeleijn,1 run, gets forward and pushes it away through cover and picks up a single.

Over 17.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Doug Bracewell, out Caught by Dhananjaya de Silva!! Bracewell miscues the loft towards the deep. Dhananjaya had to cover a lot of ground at long-off, did so and put in a super dive to his right to take it inches above the ground. 

Over 17.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six!! Stands tall and smokes it over long-off for a maximum.

Over 17.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls it short of length to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six!! Shuffles across on the back foot and pulls it high and handsome over deep square leg for another maximum.

Over 17.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls it short of length to Scott Kuggeleijn,1 run, backs away and makes room to drill this down to long-on for one.

Over 19.1 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to TG Southee,1 bye, gets forward and tries to swing through the line but gets beaten.

Over 19.2 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to Scott Kuggeleijn,1 run, gets forward and jammed to extra cover and picks up a single.

Over 19.3 Kasun Rajitha bowls a good length delivery to TG Southee, 2 runs, stays deep inside the crease and steers it down to the third man and gets a single.

Over 19.4 Kasun Rajitha bowls a slower one to TG Southee, Six!! Gets under the ball and launches it straight over long-off. There is a fielder there, de Silva but clears him.

Over 19.5 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to TG Southee,1 run, gets forward and whips it down to long leg and gets a single.

Over 19.6 Kasun Rajitha bowls a pitched up delivery to Scott Kuggeleijn, Six!! Moves across in the crease and dispatches with those strong bottom hand over wide long-on.

Sri Lanka need 180 runs to win in their 20 overs