Recent Match
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25, 1st ODI, , Jan 4th, 2025

New Zealand

(26.2 ov) 180/1

Sri Lanka

(43.4 ov) 178/10

complete New Zealand won by 9 wkts

Player of Match: Matt Henry

1.4
Jacob Duffy to Avishka Fernando, no run, short of length on off-stump, Avishka Fernando blocks
1.3
Jacob Duffy to Nissanka, 1 run, length delivery on off-stump, hits him high on the bat as he fends and goes wide of mid-on
1.2
Jacob Duffy to Nissanka, no run, short of length on off-stump, hint of shape away, Nissanka punches it to point
1.1
Jacob Duffy to Avishka Fernando, 1 run, to backward square leg
Jacob Duffy, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack
0.6
Matt Henry to Nissanka, no run, short of length on middle-leg, thuds into his thigh pad and drops into the leg-side, maiden to start from Matt Henry
0.5
Matt Henry to Nissanka, no run
0.4
Matt Henry to Nissanka, no run, length delivery on off-stump, blocked into the off-side
0.3
Matt Henry to Nissanka, no run
0.2
Matt Henry to Nissanka, no run, length delivery nipping back into off-stump, Nissanka covers the line and blocks
0.1
Matt Henry to Nissanka, no run
Nissanka and Avishka Fernando are at the crease. Nissanka is on strike. Matt Henry will open the attack
All the formalities have been completed and it's time for live action. Two slips to start
Time for the national anthems then
Pitch report: "It's a big ground here, 68 square boundaries and it provides an opportunity for bowling plans. Will be important to hit with the wind. It looks green. It's hard underneath. They've trimmed out some grass but there
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Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Hay(w), Mitchell Santner(c), Nathan Smith, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, William ORourke
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka(c), Janith Liyanage, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Wanindu Hasaranga, Lahiru Kumara, Eshan Malinga, Asitha Fernando
Charith Asalanka: We would have done the same thing but it’s ok, we can’t control the toss. We are going with three seamers. Eshan Malinga makes his debut, he has been doing really well for us. Nice to get some momentum by winning that last T20. It’s lovely out there, grassy pitch, definitely bounce will be there and that’s a challenge for us.