Recent Match
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand, 2024-25, 1st T20I, , Dec 28th, 2024

New Zealand

(19.6 ov) 172/8

Sri Lanka

(19.6 ov) 164/8

complete New Zealand won by 8 runs

Player of Match: Jacob Duffy

NZ 172/8 (19.6)

SL 164/8 (19.6) CRR: 8.2

Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
4
4
0
0
100
0
1
0
0
0
Last Wicket: Wanindu Hasaranga run out (Foulkes) 5(2) - 159/8 in 19.2 ov.
Bowler
0
M
R
W
ECO
4
0
28
2
7
4
0
41
2
10.25
Recent: ... | 0 W 1 W 1 4 | W W 1 B1 2 1 Overs: 19.6
What a cracking game to get us started in this series. It can only be a precursor to all the action that is to follow. We hope you enjoyed things as much as we did. Until next time, take care and goodbye.
Mitchell Santner: Was a game of two halves, both with bat and ball. Was setup by the partnership. Showed that once you were in, you could get going. Looked like there was a bit there with the new ball. Their left-arm seamer bowled well. Once the ball got older it came on a bit better. Bit tough when you lose wickets in clumps. Was a massive partnership for us, the way they went about, they soaked it in for a bit then took it on. We knew we had a bit of momentum going for the second innings. Their openers played really well. We tried to take wickets, the way the seamers fought back with some aggressive bowling and aggressive field sets, we like to keep mid-wicket up to try and see what they want to do. Duffy changed the game for us.
Charith Asalanka: Very disappointed about the result, we really should have done better. The openers batted really well, apart from that, including me, rest of us had to take the responsibility. That’s the beauty of this game, things can change quickly, we hope to come back well. I thought we could’ve done bit better with the bowling and fielding, thought it was a decent pitch and when the openers were batting it will be real easy. Want to comeback and do really well in the next game.
Jacob Duffy: Momentum was flowing their way, we took a few punts and tried to create something and I guess it paid off. We know these conditions pretty well. Nice coming back from Asia and playing here, was a good experience.
23:04 Local Time, 10:04 GMT, 15:34 IST:
19.6
Foulkes to Binura Fernando, 1 run, what a remarkable comeback win for New Zealand! Very full on off-stump, driven towards mid-off, nearly another fumble as they amble across for one
19.5
Foulkes to Binura Fernando, 2 runs, to long-on
Sri Lanka need 2 sixes
19.4
Foulkes to Pathirana, byes, 1 run, nails the yorker just outside off, Pathirana misses as he looks to squeeze it away, Mitchell Hay looks to underarm it back on to the stumps as they run but he misses
They need 13 from 3
19.3
Foulkes to Binura Fernando, 1 run, full-toss on leg-stump, whipped away towards deep square leg, that's not nearly enough for Sri Lanka
Matheesha Pathirana, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.2
Foulkes to Binura Fernando, out Hasaranga Run Out!! Sri Lanka have imploded quite spectacularly here! Hasaranga run out (Foulkes) 5(2) [4s-1]
Foulkes to Binura Fernando, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!
Binura Fernando, right handed bat, comes to the crease