New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

OUT! TIMBER! Maheesh Theekshana strikes! A dream delivery to get rid of Tom Latham. This is floated outside off, grips and turns in sharply a long way, Tom Latham stays back to push it away, but plays all over it and the ball goes through to rattle the stumps. The partnership is finally broken and New Zealand two down now.

Tossed up, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell reverse-paddles it towards third man for a brace.

Flatter, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell revers-sweeps it towards short third man.

Quicker, short and around off, Daryl Mitchell looks to push it away, but misses.

Fires this one full and on off, Daryl Mitchell once again tries to reverse-sweep, but it goes off his gloves and hits the grill of his helmet.

Flighted, full and on off, Daryl Mitchell taps it towards point for a run.

Short in length on off, Daryl Mitchell advances down the track and tucks this to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Fuller one on pads, Daryl Mitchell flicks this to short fine leg and sets off for a single.

FOUR! Short in length on off, Tim Seifert goes down on his knee and sweeps this in the gap on square leg for a boundary.

FOUR! Short once again on off, Tim Seifert cuts this to deep extra cover for a boundary.

Fuller one in middle, Tim Seifert smashes this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up on leg, Daryl Mitchell nudges this to deep mid-wicket for a couple more.

OUT! TAKEN! Short-pitched delivery much slower and wide of off, Tim Seifert reaches out to it and managed to loft this in the hands of Kasun Rajitha at extra cover for a soft dismissal. Had he left this, it would have been called a wide.

FOUR! Fuller on off, Mark Chapman plays the drive to perfection as he gets this past the mid off fielder for a boundary.

Leg bye. Bouncer right on the badge, Mark Chapman ducks down but this hits the helmet and travels to square leg. Single taken here but the physio is out to check on Mark Chapman.

Slower one back of hand delivery on off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this back to the bowler.

Another back of the hand delivery outside off, Daryl Mitchell drills this past the bowler for a single.

Overpitched on off, Mark Chapman drives this to extra cover for no run.

On a length around off, Daryl Mitchell lofts this in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller one outside off, Mark Chapman lofts this up and over the cover fielder for a couple.

Full and wide outside off, Mark Chapman looks to flick but misses out. Wide signaled by the umpire but Kusal Mendis heard some notce and has asked for a review. The replay shows that the ball has clipped his pads so the wide has been overturned.

 On a length around the waist, Mark Chapman looks flick, but misses and it goes off his pads to the off side. A leg bye is taken.

On a length around middle, Daryl Mitchell taps and runs for this

Leg bye. Good length delivery outside off, Mark Chapman looks to flick but gets hit on his pads instead and takes a single.

Fuller one wide of off, Mark Chapman pushes this to point for a single.

Slower one back of the hand outside off, Daryl Mitchell drives this wide of long off but Dasun Shanaka does well and saves a couple on the fence.

back of a length outside off, Daryl Mitchell smashes this to deep mid-wicket for a single.

On a length outside off, Mark Chapman punches this to extra cover for a single.

On a length outside off, Daryl Mitchell pushes this to long off for a single.

Perfect yorker to end the 19th as Mark Chapman inside edges this to fine leg for a single. 10 needed of the final over.

SIX! Pace on offer and Mark Chapman has smashed this for a maximum. On a length around leg, Mark Chapman lofts this way over the head of deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Fuller on outside off, Mark Chapman looks to go downtown but lofts one in the hands of Charith Asalanka at short cover, Charith Asalanka takes a good high catch back paddling to mid off under this pressure sitaution.

OUT! RUN OUT! Full and wide of off, James Neesham leaves this thinking this would be signaled wide and runs for a bye, Kusal Mendis collects the ball and throws to Lahiru Kumara who collects and smashes the stumps on the non-striking end. Wide signaled by the umpire but they lose Neesham too.

OUT! TAKEN! What is happening here! New Zealand are making a mess out of this and this is going down to the wire now. This is a short-pitched delivery chest high, Daryl Mitchell looks to pull this but hits this high on the sticker of his bat and balloons this over mid off. Dasun Shanaka takes a good catch to dismiss him and keep the Lankan hopes alive. 3 needed of 3 now.

Bye. Short and wide outside off, Adam Milne looks to cut but misses out. Kusal Mendis collects this and throws it back to the bowler but a fumble from Lahiru Kumara allows the hosts to complete the single. 2 from 2 now.

New Zealand wrap up the series in a thrilling style as Rachin Ravindra carves this short one towards backward point and runs a couple. They win by 4 wickets and seal the series 2-1!