New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Swing and a miss! Going across, on a length, around off, Charith Asalanka stays deep in the crease to launch it over bowler's head but misses.

FOUR! Shot and a half! Back of a length, on off, Charith Asalanka stands tall and hits it aerially with the breeze. Manages to evade the diving Michael Bracewell at deep point to his left. The ball bounces just in front of the boundary cushions.

From around the wicket, fuller and on off and middle, knocked down in front of long off for a single.

Attacking the stumps, on a length, Kusal Perera has a swipe across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the bat towards deep backward square leg for one.

Low full toss, on the pads, whipped to deep square leg for a single by Asalanka.

Wide! Slower bumper, near the tramline on off, Kusal Perera reaches out to slap it away but then withdraws his bat. Wide given by the umpire.

On a back of a length, at the batter, Kusal Perera nudges it past backward square leg for a single. Sri Lanka need 60 runs in 30 balls.

OUT! The first ball of his new spell and Jacob Duffy strikes immediately. This one is bowled from wide outside of the crease, angled in. A yorker directed right on middle stump. Kusal Perera makes room and tries to slog it over the long off fence but is beaten as the ball sneaks underneath the bat and thuds onto the middle stump. Perera goes for 48 (35). Sri Lanka are now 127/4, needing 60 runs in 29 balls.

Goes full again, on the stumps. Avishka Fernando clips it off his legs towards deep square leg for a single. 

DROPPED! Fuller and outside off, off-cutter. Charith Asalanka is beaten in the air as he goes for the big shot and the ball stands up tall in the night sky. Glenn Phillips runs to his right from deep mid-wicket. The long on fielder also converges but Phillips is the one who gets underneath it but fails to hold on. He does well to recover as the ball trickles towards the fence and quickly reacts to prevent the boundary. Two runs taken.

A low full toss, wide outside off, from around the stumps, Charith Asalanka has to reach out to keep it to cover for no run. 

Leg bye! A bouncer at the batter, Charith Asalanka walks down the track to smack it to deep mid-wicket. Instead, he gets hit on the helmet and they take a leg bye as the ball rolls wide of cover.

Slower, full and around leg, angling in, from over the stumps, Avishka Fernando chips it in the air towards the vacant mid on region for a single to end the over.

Full and outside off, gripping and turning away. Avishka Fernando rocks back, makes room and cuts it towards point for a single. 

Flatter, quicker outside off, skids through. Charith Asalanka goes on the back foot and punches it towards cover-point for a single. 

Goes short again, outside off. Goes on with the arm. Avishka Fernando flat bats it towards deep point for a single. 

OUT! CAUGHT AT DEEP SQUARE LEG! Santner gets the better of his counterpart! Mitchell Santner gives the air to the full ball, around middle, from over the wicket, turning in. Charith Asalanka goes on his knee to slog it away but doesn't make a good connection. The ball goes straight to Mark Chapman who takes it with both hands at deep square leg comfortably. Sri Lanka are 135/5, needing 52 runs in 20 balls

WOW! WHAT AN EFFORT BY PHILLIPS! Santner gives flight to the full ball, around middle, turning away, from around the stumps. Wanindu Hasaranga goes on his knees to slog out this to the deep mid-wicket fence where Phillips is stationed. He catches the ball first and then releases the ball as he goes over the ropes. Then comes back in and throws the ball to the non-striker's end and keeps the batters down to just a single.

Bowled much slower through the air, grips and turns away. Avishka Fernando tries to reach it with his outstretched hands but misses. 

OUT! BOWLED! Dragged on! Jacob Duffy gets a wicket on the first ball again. This one is bowled back of a length, into the wicket, an off-cutter as it comes off the pitch. Wanindu Hasaranga opens up, looks to make room and tries to cut it towards backward point, but instead chops it back onto the base of the middle stump. Sri Lanka continue to fall away in the chase.

Banged in short, over off, Theekshana goes for the pull but misses.

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! Another one in the over for Jacob Duffy. Opts to bowl an off-cutter again, into the pitch, much fuller. Maheesh Theekshana lines himself up to launch it over the long off fence but only manages to sky this one up towards Mitchell Santner who readies himself near the long off fence and completes a regulation catch. 

WIDE! Full but down the leg, angling in, Binura Fernando tries to flick it but misses it as the ball sails through to the keeper.

On a good length, around off, slower in pace, Binura Fernando dabs it wide of point for a single to get off the strike. 

A low full toss, around middle, dipping in, Avishka Fernando digs it out with the toe end of the bat to long on for a single. 

Much fuller, around middle and leg, Binura Fernando goes for a flick but gets through the inner half of the blade to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

Starts off with a slower one, way outside off. Binura Fernando tries to reach it with his outstretched hands, to cut but is unable to in the end. The ball dies down on its way to the keeper. 

Full and on the off stump. Binura Fernando drives it towards cover. 

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one falls. Bowled full and way wide outside off, almost on the tramline. Avishka Fernando makes room and slices this one uppishly towards Tim Robinson, stationed at deep backward point boundary who just moves a couple of steps towards the right to complete that catch. The last recognised batter for Sri Lanka, Avishka Fernando departs.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Mitchell Hay takes a good catch there! Back-to-back wickets for Henry and he will be on a hat-trick on the next ball! Good length, just outside off, from over the stumps, shaping away, Matheesha Pathirana goes to defend it with the full face of the bat. He only manages to get an outside edge that goes behind where the keeper Mitchell Hay dives low to his right to take the catch. Sri Lanka are nine down.

Thushara negotiates the hat-trick ball safely! Goes full around off, angling in, Nuwan Thushara comes forward and defends it to mid off from the front foot. 

Goes fuller again, but outside off, Nuwan Thushara dabs it to point and wants to take a quick single but is sent back by his partner.

OUT! CAUGHT! There goes the final wicket. This one is bowled full and outside off, much slower through the air, from the back of the hand. Binura Fernando looks to loft it over cover, off the front foot but goes through his shot early. It takes the outer half of the bat and loops up towards short third man where Jacob Duffy moves smartly towards his right to complete that catch in the end. Sri Lanka are all out for 141. New Zealand win by 45 runs to seal the series.