New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Stats

Darted around off, Mitchell Hay drills this to long on for one. 

SIX! Here comes the Mitchell special. Tossed up, in the slot for Daryl Mitchell. The Kiwi batter presents a full face of his bat and lofts this as straight as it could get for a biggie right behind the sight screen. 

SIX! Another big hit nd this time it is smashed towards deep mid-wicket. Short of a length around off, Daryl Mitchell rocks back, clears his front leg and pulls this way behind the fence towards deep mid-wicket for six more. 

SIX! Third six on a trot and all the good work from Charith Asalanka goes in vain. Tossed up around off, Daryl Mitchell moves across and slogs this up and over the deep mid-wicket fielder yet again for another huge six. 

SIX! Four consecutive sixes and this will take all the pressure off the Kiwis and the visitors will feel a lot more of it. Too full, outside off, Daryl Mitchell extends his arms and smashes this high in the air and once again behind the sight screen for yet another gigantic six. 

Darted it wide but a bit slower, angling across the batter. Daryl Mitchell swings and misses. 

OUT! TIMBER! Hasaranga strikes and breaks the 39-run stand for the fifth wicket. Hasaranga dishes out a wrong'un, and tosses it up, right into the stumps, Mitchell Hay jumps down the track and looks to slog this one across the line of the ball. It beats the bat of Hay and it goes on to clatter the stumps. Michael Bracewell walks out as the next batter. 

Tossed up on the pads, Michael Bracewell flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one. 

Short and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell cuts this to backward point for no run. 

Short and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell cuts this towards deep third for a single this time. 

OUT! FLAT IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A screamer of a catch from Charith Asalanka! You just cannot keep Asalanka out of action. This is a tossed-up delivery, drifting around off, Michael Bracewell goes for the cover drive, and smacks it too hard, but ends up hitting this a bit uppish and flat straight towards Charith Asalanka. The fielder dives towards his left and grabs this just above the grass. New Zealand have now slipped from 168/4 to 170/6.

Tossed up on middle and leg, Mitchell Santner defends this one. A sensational over lives up to the topsy-turvy nature of this contest. 

Full and wide outside off, Daryl Mitchell swings and misses. 

OUT! IN THE AIR AND CHAMINDU WICKRAMASINGHE HOLDS ON! Too full, shaping away from the batter on off. Daryl Mitchell looks to slog this across the line but does not get his bat properly underneath the bat. Hence, gets no proper timing on it and a leading edge travels straight over the bowler and towards Chamindu Wickramasinghe at long off for a regulation catch to his right. A massive dent to the Kiwis' hope of chasing this down as they are reduced to 170/7 now, needing 49 more to win 22 balls remaining.

WIDE! Full and way to wide outside off, Zakary Foulkes leaves it. Wided. 

LEG BYE! Full toss outside off, Zakary Foulkes moves across and looks to flick but misses. The ball deflects off his pads towards leg and the batters take one. Leg Bye signaled. 

Yorker, outside off, Mitchell Santner swings but misses. 

Full toss on off, Mitchell Santner smashes this to long off for one. 

FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Zakary Foulkes opens the face of his bat and slices this towards the fence at deep third for a boundary. Much-needed one for New Zealand.

Short-pitched, on leg, Mitchell Santner flicks this towards deep mid-wicket for one. 

FOUR! A boundary to keep the Kiwi hopes alive. Short-pitched, on off, Zakary Foulkes pulls this flat and into the gap towards deep mid-wicket for four. The equation now comes down to 37 off 16 balls.

On a length outside off, Zakary Foulkes swings but misses. 

WIDE! Too full and wide outside off, Zakary Foulkes shoulders arms it. Wided. 

Wide yorker outside off, Zakary Foulkes leaves it. 

Another swing and a miss. On a length wide of off, Zakary Foulkes moves across and goes for the ramp but misses on the inside. 

On a length outside off, Zakary Foulkes shuffles across and goes for the scoop but misses yet again. 

Fired in full and outside off, Santner goes across and shovels it out to long on for a single. Singles won't hurt Sri Lanka at all.

A low full toss on the off-stump line, Zakary Foulkes gets his bat beneath the ball and lofts it over mid-wicket. It lands on a couple of bounces to the fielder in the deep. Two runs taken!

Had to hurry there to get back home! A low wide full toss, Zakary Foulkes bends low and guides it to wide of backward point. The ball runs to the deep and the batters complete the second run.

WIDE! Short and wide, on a length. Foulkes throws kitchen-sink at it but misses to connect. Wide given.

Darted in, full and outside off, Zakary Foulkes shuffles across off and sits down to paddle it away but misses and gets rapped on the front pad. The ball rolls in front of backward point as they cross for a leg bye.

SIX! THAT IS HUGE! Thushara misses the yorker and ends up slipping in a low full toss, outside off, Mitchell Santner bends low, gets his bat under the ball, connects well and slashes it aerially over deep point for a six.

Back of a length and outside off. Santner pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 22 needed off the last over now.

A pace off ball, very full and outside off, Mitchell Santner mistimes his heave across and slices it in the air. The ball lands in front of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a couple of runs.

Binura rolls his fingers and takes the fingers off the ball again. Goes fuller and outside off, Mitchell Santner clears his front leg to slog across but gets a thick inside edge onto the pads for a single as the ball rolls beside the pitch.

WIDE! Slanting it across off, beyond the tramline, Zakary Foulkes shoulders arms at it. The umpire stretches his hands and gives it a wide. 18 off 4 needed now.

Goes wide again, full and across off, Zakary Foulkes drives it through the gap between cover and point for a quick couple of runs. This is an excellent exhibition of death bowling from Binura. Three balls, on the money!

SIX! GAME ON IN NELSON NOW! Binura Fernando now misses his length and serves a juicy half-volley on off, Zakary Foulkes gets the front foot out of the way and swings through very hard. Gets the middle of the bat and tonks it behind long off for a huge six.

Good comeback from Binura! Just a single! Full and outside off, right into the blockhole. Foulkes digs it along the ground to wide of cover for a single.

That's it! SRI LANKA WIN! Binura does the job for the tourists! A gentle-paced delivery, on a shortish length, outside off, Mitchell Santner gets beaten by the pace-off delivery and mistimes his pull shot in the air. It lands in the safe zone behind mid-wicket and they cross for a single.