23.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, FOUR MORE! Glenn Phillips finishes the game off with back-to-back boundaries! Dilshan Madushanka pulls the length back and tries to go short, over middle and leg, Glenn Phillips swivels in his crease and pulls it hard and to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. A job well done for New Zealand as they win this encounter by 5 wickets and more than 26 overs to spare!
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23.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, FOUR! Straight as an arrow! This is bowled on a fullish length, on off from over the wicket, Glenn Phillips stays still and hammers it past mid off for a boundary. New Zealand are just a hit away now.
End of over 23
NZ164/5
NZ Batting T Latham 2(2) G Phillips 9(8)
2
22.6: Angelo Mathews to Tom Latham, Angling away, on a length, outside off, Tom Latham gets the weight on the front foot and times the drive wide of deep point for a couple of runs.
0
22.5: Angelo Mathews to Tom Latham, A rather optimistic shout for LBW! Serves it fuller in length, around leg, Tom Latham leans on but misses the clip as he gets hit on the front pad. It looked to be pitching outside leg but Angelo Mathews is convinced and Kusal Mendis takes the review. Nothing on UltraEdge but it is pitching outside leg on Ball Tracking. A review more in desperation from Sri Lanka.
0
22.4: Angelo Mathews to Daryl Mitchell, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! A fantastic grab from Charith Asalanka! Angelo Mathews keeps it slower, on a good length, on off, Daryl Mitchell opens himself up to go inside out. He gets deceived by the slowness of the delivery and goes through his shot early. Mitchell lobs it in the air towards deep point where Charith Asalanka covers good ground to his left and puts in a full-length dive. The ball stays in his hands even as his elbow hits the ground.
4
22.3: Angelo Mathews to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR! Too easy! Angelo Mathews errs in line as he bowls it slower, down leg, on a length, Daryl Mitchell just has to get bat to ball and he does so to help it wide of short fine leg for a boundary.
1
22.2: Angelo Mathews to Glenn Phillips, Length delivery, outside off, Glenn Phillips hangs back and punches it firmly through covers for a single.
0
22.1: Angelo Mathews to Glenn Phillips, At 123.4 kph, seaming away, on a length, around off, Glenn Phillips looks to thrash this one through the off side but the ball nips away to beat the bat.
End of over 22
NZ157/4
NZ Batting G Phillips 8(6) D Mitchell 39(29)
1
21.6: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, Pitched up on middle and leg, Glenn Phillips plays it late and uses his wrists to tuck it away through mid-wicket for a run.
0
21.5: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, Good length around off, Glenn Phillips stands tall and punches it firmly toward mid off.
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21.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, Hard length over middle, angled across, Glenn Phillips stays back and tucks it away neatly toward the gap at mid-wicket and speeds back for the second run.
1WD
21.4: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, Wide! Attempted bumper over the left shoulder but this one is spilled down the leg side.
1
21.3: Dilshan Madushanka to Daryl Mitchell, A length ball on middle and leg, hit away on the up and down to long on for one more.
1
21.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, Banged in short and angled across the right-hander. Glenn Phillips pulls it away toward deep mid-wicket and looks for two but Daryl Mitchell denies the second run and they settle for the single.
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21.1: Dilshan Madushanka to Daryl Mitchell, Bowled slightly back of a length around the top of off, Daryl Mitchell punches it from his crease and straight back past the bowler between mid off and mid on for a single.
0
46.4: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Finally, an extremely gritty stand for the last wicket ends and New Zealand breathe a sigh of relief. Rachin Ravindra drifts this one in beautifully onto middle stump and gets it to dip nicely. Dilshan Madushanka is caught on the back foot and tries to block it out but the ball grips and turns away, taking a faint outside edge and the ball is gobbled up by Tom Latham behind the sticks. Sri Lanka are bowled out for 171!
0
46.3: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, Full and wide outside off, hit away firmly toward cover.
0
46.2: Rachin Ravindra to Maheesh Theekshana, Loops this one up really full and down leg, Maheesh Theekshana plays it down toward short fine leg and picks up a single. This is given as leg byes though.
0
46.1: Rachin Ravindra to Maheesh Theekshana, Excellent fielding from Glenn Phillips! Really slow at just 78 clicks and dropped short around off, Maheesh Theekshana hits it hard off the back foot to the left of Phillips at short extra cover but the Kiwi makes a brilliant diving stop.
End of over 46
SL170/9
SL Batting D Madushanka 19(46) M Theekshana 38(89)
0
45.6: Tim Southee to Dilshan Madushanka, Another slower delivery that is bowled back of a length and this time over middle. Dilshan Madushanka gets behind the line of the ball and blocks it out.
1
45.5: Tim Southee to Maheesh Theekshana, Bowled back of a length and off-paced as well, Maheesh Theekshana hops back and deals with the bounce well, nudging it down toward third man for a single.
1
45.4: Tim Southee to Dilshan Madushanka, A touch short but pushed well wide of the off stump, Dilshan Madushanka reaches out and taps it in front of point for a single.
0
45.3: Tim Southee to Dilshan Madushanka, Doesn't carry! On a good length outside off, Dilshan Madushanka looks to hang back and slap it flat over mid off but gets it off the toe end and the ball goes on the bounce to Kane Williamson there.
1
45.2: Tim Southee to Maheesh Theekshana, Hard length over off, Maheesh Theekshana brings out and agricultural heave and gets it off the inner half of the bat toward wide long on for a single.
0
45.1: Tim Southee to Maheesh Theekshana, Banged in short and around off, Maheesh Theekshana backs away and looks to uppercut it over backward point but is well beaten.
End of over 45
SL167/9
SL Batting M Theekshana 36(86) D Madushanka 18(43)
1
44.6: Rachin Ravindra to Maheesh Theekshana, Short again on off, Maheesh Theekshana makes room and cuts it away past point for one more.
1
44.5: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, Slightly shorter around off, played off the back foot toward backward point for a single.
0
44.4: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, Way too full again, this time drifting it onto the leg stump, Dilshan Madushanka backs away and drills it back to the bowler.
0
44.3: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, Another fuller delivery that is looped up on middle stump, Dilshan Madushanka solidly defends it out.
0
44.2: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, Tossed up, full and on the stumps, Dilshan Madushanka pushes it out on the off side.
0
44.1: Rachin Ravindra to Dilshan Madushanka, Lovely delivery! Flighted delivery, drifting onto off and middle but dips and grips, turning away past the outside edge.
23.2: Dilshan Madushanka to Glenn Phillips, FOUR MORE! Glenn Phillips finishes the game off with back-to-back boundaries! Dilshan Madushanka pulls the length back and tries to go short, over middle and leg, Glenn Phillips swivels in his crease and pulls it hard and to the right of deep square leg for a boundary. A job well done for New Zealand as they win this encounter by 5 wickets and more than 26 overs to spare!