New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Match at Christchurch, 13 Feb, 2015

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to field
New Zealand 331/6 (50)
Sri Lanka 233/10 (46.1)
New Zealand won by 98 runs
Man of the Match: Corey Anderson
  • Suranga Lakmal 7 * (17)

Over 1.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, 2 runs, gets forward and works it away behind square on the on-side and picks up couple of runs.

Over 1.2 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, no runs, goes on to the back foot and punches it towards mid-off.

Over 1.3 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, no runs, goes back in the crease and punches it well but finds the fielder at extra-cover.

Over 1.4 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, 3 runs, comes across and whips it away through mid-wicket and picks up an easy three.

Over 1.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Backs away and smashes it through the cover for four.

Over 1.6 SL Malinga bowls a slower one to BB McCullum, no runs, goes deep in the crease and manages to digs it out on the off-side.

Over 3.1 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, comes across the line and whips it straight to mid-wicket fielder.

Over 3.2 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and defends it solidly back to the bowler.

Over 3.3 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, stays in the crease and defends it towards mid-on.

Over 3.4 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it wide of mid-on and picks up an easy single.

Over 3.5 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, makes room and tries to smashes it, the ball takes the inside edge pass the stumps to fine-leg.

Over 3.6 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no ball, gets forward and defends it to the off-side.

Over 3.6 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, 2 runs, made room, toe-ended towards mid-wicket and they take a couple.

Over 5.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and plays an extended forward defence to mid-off.

Over 5.2 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, 3 runs, gets forward and flicks it pass mid-on fielder and picks up three runs.

Over 5.3 SL Malinga bowls a slower one to BB McCullum, 1 leg bye, gets forward and early into the hoick and missed, it was heading down leg 

Over 5.4 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, 1 run,  gets forward and times the on-drive, past the diving short mid-wicket fielder, a single to mid-on.

Over 5.5 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and drives it pass mid-on.

Over 5.6 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, goes deep in the crease and digs it out to short mid-wicket.

Over 7.1 SL Malinga slips in a full toss to BB McCullum, Boundary! Moves across and swings it to the deep backward square leg fence, no-one there and that will be a gift of a boundary.

Over 7.2 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, no ball and Boundary! Gets forward and  flicked away emphatically and it beats deep square-leg.

Over 7.2 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, Six!! Gives himself room to launch it straight back over the bowler's head. That will the first six of the 2015 World Cup.

Over 7.3 SL Malinga bowls it short of length to BB McCullum, no runs, goes on to the back foot and cuts it to cover.

Over 7.4 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, comes on to the front foot and defended down the track.

Over 7.5 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Gets back and placed the cut wide of the off-side cordon and the ball raced away to the boundary.

Over 7.6 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Moves across, flicks and beats deep mid-wicket running across but cant stop it.

Over 37.1 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, no runs, gets cover the line and shoulders arms.

Over 37.2 SL Malinga bowls a good length delivery to GD Elliott, 1 run, gets forward and flicks it pass mid-wicket.

Over 37.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and driven hard straight to long-off.

Over 37.3 SL Malinga bowls a pitched up delivery to Corey Anderson, 1 run, gets forward and driven hard straight to long-off.

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