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 0.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, no runs, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 0.6 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a pitched up delivery to BB McCullum, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and lofts it beautifully over cover and the ball ball raced away to the fence very quickly.

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 2.5KMDNKulasekara to BB McCullumBoundary! ...

Over 2.6 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, gets right behind the line and blocks it down the pitch.

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 4.1 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, comes on to the front foot and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Over 4.2 KMDN Kulasekara bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it with the soft hands and picks up a quick single

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

Over 6.1 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, comes on to the front foot and left alone through to the keeper.

Over 6.2 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs,  shuffles across and defends it to the off-side.

Over 6.3 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, pushed off the back foot to point.

Over 6.4 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, opens the face of the bat and steers it to the right of point, an easy single.

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 8.3 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, gets forward and defended back to bowler.

Over 8.4 AD Mathews bowls it short of length to BB McCullum, Boundary! Makes room and cuts it powerfully to sweeper-cover fence for four.

Over 8.5 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to BB McCullum, no runs,  gets forward and defends to short mid-wicket. .

Over 8.6 AD Mathews bowls it short of length to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets close to cut and it's a mistimed chop in front of point, they scamper across for a quick single.

Over 9.1 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to BB McCullum, no runs, leans forward and drives it straight to the man at cover.

Over 9.2 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets forward and nudges it away through square-leg and picks up a single.

Over 9.5 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to BB McCullum, 1 run, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it left of the bowler.

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