New Zealand
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Sri Lanka
| 102 all out Sri Lanka need 66 runs to win from 4 balls |
| 2/21 (3.2) | *Sodhi | O: 19.2 | ||
| 1/12 (4.0) | Southee | RR:4.60 | Rajitha | 8 (21) |
| st. Conway b. Sodhi |  | 19.2 10/102 |  | Kumara 4(5) |
| c. Mitchell b. Boult | | 16.6 9/93 | | Shanaka 35(32) |
| c. Neesham b. Santner | | 12.3 8/65 | | Theekshana 0(3) |
| c. Williamson b. Sodhi | | 11.4 7/64 | | De Silva 4(6) |
| c. Williamson b. Ferguson | | 9.6 6/58 | | Rajapaksa 34(22) |
| c. Boult b. Santner | | 6.1 5/24 | | Karunaratne 3(8) |
| c. Allen b. Boult | | 3.3 4/8 | | Asalanka 4(8) |
| b. Boult | | 1.6 3/5 | | de Silva 0(3) |
| c. Conway b. Boult | | 1.3 2/4 | | Mendis 4(3) |
| lbw. Southee | | 0.5 1/0 | | Nissanka 0(5) |
| First Innings: New Zealand | 7/167 | RR: 7.16 | O: 20.0 |
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| First Innings: New Zealand | 7/167 | RR: 7.16 | O: 20.0 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F.H. Allen b. Theekshana | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
D.P. Conway+ b. de Silva | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
K.S. Williamson* c. Mendis b. Rajitha | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 61.54 |
G.D. Phillips c. Shanaka b. Kumara | 104 | 64 | 10 | 4 | 162.50 |
D.J. Mitchell b. De Silva | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 91.67 |
J.D.S. Neesham c. Shanaka b. Rajitha | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62.50 |
M.J. Santner not out | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 220.00 |
I.S. Sodhi run out (sub) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
T.G. Southee not out | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 400.00 |
L.H. Ferguson | |||||
T.A. Boult | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 2, w 5, nb 3) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 167 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.M. Theekshana | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| C.A.K. Rajitha | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| D.M. de Silva | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 7.00 |
| P.W.H. De Silva | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| C.B.R.L.S. Kumara | 3.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 12.33 |
| C. Karunaratne | 3.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 11.33 |
| First Innings: Sri Lanka | 102 all out | RR: 4.60 | O: 19.2 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Nissanka lbw. Southee | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
B.K.G. Mendis+ c. Conway b. Boult | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
D.M. de Silva b. Boult | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
K.I.C. Asalanka c. Allen b. Boult | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
P.B.B. Rajapaksa c. Williamson b. Ferguson | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 154.55 |
C. Karunaratne c. Boult b. Santner | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
M.D. Shanaka* c. Mitchell b. Boult | 35 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 109.38 |
P.W.H. De Silva c. Williamson b. Sodhi | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
M.M. Theekshana c. Neesham b. Santner | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
C.A.K. Rajitha not out | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 38.10 |
C.B.R.L.S. Kumara st. Conway b. Sodhi | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
Extras (b 0, lb 0, w 6, nb 0) | 6 | ||||
| Total | 102 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.G. Southee | 4.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3.00 |
| T.A. Boult | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| L.H. Ferguson | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| M.J. Santner | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| I.S. Sodhi | 3.2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6.30 |
New Zealand and Sri Lanka face off at the SCG as the Super 12s of the T20 World Cup continue. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 7pm (AEDT).
New Zealand were brilliant in all facets against Australia. Finn Allen set the tone with the bat with a brutal and quick cameo, before Devon Conway reminded Australia that a few poor performances in the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy didn’t dent his confidence before the T20 World Cup.
The only criticism would be how slow Kane Williamson batted against the Aussies. The New Zealand skipper is struggling with an elbow injury, but he has to bat with more intent and score at a higher strike rate if the Black Caps are to put pressure on the Sri Lankans.
With the ball, Tim Southee and Trent Boult will be expected to fire with the new ball, before the spin duo of Mitch Santner and Ish Sodhi keep it tight in the middle overs.
Sri Lanka had a great game against Ireland, but their batting faltered against Australia with the extra bounce on offer in Perth. With the SCG wicket being similar to conditions at home, they will enjoy batting at Sydney and bat with more freedom.
Wanindu Hasaranga was targeted mercilessly against Australia, and will hope to bounce back at the SCG.
Prediction
This is one of the few times where neither side starts the game as favourites. While New Zealand had a dominant win against Australia, Sri Lanka play spin better and boast a better spin bowling attack to put New Zealand under pressure in the middle overs.
However, I will back New Zealand to get the job done in a close game.
Game information
Venue: SCG
First ball: 7pm (AEDT)
TV: Fox Cricket
Live stream: Kayo Sports
Odds: New Zealand $1.36, Sri Lanka $3.15 – odds via PlayUp
Squads
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (c), Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill, Lachlan Ferguson, Devon Conway, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Trent Boult, Finn Allen
Sri Lanka
Dasun Shanaka (c), Charith Asalanka, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Binura Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay.
Arnab Bhattacharya
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MATCH SUMMARY - New Zealand 7/167 (20 overs) beat Sri Lanka 102 all out (19.2 overs) by 65 runs. It was all New Zealand from the 7th over with the bat for them. They revived from an early blip and never looked back. SCG remains a happy ground for Glenn Phillips and deserves to be Player of the Match. I’m off to get some sleep before I am back for Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe tomorrow afternoon from 2pm AEDT. Do join me then. Take care all and goodnight
Arnab Bhattacharya
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19.2 Down the wicket and Kumara is beaten and stumped! Sri Lanka all out for 102 (19.2 overs)
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19.1 Sodhi to finish off . Short and cut away for one
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18.6 Slower ball and Rajitha gets a single towards mid on Sri Lanka 9/101 (19 overs) - 67 needed off 6
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18.5 Back of a length. No timing and that’s another dot
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18.5 Wide down the leg side and that’s the Sri Lanka 100 up
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18.4 Rajitha swings the bat but gets no run with a drive to mid off
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18.3 Yorker and Rajitha bunts it out. No run
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18.2 Rajitha pushes to the off side. No run
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18.1 Southee for his last over. Slower ball. Rajitha pushes to midwicket for no run
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17.6 Kumara cramped up. Dot ball Sri Lanka 9/99 (18 overs) - 69 needed off 12
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17.5 Quicker and Kumara defends for no run
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17.4 Slightly short and Kumara pulls for FOUR
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17.3 Kumara defends for no run
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17.2 Down the wicket and Rajitha pushes to long off for one
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17.1 Dot ball
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17.1 Sodhi back on. Wide down leg side
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16.6 Bouncer and Shanaka holes out to deep square leg! Sri Lanka 9/93 (17 overs) - 75 needed off 18