Sri Lanka v New Zealand | T20 WC | Group D | Johannesburg | 15/9/07

[Oxy]

Match starts at 1300 / 1pm UK time

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first

Sri Lanka: Tharanga, Jayasuriya, Sangakkara, M Jayawardene, Silva, Dilshan, Mubarak, Wijekoon, D Fernando, Malinga, Vaas

New Zealand: Vincent, McCullum, Fulton, Taylor, Styris, Oram, McMillan, Vettori, Bond, Gillespie, Martin

 

[Oxy]

NZ: 3-0 off 1 over

 

[Saj]

Vaas is a class act isnt he. Consistent from ball one. On the spot and moving it around.

Fernando is the bowler to get after in my opinion, out of the SL pacemen.

 

[Saj]

2 dropped catches already from the Lankans.

 

[Oxy]

19-0 off 3 overs

 

[Oxy]

I'm jut killing an hour or so before the big game: Aus v Wales (Rugby WC)

 

[Oxy]

22-1

McCallum goes

 

[Oxy]

25-2 off 5.1 overs

Vincent gone.

 

[12thMan]

Pakistan will have a bit of trouble come Monday night with Vaas and Malinga

Vincent out
NZ 25-2 after 5.1

 

[12thMan]

Fulton flicks for six
NZ 51-2 after 7 overs

 

[12thMan]

Taylor another six. expensive over from Wijekoon but takes a wicket off Fulton
NZ 95-3 after 10.5 overs

 

[12thMan]

Jayauriya get Styris LBW. little unluky there
NZ 99-4 after 12 overs
Malinga on to bowl his first over

 

[Rob H]

102/5 off 12.4. McMillan just gone run out.

 

[12thMan]

McMillan run out
NZ 102-5 after 12.5

 

[12thMan]

WijeKoon comes back on and Taylor hits a six
NZ 124-5 after 15.1 ovrs

 

[SUPERSAMI]

big six by taylor, what a pathan

 

[Rob H]

Oram smashes a 6 straight down the ground off Malinga. Clean striking.

 

[12thMan]

Taylor out ct behind off Malinga on 62
NZ 153-6 after 18.5 overs

 

[Rob H]

164/7 off 20 overs. Vettori run out off the last ball.

 

[12thMan]

Vettori runout on last ball. trying to convert a single into two
NZ 164-7 after 20 overs

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya with 2 fours
SL 9-0 after 1 over

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya with 2 fours in second over. moves to 17 off 8 balls
SL 20-0 after 2 overs - need 145 more

 

[jackal786]

Srilanka is in such screaming form.

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya with 2 more fours in 3rd over. moves to 25 off 11.
SL 35-0 after 3

 

[12thMan]

Tharanga with a six
SL 41-0 after 3.1

 

[12thMan]

SL 53-0 after 5 overs - need 112 off 90 balls
NZ was 23-1

 

[12thMan]

commentator saying good over by Martin - only 7 runs off it
Tharanga 32 Jayasuriya 26
SL 60-0 after 6 - need 105 to win from 84 balls

 

[Rob H]

Gillespie swotted into the stands by Jayasuria to a square fine leg.

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya with two consecutive sixes - his first ones this match
SL 75-0 from 39 balls

 

[Rob H]

Bond drops Jayasuria 2 balls running

77/0

 

[12thMan]

Bond drops simple catch of Jayasuriya . this was following a drop of a harder chance a ball earlier

 

[12thMan]

20 runs off the over
SL 80-0 after 7 overs

 

[12thMan]

NZ probably thinking about the 100 points they scored in Rugby today

 

[Rob H]

Well at least Martin held onto one. Tharanga gone to Vettori caught at long off.

 

[tmac4real]

is this on sopcast? if so what channel?

 

[12thMan]

SL first 50 off 28 balls. second 50 off 40
SL 102-1 after 12
NZ was 99-4

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya 50 off 30
Sangakara out
SL 108-2 after 12.4

 

[king_of_kings_ali]

Bonds drop catch was shocking!

 

[Rob H]

Jayawardena destorying Bond. Back to back 4s

 

[king_of_kings_ali]

Sri Lanka making NZ look like novices, certainly a force to be reckoned with

 

[12thMan]

Jayawerdene moves to 23 off 10 balls
SL 135-2 after 15

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya started with 40 off 18 and since has scored 15 off 24
SL 152-2 - need 13 from 17

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya out ct at boundry
SL 158-3 after 17.3 - need 7 to win

 

[Rob H]

All over. Sri Lanka win by 7 wickets with 7 balls to spare. That was so easy for them. Jayasuria and Jayawardena were so classy with the bat.

 

[12thMan]

Jayasuriya gets MOM.

 

[Usman Chadda]

All over. Sri Lanka win by 7 wickets with 7 balls to spare. That was so easy for them. Jayasuria and Jayawardena were so classy with the bat.

Don't forget Tharanga. He set the tone for the innings

 

[desidudecool]

are teams carrying points forward?is this win going to give srilanka 2 points over nzl in super eight?

 

[12thMan]

are teams carrying points forward?is this win going to give srilanka 2 points over nzl in super eight?

no and they are in different groups so doesn't apply

 

[desidudecool]

thats not fair to teams who win their group.but it means that pakistan 's lost to india won't cost pak anything.

 

[Easa]

That was just an awesome batting display - Tharanga, Jayawardene, and especially Jayasuria batted like they were chasing a total under 100, not chasing 165 at 8 runs an over. Really fine batting and of course, they bowled pretty well as well.

They have been dominating so far this WC.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sri lanka look ideally suited to this format of the game.

 

[12thMan]

covers are coming off the pitch for SA-Bang game
G Smith probably back but Gibbs might not be

 

[iZeeshan]

Sri Lanka is an amazing team...a supreme victory for them again.