all over now. Full and straight, Mendis swings, misses, and McKay uproots the off stump
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Lauderhill, May 22 2010 - Match Result
Scott Styris is MoM, a day before his wedding in Fiji He says: "Wasn't too bad, this wicket suited me. Not to different from most of wickets in Caribbean. Leaving the team because I have a wedding back in Fiji... she is a very lucky girl." Good on ya Scottie. Good note to end this match on. Cheers
Daniel Vettori "Not much of a total, but we bowled well on a difficult. terrific start from Kyle Mills. We bowl well on these wickets, and the big boundary helped us too, you can't just hit a couple of sixes any time."
Kumar Sangakkara "They got a great start, they pushed us back in the first six overs, and New Zealand were a bit more disciplined than us, both with the bat in the field."
Not the ideal wicket for a first international match in a new country. Timing the ball was extremely difficult here: it kept low and slow throughout, and New Zealand got the better of the conditions here. Only 13 fours and two sixes in the whole match. Surely even the bowlers would have struggled to get wickets here if the batsmen were not under the pressure to go after them. So overall not a good debut for the US. Do stay back for presentation
slower ball, beats him, concedes a bye as it bounces in front of McCullum
bowled him, but it's a free hit
all over. Oh it's not, it's a no-ball. Mendis backs away and upper-cuts it straight to third man, and Gould calls it a no-ball
short, makes room and cuts it away for one
McKay will bowl the last over
half-volley, chipped down to long-on for one
worked into the on side for one
slower ball, hit to extra cover
short outside off, played to short third man
short ball, pulled away to square leg for one
and everything is going NZ's way. Half-volley, hit back powerfully, and it hits Southee's shin and deflects onto the stumps, and Malinga is backing up, and has to go
SL need three runs per ball here. NZ firm favourites as Southee comes back
short ball again, Malinga is back away as he hits it back to the bowler
short, into the ribs, can't do much with that
McCullum is the new batsman
edged and taken! Randiv charges at him, makes room, looks to go over mid-off, and gets a toe end and McCullum catches it to his right
tries to play the scoop shot over short fine, gets a thick leading edge over short third. McKay's pace might not be the best way to go for New Zealand
makes room and chips it over extra cover for two
yorker outside off, hit back to the bowler
Randiv is the new man in
slower ball, played to point on the bounce, and McCullum's superb work manufactures a run-out here. The throw is not quite on the stumps, McCullum collects it wide, and then tumbles over as he flicks the bails off, thus earning half a second
short and quick outside off, and beats him on the cut
Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill | |
Toss | New Zealand, elected to bat first |
Series | |
Season | 2010 |
Player Of The Match | |
Series result | New Zealand led the 2-match series 1-0 |
Match number | T20I no. 180 |
Hours of play (local time) | 15.30 start, First Session 15.30-16.50, Interval 16.50-17.10, Second Session 17.10-18.30 |
Match days | 22 May 2010 - day (20-over match) |
T20I debut | |
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