blazed off the front foot, into the off side, New Zealand have clawed a remarkable victory!
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I at Mount Maunganui, NZ vs SL, Dec 28 2024 - Match Result
RESULT
1st T20I (N), Mount Maunganui, December 28, 2024, Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand
Michael Bracewell and Mitchell's 105-run partnership is NZ's highest for the 6th wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 85 between McCullum and Luke Ronchi
Match centre
Scores: M Venkat Raghav | Comms: Andrew MillerScorecard summary
New Zealand • 172/8(20 overs)
62 (42)
2/22 (4)
59 (33)
2/29 (4)
Sri Lanka • 164/8(20 overs)
90 (60)
3/21 (4)
46 (36)
2/28 (4)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
end of over 205 runs • 2 wickets
SL: 164/8CRR: 8.20
Binura Fernando4 (4b)
Matheesha Pathirana0 (1b)
Zakary Foulkes 4-0-41-2
Matt Henry 4-0-28-2
11.16pm Right, that's your lot. Remarkable game. We're back again on Monday for the second T20I. From Miller and Venkat, good night!
11.09pm Shane: "Duffy the Lanka Slayer!" Oh very good... presentations coming up.
Jacob Duffy is indeed the Player of the Match: "Big opening partnership, brought midwicket up to create something, it came off... We know these conditions pretty well, after a lot of cricket in Asia, it was cool to get [some pace and bounce]."
Charith Asalanka: "Very disappointed, we should have done better. Pathum and Kusal batted well, the rest including me should take responsibility for this loss. We hope to come back really well. I thought we could have done better in bowling and fielding but it was a decent pitch and when the openers were batting it looked easy."
Mitchell Santner: "Game of two halves, set up by Daryl and Beast, then tried to put pressure on batters coming in. Their left-arm seamer bowled well, but when you lose wickets in clumps it's hard to get starts. Massive partnership for us, soaked it up then put the pressure back on to put up a pretty good score. Can we try to take wickets? The run rate was around 8s, but some aggressive bowling with aggressive fields, and midwicket up, Duff changed the game."
Sampath notes that Sri Lanka's win probability after 13.1 overs was 98.13 % Yikes
11.04pm Well blow me down... New Zealand were 65 for 5 and floundering in the first innings... Sri Lanka were 121 and cruising in the second. But a fast-paced century stand from Bracewell and Mitchell changed the former picture, before Jacob Duffy's three in four balls tore up Sri Lanka's comfortable chase. Pathum Nissanka's 90 from 60 would have won it at a canter with any support beyond Mendis's 46 at the top. Instead the next highest score was ... 8! Matt Henry provided the wise old head at the death, and Zak Foulkes capped his first home international with a final over to remember!
Sajid: "To the Kiwi fans, you're most welcome! I would love to take all the credit of jinxing the innings to myself, but I extend my gratitude to the Sri Lankan middle order for doing the thing that only they can do! "
Yashi: "What just happened here??!!! SL was 96/0 in 10 overs.. unbelievable!! :("
Udam: "Discipline of bowlers cost the match for Sri Lanka. You could be a slinger and fascinating but end of the day you need to give your maximum effort consistently in international arena."
Vasumathy : "This is called stealing defeat from the jaws of victory!"
19.6
1
Foulkes to Fernando, 1 run
19.5
2
Foulkes to Fernando, 2 runs
full toss, straight enough to save the boundary... a misfield gives an extra run, but it's academic. Barring no-balls this is over!
19.4
1b
Foulkes to Pathirana, 1 bye
play and a miss outside off! Beats the stumps and the bat, they burgle the bye to keep this game live... just!
19.3
1
Foulkes to Fernando, 1 run
full toss, on the pads, not ideal from Foulkes but gets away with it, a flip to deep square leg for the single. This is almost done
19.2
W
Foulkes to Fernando, OUT
full and straight, Foulkes nails the non-striker's run-out! Stunning work from the bowler, first he plucked a firm drive as he stooped in his followthrough, then he turned and coolly under-armed onto the stumps as Hasaranga was caught floundering in mid-pitch! Eight down for 38!
Wanindu Hasaranga run out (Foulkes) 5 (2b 1x4 0x6 8m) SR: 250
Krithika : "1st innings (NZ Setting) : SL bossed the 1st half and NZ regained momentum in the 2nd half 2nd innings (SL Chasing) : SL bossed the 1st half and NZ regained momentum in the 2nd half "
19.1
W
Foulkes to Theekshana, OUT
spiralling top-edge, pocketed by short backward square! Theekshana walks across to off for the paddle-scoop, but gets too underneath the stroke. Duffy circles beneath it and clutches it to his chest. The implosion is almost complete!
Maheesh Theekshana c Duffy b Foulkes 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 50
Foulkes with the final over... Santner and Henry in consultation...
end of over 196 runs • 2 wickets
SL: 159/6CRR: 8.36 • RRR: 14.00 • Need 14 from 6b
Wanindu Hasaranga5 (2b 1x4)
Maheesh Theekshana1 (1b)
Matt Henry 4-0-28-2
Zakary Foulkes 3-0-37-1
18.6
4
Henry to Hasaranga, FOUR runs
too full on the wide line! It's an open-faced cuff through point, and it's got enough pace to beat the dive! Superb strike to end a wonderful over... New Zealand are favourites but that is a timely boundary!
18.5
1
Henry to Theekshana, 1 run
another spot-on yorker, hacked into the covers off the back foot, superbly dug out, but the single is a win for New Zealand
Ranjoo : "18.2 that had 6 written over it ! Only anyone as tall as Robinson could have caught it ! What a knock from pathum!!!"
18.4
W
Henry to Rajapaksa, OUT
plucks out the leg stump! Stunning from Henry, full and fast, Rajapaksa made room to leg to try to bring the bat down, but all he did was offer a route into his timber! Sri Lanka have lost 6 for 33 after being 121 for none!
Bhanuka Rajapaksa b Henry 8 (5b 2x4 0x6 12m) SR: 160
Three big balls coming up... what can Henry leave for the final over?
18.3
1
Henry to Hasaranga, 1 run
full and straight, perfect welcome from Henry, Hasaranga hacks off the back foot, into his boot, and they burgle the single...
What a match! The rate is back to two a ball as Hasaranga arrives. He can give it some humpty...
18.2
W
Henry to Nissanka, OUT
stunning take on the cover boundary! Is that a matchwinning take from Robinson? Short from Henry, Nissanka rocked into a fierce cut, it arrived at pace, above the fielder's head, but he leapt back well, lobbed it back into play as he toppled for the rope, and regained his footing in time to end a mighty innings!
Pathum Nissanka c Robinson b Henry 90 (60b 7x4 3x6 91m) SR: 150
18.1
•
Henry to Nissanka, no run
wide line, back of a length, flat-footed hack, under-edged to the keeper. Precious dot...
Two more overs like the last ones, and Sri Lanka win it from the final ball... here's Henry to disrupt the narrative
end of over 189 runs • 1 wicket
SL: 153/4CRR: 8.50 • RRR: 10.00 • Need 20 from 12b
Bhanuka Rajapaksa8 (4b 2x4)
Pathum Nissanka90 (58b 7x4 3x6)
Zakary Foulkes 3-0-37-1
Michael Bracewell 3-0-30-0
17.6
4
Foulkes to Rajapaksa, FOUR runs
short, leg-sided, pace off! Lifted off the hips, up and over the keeper, a damaging end to a threatening over, and Sri Lanka regain some control of this chase
17.5
4
Foulkes to Rajapaksa, FOUR runs
dinky! Gives it the charge, opens the face, clips it up and over deep third! Not a lot wrong with that delivery, but picked off wonderfully
17.4
•
Foulkes to Rajapaksa, no run
squared up on the fuller length, jabbed out to point. Another dot to drag that rate upwards. Two a ball now
17.3
•
Foulkes to Rajapaksa, no run
two in two! Full and straight, Rajapaksa is pinned on the pads! The finger goes up but Sri Lanka review... this might have been off-sided... clipping the stumps maybe? Ultra-Edge is taking an eternity to load... crumbs, that's a jumble of noises on the snicko... good luck making sense of that. Definitely a loud thump of pad, the inside-edge is "not conclusive", but pitched outside leg is! Gosh, it's all going on
17.2
W
Foulkes to Asalanka, OUT
short, huge top-edge! Foulkes went for the bouncer, asking Asalanka to take on the pull. Bracewell at deep square leg steadied himself well and New Zealand continue to tighten the screw!
Charith Asalanka c Bracewell b Foulkes 3 (7b 0x4 0x6 16m) SR: 42.85
17.1
1
Foulkes to Nissanka, 1 run
short, down the leg side, launched through fine leg, but not timed
Back comes Foulkes. He's been expensive, but intermittently threatening
end of over 1711 runs
SL: 144/3CRR: 8.47 • RRR: 9.66 • Need 29 from 18b
Pathum Nissanka89 (57b 7x4 3x6)
Charith Asalanka3 (6b)
Michael Bracewell 3-0-30-0
Jacob Duffy 4-0-21-3
16.6
1
Michael Bracewell to Nissanka, 1 run
wide line, clobbered out to deep point. 11 off the over, so a tick ahead of the rate
16.5
6
Michael Bracewell to Nissanka, SIX runs
that'll help! Steps into the wide line, driven high and handsome, up and over wide long-off! A career-best for Nissanka, and this match is on him now...
Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
90 runs (60)
7 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
pull
18 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
79%
62 runs (42)
4 fours2 sixes
Productive shot
on drive
15 runs
0 four2 sixes
Control
82%
Best performances - bowlers
NZ
O
4
M
0
R
21
W
3
ECO
5.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
1W | ||||
O
4
M
0
R
22
W
2
ECO
5.5
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W | ||||
LEGOFF
LHB
1W | ||||
Match details
| Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 2024/25 |
| Player Of The Match | |
| Series result | New Zealand led the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | T20I no. 3079 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 19.15 start, First Session 19.15-20.45, Interval 20.45-21.05, Second Session 21.05-22.35 |
| Match days | 28 December 2024 - night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | |
| TV Umpire | |
| Reserve Umpire | |
| Match Referee | |
Language
English
Win Probability
NZ 100%
NZSL100%50%100%
Over 20 • SL 164/8
Maheesh Theekshana c Duffy b Foulkes 1 (2b 0x4 0x6 4m) SR: 50
W
Wanindu Hasaranga run out (Foulkes) 5 (2b 1x4 0x6 8m) SR: 250
New Zealand won by 8 runsW
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