Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV))
Referee
Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Toss
New Zealand elected to bowl
Pitch Report
Pace BowlingAverage
Batting ConditionAverage
Spin BowlingAverage
VENUE STATS
1st Innings
294Avg Runs
10Avg Wkts
Avg
SR
2nd Innings
307Avg Runs
10Avg Wkts
Avg
SR
3rd Innings
280Avg Runs
9Avg Wkts
Avg
SR
4th Innings
172Avg Runs
5Avg Wkts
Avg
SR
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Info
Sri Lanka 1st Innings
355/10 (92.4)
Batters
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Oshada Fernando
13
31
2
0
41.94
c Blundell b Southee
Dimuth Karunaratne
50
87
7
0
57.47
c Latham b Henry
Kusal Mendis
87
83
16
0
104.82
lbw b Southee
Angelo Mathews
47
98
6
1
47.96
c Mitchell b Henry
Dinesh Chandimal
39
64
6
0
60.94
c Latham b Southee
Dhananjaya de Silva
46
59
5
1
77.97
c Blundell b Southee
Niroshan Dickwella
7
13
1
0
53.85
lbw b Bracewell
Kasun Rajitha
22
39
4
0
56.41
c Williamson b Henry
Prabath Jayasuriya
13
40
0
0
32.50
c Blundell b Henry
Lahiru Kumara
13
32
2
0
40.63
Not out
Asitha Fernando
10
10
2
0
100.00
lbw b Southee
Extras
8
(B: 0, LB: 6, NB:
0, W: 2)
TOTAL
(92.4 Ov, RR: 3.83)
355/10
51
2
Bowlers
O
M
R
W
ER
EXT
Tim Southee
26.4
10
64
5
2.40
0
Matt Henry
26
8
80
4
3.08
0
Blair Tickner
20
2
103
0
5.15
1
Neil Wagner
10
1
68
0
6.80
1
Daryl Mitchell
7
3
17
0
2.43
0
Michael Bracewell
3
0
17
1
5.67
0
Fall Of Wickets
SCORE
OVER
Oshada Fernando
c Blundell b Southee
1-14
6.5
Kusal Mendis
lbw b Southee
2-151
32.5
Dimuth Karunaratne
c Latham b Henry
3-151
33.4
Dinesh Chandimal
c Latham b Southee
4-233
57.1
Angelo Mathews
c Mitchell b Henry
5-260
63.5
Niroshan Dickwella
lbw b Bracewell
6-268
67.4
Dhananjaya de Silva
c Blundell b Southee
7-316
76.2
Kasun Rajitha
c Williamson b Henry
8-331
81.4
Prabath Jayasuriya
c Blundell b Henry
9-336
87.6
Asitha Fernando
lbw b Southee
10-355
92.4
New Zealand 1st Innings
373/10 (107.3)
Batters
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Tom Latham
67
144
7
0
46.53
b Fernando
Devon Conway
30
88
2
0
34.09
lbw b Fernando
Kane Williamson
1
11
0
0
9.09
c Karunaratne b Kumara
Henry Nicholls
2
6
0
0
33.33
c Rajitha b Kumara
Daryl Mitchell
102
193
6
2
52.85
c Dickwella b Kumara
Tom Blundell
7
22
0
0
31.82
c Dickwella b Rajitha
Michael Bracewell
25
57
2
0
43.86
c Dickwella b Jayasuriya
Tim Southee
25
20
3
1
125.00
c Kumara b Rajitha
Matt Henry
72
75
10
3
96.00
b Fernando
Neil Wagner
27
24
1
3
112.50
c Silva b Fernando
Blair Tickner
2
5
0
0
40.00
Not out
Extras
13
(B: 4, LB: 6, NB:
0, W: 3)
TOTAL
(107.3 Ov, RR: 3.47)
373/10
31
9
Bowlers
O
M
R
W
ER
EXT
Kasun Rajitha
31
10
104
2
3.35
0
Asitha Fernando
29.3
5
85
4
2.88
1
Lahiru Kumara
25
5
76
3
3.04
2
Dhananjaya de Silva
9
2
34
0
3.78
0
Angelo Mathews
3
0
18
0
6.00
0
Prabath Jayasuriya
10
1
46
1
4.60
0
Fall Of Wickets
SCORE
OVER
Devon Conway
lbw b Fernando
1-67
28.4
Kane Williamson
c Karunaratne b Kumara
2-70
31.6
Henry Nicholls
c Rajitha b Kumara
3-76
35.1
Tom Latham
b Fernando
4-134
50.1
Tom Blundell
c Dickwella b Rajitha
5-151
58.2
Michael Bracewell
c Dickwella b Jayasuriya
6-188
75.3
Tim Southee
c Kumara b Rajitha
7-235
82.6
Daryl Mitchell
c Dickwella b Kumara
8-291
97.4
Matt Henry
b Fernando
9-360
105.5
Neil Wagner
c Silva b Fernando
10-373
107.3
Sri Lanka 2nd Innings
302/10 (105.3)
Batters
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Oshada Fernando
28
52
4
0
53.85
c Blundell b Tickner
Dimuth Karunaratne
17
45
1
0
37.78
c Nicholls b Tickner
Kusal Mendis
14
55
1
0
25.45
c Bracewell b Tickner
Angelo Mathews
115
235
11
0
48.94
c Blundell b Henry
Prabath Jayasuriya
6
32
0
0
18.75
c Blundell b Tickner
Dinesh Chandimal
42
107
2
0
39.25
b Southee
Dhananjaya de Silva
47
73
7
0
64.38
Not out
Niroshan Dickwella
0
4
0
0
0.00
c Blundell b Henry
Kasun Rajitha
14
21
2
0
66.67
lbw b Henry
Lahiru Kumara
8
6
2
0
133.33
runout (Henry / Williamson)
Asitha Fernando
0
3
0
0
0.00
c Williamson b Southee
Extras
11
(B: 4, LB: 3, NB:
0, W: 4)
TOTAL
(105.3 Ov, RR: 2.86)
302/10
30
0
Bowlers
O
M
R
W
ER
EXT
Tim Southee
26.3
9
57
2
2.15
0
Matt Henry
28
5
71
3
2.54
1
Blair Tickner
28
1
100
4
3.57
1
Neil Wagner
3
0
9
0
3.00
0
Daryl Mitchell
12
2
31
0
2.58
2
Michael Bracewell
8
1
27
0
3.38
0
Fall Of Wickets
SCORE
OVER
Dimuth Karunaratne
c Nicholls b Tickner
1-28
11.4
Oshada Fernando
c Blundell b Tickner
2-47
17.6
Kusal Mendis
c Bracewell b Tickner
3-81
33.4
Prabath Jayasuriya
c Blundell b Tickner
4-95
45.6
Dinesh Chandimal
b Southee
5-200
82.2
Angelo Mathews
c Blundell b Henry
6-260
94.5
Niroshan Dickwella
c Blundell b Henry
7-266
96.3
Kasun Rajitha
lbw b Henry
8-288
102.3
Lahiru Kumara
runout (Henry / Williamson)
9-298
104.1
Asitha Fernando
c Williamson b Southee
10-302
105.3
New Zealand 2nd Innings
285/8 (70)
Batters
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Tom Latham
24
80
3
0
30.00
b Jayasuriya
Devon Conway
5
16
0
0
31.25
c & b Rajitha
Kane Williamson
121
194
11
1
62.37
Not out
Henry Nicholls
20
24
1
0
83.33
c Mendis b Jayasuriya
Daryl Mitchell
81
86
3
4
94.19
b Fernando
Tom Blundell
3
5
0
0
60.00
b Fernando
Michael Bracewell
10
11
1
0
90.91
c (sub Karunaratne) b Fernando
Tim Southee
1
2
0
0
50.00
c Silva b Kumara
Matt Henry
4
3
0
0
133.33
runout (Fernando / Rajitha)
Neil Wagner
0
0
0
0
0.00
Not out
Extras
16
(B: 5, LB: 4, NB:
1, W: 6)
TOTAL
(70 Ov, RR: 4.07)
285/8
19
5
Did not Bat
Blair Tickner
Bowlers
O
M
R
W
ER
EXT
Kasun Rajitha
17
5
60
1
3.53
1
Asitha Fernando
19
4
63
3
3.30
1
Prabath Jayasuriya
19
1
92
2
4.84
5
Lahiru Kumara
15
3
61
1
4.07
0
Fall Of Wickets
SCORE
OVER
Devon Conway
c & b Rajitha
1-9
4.6
Tom Latham
b Jayasuriya
2-50
27.2
Henry Nicholls
c Mendis b Jayasuriya
3-90
35.4
Daryl Mitchell
b Fernando
4-232
61.5
Tom Blundell
b Fernando
5-238
63.3
Michael Bracewell
c (sub Karunaratne) b Fernando
6-266
67.2
Tim Southee
c Silva b Kumara
7-273
68.3
Matt Henry
runout (Fernando / Rajitha)
8-280
69.3
Match Info
Date & Time
09 Mar, 03:30 AM IST
Venue
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Match
1st Test,
Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand
Umpires
Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Michael Gough (England), Richard Illingworth (England, TV))
Referee
Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Toss
New Zealand elected to bowl
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Runs: 9
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Over 68
Runs: 5
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Over 69
Runs: 7
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Over 70
Runs: 8
All Overs
Player of the Match
Daryl Mitchell
102(193) & 81(86)
0/17
Player of the Series
Lucky Winner
Analysis
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Updated: 01 Sep 06:53
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That's it from a session filled with madness and top class cricket. Williamson and Mitchell win the game for New Zealand with a dive from Williamson on the last ball of a bye and that puts India in the WTC Finals. You can hop on here to follow the India vs Australia test. Until the next time, this is the duo of Divyansh and Bidipto signing off. Goodbye and have a great day.
Daryl Mitchell is the player of the match.
Match Summary,
New Zealand won by 2 wickets.
New Zealand 373 and 285/8 beat Sri Lanka 355 and 302
Kane Williamson 121* (194) | Daryl Mitchell 81 (86) Asitha Fernando 3/63 (19.0) | Prabath Jayasuriya 2/92 (19.0)
Absolute madness as New Zealand win it on the last ball with a single sneaked in via bye with a dive from Williamson who just got in.
After a rain affected day, they were put in to bat and had to chase 257 runs in 53 overs as both the first 2 sessions were washed out today. It seemed impossible but they did on the the last ball.
Williamson stayed on till the end and his 121 run innings has won the game for the Kiwis, he was dropped on 33 by Dickwella. His partnership alongside Mitchell was crucial today after Latham got out early in the session.
Sr Lanka started the game with the bat in hand and they would have been confident with 355 on board. Half centuries from Kusal Mendis and Karunaratne got them there, with notable contributions from Mathews, de Silva and Chandimal. Tim Southee got his 14th 5-wicket hall and Matt Henry helped him with a 4-fer.
New Zealand got a lead of 18 runs after that in the second innings, as Daryl Mitchell scored a century and Matt Henry played a brilliant 72 run cameo to rescue them and get them the lead. Latham got a half century as well. Fernando got a 4-fer while Kumara got a 3-fer.
In the third innings, the Kiwis bundles out the Lankans for 302, Angelo Matthews scored a century after a long time with Chandimal and de Silva getting scores in the 40s. Tickner with a 4-fer, Henry with 3 wickets and Southee with 2 broke their top order.
With 285 runs required and a whole day to play, New Zealand would have been confident to win this game. Then rain came in and played spoilsport this morning. Just 53 overs left in the game and the game to be played in one session they came out to bat. They chased it from there at the last ball, with Williamson guiding them through.
A dropped catch of Williamson, many misfields that cost them runs. brilliant running between the wickets from the Kiwis and a few monstrous sixes from Mitchell. This is how they chased down this impossible target.
HE HAS WON IT WITH A DIVE. WHAT A BRILLIANT FINISH TO THIS TEST.
70
overs
285/8score
1
1
1W
4
0
1
runs
Kane Williamson*
122(194)
Neil Wagner
0(0)
Asitha Fernando
4/64
69.6 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, WHAT HAPPENED HERE! WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE? NEW ZEALAND WIN! NEW ZEALAND EARN A MAGNIFICENT VICTORY! AFTER SHEER DRAMA, NEW ZEALAND WIN A CLIFFHANGER BUT THE SRI LANKAN HOPES OF STAYING ALIVE IN THE WORLD TEST CHAMPIONSHIP BLOW UP IN SMOKE! Short over off-and-middle. Williamson went for the pull shot by shuffling across to off. He missed it but without wasting any further time, decided to scamper through for a single. Wagner was home when Dickwella's throw missed the stumps at the striker's end. But then, Asitha collected it to throw down the stumps at the non-striker's end! Williamson put in the dive as well and the decision was left to the third umpire to decide the fate of the game! The replays showed then, that Williamson just made it back in with that dive when the stumps were broken and bails dislodged! With that, a remarkable victory was achieved by 2 wickets! This result means that the teams for the World Test Championship Final have been decided. India will take on Australia at The Oval from June 7, 2023!
How is that not a wide, a crucial decision from the umpire. 1 required off 1.
69.5 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, short over off-stump on this occasion. Williamson bends low and tries to shovel it over square-leg but it is too high for him to get bat on ball. However, the umpire reckons that it is one bouncer for the over and not a wide! The drama continues here at the Hagley Oval!
1 run required now. What a shot, he placed it so well and timed it to perfection.
69.4 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, FOUR RUNS! KANE WILLIAMSON GETS FOUR RUNS! THAT IS AN EXCELLENT SHOT UNDER THE MOST EXTREME PRESSURE! Full outside off-stump. Williamson created some room this time and hit it square of the wicket off the front foot, in between deep point and wide third man for a boundary and set the home crowd into a frenzy! Only 1 run to get now off 2 balls!
Neil Wagner, LHB, comes to the crease.
Close call as the umpire thought he had clipped the stumps with his forearm, but it's a run out in the end.
69.3 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, RUN OUT! MATT HENRY IS RUN OUT! WHAT A MATCH THIS! Full toss outside off-stump. Williamson has another shuffle across to off. He flicks it away to deep mid-wicket and runs hard to two. Henry does put in the dive at the non-striker's end to make his ground but Asitha does well enough to collect it and remove the bails in time to keep it down to only one run! New Zealand are 8 down!
Matt Henry run out (Kasun Rajitha/Asitha Fernando) 4 (3)
69.2 Asitha Fernando to Matt Henry, full toss outside off-stump. Henry hits it down the ground to long-off from the crease but does not get more than one run! 6 runs the requirement now for the hosts, 4 ball to go!
A huge moment as Williamson slips, he was going for a second.
69.1 Asitha Fernando to Kane Williamson, full outside off-stump. Williamson shuffles across and heaves it off a thick inside edge to long-on for only a single! He though of two but slipped at the bowler's end! 7 runs to get now, 5 balls remaining!
A brilliant catch from de Silva as there was a huge confusion there and the other fielder called it off on the last second and he had to put his hands out and caught it. The fielder slipped on the last ball, but it was the boundary ropes and there were no cushions there, if there were any boundary cushions it would have been a four. Small margins change the game. 8 runs required off the last over. Williamson on strike.
69
overs
277/7score
2
1
W
1
1
2
runs
Matt Henry*
3(2)
Kane Williamson
115(189)
Lahiru Kumara
1/61
68.6 Lahiru Kumara to Matt Henry, short on off-stump. Henry hits it hard over the right of mid-off from the crease. Long-on gets around to it in the end but makes a bit of a meal of it. However, he stops it somehow with the feet in the air over the rope while the ball is in his hands. New Zealand pick up two runs in the end. So, New Zealand need 8 runs off 6 balls now!
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