Live Cricket Score | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Live Score & Commentary | NZ vs SL Scorecard, ICC Men's T20 World Cup

27th T20I • Sydney Cricket Ground • Sydney

New Zealand

167/7 (20)

Sri Lanka

102 (19.2)

NZ won by 65 runs

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Player of the Match Glenn Phillips

104(64)

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New Zealand s

167/7 (20)

Batters

Finn Allen

33.33

b Theekshana

Devon Conway

25.00

b Silva

Kane Williamson

61.54

c Mendis b Rajitha

Glenn Phillips

104

162.50

c Shanaka b Kumara

Daryl Mitchell

91.67

b Hasaranga

Jimmy Neesham

62.50

c Shanaka b Rajitha

Mitchell Santner

220.00

Not out

Ish Sodhi

100.00

runout (Mendis / (sub Bandara ))

Tim Southee

400.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 2, NB: 3, W: 5)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 8.35)

167/7

Did not Bat

Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Bowlers

EXT

Maheesh Theekshana

8.75

Kasun Rajitha

5.75

Dhananjaya de Silva

7.00

Wanindu Hasaranga

5.50

Lahiru Kumara

12.33

Chamika Karunaratne

11.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

b Theekshana

1-2

0.4

Devon Conway

b Silva

2-7

2.2

Kane Williamson

c Mendis b Rajitha

3-15

3.6

Daryl Mitchell

b Hasaranga

4-99

14.3

Jimmy Neesham

c Shanaka b Rajitha

5-129

17.1

Glenn Phillips

c Shanaka b Kumara

6-162

19.4

Ish Sodhi

runout (Mendis / (sub Bandara ))

7-163

19.5

Sri Lanka s

102/10 (19.2)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

0.00

lbw b Southee

Kusal Mendis

133.33

c Conway b Boult

Dhananjaya de Silva

0.00

b Boult

Charith Asalanka

50.00

c Allen b Boult

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

154.55

c Williamson b Ferguson

Chamika Karunaratne

37.50

c Boult b Santner

Dasun Shanaka

109.38

c Mitchell b Boult

Wanindu Hasaranga

66.67

c Williamson b Sodhi

Maheesh Theekshana

0.00

c Neesham b Santner

Kasun Rajitha

38.10

Not out

Lahiru Kumara

80.00

st Conway b Sodhi

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 0, W: 6)

TOTAL

(19.2 Ov, RR: 5.28)

102/10

Bowlers

EXT

Tim Southee

3.00

Trent Boult

3.25

Lockie Ferguson

8.75

Mitchell Santner

5.25

Ish Sodhi

3.2

6.30

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Pathum Nissanka

lbw b Southee

1-0

0.5

Kusal Mendis

c Conway b Boult

2-4

1.3

Dhananjaya de Silva

b Boult

3-5

1.6

Charith Asalanka

c Allen b Boult

4-8

3.3

Chamika Karunaratne

c Boult b Santner

5-24

6.1

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

c Williamson b Ferguson

6-58

9.6

Wanindu Hasaranga

c Williamson b Sodhi

7-64

11.4

Maheesh Theekshana

c Neesham b Santner

8-65

12.3

Dasun Shanaka

c Mitchell b Boult

9-93

16.6

Lahiru Kumara

st Conway b Sodhi

10-102

19.2

Match Info

Date & Time

29 Oct, 01:30 PM IST

Venue

Sydney Cricket Ground

Match

27th T20I,

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Umpires

Michael Gough (England), Paul Wilson (Australia), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

Pitch Report

Batting friendly pitch with some help available for pacers

Toss

New Zealand elected to bat

1wd 0 1 0 0 0 W

Over 17

Runs: 2

1wd 0 1 0 4 0 0

Over 18

Runs: 6

0 0 0 0 1wd 0 1

Over 19

Runs: 2

1 W

Over 20

Runs: 1

All Overs

Player of the Match Glenn Phillips

104(64)

Commentary

It's another triple-header coming your way tomorrow to set up a Super Sunday! There's plenty of action coming your way with all six teams from the other group battling it out. We'll be back tomorrow morning to take you through all the action that unravels. Until then, this is Pratyush Rohra, signing off on behalf of my partner, Shashwat Kumar. Buh bye!

Right then. New Zealand complete a comprehensive victory to give their NRR a significant boost which might be enough in helping them seal their spot in the semi-finals. Of course, we'll have to wait for a few more days to make that official. As for Sri Lanka, that's a significant dent in their hopes to make it to the next round. Perhaps even more disappointing was the manner of the defeat.

Kane Williamson: It (the pitch) was different. The slower balls were stopping in the surface and it was a bit variable. On different surfaces, it's important to try to make those adjustments are important. (Phillips) It was an incredible knock to get a very very good total on that surface. Any hundred is amazing but the way he put pressure on the opposition after a poor start was great. We wanted to be aggressive (with the ball). We knew it was the kind of wicket where we just had to hit the right lengths. The boys executed the plans really well.

Dasun Shanaka: We started really well, particularly in the first ten overs. Credit to Phillips, who played an outstanding knock. We had a few areas to address, the fielding mainly with a couple of dropped catches. 160 was always tough against their bowling attack. We never got set in there and lost wickets in regular intervals. Losing five wickets in the first eight overs was never going to make it easy. We have a couple of games to go and a bit of time. Hopefully, we can get things right.

Glenn Phillips, Player of the Match: (discussions with Mitchell) Me and Daryl were clear in that we wanted to be positive. on a pitch like that, it was difficult to hit slower balls and we wanted to get a competitive total. The way the bowlers bowled, the way we took our catches was incredible. At the end of the day, the boys said there is no point injuring yourself (on his cramps) but still went back for a few overs. The feeling is indescribable. I was actually more happy with my process more than anything. They swung it up front, the slower balls they bowled into the pitch. The way the bowlers bowled and the high energy, it was exceptional all around.

New Zealand won by 65 runs!

Glenn Phillips - 104 (64) | Trent Boult - 4/13
Dasun Shanaka - 35 (32) | Kasun Rajitha - 2/23

It was an outing to forget for the Sri Lankans. The Asia Cup champions drew first blood in this contest and had the Kiwis reeling at 15-3 at the end of the 4th over in the first innings. However, they completely lost their way from there on and allowed the Blackcaps to take control. New Zealand just needed a sniff to get back into this game and Sri Lanka gave them a lot more than that.

Glenn Phillips was at the forefront of the New Zealand fightback with his belligerent century. The lone warrior played the knock of his life to single-handedly drag his side back into the contest and post a healthy total on the board on a slightly tricky surface. No prizes for guessing who the player of the match will be after that knock. Eventually, he's ended up with a couple more runs than the entire Sri Lankan team.

With a decent total on the board, the bowlers put their hands up and did what they do best. The lethal combination of Boult and Southee ran riot early on to have the Lankans reeling at 8-4. There was some sort of a fight put on by Rajapaksa but it didn't last long as he was dismissed by Ferguson.

The procession of wickets continued with Santner and Sodhi chipping in to kill the game in the first phase of the innings itself. Dasun Shanaka's vigil came to an abrupt end, which was the final nail in the coffin for the Sri Lankans. Dasun Shanaka's side have themselves to blame for that result. They allowed New Zealand to get back into the contest and paid the prize for it.

19.2 Ish Sodhi to Lahiru Kumara, OUT! THAT WILL BE THAT! Wrong'un tossed up on a length outside off stump. Kumara comes down the track and has a wild slog at it. Unsurprisingly, he misses the ball by a mile and the keeper has no problems in whipping off the bails! After a slight wobble at the start, this has been a commanding performance by the Kiwis and they inch a step closer to qualification!
Lahiru Kumara st Devon Conway b Ish Sodhi 4 (5b 1x4 0x6)

19.1 Ish Sodhi to Kasun Rajitha, short delivery outside off stump. Rajitha goes back and cuts the ball towards the sweeper at deep point for another single

Southee wraps up his night's work with figures of 1/12. It was him and Boult who got the ball rolling for the Kiwis and it's that duo that has sealed the deal for their side. Final over coming up and it's a mere formality.

overs

101 /9 score

runs

Kasun Rajitha *

7 (20)

Lahiru Kumara

4 (4)

Tim Southee

1 /12

18.6 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, slower delivery on a length on leg stump. Rajitha comes half forward and tips the ball into the on side before galloping across to the other end

Final ball of Southee's spell coming up. It'll be quite fitting if he wraps things up here, won't it?

18.5 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, back of a length delivery outside off stump. Rajitha has a stab at it and shanks it back to the bowler

100 comes up for Sri Lanka! Their crowd has something to cheer about.

18.5 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, slower delivery that slides down the leg side. Rajitha lets it go as the umpire stretches out his arms and signals a wide

18.4 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, back of a length delivery just outside off stump. Rajitha gives himself room and drills it down the ground towards mid off. Still no run!

18.3 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, very full delivery slanted into the batter on off stump. Rajitha comes half forward and pokes it down the ground towards the bowler

18.2 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, back of a length delivery on off stump. Rajitha gets up on his toes and taps the ball into the off side towards extra cover

18.1 Tim Southee to Kasun Rajitha, slower full toss on middle and off stump. Rajitha comes forward and works the ball into the on side towards mid wicket

Tim Southee [3.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

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