NZ vs SL Today's Match Expert Fantasy Tips & Player Stats, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2024

1st T20I • Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium • Dambulla

New Zealand

135 (19.3)

Sri Lanka

140/6 (19)

SL won by 4 wickets

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Date & Time

09 Nov, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

TV/Streaming

Sony Liv

Match

1st T20I,

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle(Sri Lanka)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bat

Pitch Report

PitchGreen Pitch

Pace BowlingSwing Favourable

Batting ConditionAverage

Spin BowlingAverage

1st Innings

177Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

148.32Avg SR

2nd Innings

152Avg Runs

7Avg Wkts

137.76Avg SR

Weather Update

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

4- 6

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

Sri Lanka

New Zealand

Player of the Match Charith Asalanka

35(28)

0/25

Info

New Zealand

135/10 (19.3)

Batters

Tim Robinson

50.00

b Wellalage

Will Young

100.00

lbw b Theekshana

Mark Chapman

16.67

c Hasaranga b Thushara

Glenn Phillips

100.00

lbw b Hasaranga

Michael Bracewell

112.50

c Mendis b Thushara

Mitchell Hay

0.00

c Mendis b Pathirana

Josh Clarkson

50.00

c Mendis b Pathirana

Mitchell Santner

100.00

st Mendis b Hasaranga

Zakary Foulkes

168.75

Not out

Ish Sodhi

111.11

c Asalanka b Wellalage

Jacob Duffy

0.00

c Mendis b Wellalage

Extras

(B: 4, LB: 6, NB: 1, W: 5)

TOTAL

(19.3 Ov, RR: 6.92)

135/10

Bowlers

EXT

Maheesh Theekshana

5.25

Nuwan Thushara

4.67

Dunith Wellalage

3.3

5.71

Wanindu Hasaranga

5.00

Charith Asalanka

12.50

Matheesha Pathirana

8.33

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Tim Robinson

b Wellalage

1-16

2.2

Mark Chapman

c Hasaranga b Thushara

2-20

3.5

Will Young

lbw b Theekshana

3-31

5.6

Glenn Phillips

lbw b Hasaranga

4-53

8.5

Mitchell Hay

c Mendis b Pathirana

5-59

9.5

Josh Clarkson

c Mendis b Pathirana

6-67

11.4

Michael Bracewell

c Mendis b Thushara

7-86

14.4

Mitchell Santner

st Mendis b Hasaranga

8-96

15.4

Ish Sodhi

c Asalanka b Wellalage

9-135

19.2

Jacob Duffy

c Mendis b Wellalage

10-135

19.3

Sri Lanka

140/6 (19)

Batters

Pathum Nissanka

135.71

b Foulkes

Kusal Mendis

0.00

lbw b Santner

Kusal Perera

135.29

lbw b Bracewell

Kamindu Mendis

143.75

c Sodhi b Phillips

Charith Asalanka

125.00

Not out

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

100.00

c Mitchell Hay b Foulkes

Wanindu Hasaranga

95.65

c Santner b Foulkes

Dunith Wellalage

157.14

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 0, W: 2)

TOTAL

(19 Ov, RR: 7.37)

140/6

Did not Bat

Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara

Bowlers

EXT

Jacob Duffy

7.25

Mitchell Santner

7.50

Michael Bracewell

7.75

Zakary Foulkes

6.67

Ish Sodhi

8.50

Glenn Phillips

6.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Kusal Mendis

lbw b Santner

1-3

1.5

Pathum Nissanka

b Foulkes

2-43

5.3

Kusal Perera

lbw b Bracewell

3-55

6.6

Kamindu Mendis

c Sodhi b Phillips

4-82

10.4

Bhanuka Rajapaksa

c Mitchell Hay b Foulkes

5-87

11.3

Wanindu Hasaranga

c Santner b Foulkes

6-125

17.2

Match Info

Date & Time

09 Nov, 07:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

TV/Streaming

Sony Liv

Match

1st T20I,

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 2024

Schedule

Stats

Umpires

Lyndon Hannibal (Sri Lanka), Raveendra Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (Sri Lanka, TV)

Referee

Ranjan Madugalle(Sri Lanka)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bat

2 3 1 1 2 2

Over 16

Runs: 11

1 0 1 1 1 0

Over 17

Runs: 4

4 W 1 2 1 0

Over 18

Runs: 8

1 0 0 4 0 6

Over 19

Runs: 11

All Overs

Player of the Match Charith Asalanka

35(28)

0/25

Commentary

A big, zealous crowd had gathered tonight at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium to witness this match. There were not only people in the stands but also a few on the trees and other tall structures around the ground. They return home jovial after having watched the home team trounce the opposition. Rest assured, they would return tommorow for more. So will we and we hope you will too. The second T20I of the series begins in only about 20 hours time. Until then, it is a goodbye from Darpan Tikiya and Soumarya Dutta.

Charith Asalanka (Player of the Match & Sri Lanka Captain): Of course, I was a bit nervous,. But my plan was to bat till the end. I think Wanindu and Wellalage batted really well in the end. I think we could have bowled them out 15-20 runs before. Credit goes to their lower order batters. I think as a team, the order does not matter much to us. All batters play spin really well. They chose really good shots as well. As a captain, winning the match is a plus point for me. I hope it continues.

Mitchell Santner (New Zealand)- "It's obviously a challenge and we did very well to get to 135. Credit to the Sri Lankan spinners and we felt that we could have gotten around 150. The dew set in more than we thought in the second innings. We will have to keep that in mind. It's always a privilege to captain New Zealand and it's a young group. We have a lot of One Day's and T20's coming up. It's the start of a campaign for us and we will take the learning pretty quickly from this loss. "

Time for the post match presentation. Charith Asalanka — the Sri Lanka skipper — is also the Player of the Match.

Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka)- "We all knew that the wicket was going to do something. The boys did well as an unit. When the ball is new we had to take the momentum in our stride. We tried to pick up the singles and twos after the powerplay. (On the Milestone) It feels really good. I'm going game by game and taking things accordingly. "

Sri Lanka win by 4 wickets.

Charith Asalanka 35* (28) | Dunith Wellalage 3/20 (3.3)
Zakary Foulkes 27* (16) & 3/20 (3)

Sri Lanka get over the line and a grin breaks through the stern expression on coach Sanath Jayasuriya's face. It got a little bit tricky out there in the middle for a bit. But in the end, New Zealand just did not have enough.

The hosts made the most of the conditions. The 22-yard was a spinner's friend and SL deployed four of them. While Asalanka's two overs were expensive, the others did a fine job. The majority of NZ's batters struggled to pick the unorthodox bowlers and the Blackcaps kept losing wickets at regular intervals. The two slingers — Pathirana and Thushara chipped in with 2 wickets apiece too.

However, as mentioned before, the visitors were a bit short. Though, the early departure of Kusal Mendis and Zakary Foulkes' effective spell kept them interested till the very end. For Sri Lanka, it was a team effort that eventually got them over the line. Kusal Perera counter attacked to turn the tide after the initial jolt, Kamindu played a stylish cameo, Asalanka stayed till the end and Wellalage hit the winning six.

The crowd returns home having spent a jovial night at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium and they hope to return back tomorrow for more.

overs

140 /6 score

runs

Dunith Wellalage *

11 (7)

Charith Asalanka

35 (28)

Jacob Duffy

0 /29

18.6 Jacob Duffy to Dunith Wellalage, MY WORDDDD! Wellalage finishes off in style with a massive hit! It was short of a good length and around the middle and leg stump line. He got underneath that one and picked up the slower one early. The left hander whacked it deep over the cow corner for a MAXIMUM. Sri Lanka win the first T20 International by 4 wickets with 6 balls to spare.

18.5 Jacob Duffy to Dunith Wellalage, back of a good length and around the line of off stump. Wellalage goes for a slash but he is beaten. Dot ball.

The crowd erupts. Sri Lanka can smell victory.

18.4 Jacob Duffy to Dunith Wellalage, FOURRRRR!!! SMASHED! It was fuller and around the middle and leg stump line. Wellalage opened up the off side and smashed it through the extra cover region for a boundary.

Midwicket up in the circle now.

Asalanka walks up to the youngster to give him a piece of advice.

18.3 Jacob Duffy to Dunith Wellalage, slower one and it's full outside the line of off stump. Wellalage tries to go for a big one but he misses it. No run.

18.2 Jacob Duffy to Dunith Wellalage, short of a good length and around off stump. Wellalage goes for a big swing but he misses it.

18.1 Jacob Duffy to Charith Asalanka, IN THE AIR AND FALLS SAFE! It was pace on and around off stump. Asalanka had a wild slog at it. He got a leading edge that fell in no man's land. It will be a single for him.

Duffy from around the wicket.

Every time Foulkes has come to the pitch, he has made things happen for New Zealand. First, a good cameo with the bat and then a wicket of each over he has bowled. He will probably bowl the final over too. But can NZ drag the game there? SL only need 7 more.

overs

129 /6 score

runs

Dunith Wellalage *

1 (2)

Charith Asalanka

34 (27)

Zakary Foulkes

3 /20

17.6 Zakary Foulkes to Dunith Wellalage, short and around the middle stump line. Wellalage ducks underneath that one and it goes to the keeper. Dot ball to end the over.

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