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That's it from the live coverage of the super 12 contest. But today's match has set up a perfect mood for a triple header Sunday coming tomorrow. Do not miss out on the live updates as three matches will be played, deciding who has the upper edge for the semi-finals.
Good bye and have a good time!
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Glenn Phillips -
My conversation (with Mitchell) was to carry on as long as possible, play the right possible shots, was a little difficult against the slower balls, but we managed to get to a competitive total. I couldn't put away the slower ones, but managed to execute my skills against the pacers, especially when pace was on. The bowlers did well later on. I did cramp up a bit, lack of salts possibly there, the boys asked me not to take any further risks on limping away). They swung the new ball (Boult and Southee), and the slower ones were holding onto the surface, getting early wickets was crucial and we managed to do that early. It was an exceptional performance by our bowlers and fielders.
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Sri Lanka started the match in an excellent manner and at one moment it seemed like New Zealand will struggle to compete in this match. However, SL allowed them to come back into the match with some dropped catches and mediocre bowling. Glenn Phillips used those gifts to his best and scored a magnificent century to put on a competitive total on the board at halfway mark.
The Sri Lankan run chase was expected to be a competitive one, but Tim Southee and Trent Boult ensured that the target was an overwhelming one for the Lankans bagging four wickets in the powerplay and the fifth wicket, on the immediate ball after the end of powerplay. Sri Lanka could never get back in the game with the kind of middle order they have after losing five wickets for 24 runs.
New Zealand have a envious NRR of 3.85 and with two wins and a washout, they sit comfortably at the top with 5 points from three matches. They already have their one foot in the door for the semi-finals.
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Glenn Phillips is man of the match for his brilliant century!
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19.2 Sri Lanka has been bundled out! A flighted delivery from Sodhi, Lahiru Kumara comes down the track to hit a biggie, but completely misses it. Conway, behind the stumps, wraps up the stumping and hence, the Sri Lanka innings quite quickly. Sri Lanka are put out of their long misery and New Zealand have a comprehensive victory. Lahiru Kumara st Conway b Sodhi 4 (5)
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18.5 100 up for Sri Lanka, with a wide. Tim Southee mocks for a review, as he felt it hit the batter on its way through to the wicket-keeper! The Sri Lankan fans are still in the stadium and are cheering the 100 loudly!
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16.6 Trent Boult finishes his spell with SL skipper Dasun Shanaka's wicket! Those are best figures for the left-armer in T20 Internationals. A slow bouncer from Boult and Shanaka pulls it hard towards deep square leg. Daryl Mitchell reverse-cups it comfortably. The ball was as high at the level of the eyes of Shanaka when he played the shot. Dasun Shanaka c Mitchell b Boult 35 (32)
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15.4 Sri Lanka skipper is continuing to hit boundaries. Another short delivery from Ferguson and Shanaka pulls it towards fine leg for four runs.
The Sri Lankan fans are still cheering the runs for their side.
Sri Lanka: 91/8 after 16 overs
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14.4 Dasun Shanaka is still out there in the middle. That was a half volley in the arc for Shanaka and he swivells it for a big six over mid-wicket.
Sri Lanka: 82/8 after 15 overs
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New Zealand have clearly been the better side with the ball and in the field, and that is proving to be the difference between the two sides. Glenn Phillips did play a match-winning knock, but he was dropped on 12 and that was an easy catch to be taken. Sri Lanka dropped a few too many and also gave away a free hits for NZ to ease out the pressure.
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Glenn Phillips has gone of the field here with a bout of cramps on both his legs.
16:27 (IST)
12.3 Sri Lanka are almost done. Wickets have kept flowing for New Zealand. Maheesh Theekshana is dismissed without bothering the scorers. Santner bowls one flater outside off, and Theekshana edges it to the slip. M Theekshana c Jimmy Neesham b Mitchell Santner 0(3)
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11.4 Sri Lanka seven down. A lame shot by Hasaranga, tries to slap it through covers after getting on his knees but gives a regulation low catch to Williamson at covers. That was a slower delivery from Sodhi and Hasaranga has been foxed. Wanindu Hasaranga c Kane Williamson b Ish Sodhi 4(6)
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10.4 Wanindu Hasaranga sweep hard and collects four runs wide off long on fielder. The long on fielder runs and puts in a hard dive, but couldn't reach in time.
Sri Lanka: 63/6 after 11 overs
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9.6 Bhanuka Rajapaksa departs. That was a good-looking shot and seemed like going all the way for a moment, with Rajapaksa's bat flow. But that was mistimed and the ball only manages to reach the mid-off fielder where Kane Williamson takes a comfortable catch. Sri Lanka have lost sixth wicket. Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Kane Williamson b Lockie Ferguson 34(22)
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8.2 Dasun Shanaka now gets a boundary. A fullish delivery outside the off stump, Shanaka comes down the track and turns it into a full toss. Plays a beautiful cover drive and ball races away to fence for four runs.
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7.5 Bhanuka Rajapaksa seems to playing on a different surface and in different conditions. As cool and calm as a batter can be after losing five wickets for 30 runs. Sodhi once again drops it short and Rajapaksa gets on his back foot to cut the ball through backward point. The ball races away to the boundary.
16:03 (IST)
7.1 Ish Sodhi is welcomed with a six! A googly to start his spell, but too short. Rajapaksa drags back and plummels it over the deep mid-wicket for a huge six.
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6.2 A tossed up delivery outside off by Santner, and Dasun Shanaka slashes hard. Gets an outside edge and evades the slip fielder to run away for four!
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6.1 How good is Mitchell Santner! Takes a wicket of the first ball. Chamika Karunaratne is gone. A short delivery and Karunaratne pulls it hard. That seemed going over the ropes but Boult is standing tall at the deep mid-wicket boundary. SL are going down with each over. Chamika Karunaratne c Trent Boult b Mitchell Santner 3(8)
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4.4 Now dispatched to the extra-cover fence for four. Rajapaksa is taking on Lockie Ferguson. A fullish delivery and Rajapaksa lofts it over the extra-cover region for four runs. Change in bowling has worked for Sri Lanka, instead of New Zealand.
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4.3 What a shot from Bhanuka Rajapaksa! Width on offer, outside the off stump, and Rajapaksa cuts it hard over the backward point. The ball has flown over the ropes for six!
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3.3 Charith Asalanka is gone! Trent Boult is on fire - gets his third wicket. A pitched up delivery, not much width on offer, and Asalanka has carved it straight to the backward point fielder. Finn Allen takes a sharp catch. Charith Asalanka c Finn Allen b Trent Boult 4(8)
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Just one run of the third over. New Zealand are all over Sri Lanka at the moment.
Sri Lanka 6/3 after 3 overs
15:38 (IST)
1.6 Sri Lanka are three down now, and New Zealand have given them a taste of their own medicine. More bitter infact. Boult has two wickets in that over. That was bowled on good length, Dhananjaya gets an inside edge and the ball rattles the stumps. Dhananjaya De Silva b Trent Boult 0(3)
Sri Lanka: 5/3 after 2 overs
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1.3 NZ strike again, and Kusal Mendis is a goner. Boult bowls from over the wicket, creates an angle across the right-hander. Mendis tries to play it through the off side but edges it to the wicket-keeper. Sri Lanka are two down now. Kusal Mendis c Devon Conway b Trent Boult 4(3)
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1.1 Kusal Mendis gets off the mark with a four! Some width on offer by Trent Boult and Mendis cuts it through the backward point region.
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0.5 Southee strikes straight away before any runs on the board! Patthum Nissanka is out for a duck. That was a straight delivery from Southee, pitching on good length, Nissanka tries to glance it on the leg side, but misses it completely and is caught plumb ahead of the wickets.
A wicket-maiden for Southee to start the SL innings.
Patthum Nissanka lbw b Tim Southee 0(5)
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Sri Lanka openers in the middle. Tim Southee to open the attack for New Zealand.
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A brilliant effort from Glenn Phillips after early carnage from the Sri Lankan bowlers. 104 off 64 deliveries is no mean feat and New Zealand have a very much defendable total on the scoreboard. The onus will now be on the Sri Lankan batters to chase the total. The Sri Lankans let go the advantage after early wickets as Phillips built a decent partnership with Daryl Mitchell. And they inched ahead slowly and steadily to recover from the massacre. Sri Lanka hit back with a few wickets in the middle overs, but dropping Phillips on 12 cost them a bit too many runs. Back for chase in a bit.
15:19 (IST)
19.6 Tim Southee ends the innings with a fine boundary! A low full toss and that was swung away to the deep mid-wicket boundary. New Zealand have a decent score on the board, more than decent in fact.
New Zealand: 167/7 after 20 overs
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19.5 Ish Sodhi is gone, he is run-out. Sodhi had pulled it well to the deep mid-wicket and one run was easily available, but they wanted two! The fielder from the deep threw the ball well and Sodhi was caught well short of the crease. A dive might have helped him. Ish Sodhi run out (Ashen Bandara) 1(1)
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19.4 Finally the end of Glenn Phillips. Tries to go over the top on off side, but mistimes it completely. The ball takes an upper edge and manages a short flight around the 30-yard circle. Shanaka takes a few steps back and takes a catch above his head. Glenn Phillips c Shanaka b Kumara 104(64)
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18.5 Amazing stuff by Glenn Phillips! That was short and Phillips swiveled it through the leg side, square and the ball has raced over the boundary line. He is ecstatic to reach his century, and has done the Kiwis a world of good.
New Zealand: 153/5 after 19 overs
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18.1 Glenn Phillips moves to 97! A short of good length delivery by Theekshana and Phillips smashes it straight past the bowler for four runs. The long on fielder put up chase but to no avail.
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Back-to-back no balls by Rajitha and one of them has conceded a boundary as well. But the free-hit has gone without any runs.
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17.1 NZ lose another wicket as Jimmy Nisham fails to entertain the crowd. Wide and outside off, Nisham slaps it on the off side, but the ball gets straight into hands of extra cover - skipper Dasun Shanaka completes an easy catch. Nessham is disappointed with himself.
Jimmy Neesham c Dasun Shanaka b Kasun Rajitha 5(8)
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Super man mode on for Glenn Phillips with back-to-back sixes!
16.3 - A short ball by M Theekshana and Glenn Phillips rocks back in the crease to loft over wide long-off
16.4 - Theekshana bowls short again, and Glenn Phillips launches this over the fence again on the leg side.
New Zealand - 129/4 after 17 overs
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15.4 Glenn Phillips is putting all the pressure back on Sri Lanka! Lahiru Kumara bowls a slower one and Phillips tonks it straight back, over the top and hits an 89-metre six.
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14.3 Hasaranga finally has a breakthrough! Daryl Mitchell has been bowled with a googly. That was a lot fuller, and Mitchell was prompted to make some room. But he is beaten and the ball dislodges the stumps. Mitchell didn't fire, but gave a decent support to Phillips after the team was under pressure. Surprisingly, no boundaries for the all-rounder.
Daryl Mitchell b Wanindu Hasaranga 22(24)
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14.1 Phillips is making run-scoring look so easy! Hasaranga starts the over with a short delivery and Phillips plays a lofted drive over covers. The ball races away for four runs.
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13.5 Another boundary! That's an expensive over. Karunaratane bowls wide outside off stump, and Phillips opens the face of bat to slice it square. The third man in the deep is a lot square, but still cant get to the ball.
New Zealand: 94/3 after 14 overs
14:39 (IST)
13.3 Another beautiful shot, this time on the leg side. Karunaratne bowls a slower delivery, Phillips gets on his knees and sweeps it well through the mid-wicket region. The ball bisects two fielders in the deep and goes over the boundary line. And that is fifty as well, for Phillips! Under some pressure and he has played an excellent knock for the Kiwis.
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13.1 A good start to the over for NZ. A slower back of a length delivery, outside the off stump and Glenn Phillips makes room and smashes it through the covers.
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50-partnership is up between Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips - 61 off 55 deliveries.
Daryl Mitchell - 22, Glenn Phillips - 37
New Zealand: 76/3 after 13 overs
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A tidy 9th over by Wanindu Hasaranga, has conceded just two runs of it. He has looked good today. SL continue to create pressure on the Kiwis.
New Zealand: 45/3 after 9 overs
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Lahiru Kumara bowls a no ball, but is safe as the free-hit concedes only two runs. However, the over has already been expensive with 11 runs in five balls.
14:08 (IST)
7.1 Not the best start for Lahiru Kumara. Bowls down the leg side and Phillips gets on top of it and tries to pull it hard. He gets a glove on it and the ball races away to the fence behind the wicket-keeper.
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6.5 Patthum Nisanka has dropped a straight-forward catch at long off. Wanindu Hasaranga, the bower, is livid. That was the perfect chance to redeem himself from the Australia bashing, but Nissanka has failed to support him. A tossed-up delivery on the off stump, and Phillips plays inside out, but finds the fielder. Lucky for him to get a lifeline.
New Zealand: 30/3 after 7 overs
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5.2 A good shot by Glenn Philips. He is looking comfortable at the moment. That was short and wide of off stump and Phillips directs it well, square on the off side - past point and to the boundary cushions
Amidst an already heated group 1, New Zealand will face Sri Lanka in a very important fixture to add some crucial points to their tally and strengthen their hold on the semi-finals qualification.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka will face each other at the SCG in Sydney.
New Zealand were not given any significant attention at the start of the tournament, but their emphatic win over Australia ensured their proper announcement at the World Cup.
The Kiwis are looking for a team that has covered all bases with some power hitters across the batting order and a versatile bowling attack. The squad will only be boosted with the comeback of Daryl Mitchell who is expected to make his way into the playing XI against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand will continue to bank on Devon Conway and Finn Allen to open the innings, keeping someone as mighty as Martin Guptill out of the playing XI.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will look to overcome their defeat against Australia and compete better with New Zealand. They were going strong against Australia until Marcus Stoinis came in and spoiled the momentum that was making the match look like going down to the wire.
The Lankans were disciplined with the ball but will want their batters to put in more effort and score those additional 15 runs. Wanindu Hasaranga will also look to make things normal after being taken for a ride against Australia.
While New Zealand have recovered their injured player, Sri Lanka have been plagued with injuries and we are definitely expecting a couple of changes in the playing XI.
The Kiwis will want to ensure the two points here after one point slipped as the match against Afghanistan was washed out.
Thankfully, no showers are expected in Sydney, and after multiple washouts on Friday, Saturday is expected to set up the World Cup mood perfectly.
Head to Head: New Zealand 10 – Sri Lanka 8 (one washout)
Squads:
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(wk), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Ashen Bandara, Pramod Madushan, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay
