New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st Test at Dunedin, 09 Dec, 2015

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to bowl first
New Zealand 431/10 (96.1)  &  267/3 (65.4)
Sri Lanka 294/10 (117.1)  &  282/10 (95.2)
New Zealand won by 122 runs
Man of the Match: Martin Guptill
  • Nuwan Pradeep 4 * (10)

  Over 1.0   

Over 0.1 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, gets forward and nudges it into the leg-side.

Over 0.2 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs,  got half-forward and presented a straight bat there.

Over 0.3 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, no runs, comes forward and defends it towards mid-on.

Over 0.4 TA Boult bowls a pitched up delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 runs, gets forward and flicks it to deep mid-wicket and hurries a couple.

Over 0.5 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, comes on to the front foot and pushes it through the off-side and picks up one more.

Over 0.6 TA Boult bowls a good length delivery to Kusal Mendis, no runs, comes on to the front foot and let it go through to the keeper.

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 TG Southee bowls a back of length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and clips it down to fine-leg.

Over 1.1 TG Southee bowls a back of length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, 1 run, goes on to the back foot and clips it down to fine-leg.

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Over 1.2TG Southee bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 1.3TG Southee bowls pitched up delivery to KusalMendis, flicks it off his pads towards the deep mid wicket regionTwo runs

Over 1.4TG Southee bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 1.5TG Southee bowls short of length delivery to KusalMendis, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 1.6TG Southee bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1TA Boult bowls pitched up delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, lofts it in the air over covers.Two runs

Over 2.2TA Boult bowls pitched up delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it past covers.Single

Over 2.3TA Boult bowls pitched up delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and drives it wristily wide of mid onTwo runs

Over 2.4TA Boult bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and defends it towards covers.Single

Over 2.5TA Boult bowls good length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

Over 2.6TA Boult bowls short of length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.Single

  Over 4.0   

Over 3.1TG Southee bowls good length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 3.2TG Southee bowls good length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 3.3TG Southee bowls pitched up delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionTwo runs

Over 3.4TG Southee bowls good length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs

Over 3.5TG Southee bowls good length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

Over 3.6TG Southee bowls good length delivery to DimuthKarunaratne, gets forward and leaves it outside off to the wicket keeper.No runs

  Over 5.0   

Over 4.1TA Boult bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, opens up on the backfoot to defend that infront of middle.No runs

Over 4.2TA Boult bowls short of length delivery to KusalMendis, opens up on the backfoot to defend that towards the legside.No runs

Over 4.3TA Boult bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets beaten on the frontfoot by that good delivery.No runs

Over 4.4TA Boult bowls good length delivery to KusalMendis, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs

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