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 1.4NuwanPradeep bowls half volley to MJGuptill, gets onto the frontfoot and drives it straight to point.Boundary!

Over 2.6 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to Tom Latham, Boundary! Hangs back and and punches this wide of mid-off, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 3.2 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Leans forward and caresses the stroke to the left of mid-off, don't bother running for those.

Over 3.4 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Gets forward and drives through the line. Got the timing and power and placed it past a tumbling bowler who fails to get any hand on that.

Over 4.5 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and flicks it away through square-leg and the ball went to the fence very quickly.

Over 5.6 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a pitched up delivery to Tom Latham, Boundary! Gets forward and places the drive to the left of mid-off and the ball races away in a jiffy.

Over 6.1 RAS Lakmal bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Gets forward and  goes with soft hands as he tries to defend. Ball catches the outside edge and flies in the gap between gully and the slip cordon.

Over 10.2NuwanPradeep to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 15.5RAS Lakmal to Tom Latham Boundary! ...

Over 16.2NuwanPradeep to KS Williamson Boundary! ...

Over 17.6RAS Lakmal to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 19.1 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to KS Williamson, Boundary! Gets inside the line and back foot punch travels square of the wicket all the way to the fence.

Over 19.3 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to KS Williamson, Boundary! Gets on top of the bounce and punches it pass backward-point, the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 21.3 AD Mathews bowls a half volley to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it along the ground to deep extra-cover fence for four.

Over 21.6 AD Mathews bowls a half volley to KS Williamson, Boundary! Comes on to the front foot and drives it straight down the ground for four.

Over 22.2PVDChameera to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 22.3PVDChameera to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 23.5 AD Mathews bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Gets forward and pushed at it tentatively to take out an outside edge that runs low to the square third man fence.

Over 24.2 PVD Chameera bowls it short of length to KS Williamson, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and went for a cut, the ball takes inside edge pass the stump and raced away to the fence for four.

Over 24.4 PVD Chameera bowls a back of length delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Stays back in the crease and guides it away pass gully and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 27.4 RAS Lakmal bowls it short of length to KS Williamson, Boundary! Gets hurried into the pull but manages to middle it to the deep square leg fence.

Over 28.6 Nuwan Pradeep bowls it short of length to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Goes on to the back foot and cut well in front of square to bring 2000 Test runs

Over 30.3 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a good length delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Goes across the line and clips it down to fine-leg fence for four.

Over 32.4NuwanPradeep to KS Williamson Boundary! ...

Over 33.2HMRKBHerath to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

Over 34.5 Nuwan Pradeep bowls a back of length delivery to KS Williamson, Boundary! Comes across the line and clips it of the pads down to fine-leg fence for four.

Over 39.3 HMRKB Herath bowls a tossed up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it along the ground to deep extra-cover fence for four.

Over 42.4 PVD Chameera bowls a pitched up delivery to MJ Guptill, Boundary! Gets latches onto it with a picture-perfect drive past extra cover and the ball raced away to the fence for four.

Over 44.5 PVD Chameera bowls it short of length to KS Williamson, Boundary! Goes back and across, pulls all along the ground through mid-wicket, don't bother running for those

Over 46.1RAS Lakmal to MJGuptillBoundary! ...

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