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 26.2 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to Dimuth Karunaratne, out Caught by Watling!  Karunaratne goes deep in the crease and tries to plays a upper cut, the ball takes the outside edge and easy catch to the keeper behind the stumps.

Over 32.3 N Wagner bowls a good length delivery to MDUS Jayasundera, out Caught by Watling!

Over 50.1 TG Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Kusal Mendis,  out Caught by Watling!! Mendis went for a front foot drive, the ball takes teh inside edge and the keeper dived to his right and managed to hold the ball just inches above the ground.

Over 70.3 N Wagner bowls a good length delivery to AD Mathews, out Bowled!! Mathews was expecting another one but Wagner bowled it full on middle. Mathews was surprised, the ball took the left pad and nutmegged him to take the middle pole down.

Over 73.1Mitchell Santner to LD ChandimalOut LBW ...

Over 76.5 N Wagner bowls a good length delivery to Milinda Siriwardana, no runs, gets forward and looks to play across the line but misses and the ball struck on the pads

Over 81.2 TG Southee bowls a good length delivery to KDK Vithanage, out Lbw!!

Over 86.2TA Boult bowls short of length delivery to HMRKBHerath, gets an outside edge and is caught in the slips.He is Caught

Over 88.1TA Boult bowls good length delivery to MilindaSiriwardana, and he is caught by the fielder in the infield.He is Caught

Over 92.1Mitchell Santner bowls quicker and flatter in the air to PVDChameera, and that’s the end of his stay in the middle, clean bowled! .Bowled him!

Over 95.2 DAJ Bracewell bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to RAS Lakmal,  out Caught and Bowled!!Lakmal was late to dig it. Ball catches the splice and lobs straight to Bracewell who accepts it gleefully