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Sri Lanka in New Zealand ODI Series - 3rd ODI

New Zealand v Sri Lanka

New Zealand won by 21 runs

ODI no. 2311 | 2005/06 season
Played at Westpac Stadium, Wellington
6 January 2006 - day/night (50-over match)


New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
L Vincent	c Muralitharan b Fernando	8	17	14	2	0	57.14
3.3 Fernando to Vincent, OUT (Caught), short ball, bit more bounce, Vincent mistimes the pull straight into the hands of Muralitharan at mid-on. 14/2
JM How	c †Sangakkara b Vaas	5	12	5	1	0	100.00
2.4 Vaas to How, OUT (Caught), good ball pitched outside off stump, too full to cut, How cuts, gets an edge, Sangakkara takes the catch, first wicket down for the Kiwis 14/1
SP Fleming*	b Vaas	37	73	52	7	0	71.15
17.6 Vaas to Fleming, OUT (Bowled), good bowling, Fleming comes down the track, Vaas sees it and pitches it short, Fleming goes for a big shot, gets beaten, ball knocks the stumps. 85/3
PG Fulton	c Maharoof b Fernando	50	101	64	3	1	78.12
27.1 Fernando to Fulton, OUT (Caught), good ball pitched outside off stump and angling in, Fulton playing from the crease, flicks it in the air to the deep backward square leg, Maharoof in the deep does well, dives forward and takes a good catch 131/4
HJH Marshall	c Vaas b Maharoof	50	97	71	1	0	70.42
41.6 Maharoof to Marshall, OUT (Caught), good slower ball pitched outside off stump, Marshall too early into the shot, mistimes the drive to Vaas at mid-on, who takes a good catch. 183/8
SB Styris	c Maharoof b Vaas	13	27	20	1	0	65.00
33.2 Vaas to Styris, OUT (Caught), good ball, Styris comes down the track and hits it high in the air to the deep midwicket, Maharoof moves a few feet and takes a good catch. 154/5
CL Cairns	c & b Vaas	2	9	7	0	0	28.57
35.4 Vaas to Cairns, OUT (Caught), good slower ball, Cairns mistimes the drive back to bowler, easy catch for Vaas 163/6
BB McCullum†	c Arnold b Vaas	1	6	4	0	0	25.00
37.1 Vaas to McCullum, OUT (Caught), good ball, pitched on the stumps and just moving, McCullum mistimes the shot, straight into the hands of Arnold at mid-on. 165/7
DL Vettori	b Muralitharan	7	24	21	0	0	33.33
42.6 Muralitharan to Vettori, OUT (Bowled), good ball, tossed up on the stumps, the doosra, bit quick, Vettori pushes forward, gets beaten and gets bowled, excellent delivery 189/9
JEC Franklin	not out	29	34	27	3	1	107.40

SE Bond	not out	9	29	19	1	0	47.36

Extras	(lb 5, w 4, nb 4)	13

Total	(9 wickets; 50 overs)	224	(4.48 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-14 (How, 2.4 ov), 2-14 (Vincent, 3.3 ov), 3-85 (Fleming, 17.6 ov), 4-131 (Fulton, 27.1 ov), 5-154 (Styris, 33.2 ov), 6-163 (Cairns, 35.4 ov), 7-165 (McCullum, 37.1 ov), 8-183 (Marshall, 41.6 ov), 9-189 (Vettori, 42.6 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
WPUJC Vaas	10	1	39	5	3.90	(3nb, 1w)
2.4 to How, Vaas to How, OUT (Caught), good ball pitched outside off stump, too full to cut, How cuts, gets an edge, Sangakkara takes the catch, first wicket down for the Kiwis 14/1 17.6 to Fleming, Vaas to Fleming, OUT (Bowled), good bowling, Fleming comes down the track, Vaas sees it and pitches it short, Fleming goes for a big shot, gets beaten, ball knocks the stumps. 85/3 33.2 to Styris, Vaas to Styris, OUT (Caught), good ball, Styris comes down the track and hits it high in the air to the deep midwicket, Maharoof moves a few feet and takes a good catch. 154/5 35.4 to Cairns, Vaas to Cairns, OUT (Caught), good slower ball, Cairns mistimes the drive back to bowler, easy catch for Vaas 163/6 37.1 to McCullum, Vaas to McCullum, OUT (Caught), good ball, pitched on the stumps and just moving, McCullum mistimes the shot, straight into the hands of Arnold at mid-on. 165/7
CRD Fernando	10	1	51	2	5.10	(1nb, 1w)
3.3 to Vincent, Fernando to Vincent, OUT (Caught), short ball, bit more bounce, Vincent mistimes the pull straight into the hands of Muralitharan at mid-on. 14/2 27.1 to Fulton, Fernando to Fulton, OUT (Caught), good ball pitched outside off stump and angling in, Fulton playing from the crease, flicks it in the air to the deep backward square leg, Maharoof in the deep does well, dives forward and takes a good catch 131/4
MF Maharoof	10	0	49	1	4.90	(1w)
41.6 to Marshall, Maharoof to Marshall, OUT (Caught), good slower ball pitched outside off stump, Marshall too early into the shot, mistimes the drive to Vaas at mid-on, who takes a good catch. 183/8
TM Dilshan	10	0	37	0	3.70

M Muralitharan	10	0	43	1	4.30	(1w)
42.6 to Vettori, Muralitharan to Vettori, OUT (Bowled), good ball, tossed up on the stumps, the doosra, bit quick, Vettori pushes forward, gets beaten and gets bowled, excellent delivery 189/9


Sri Lanka innings (target: 225 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WU Tharanga	c †McCullum b Franklin	9	10	12	1	0	75.00
2.3 Franklin to Tharanga, OUT (Caught), good ball, bit more bounce, Tharanga drives off the back-foot, gets a thin edge, McCullum takes the catch 16/1
J Mubarak	c Cairns b Patel	53	135	84	6	0	63.09
33.2 Patel to Mubarak, OUT (Caught), good ball tossed up on the stumps, Mubarak launches into the shot, gets a top edge high in the air over the bowler to the deep mid-on, Cairns runs forward and dives and takes a wonderful catch 156/5
KC Sangakkara†	b Cairns	52	49	46	9	0	113.04
14.6 Cairns to Sangakkara, OUT (Bowled), good slower ball on the stumps, Sangakkara tries to flick it to the onside, misses the line of the ball and gets bowled! wonderful ball 92/2
DPMD Jayawardene	c †McCullum b Franklin	12	18	15	2	0	80.00
18.5 Franklin to Jayawardene, OUT (Caught), full ball outside off stump, Jayawardene drives, gets an edge, McCullum takes the catch 106/3
MS Atapattu*	c Vincent b Vettori	19	32	29	2	0	65.51
26.4 Vettori to Atapattu, OUT (Caught), good ball, tossed up, bit slower in the air, Atapattu too early into the shot, pushes straight into the hands of Vincent at extra-cover. 136/4
TM Dilshan	b Bond	17	43	34	0	0	50.00
38.2 Bond to Dilshan, OUT (Bowled), good ball, full and fast on the stumps, Dilshan drives, gets beaten and gets bowled. 171/6
RP Arnold	lbw b Patel	11	48	21	0	0	52.38
43.3 Patel to Arnold, OUT (LBW), good ball tossed up outside off stump, Arnold misses the sweep, gets hit on the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by Umpire Hair 189/9
MF Maharoof	lbw b Bond	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
38.4 Bond to Maharoof, OUT (LBW), gone another one goes, good full ball on the pads, misses the line of the ball and gets hit on the pad in line with the stumps 171/7
WPUJC Vaas	c How b Styris	9	12	9	1	0	100.00
41.1 Styris to Vaas, OUT (Caught), good ball pitched outside off stump, Vaas drives in the air to the backward-point, How takes the catch. 184/8
CM Bandara	c Styris b Bond	12	27	22	0	0	54.54
46.4 Bond to Bandara, OUT (Caught), good length ball, mishits it high in the air to the cover region, Styris takes a good catch, almost slipped through the hands. 203/10
CRD Fernando	not out	4	15	8	0	0	50.00

Extras	(lb 3, nb 2)	5

Total	(all out; 46.4 overs)	203	(4.35 runs per over)

Fall of wickets1-16 (Tharanga, 2.3 ov), 2-92 (Sangakkara, 14.6 ov), 3-106 (Jayawardene, 18.4 ov), 4-136 (Atapattu, 26.4 ov), 5-156 (Mubarak, 33.2 ov), 6-171 (Dilshan, 38.2 ov), 7-171 (Maharoof, 38.4 ov), 8-184 (Vaas, 41.1 ov), 9-189 (Arnold, 43.3 ov), 10-203 (Bandara, 46.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
JEC Franklin	7	1	38	2	5.42	(1nb)
2.3 to Tharanga, Franklin to Tharanga, OUT (Caught), good ball, bit more bounce, Tharanga drives off the back-foot, gets a thin edge, McCullum takes the catch 16/1 18.5 to Jayawardene, Franklin to Jayawardene, OUT (Caught), full ball outside off stump, Jayawardene drives, gets an edge, McCullum takes the catch 106/3
SE Bond	9.4	1	39	3	4.03	(1nb)
38.2 to Dilshan, Bond to Dilshan, OUT (Bowled), good ball, full and fast on the stumps, Dilshan drives, gets beaten and gets bowled. 171/6 38.4 to Maharoof, Bond to Maharoof, OUT (LBW), gone another one goes, good full ball on the pads, misses the line of the ball and gets hit on the pad in line with the stumps 171/7 46.4 to Bandara, Bond to Bandara, OUT (Caught), good length ball, mishits it high in the air to the cover region, Styris takes a good catch, almost slipped through the hands. 203/10
CL Cairns	6	0	28	1	4.66
14.6 to Sangakkara, Cairns to Sangakkara, OUT (Bowled), good slower ball on the stumps, Sangakkara tries to flick it to the onside, misses the line of the ball and gets bowled! wonderful ball 92/2
SB Styris	4	0	22	1	5.50
41.1 to Vaas, Styris to Vaas, OUT (Caught), good ball pitched outside off stump, Vaas drives in the air to the backward-point, How takes the catch. 184/8
DL Vettori	10	0	50	1	5.00
26.4 to Atapattu, Vettori to Atapattu, OUT (Caught), good ball, tossed up, bit slower in the air, Atapattu too early into the shot, pushes straight into the hands of Vincent at extra-cover. 136/4
JS Patel	10	0	23	2	2.30
33.2 to Mubarak, Patel to Mubarak, OUT (Caught), good ball tossed up on the stumps, Mubarak launches into the shot, gets a top edge high in the air over the bowler to the deep mid-on, Cairns runs forward and dives and takes a wonderful catch 156/5 43.3 to Arnold, Patel to Arnold, OUT (LBW), good ball tossed up outside off stump, Arnold misses the sweep, gets hit on the pad in line with the stumps, loud appeal, given by Umpire Hair 189/9

Match details

Toss New Zealand, who chose to bat
Series New Zealand led the 5-match series 4-0

ODI debut CM Bandara (Sri Lanka)
New Zealand replacement JS Patel for PG Fulton (Sri Lanka innings, 8.0 ov)
Sri Lanka replacement CM Bandara for M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka innings, 41.1 ov)
Player of the match JS Patel (New Zealand)

Umpires DB Hair (Australia) and AL Hill
TV umpire EA Watkin
Match referee AG Hurst (Australia)

Match notes

The original five-match series scheduled for December 2004-January 2005 was postponed after one match because of the Asian tsunami disaster. The series resumed in December 2005 with the second match of the rubber.