BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c Lister b Milne	9	9	19	2	0	100.00

Kusal Mendis †	c †Latham b Lister	10	5	8	1	1	200.00

Kusal Perera	c Neesham b Milne	35	32	45	2	1	109.37

Dhananjaya de Silva	c Lister b Ravindra	37	26	40	3	2	142.30

Charith Asalanka	c Sodhi b Milne	24	19	35	0	2	126.31

Dasun Shanaka (c)	c Lister b Shipley	7	8	12	1	0	87.50

Wanindu Hasaranga	c Milne b Neesham	9	5	7	0	1	180.00

Maheesh Theekshana	c †Latham b Lister	0	4	4	0	0	0.00

Pramod Madushan	b Milne	1	3	7	0	0	33.33

Kasun Rajitha	not out	1	1	4	0	0	100.00
Dilshan Madushanka	b Milne	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 1, lb 2, w 5)	8
TOTAL	19 Ov (RR: 7.42, 93 Mins)	141
Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Kusal Mendis, 1.5 ov), 2-29 (Pathum Nissanka, 3.4 ov), 3-91 (Kusal Perera, 11.2 ov), 4-99 (Dhananjaya de Silva, 12.3 ov), 5-122 (Dasun Shanaka, 15.3 ov), 6-134 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 16.4 ov), 7-135 (Maheesh Theekshana, 17.3 ov), 8-140 (Charith Asalanka, 18.2 ov), 9-141 (Pramod Madushan, 18.4 ov), 10-141 (Dilshan Madushanka, 18.6 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Adam Milne	4	0	26	5	6.50	15	3	1	2	0
3.4 to P Nissanka, Outside edge off the flick, the ball is in the air and dies down towards Lister at deep third, who takes it. Nissanka tried to whip the length ball that was outside off. Had to drag it across and got it flying. Lister started to go back and had to adjust later to come in front. Managed to do it and took it low down.. 29/2 11.2 to MDKJ Perera, Pace off, Perera pulls and finds deep midwicket! Was a slower ball on a length from around the midwicket. Perera tried breaking the shackles but couldn't find the elevation. Easy catch for Neesham.. 91/3 18.2 to KIC Asalanka, Sodhi runs back from short third, the sun's in his eyes too but the ball sticks into the hand, he has his chest as the second line of defence. He flexes in celebrations. Was a short cutter that Asalanka tried to pull over square leg from outside off but it went off the top edge. 140/8 18.4 to Pramod Madushan, Yorker goes off the pad onto middle and Milne has four! The ball actually pitched in front of the crease but Madushan was stuck behind the crease and his feet were glued. He tried to clip it through midwicket. Missed the ball and it deflected onto the stumps. More celebrations for Milne. 141/9 18.6 to D Madushanka, Yes, another yorker gives him the five-for! He's chuffed, all his team-mates swarm across to congratulate him. He nailed it in the blockhole. Landed around middle and Madushanka had cleared his front leg and tried to whip it away. Missed it and it looked to have straightened and hit middle and off. 141/10
Ben Lister	4	0	26	2	6.50	10	2	1	1	0
1.5 to BKG Mendis, Top edge, Latham settles under the skier and takes it. Mendis got across the line and tried to flick the back-of-length ball aerially again. Tried to go square but got a leading edge and the keeper took a comfortable catch.. 18/1 17.3 to M Theekshana, Tries to slog across, goes right up. Latham comes forward and takes it just behind the stumps. Good catch, keeper's all smiles. Was a length ball that Theekshana tried to hit over square leg. Got a top edge and, with Asalanka at the non-striker's end, that felt like a needless shot. 135/7 See all photos
Henry Shipley	3	0	25	1	8.33	5	2	1	0	0
15.3 to MD Shanaka, Sliced in the air, Lister tracks back from backward point and takes it! Was a fullish ball that Shanaka tried to slog across the line but got a thick outside edge. Ballooned high and Lister was a bit tentative while starting to backtrack but kept watching the ball and took it after turning. He's relieved as he celebrates with Sodhi. 122/5
Rachin Ravindra	3	0	24	1	8.00	7	1	2	0	0
12.3 to DM de Silva, Pumped downtown but finds long-on! Looped up on middle and leg, DdS got leg side of the ball and tried to drive it straight and over the short boundary. But it held in the pitch a bit and the timing was off. Easy catch for Lister and New Zealand celebrate.. 99/4
James Neesham	2	0	20	1	10.00	4	0	2	2	0
16.4 to PW Hasaranga, Hasaranga spotted the slower one but couldn't get it over mid-off! The extra bounce did him in. The leg-cutter may have curved away a bit. Hasaranga made room and tried to flat bat it over the in-field but got it high off the bat. Easy catch for Milne.. 134/6
Ish Sodhi	3	0	17	0	5.66	5	1	0	0	0

New Zealand (T: 142 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Bowes	c Hasaranga b Rajitha	31	15	16	7	0	206.66

Tim Seifert	not out	79	43	67	3	6	183.72
Tom Latham (c)†	not out	20	30	50	1	0	66.66
Extras	(lb 1, w 15)	16
TOTAL	14.4 Ov (RR: 9.95, 67 Mins)	146/1
Did not bat: Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Adam Milne, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Ben Lister
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Chad Bowes, 3.2 ov) • DRS

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Maheesh Theekshana	4	0	18	0	4.50	14	2	0	1	0
Dilshan Madushanka	1	0	18	0	18.00	0	4	0	0	0
Kasun Rajitha	2	0	25	1	12.50	6	1	2	2	0
3.2 to CJ Bowes, Taken in the deep! This was back of a length on the stumps, and Bowes swipes across the line but only manages a top edge, one that goes high towards backward square leg. Hasaranaga running in from the fine leg boundary keeps his eye on this all the way and completes a very good catch.. 40/1 See all photos
Pramod Madushan	2	0	21	0	10.50	2	1	0	3	0
Dasun Shanaka	1	0	10	0	10.00	1	1	0	1	0
Wanindu Hasaranga	3	0	22	0	7.33	4	0	1	0	0
Dhananjaya de Silva	1.4	0	31	0	18.60	1	2	3	0	0

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MATCH FLOW

Sri Lanka innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 50 runs, 2 wickets)
Over 3.3: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - P Nissanka (Struck down)
Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 3
3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (MDKJ Perera 20, DM de Silva 26, Ex 4)
Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 6
Innings Break: Sri Lanka - 141/10 in 19.0 overs (CAK Rajitha 1)

New Zealand innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 65 runs, 1 wicket)
New Zealand: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 9
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 33 balls (TL Seifert 35, TWM Latham 15, Ex 3)
New Zealand: 100 runs in 9.4 overs (58 balls), Extras 10
TL Seifert: 50 off 30 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 67 balls (TL Seifert 71, TWM Latham 20, Ex 9)

MATCH DETAILS

University Oval, Dunedin
Toss	New Zealand, elected to field first
Series	Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand
Season	2022/23
Player Of The Match	Adam Milne
Series result	3-match series level 1-1
Match number	T20I no. 2040
Match days	5 April 2023 - day (20-over match)
Umpires	Kim CottonDRS Wayne KnightsDRS
TV Umpire	Chris Brown
Reserve Umpire	Shaun Haig
Match Referee	Jeff Crowe