3rd ODI, Auckland, January 11, 2025, 06:30 AM
Sri Lanka
290/8(50.0ov)
New Zealand
70/6(16.2ov)
NZ need 221 runs in 202 balls
NZ 4%
Tie 0%
SL 96%
16.2
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No run.
16.1
4
Four!
In over# 16
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0
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1wd
Maheesh Theekshana 13/1(3)
15.6
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Would have been a maiden if that first ball wasn't a Wide! A sensational over from Maheesh Theekshana! Pushed through and floated up, flatter and on middle, Santner blocks right in front.
15.5
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Fired in fuller and at 99.6 kph, on middle, Santner gets forward and pushes it firmly to the bowler.
15.4
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Very quick and full on off, tapped away to the off side.
15.3
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Darts in a yorker on the legs, Santner just about jams his bat down in time and inside edges it to the right of the keeper.
15.2
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Nice and full, around off, blocked off the front foot.
15.1
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Fuller length around leg stump. Santner lunges forward and looks to block but gets beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the front pad.
15.1
1wd
WIDE! Sprays it down leg on a fuller length, Santner misses to clip it away. Kusal Mendis collects it and flashes off the bails in a blink. The TV umpire is called in to check for a stumping on an appeal from the keeper, and deems that Santner's feet was inside the popping crease while the bails were dislodged. NOT OUT!
In over# 15
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0
0
1
4
4
Janith Liyanage 16/1(3)
14.6
1
Keeps the length short again, over the top of the stumps, Mitchell Santner taps it across and in front of mid on, and sneaks a quick single to end the over.
14.5
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Hard length again, around off, Santner gets on the back foot and punches it onto the surface.
14.4
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Length ball, outside off, punched away to mid off.
14.3
1
Good length delivery, on the leg stump, Chapman clips it to mid-wicket for one.
14.2
4
FOUR! Right out of the textbook! Fuller in length, around off, Mark Chapman takes a good stride ahead and crisply drives it past the left of covers for a cracking four.
14.1
4
FOUR! Oh, such a well-timed stroke! Outside off on a good length, Mark Chapman gets the width and cuts it comfortably and at ease, and past backward point for a boundary.
In over# 14
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1
1
4
Eshan Malinga 19/1(5)
13.6
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Short once again, on the stumps, Mitchell Santner gets on the back foot and knocks it solidly back to the bowler. New Zealand need 236 more runs to win in 216 balls remaining. Sri Lanka just 4 good deliveries away from a win.
13.5
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Short and on the top of middle, Mitchell Santner gets right behind the line and blocks it underneath the bat.