3rd ODI, Auckland, January 11, 2025, 06:30 AM
Sri Lanka
290/8(50.0ov)
New Zealand
65/6(15.0ov)
NZ need 226 runs in 210 balls
NZ 3%
Tie 0%
SL 97%
Batsmen
R
B
4S
6S
SR
Bowler
O
R
W
Econ
Commentry
In over# 15
1
0
0
1
4
4
Janith Liyanage 16/1(3)
14.6
1
1 run.
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! A simple stroke! 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 past backward point for a boundary.
In over# 14
0
0
1
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.
13.4
1
At the pads on a hard length, at 139.4 kph, Mark Chapman hops across and glances off the hips to deep fine for a single.
13.3
1
Pitched up, full and angling into the pads, Santner leans on and clips it to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark.
13.2
1
Length ball, outside the off stump, Chapman cuts it to deep point for a single.
13.1
4
FOUR! Chapman at the other end keeps impressing! Full and on off, Mark Chapman takes a decent stride ahead and plays with a good elbow extension. Meets the ball from the middle of the bat and drives it straight down the ground for a cracking boundary.
Time for a drinks break. Just what runs on board can do to a side. The Lankans were nowhere in the contest in the first two ODI's but some run on board today and they are running riots. The Kiwi skipper, Mitchell Santner walks out next to bat.
In over# 13
0W
0
0
1
1
1
Janith Liyanage 6/1(2)
OUT! HIGH UP IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! New Zealand fall from from disarray to disaster as Sri Lanka get their sixth wicket! A very well judged catch, just near the boundary fence and that sums up how brilliant the Sri Lankans have been in the fielding department in this game! Coming to the delivery, Janith Liyanage bustles from over the stumps and lands this on a fractionally fuller length, just around off. Michael Bracewell clears his front leg and swings hard at it. He tries to hit it a bit too hard and loses his shape in the process. Hence mistimes it aerially. It goes miles up in the air and hangs up for an eternity. The ball sails and descends towards the deep mid-wicket region where Kamindu Mendis settles under it. Locks his eyes on the ball and takes a sharp reverse cup catch at his chest height. Bracewell goes for 13 (20) and New Zealand are 48/6.
12.6
W
OUT! HIGH UP IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! New Zealand fall from from disarray to disaster as Sri Lanka get their sixth wicket! A very well judged catch, just near the boundary fence and that sums up how brilliant the Sri Lankans have been in the fielding department in this game! Coming to the delivery, Janith Liyanage bustles from over the stumps and lands this on a fractionally fuller length, just around off. Michael Bracewell clears his front leg and swings hard at it. He tries to hit it a bit too hard and loses his shape in the process. Hence mistimes it aerially. It goes miles up in the air and hangs up for an eternity. The ball sails and descends towards the deep mid-wicket region where Kamindu Mendis settles under it. Locks his eyes on the ball and takes a sharp reverse cup catch at his chest height. Bracewell goes for 13 (20) and New Zealand are 48/6.
12.5
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Pitched across off on a shortish length, Michael Bracewell cuts it off the cue half of the bat to backward point.
12.4
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Hurls it full and in the channel of off, Michael Bracewell drives this full ball straight to mid off.