Kiwis win by two wickets
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by two wickets
in the opening match of the World Twenty20 here on Friday.
New Zealand scored 139 for 8 in 19.5 overs to edge out Sri Lanka who
scored 135 for 6 in 20 overs. Sri Lanka made 135-6 off their 20 overs against New Zealand in the
opening match of the World Twenty20 here on Friday after choosing to
bat. Former skipper Mahela Jayawardene, promoted to opener, top scored
with 81 off 51 balls while Dinesh Chandimal hit a rapid 29, putting on
59 for the third wicket with Jayawardene. Sri Lanka were the runners-up
to Pakistan in the 2009 tournament staged in England. Chanaka Welegedara, the left-arm seamer, was included in the team while
New Zealand omitted pace bowler Kyle Mills and included Nathan McCullum
with the off-spinner taking the new ball and claiming 1-17. PROVIDENCE,
Guyana, AFP Sri Lanka
M Jayawardene c N McCullum b Southee 81
T Dilshan b Oram 3
K Sangakkara b Styris 4
L Chandimal c Taylor b NL McCullum 29
C Kapugedera c N McCullum b Bond 11
A Mathews c N McCullum b Bond 3
S Jayasuriya not out 0
Extras (lb3, w1) 4
TOTAL (6 wickets; 20 overs) 135
DID NOT BAT: L Malinga, M Muralitharan, A Mendis, U Welegedara
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-35 (Dilshan), 2-44 (Sangakkara), 3-103 (Chandimal),
4-124 (Jayawardene), 5-135 (Kapugedera), 6-135 (Mathews)
BOWLING: N McCullum 3-0-17-1 (1w), S Bond 4-0-35-2, T Southee 4-0-21-1,
J Oram 3-0-23-1, D Vettori 4-0-23-0, S Styris 2-0-13-1
New Zealand
B. McCullum c Malinga b Mathews 0
J. Ryder b Muralitharan 42
M. Guptill b Jayasuriya 19
R. Tayor c Mathews b Muralitharan 9
S. Styris b Mendis 17
D. Vettori run out (Malinga) 17
J. Oram b Welegedera 15
G. Hopkins run out (Dilshan/Sangakkara) 1
N. McCullum not out 16
Extras (b2, w1) 3
TOTAL (8 wkts, 19.5 overs) 139
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-0 (B McCullum), 2-62 (Ryder), 3-66 (Guptill), 4-86 (Taylor),
5-96 (Styris), 6-116 (Oram), 7-117 (Hopkins), 8-133 (Vettori)
BOWLING: Mathews 2-1-7-1; Welegedara 2-0-21-0 (1w); Mendis 4-0-34-1;
Malinga 3.5-0-33-0; Muralitharan 4-0-25-2; Jayasuriya 4-0-17-1 |
