Sri Lanka 3, Rain 2, New Zealand 0
New Zealand's hopes of posting a consolation win against Sri Lanka
were shattered by rain as the fifth and final one-day international was
called off after 28.3 overs in Hambantota on Monday. Sri Lanka won the
five-match series 3-0, with the first and last one-dayers abandoned due
to rain.
New Zealand were strongly placed to register their first win of the
series as they reduced Sri Lanka to 123-8, with fast bowler Tim Southee
taking three wickets to put the hosts under pressure.
Southee, who finished with 3-18 off 5.3 disciplined overs, was
brilliantly supported by seamers Andrew Ellis (2-22), Trent Boult (1-23)
and Adam Milne (1-17) to give his team a hope of victory.
Opener Upul Tharanga (60) top-scored for Sri Lanka, cracking eight
fours before being caught by wicket-keeper Bradley-John Watling off
Southee in the 29th over.
He added 47 for the fifth wicket with skipper Mahela Jayawardene
(24), the highest stand of the innings, after four wickets had fallen
for 44 runs.
Southee did the early damage when he bowled opener Dinesh Chandimal
for no score and then had Lahiru Thirimanne caught behind to reduce Sri
Lanka to 33-2. Thirimanne, promoted in the batting order, contributed a
15-ball 17 with three boundaries.
Boult dismissed Angelo Mathews before Milne got his maiden one-day
wicket when he had Kumar Sangakkara caught behind for five. Sri Lanka
made two changes from the side that played the last match, bringing in
paceman Shaminda Eranga and debutant spinner Akila Dananjaya in place of
Nuwan Kulasekara and Rangana Herath. New Zealand retained the same side.
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Sri Lanka:
U. Tharanga c Watling b Southee 60
D. Chandimal b Southee 0
L. Thirimanne c Watling b Southee 17
A. Mathews c Southee b Boult 0
K. Sangakkara c Watling b Milne 5
M. Jayawardene run out 24
J. Mendis c Taylor b Ellis 0
T. Perera c Milne b Ellis 11
S. Eranga not out 0
Extras (lb3, w3) 6
Total
(for eight wickets; 28.3 overs) 123
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Chandimal), 2-33 (Thirimanne), 3-34 (Mathews), 4-44 (Sangakkara), 5-91 (Jayawardene),
6-92 (Mendis), 7-119 (Perera), 8-123 (Tharanga).
Bowling: Boult 5-0-23-1 (w1), Southee 5.3-2-18-3 (w1), Milne 5-0-17-1, N. McCullum 7-0-28-0, Nicol 2-0-12-0, Ellis 4-0-22-2 (w1). |
