New Zealand v Sri Lanka 1st Match Scorcard, Results, 2015 ICC World Cup Pool A Match at Christchurch Highlights

ICC Cricket World Cup - 1st match, Pool A

New Zealand v Sri Lanka

Result: New Zealand won by 98 runs

• ODI no. 3599 | 2014/15 season
• Played at Hagley Oval, Christchurch
• 14 February 2015 (50-over match)

New Zealand innings (50 overs maximum)		R	B	4s	6s	SR
MJ Guptill	c †Sangakkara b Lakmal	49	62	5	0	79.03
BB McCullum*	c Mendis b Herath	65	49	10	1	132.65
KS Williamson	c Karunaratne b Mendis	57	65	5	1	87.69
LRPL Taylor	st †Sangakkara b Mendis	14	28	0	0	50.00
GD Elliott	c Thirimanne b Lakmal	29	34	2	0	85.29
CJ Anderson	c Lakmal b Kulasekara	75	46	8	2	163.04
L Ronchi†	not out	29	19	4	0	152.63
Extras	(lb 2, w 8, nb 3)	13
Total	(6 wickets; 50 overs)	331	(6.62 runs per over)

To bat DL Vettori, TG Southee, AF Milne, TA Boult

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Fall of wickets 1-111 (McCullum, 15.5 ov), 2-136 (Guptill, 22.2 ov), 3-193 (Williamson, 33.3 ov), 4-193 (Taylor, 33.4 ov), 5-258 (Elliott, 43.5 ov), 6-331 (Anderson, 49.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
KMDN Kulasekara	8	0	78	1	9.75	16	9	2	(3w)
SL Malinga	10	0	84	0	8.40	19	8	1	(3nb, 3w)
AD Mathews	6	0	28	0	4.66	20	4	0
HMRKB Herath	9	0	37	1	4.11	30	3	0	(1w)
TM Dilshan	5	0	35	0	7.00	11	2	1	(1w)
RAS Lakmal	10	0	62	2	6.20	28	8	0
BMAJ Mendis	2	0	5	2	2.50	7	0	0

Sri Lanka innings (target: 332 runs from 50 overs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
HDRL Thirimanne	b Boult	65	90	60	8	0	108.33
TM Dilshan	c & b Vettori	24	50	41	2	0	58.53
KC Sangakkara†	lbw b Boult	39	48	38	5	0	102.63
DPMD Jayawardene	c †Ronchi b Vettori	0	3	4	0	0	0.00
FDM Karunaratne	b Milne	14	32	21	0	0	66.66
AD Mathews*	c Vettori b Southee	46	80	52	5	0	88.46
BMAJ Mendis	c †Ronchi b Milne	4	5	4	1	0	100.00
KMDN Kulasekara	c Elliott b Anderson	10	32	21	1	0	47.61
HMRKB Herath	c Milne b Anderson	13	41	19	2	0	68.42
SL Malinga	c †Ronchi b Southee	0	4	1	0	0	0.00
RAS Lakmal	not out	7	21	17	0	0	41.17
Extras	(w 10, nb 1)	11
Total	(all out; 46.1 overs; 210 mins)	233	(5.04 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-67 (Dilshan, 12.6 ov), 2-124 (Thirimanne, 21.6 ov), 3-125 (Jayawardene, 22.6 ov), 4-129 (Sangakkara, 23.5 ov), 5-163 (Karunaratne, 31.3 ov), 6-168 (Mendis, 31.6 ov), 7-196 (Kulasekara, 38.2 ov), 8-216 (Mathews, 41.2 ov), 9-217 (Malinga, 41.5 ov), 10-233 (Herath, 46.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
TG Southee	10	1	43	2	4.30	37	5	0	(2w)
TA Boult	10	0	64	2	6.40	27	9	0
AF Milne	10	0	56	2	5.60	30	6	0	(1nb, 3w)
DL Vettori	10	0	34	2	3.40	33	1	0	(2w)
GD Elliott	2	0	11	0	5.50	4	1	0
KS Williamson	1	0	7	0	7.00	0	0	0
CJ Anderson	3.1	0	18	2	5.68	10	2	0	(3w)

MATCH DETAILS

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Toss - Sri Lanka, who chose to field
Points - New Zealand 2, Sri Lanka 0
Player of the match - CJ Anderson (New Zealand)
Umpires - M Erasmus (South Africa) and NJ Llong (England)
TV umpire - S Ravi (India)
Match referee - DC Boon (Australia)
Reserve umpire - SD Fry (Australia)

MATCH NOTES

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• New Zealand innings
• Rain: New Zealand - 0/0
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 77 runs, 0 wicket)
• New Zealand: 50 runs in 7.1 overs (45 balls), Extras 6
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (MJ Guptill 24, BB McCullum 24, Ex 6)
• BB McCullum: 50 off 35 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
• New Zealand: 100 runs in 13.2 overs (82 balls), Extras 7
• 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 82 balls (MJ Guptill 35, BB McCullum 60, Ex 7)
• Drinks: New Zealand - 111/1 in 15.5 overs (MJ Guptill 39)
• New Zealand: 150 runs in 26.3 overs (161 balls), Extras 7
• KS Williamson: 50 off 59 balls (4 x 4, 1 x 6)
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 62 balls (KS Williamson 38, LRPL Taylor 12, Ex 0)
• Drinks: New Zealand - 193/3 in 33.3 overs (LRPL Taylor 14)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 35.1 - 40.0 (Batting side - 33 runs, 0 wicket)
• New Zealand: 200 runs in 36.4 overs (222 balls), Extras 8
• 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 51 balls (GD Elliott 24, CJ Anderson 26, Ex 3)
• New Zealand: 250 runs in 42.5 overs (259 balls), Extras 12
• CJ Anderson: 50 off 36 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
• New Zealand: 300 runs in 47.3 overs (288 balls), Extras 13
• 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (CJ Anderson 30, L Ronchi 20, Ex 1)
• Innings Break: New Zealand - 331/6 in 50.0 overs (L Ronchi 29)
• Sri Lanka innings
• Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 10.0 (Mandatory - 46 runs, 0 wicket)
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 0
• 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 31, TM Dilshan 19, Ex 0)
• HDRL Thirimanne: 50 off 45 balls (7 x 4)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 91/1 in 17.0 overs (HDRL Thirimanne 50, KC Sangakkara 16)
• Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 18.6 overs (114 balls), Extras 1
• 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 46 balls (HDRL Thirimanne 18, KC Sangakkara 31, Ex 1)
• Over 23.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Batting), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - KC Sangakkara (Struck down)
• Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 27.6 overs (168 balls), Extras 2
• Over 31.6: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - M Erasmus, Batsman - BMAJ Mendis (Upheld)
• Powerplay 2: Overs 32.1 - 37.0 (Batting side - 19 runs, 0 wicket)
• Drinks: Sri Lanka - 177/6 in 34.0 overs (AD Mathews 21, KMDN Kulasekara 6)
• Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 38.4 overs (233 balls), Extras 6