Deciding to bowl first, Lankan bowling attack did not work as planned. Mccullum and Ryder gave a good start to Kiwis as they both added 125 runs for the first wicket.
So far, this is the first hundred plus run partnership for the first wicket in this edition of the Champions Trophy. Kiwis failed to keep the momentum and lost 5 wickets in the span of 36 runs.
Skipper Vettori and Guptill played sensibly and ensured that they do not lose their wicket unnecessarily. They also handled Mendis very well, who went without wicket for the 2nd continuous match.
Vettori missed his half-century by 2 runs but ensured that the team maintains good scoring rate. Mills hit 18 runs in 6 balls while Franklin had 28 in 21 balls. This increased the run rate as NZ ended set a target of 316 for Sri Lanka to chase.
Malinga went for 85 in his 10 overs, the costly bowler for the Lankans.
Dilshan's heroics worked to some extent. He made 41 in 31 balls. Jayasuriya scored 24 from 18. It was Jayawardene who took the responsibility on his shoulders. Until he was batting, SL had a hope of chasing the target. When he was on 77, he was bowled by Vettori and with that came down the hopes of Lankans.
Coming as 8th batsman, Kulasekara showed some courage and prolonged what was inevitable. He scored unbeaten 57 but that did not stop the Kiwis from registering their first win.
Shane Bond was punished once again as he went for 82 in his 9 overs without a wicket. Mills picked 3 wickets giving away 69 runs in his 10 overs. Vettori's 48 and 2 for 45 won him the man of the match award.
Scoreboard:
Match # 7, Group B
Date: Sunday Sep 27, 2009
Teams: New Zealand v. Sri Lanka
Captains: Vettori and Sangakkara
Toss: Sri Lanka, decided to field
Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Result: New Zealand won by 38 runs
Points: New Zealand 2; Sri Lanka 0
Man of the Match: D Vettori off New Zealand
New Zealand Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| B McCullum | c Dilshan b Mathews | 46 | 72 | 5 | 0 |
| J Ryder | c Sangakkara b Kulasekara | 74 | 58 | 10 | 1 |
| M Guptill | b Malinga | 66 | 76 | 3 | 1 |
| LRPL Taylor | c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| G Elliott | lbw b Mathews | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| N Broom | c Jayawardene b Jayasuriya | 15 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| Vettori | c sub Kapugedera b Jayasuriya | 48 | 44 | 4 | 1 |
| Franklin | not out | 28 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| Mills | not out | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 2, w 8, nb 3) | 16 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 7 wkts in 50 overs | 315 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-125 (Ryder, 19.6 ov), 2-128 (McCullum, 21.5 ov), 3-133 (Taylor, 22.5 ov), 4-140 (Elliott, 23.5 ov), 5-161 (Broom, 30.2 ov), 6-230 (Vettori, 41.4 ov), 7-284 (Guptill, 47.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Kulasekara | 7 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| Thushara | 7 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| Malinga | 10 | 0 | 85 | 1 |
| Mendis | 9 | 1 | 49 | 0 |
| A Mathews | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Jayasuriya | 10 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Kandamby | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Sri Lanka Innings: (316 to win in 50 overs)
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| T Dilshan | c sub J Patel b Mills | 41 | 31 | 7 | 1 |
| Jayasuriya | c Mills b Tuffey | 24 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| Sangakkara | c Taylor b Franklin | 11 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| DPMD Jayawardene | b Vettori | 77 | 85 | 6 | 2 |
| T Samaraweera | c Broom b Vettori | 17 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| S Kandamby | run out (Vettori/Elliott) | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| A Mathews | c Guptill b Franklin | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| K Kulasekara | not out | 57 | 56 | 2 | 4 |
| Thushara | c Guptill b Mills | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| S Malinga | c Taylor b Mills | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Mendis | c Vettori b Tuffey | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 5, nb 1) | 8 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 46.4 overs | 277 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-66 (Jayasuriya, 7.5 ov), 2-67 (Dilshan, 8.5 ov), 3-85 (Sangakkara, 12.3 ov), 4-114 (Samaraweera, 18.4 ov), 5-137 (Kandamby, 24.3 ov), 6-141 (Mathews, 27.2 ov), 7-219 (Jayawardene, 38.2 ov), 8-243 (Thushara, 42.1 ov), 9-262 (Malinga, 44.6 ov), 10-277 (Mendis, 46.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| K Mills | 10 | 0 | 69 | 3 |
| S Bond | 9 | 0 | 82 | 0 |
| D Tuffey | 8.4 | 1 | 39 | 2 |
| Franklin | 9 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| Vettori | 10 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
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