CT 09: Match 7: NZ v. SL: Vettori Brings NZ to Winning Mode! SL Virtually Out!

Vettori and co gave a big blow to the Sri Lankan team in a crucial encouter in Group B match. Having lost their earlier match, the Kiwis had to win this match to stay in this competition. SL with one win (against South Africa) and a loss (against England) also in a position to win their match. A loss would mean that NZ is out and if Sri Lanka losses, they may have a chance depending on other match results and net run rate.

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

2nd Test: NZ v. Bangladesh: Match Drawn. NZ Wins Series 1-0

The 2nd test was mostly affected by rain. The match started on fourth day with NZ team was looking for a win. They played positive cricket, but Bangladesh had to play slowly to ensure that they do not lose the rain affected game.

NZ declared their innings with 262 for 6 in 75 overs. Ryder top scored with 91. Bangladesh were struggling at 13 for 3 at the end of Day 4. Resuming the last day, they were pushed to 44 for 6, and NZ was looking for a win. But, Bangladesh lower order batsman played sensibly and saved the follow on. This helped Bangladesh to draw the second test and save second continuous loss in the series.

Man of the Match and Series was given to Vettori, the skipper of New Zealand. He was the right choice.

Scoreboard:

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field first.

New Zealand 1st Innings 262 for 6 declared in 75 overs (AJ Redmond 2, JM How 8, JD Ryder 91, LRPL Taylor 19, BB McCullum 66, DR Flynn 35 not out, DL Vettori 22, GD Elliott 8 not out, Extras--11 (b 6, lb 3, nb 2), Mortaza 1 for 21, Alam 1 for 37, Razzak 1 for 72, Hossain 1 for 39, Al Hasan 1 for 57, Hossain Jr. 0 for 20, Ashraful 1 for 7)

Bangladesh 1st Innings 169 for 9 declared in 58.1 overs (Iqbal 24, Siddique 4, Ashraful 0, Saleh 0, Hossain Jr. 7, Rahim 7, Al Hasan 49, Mortaza 48, Razzak 16 not out, Hossain 4, Extras--10 (lb 2, w 6, nb 2), Mills 0 for 22, O'Brien 3 for 31, Patel 1 for 45, Vettori 5 for 66, Redmond 0 for 3)

New Zealand 2nd Innings (lead by 93 runs) 79 for 1 in 31 overs (How 8, Redmond 30 not out, Ryder 39 not out, Extras--2 (b 1, lb 1), Mortaza 1 for 14, Alam 0 for 12, Razzak 0 for 12, Al Hasan 0 for 2, Hossain 0 for 20, Siddique 0 for 2, Ashraful 0 for 4, Hossain Jr. 0 for 11, Iqbal 0 for 1)