Matt Henry, Man of the Match: 'It was good to get a green surface and Trent (Boult) made the most of it. We don't get many one day wickets like that, but it's nice when you get one. It is just important you go through your processes and try a few things. Not try and fitter too much and it is a long tournament. On a surface like that we were trying the full length and get them forward with them trying to hit us off our length.
You make sure you keep coming in with your plans and hope that the plans would work. Makes a massive difference when the fielders do their job; they were brilliant today and it means a lot for our bowling attack. I really enjoyed my time at Kent last year, we had a lot of success with the white and the red ball. Always nice to come back here.'
. It turned out to be another one-sided affairs at the 2019 ICC World Cup as New Zealand crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in Cardiff. The Kiwis chased down the low 137-run target in just 16.1 overs with ten wickets in hand. Openers Martin Guptill (73.) and Colin Munro (58.) gave New Zealand a commanding victory and completed the chase with 33.5 overs to spare.Overs 16.1: It's all over! NZ 137/0, win by 10 wicketsOvers 16: NZ 136/0, need 1 to winOvers 15.4: FOURS! Martin Guptill (71.) hit back-to-back fours off Lasith Malinga.NZ 134/0.
Lasith Malinga back into the attackOvers 15: NZ 120/0, need 17 more to win. Time for drinks break.Overs 13.5: SIX! Martin Guptill (59.) smashes Jeevan Mendis out of the park for another maximum.
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NZ 119/0, need 18 more to winOvers 13: NZ 109/0, need 28 more to win.FIFTY for Colin Munro off 41 balls, his 8th in ODIs. NZ 105/0 in 13.3 overs.FIFTY for Martin Guptill off 39 balls, his 35th in ODIs.
NZ 101/0 in 13 overs. Guptill and Munro going nicely in Cardiff as we raise the 100 in the 13th over. Guptill also posts his 50 off 39 ba BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)Overs 12: NZ 91/0, need 46 more to winOvers 10: NZ 77/0, need 60 more to winMartin Guptill (30.) and Colin Munro (39.) hit a four each off Thisara Perera in the over.Overs 8.4: FOURS! Martin Guptill (30.) hits back-to-back fours off Isuru Udana.NZ 67/0Overs 8: NZ 59/0Colin Munro (35.) ended the Suranga Lakmal over with a four wide of square leg.
New Zealand are cruising in their run chase.50 comes up for New Zealand in 7 overs. Martin Guptill 19. & Colin Munro 29.Overs 5.4: SIX! Colin Munro smacks Suranga Lakmal for first maximum of the run chase. NZ 39/0Overs 5: FOUR! Martin Guptill (16.) hits Lasith Malinga for a four.NZ 26/0Overs 3: NZ 16/0Steady start for New Zealand.
Martin Guptill (10.) and Colin Munro (6.) are watchful against the Sri Lanka pacers.Over 1: NZ 10/0Martin Guptill (9.) hit two fours off Lasith Malinga in the first over. Good start for New Zealand.We are back! Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to start the New Zealand run chase. Lasith Malinga with the ball for Sri Lanka.New Zealand pacer Matt Henry: 'It was good to play a game like that which puts you under pressure, good preparation (warm up game against West indies). We knew what we had to do - it was important to start well and make sure we keep coming at them. I think it is about being brave (bowling fuller) in those situations. We knew they would come hard at us, so we had to make sure we kept changing our pace and length.
I thought we did a great job as a bowling unit today. Fantastic catching. You are only as good as your fielders. They were really good and that is the strength of our side.
It is important to start the way we have, still need to chase these runs down, but as a bowling unit we want to keep taking wickets. Definitely I wouldn't expect that (the wickets to be like this throughout).' That's it.Sri Lanka innings failed to last 30 overs and folded for 136 in just 29.2. Lockie Ferguson (3/22) and Matt Henry (3/29) led the discipline New Zealand bowling attack.Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne remained unbeaten on 52 off 84 balls, as he became only the second batsman to carry his bat in a World Cup match, after Ridley Jacobs (49.) against Australia in Manchester in 1999 edition. Boom ? The Sri Lankan innings is wrapped up in 29.2 overs, with #DimuthKarunaratne carrying his bat for a valiant Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)Overs 29.2: OUT! Lockie Ferguson cleans up Lasith Malinga for 1. SL 136 all-outOvers 29.1: NOT OUT!
Dimuth Karunaratne survives, the catch was not clean. Third umpire gives the decision in favour of the batsman.SL 136/9.FIFTY for Dimuth Karunaratne off 81 balls, his 3rd in ODIs.
SL 133/9 in 28.4 oversOvers 28.1: OUT! Trent Boult dismisses Suranga Lakmal (7). SL 130/9Overs 27.2: FOUR! Dimuth Karunaratne (47.) hits a four off Lockie Ferguson. Valuable runs for the Lankans.SL 127/8Overs 26.5: FOUR! Suranga Lakmal opens his account with a boundary off Trent Boult.SL 121/8Overs 24.4: OUT! James Neesham strikes to dismiss Isuru Udana for a duck.
SL 114/8Another soft dismissal and Sri Lanka lost their 8th wicket.Overs 23.4: OUT! Mitchell Santner gets rid of Thisara Perera (27). SL 112/7The partnership was going well for Sri Lanka. Perera mistimed the left-arm spinner's delivery and was holed out at long-on. Perera hit two sixes in his 23-ball knock.Overs 22.5: SIX! Thisara Perera (26.) hits a huge 94m six off James Neesham. And it brings up 50-run stand for the seventh wicket.
SL 110/6.100 comes up for Sri Lanka in 22 oversOvers 21.4: DROPPED! Mitchell Santner missed a tough 'caught and bowled' chance, Thisara Perera, on 18, gets a life.
SL 99/6Overs 20: SL 92/6Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (31.) and Thisara Perera (18.) keeping the score ticking for Sri Lanka. They need a big partnership from hereon to post a decent target for the Kiwis.Overs 16.5: SIX! Thisara Perera (13.) smacks Colin de Grandhomme for first maximum of the match. SL 80/6Overs 15.2: OUT! Second wicket for Lockie Ferguson, Jeevan Mendis gone for 1.
Sri Lanka 60/6Sri Lanka going the Pakistan way. Losing wickets at regular intervals. Another outside edge and this time the ball went only as far as gully, where James Neesham took the catch.Overs 14.4: OUT! Colin de Grandhomme strikes to dismiss Angelo Mathews (0). Sri Lanka 59/5More trouble for Sri Lanka, they lost half their side inside 15 overs. De Grandhomme forced an outside edge of Mathews and Tom Latham took a regulation catch behind the stumps.Overs 11.5: OUT! Lockie Ferguson dismisses Dhananjaya de Silva (4).
Sri Lanka 53/4End of Over 10: The first Powerplay ends and it's all New Zealand, barring that brief phase where Perera threatened. SL 51/3.9th Over: Another wicket. Henry strikes off consecutive balls. Kusal Mendis gets a golden duck, edges it to Guptill in the slips. Fifty comes up but three down will be a worry for the Lankans.
50/3.9th Over: OUT! Perera's promising knock ends at 29 off 24 balls as he is caught by Grandhomme at mid-on, failing to clear the fielder. Henry gets his second wicket. Sri Lanka 46/2.End of Over 6: Back-to-back boundaries. Perera (21. off 16) throwing a challenge to the Kiwi pacers on a helpful track. First a cut in front of square and then hit Boult over the covers.
SL 35/1.End of Over 5: Another nice strike by Perera, this time straight as the ball was pitched up. He moves onto 12 off 13 and is looking very good on a tough surface. SL 25/1.End of Over 3: Kusal Perera gets going as he makes use of the width offered by Henry to lift it over covers for a boundary. SL 12/11st Over: Out second ball, Thirimanne (4), after hitting a boundary off the first ball bowled by Henry.
The umpire ruled the LBW appeal not out initially, but skipper Williamson went asked for the review that turned the decision in New Zealand's favour. SL 4/1.Dimuth Karunaratne and Lahiru Thirimanne out to open for Sri Lanka. Matt Henry with the ball in hand.The teams have lined up for their respective National Anthems. Team news: Tom Latham is fit for New Zealand, but Henry Nicholls and Tim Southee miss out due to injury. For Sri L Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup)Playing XIsSri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne (c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera (wk), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana, Lasith MalingaNew Zealand: Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson (c), Tom Latham (wk), Ross Taylor, James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent BoultCAPTAIN TALKKarunaratne: I would have bowled as well. We wanted to take advantage. Jeffrey Vandersay, Milinda Siriwardana, Nuwan Pradeep, Avishka Fernando are not playing.
We don't have much pressure. We want to do well. We want to show what we can do.Kane Williamson: We are gonna have a bowl. It's a fresh wicket with a green tinge. Blundell is out. It's a day-by-day thing. Quite not ready today.
Just a one spinner and two all-rounders. That helps with the balance.