According to details Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. The start of Lankan innings was not good and they lost the wicket of Upul Tharanga (3) on the total of 13. Soon after, Tillakaratne Dilshan was taken by Tim Southee. He scored 3 runs after facing 15 balls. After losing two early wickets, captain Kumar Sangakkara and Mahila Jayawardene played very sensible cricket and continued to move their side’s score. Both players added 145 runs in the third wicket partnership. Jayawardene was taken by Southee when his score was 66.
The innings of Sangakkara ends on 111 when he couldn’t judge the swinging delivery of Nathan McCullum and ball hits the middle stump. For this score he took the help of 12 boundaries and 2 sixes. Thilan Samaraweera became the fifth wicket of Kiwi side, his score was 5. Soon after, Chamara Silva was taken by Nathan McCullum on 3. Nuwan Kulasekara (1) Lasith Malinga (6) and Muttiah Muralitharan (0) not showed any struggle against kiwi bowlers. At the end of limited number of overs Sri Lanka posted the total of 265/9 on the scoreboard. Angelo Mathews was remains unbeaten on 41. Tim Southee was the most successful kiwi bowler with 3 wickets.
Following the target, the first wicket of New Zealand fell on the total of 29 when Bredon McCullum was taken by Angelo Mathews. He scored 14 runs after facing 16 balls. Martin Guptill was taken by Nuwan Kulasekara on the individual score of 13. Jesse Ryder and Ross Taylor played a bit responsible cricket and added 49 runs in the third wicket partnership. Wicketkeeper Sangakkara took the catch of Ryder on the ball of Mendis when his score was 19. Soon after, Kane Williamson was stumped by Sanagakkara on 5. Muttiah Muralitharan was the bowler.
The innings of Taylor ends on 33. He faced 55 balls for this score. Sixth kiwi wicket fell on the total of 102, when Scott Styris was caught and bowled by Muralitharan. He scored 6 runs. Nathan McCullum was dismissed by Tillakaratne Dilshan on 4. The resistance of James Franklin finished on 20. Tim Southee (8) and Hamish Bennett (0) failed reach in the double figures. After losing all wickets the final score of kiwis was 153 in 35 overs.Muttiah Muralitharan was the most successful Lankan bowler who picked 4 wickets for 25 runs. Ajantha Mendis was the second prominent bowler with 2 wickets.
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