tt14711 itt3081	New Zealand v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2024/25 (3rd Twenty20)
Venue	Saxton Oval, Nelson on 2nd January 2025 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
Result	Sri Lanka won by 7 runs
Umpires	CM Brown, SB Haig
TV umpire	KD Cotton
Referee	JJ Crowe
Scorers	LR Neilson, EP West
Reserve Umpire	WR Knights
Player of the Match	MDKJ Perera

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PN Silva	c Hay b Henry	14	12	12	1	1	7	116.67
+BKG Mendis	c Bracewell b Santner	22	16	24	2	1	8	137.50
MDKJ Perera	c Ravindra b Mitchell	101	46	75	13	4	9	219.57
WIA Fernando	lbw b Duffy	17	12	16	1	1	3	141.67
*KIC Asalanka	c Phillips b Foulkes	46	24	36	1	5	7	191.67
PBB Rajapaksa	not out	6	5	15	1	-	2	120.00
C Wickramasinghe	not out	6	6	5	1	-	3	100.00
PWH de Silva	did not bat
MM Theekshana	did not bat
KBU Fernando	did not bat
IDN Thushara	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb, 1 nb, 4 w)	6
Total	(5 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	218
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (PN Silva, 2.5 ov), 2-42 (Mendis, 4.6 ov), 3-83 (WIA Fernando, 9.2 ov), 4-183 (Asalanka, 16.5 ov), 5-207 (Perera, 18.4 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Henry	4	0	47	1	1	-	9	2	4	24.00	11.75
Duffy	4	0	30	1	1	-	11	2	2	24.00	7.50
Foulkes	4	0	52	1	2	1	7	7	2	24.00	13.00
Santner	3	0	36	1	-	-	4	4	2	18.00	12.00
Bracewell	3	0	34	0	-	-	4	4	1	-	11.33
Phillips	1	0	12	0	-	-	-	-	1	-	12.00
Mitchell	1	0	6	1	-	-	3	1	-	6.00	6.00

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New Zealand innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
TB Robinson	c sub (PHKD Mendis) b KBU Fernando	37	21	35	2	2	5	176.19
R Ravindra	b Asalanka	69	39	58	5	4	9	176.92
MS Chapman	c PN Silva b Asalanka	9	5	5	-	1	2	180.00
GD Phillips	c PN Silva b Asalanka	6	6	7	-	-	1	100.00
DJ Mitchell	c Wickramasinghe b Thushara	35	17	27	1	4	5	205.88
+MJ Hay	b de Silva	8	8	11	-	-	1	100.00
MG Bracewell	c Asalanka b de Silva	1	2	2	-	-	1	50.00
*MJ Santner	not out	14	10	23	-	1	2	140.00
ZG Foulkes	not out	21	13	20	2	1	6	161.54
MJ Henry	did not bat
JA Duffy	did not bat
Extras	(3 lb, 1 nb, 7 w)	11
Total	(7 wickets, innings closed, 20 overs)	211
Fall of wickets:
1-81 (Robinson, 7.2 ov), 2-94 (Chapman, 8.4 ov), 3-112 (Phillips, 10.3 ov), 4-129 (Ravindra, 12.2 ov), 5-168 (Hay, 15.1 ov), 6-170 (Bracewell, 15.5 ov), 7-170 (Mitchell, 16.2 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Wickramasinghe	1	0	11	0	-	-	1	2	-	-	11.00
Thushara	4	0	33	1	2	1	10	2	1	24.00	8.25
KBU Fernando	4	0	43	1	2	-	7	1	3	24.00	10.75
Theekshana	3	0	33	0	1	-	4	4	1	-	11.00
de Silva	4	0	38	2	-	-	4	-	3	12.00	9.50
Asalanka	4	0	50	3	2	-	5	1	5	8.00	12.50

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Notes
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (49/2)
--> New Zealand powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (63/0)
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 6.1 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 11.3 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 150 in 14.6 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 200 in 17.5 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 50 in 4.5 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 100 in 9.1 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 150 in 14.2 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 200 in 19.2 overs
--> PBB Rajapaksa made his last appearance in International Twenty20 matches
--> C Wickramasinghe made his last appearance in International Twenty20 matches
--> GD Phillips made his last appearance in International Twenty20 matches
--> MDKJ Perera 50 in 27 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> MDKJ Perera passed his previous highest score of 84 in International Twenty20 matches
--> MDKJ Perera made his first century in International Twenty20 matches
--> MDKJ Perera 100 in 44 balls with 13 fours and 4 sixes
--> MDKJ Perera passed 2000 runs in International Twenty20 matches when he reached 45
--> R Ravindra 50 in 29 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> R Ravindra passed his previous highest score of 68 in International Twenty20 matches
--> R Ravindra passed his previous highest score of 68 in Twenty20 matches
--> C Wickramasinghe made his debut in New Zealand in International Twenty20 matches
--> C Wickramasinghe made his debut in New Zealand in Twenty20 matches
--> KIC Asalanka achieved his best innings bowling analysis in International Twenty20 matches when he dismissed R Ravindra in the New Zealand innings (previous best was 2-6)
--> MDKJ Perera (31) and KIC Asalanka (19) added 50 in 29 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket
--> MDKJ Perera (51) and KIC Asalanka (46) added 100 in 44 balls for the Sri Lanka 4th wicket
--> TB Robinson (34) and R Ravindra (14) added 50 in 30 balls for the New Zealand 1st wicket

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Sri Lanka innings
Over 9.2: Review by New Zealand (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - WIA Fernando (decision overturned)