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Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 46 runs
SHARJAH: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 46 runs in the fifth one-day encounter of Sharjah Cup Cricket Tournament on Sunday.
Electing to bat first, Sri Lanka had posted 243 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs. Chasing a victory target of 244, the Black Caps could collect for 197 for the loss of nine wickets off 50 overs.
April 14, 2002 - 1500 GMT
Sri Lanka pinned back after bright opening
SHARJAH: Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara stroked solid half-centuries as Sri Lanka scored 243 for nine in 50 overs against New Zealand on Sunday in the Sharjah Cup.
Atapattu slammed 82 while Sangakkara made 50 during their second-wicket stand of 114 runs after the early fall of skipper Sanath Jayasuriya who faced just three balls before being trapped lbw by Daryl Tuffy for a duck.
Sri Lanka threatened to post a huge score when they took the score 162 for two by the 32nd over, but New Zealand hit back to take the next six wickets with the addition of 46 runs to reduce them to 208 for eight.
Chris Harris, Ian Butler and Scott Styris shared seven wickets to keep the Sri Lanka score in check. Sri Lanka needed a late flourish from Chaminda Vaas (20 off 20 balls) to hit a challenging score.
Earlier, Atapattu completed his half-century, his third in a row, in 58 balls with nine fours while Sangakkara reached his 50 in 63 balls with five fours and one six. Sangakkara fell on the same score, miscuing an intended drive to Craig McMillan off Scott Styris.
Sri Lanka were placed comfortably at 114 for two by the 22nd over when Sangakkara returned to the pavilion. But New Zealand remained unruffled.
Seamer Ian Butler struck a double blow in the space of four balls to remove Atapattu (82 off 94 balls with 12 fours) and Russel Arnold (one) and then Harris chipped in with the wickets of Tillekaratne Dilshan (two), Mahela Jayawardene (39 off 56 balls) and Upul Chandana (21) to stop Sri Lanka in their tracks.
The all-rounder then snaffled a diving catch off Styris to sent Muttiah Muralitharan back to the pavilion. Sri Lanka, playing their last league match, have two wins in three matches. New Zealand had beaten Sri Lanka in their opening match by 11 runs, their only win in previous two matches.
Skipper Stephen Fleming returned to the New Zealand side after missing the match against Pakistan on Thursday through injury. He had injured the little finger of his right hand while fielding against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. But
opener Chris Nevin was forced to sit out after suffering a hamstring injury while warming up just before the match. Matthew Sinclair kept wicket in his absence.
April 14, 2002 - 1305 GMT
Sri Lanka make solid start against New Zealand
SHARJAH: Marvan Atapattu and Kumar Sangakkara shared a second wicket stand of 114 runs as Sri Lanka made a bright start against New Zealand in the Sharjah Cup on Sunday.
At the end of the 25th over, Atapattu was unbeaten on 62 while Mahela Jayawardene had made seven. Sri Lanka, batting first after winning the toss, lost skipper Sanath Jayasuriya in the very first over of the innings to Daryl Tuffey for a duck before Atapattu and Sangakkara dug in.
Atapattu completed his half-century, his third in a row, in 58 balls with nine fours while Sangakkara reached his 50 in 63 balls with five fours and one six. Sangakkara fell on the same score, miscuing an intended to drive to Craig McMillan off Scott Styris. Sri Lanka were placed comfortably at 114 for two by the 22nd over when Sangakkara returned to the pavilion.
Jayawardene and Atapattu took the score to 127 at the half-way of stage of the innings. Sri Lanka, playing their last league match, have two wins in three matches, while New Zealand, who beat Sri Lanka in their opening match
by 11 runs, have one win from two games.
Skipper Stephen Fleming returned to the New Zealand side after missing the match against Pakistan on Thursday after sustaining a finger injury. But opener Chris Nevin was forced to sit out after a hamstring injury he sustained while training just before the start of the match.
April 14, 2002 - 1115 GMT
Sri Lanka win toss, bat v New Zealand
SHARJAH: Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in the Sharjah Cup on Sunday.
Sri Lanka made two changes to the side that played the first three matches, bringing in Dilshan Tillekaratne and Kumar Dharmasena in place of Romesh Kaluwitharana and Charitha Buddhika.
Skipper Stephen Fleming returned to the New Zealand side after missing the previous match with a finger injury sustained while fielding against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Just before the start, opener Chris Nevin suffered a hamstring injury and was ruled of the match. Matthew Horne was included in his place.
Teams:
Sri Lanka: Sanath Jayasuriya (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Marvan Atapattu, Mahela Jayawardene, Russel Arnold, Dilshan Tillekaratne, Upul Chandana, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Nuwan Zoysa, Kumar Dharmasena.
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Matthew Sinclair, Craig McMillan, Chris Harris, Matthew Horne, Jacob Oram, Scott Styris, James Franklin, Daryl Tuffey, Ian Butler. |