Srilanka vs Newzealand 2012

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Srilanka vs Newzealand 2012

Newzealand ODI Squad

Ross Taylor (c)
Trent Boult
Andrew Ellis
James Franklin
Ronnie Hira
Tom Latham
Brendon McCullum (wk)
Nathan McCullum
Kyle Mills
Adam Milne
Rob Nicol
Jacob Oram
Tim Southee
BJ Watling
Kane Williamson

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Sri Lanka v New Zealand, 1st Test, Galle, 2nd day

New Zealand 221 and 35 for 1 lead Sri Lanka 247 (Mahela 91, Mathews 79, Southee 4-46) by 9 runs

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Herath steers Sri Lanka to victory

Rangana Herath wreaked havoc on New Zealand as he took 11 wickets to guide Sri Lanka to a 10-wicket victory after just three days of the first Test in Galle

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Rangana Herath wreaked havoc on New Zealand as he took 11 wickets to guide Sri Lanka to a 10-wicket victory after just three days of the first Test in Galle.
Having taken five wickets in the first innings, Herath went one better in the second with figures of six for 43 off 18 overs, his haul coming at an overall cost of 108 runs.
It was the bedrock of the Sri Lanka victory as New Zealand continued their miserable form, underlined by their woeful second-innings effort of 118 in which Daniel Flynn top-scored with just 20.
Sri Lanka were given a run chase of just 93 for a third-day victory which was reached with ease with Tharanga Paranavitana and debutant Dimuth Karunaratne quickly polishing off the runs in 18.3 overs.
Karunaratne was seemingly spraying boundaries at will in an innings more reminiscent of Twenty20 cricket, his unbeaten run-a-ball 60 including nine fours.
Fittingly, his ninth boundary produced the winning runs as he swivelled at the crease and pulled his shot along the ground from Doug Bracewell's short delivery.
The Black Caps lost a two-Test series to India in the summer having already been beaten by the West Indies earlier in the year.
Paranavitana was more conservative than Karunaratne, making 31 off 51 balls with three fours and one six.

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New Zealand 223 for 2 (Taylor 119*, Williamson 95*) v Sri Lanka


In an otherwise one-sided tour, New Zealand finally took ownership of an entire day. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor showed refreshing patience and application to wear down the Sri Lanka bowlers for the better part of three sessions to set a solid platform for a big score. All talk of a bouncy pitch and seaming conditions were put to rest as the bowlers struggled to create chances, with both batsmen adding an unbeaten 209.
One of the main reasons for New Zealand's slump in Test form was the inability of their batsmen to occupy the crease and build partnerships. New Zealand have only five century stands this year, the highest being 124 between Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum against Zimbabwe in Napier, until Taylor and Williamson overtook it, against a far superior bowling attack in foreign conditions.
Taylor, himself struggling for consistency, had spoken about taking an aggressive approach to help his side compete better. However, unlike his blistering century in the Bangalore Test, Taylor was more watchful and with Williamson focused on wearing down the bowlers. New Zealand were more watchful from the second session, offered no chances and that was largely because their defence was more watertight. Both progressed at similar pace, and while Taylor brought up his eighth Test century, Williamson was five short of his third century before rain forced an early finish.
The pair came together at 14 for 2 and it was an opportunity for New Zealand to put to practice all talk of showing better application with the bat. Taylor survived a few nervy moments, edging a drive wide of the slips on 14 and getting a thick inside edge off a square drive that went for four. A controlled upper cut over the slips got him going and it helped that Williamson got a measure of the conditions early and looked to be positive.
While Taylor looked edgy at the start, Williamson didn't. He began with a neat punch off Nuwan Kulasekara past the covers and once spin was introduced in the 15th over, he used his feet well. Rangana Herath posed questions straightaway when he got one to turn and grip from middle stump and nearly shave the off stump, one that had Williamson foxed. There weren't too many such unplayable deliveries as the day wore on. Williamson didn't let that trouble him as he charged Herath and lofted over mid-on and followed it up with a neat extra-cover drive.
Taylor reached his fifty in the first over after lunch with a glance to fine leg off Shaminda Eranga and Williamson approached his milestone with two boundaries off the same bowler. Sri Lanka bowled 14 consecutive overs of spin, with no success. Suraj Randiv operated with a slip and a backward short leg and managed turn and bounce but the batsmen managed to smother the turn. He even bowled to a 6-3 on-side field from round the wicket, with a deep backward square leg for the sweep but the batsmen didn't oblige. At one point, Herath had a short extra cover and a silly mid-off, but none of those field sets induced false strokes.
Only five boundaries were scored in the second session, as the pair focused on rotating the strike, with the field getting more defensive. Kulasekara, who was brought back into the attack after a long spell of spin, couldn't get the old ball to swing. An edged boundary to third man took Taylor into the 90s, but he wasn't in any hurry to reach his century, ensuring New Zealand went to tea unbeaten.
Taylor reached his century with a clip to deep square leg off Eranga and carried on with some pleasing drives off the fast bowlers. There was reverse swing after tea, but the batsmen negated it well. Williamson, who showed a lot of patience against the spinners, punched Herath against the turn to find the boundary that took him to the 90s.
The only time Sri Lanka tasted success was in the first half an hour. Guptill, already struggling for runs, managed a thick outside edge to Angelo Mathews at slip to give the hosts a breakthrough in the first over.
McCullum went forward to defend close to the pads but unfortunately, the umpire failed to spot a thick inside edge and sent him on his way. A peeved McCullum didn't hold back his glare at the umpire as he walked off at 14 for 2 in the fourth over. From then on, it was all New Zealand.

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Sri Lanka fight back in Colombo

A half-century from Thilan Samaraweera gave Sri Lanka renewed hope against New Zealand on day three of the second Test in Colombo.


Thilan Samaraweera's unbeaten 76 helped Sri Lanka close on 225 for six

A half-century from Thilan Samaraweera gave Sri Lanka renewed hope against New Zealand on day three of the second Test in Colombo.
Having started the day on a precarious 43 for three, a solid 90-run partnership between Angelo Mathews (47) and Tharanga Paranavitana (40) got the home side going before the pair were dismissed late in the morning session.
Samaraweera then continued the fightback in the final two sessions thanks to his unbeaten 97-run seventh-wicket stand with Suraj Randiv. The 36-year-old was 76 not out when bad light brought an early end to proceedings with Sri Lanka on 225 for six - 187 runs adrift of New Zealand's first-innings 412.
New Zealand had gained the upper hand on day two by going past the 400-run mark and then reducing their opponents to 12 for three at one point.
Mathews and Paranavitana managed to steer Sri Lanka through to the close, and the pair resumed on Tuesday morning as the hosts looked to mount a challenge.
Paranavitana struck three fours on his way to 40 but then edged a Tim Southee delivery to Kruger van Wyk behind the stumps. Mathews (47) followed his team-mate just two overs later, Southee snaring his fourth victim with a teasing delivery which was steered to Martin Guptill at second slip.
Prasanna Jayawardene and Samaraweera saw the home side through to lunch on 107 for five, but the former could only see out a few overs of the afternoon session before he fell on 12 to Jeetan Patel, Kane Williamson taking the catch at square leg.
Samaraweera kept his head, though, and with the help of Randiv, the pair soon became a source of frustration for New Zealand's bowlers.
Samaraweera was two short of his fifty by tea and knocked off the runs needed in the first over after the interval, passing the mark off 114 balls with three fours.
Randiv (34no) had to be more patient in his search for runs but still managed two boundaries as Sri Lanka threatened a more respectable total than had seemed possible at one stage.

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me ko to laga tha k Nz b kisi ko follow on kar lay ga

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Nz ne series barabar kardi /up