T20I ·Match 1
Finished
162/8
(20 ov)
62/1
(5.5 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 18 runs
1
·b44··
8 runs
2
·1wd444·
14 runs
3
1·wd·114
8 runs
4
2·12··
5 runs
5
W11141
8 runs
6
·4644
18 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
UUpul TharangaU. Tharanga
6 10 0 0 60
SST JayasuriyaS. Jayasuriya
51 23 10 1 221.7
Bowling
OMRWEcon
AAR AdamsA. Adams
0.5 0 18 0 21.6
SSE BondS. Bond
3 0 24 1 8
MATCH STATS NZ SL
PP 62/0 (10.3) 61/1 (10.5)
Middle 66/5 (6.6) —
Death 26/3 (6.5) —
4s 13 10
6s 6 1
Dots 34% 34%
Extras 4 2
Best P'ship 76(1) 35(1)
Runs
NZSL
367210814418005101520
Date and time 22/12/2006 · 10:00
Competition Twenty20 International · Match 1
Toss New Zealand won the toss, elected to batting
Playing XI
B
Brendon McCullum —
S
SP Fleming —
J
James Franklin —
R
Ross Taylor —
N
NJ Astle —
J
JAH Marshall —
P
PD McGlashan —
A
AR Adams —
S
SE Bond —
M
MR Gillespie —
J
Jeetan Patel —
Playing XI
U
Upul Tharanga —
S
ST Jayasuriya —
M
Mahela Jayawardene —
K
Kumar Sangakkara —
M
MS Atapattu —
L
LPC Silva —
C
Chamara Kapugedera —
M
MF Maharoof —
W
WPUJC Vaas —
C
CRD Fernando —
M
Muttiah Muralitharan —

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