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Super Over - Sri Lanka 11/0 (NZ 8)
NZ 196/8 (Mitchell 66, Chapman 33, Latham 27; Shanaka 2/20)
Sri Lanka 196/5 (Aslanka 67, Perera 53no, Mendis 25; Neesham 2/30)
Sri Lanka win in the Super Over
Sri Lanka Super Over
Big ask now for the Blackcaps, who probably need two wickets to win, Adam Milne to bowl
Mendis and Asalanka will bat for Sri Lanka
Single to Mendis off a slow ball
Asalanka clears the rope for six
Asalanka edges a bouncer over keeper Latham for a boundary and the win!
NZ Super Over
Blackcaps to bat first - Neesham and Mitchell head to the middle, Theekshana to bowl
Mitchell edges to point for single
Wide
OUT - Neesham skies to the bowler
Mark Chapman is the third batter
Chapman hits too straight and into the wickets at the non-striker's end - no run
Two to Chapman
Four through midwicket for Chapman
Bowled!
NEW ZEALAND
20th over - Shipley comes to the crease, but he won't be on strike
Thirteen runs needed
OUT
Ravindra slices to third man and is caught by de Silva on the boundary
Ravindra c de Silva b Shanaka 26
Sodhi hits straight and runs two, as Chamika cuts off the boundary
Sodhi hits straight again and runs two on the misfield
Nine needed off three balls
Shanaka beats Sodhi with a wide yorker, they run a single, but it's not enough
Shipley needs to find the boundary, but he only gets the single
Six to tie for a super over?
SIX - Sodhi does the unthinkable and we're headed for the super over
19th over - NZ need 23 off two overs, Madushan into his last over
Wide
Single to Milne
Single to Ravindra, as the rain starts to fall heavier
Bouncer called too high, wide
Single off a yorker to Milne
NZ need a boundary... Ravindra hits through mid-off and beats the fielder for four
Single to mid-on for Ravindra
Last ball of the over...
OUT
Milne swings and is caught at third man
Milne c Asalanka bMadushan 3
18th over - Chamika into his second over
Three overs left, 41 required
Milne scampers a single and Ravindra has to sprint
Some rain starts to fall, Ravindra swings and misses
He connects for a six over mid-on and then over square leg for another
NZ are where they need to be for Duckworth Lewis Stern, but the rain isn't that heavy yet
Four to Ravindra, NZ 174/6
17th over - Hasaranga into his last over
Ravindra runs a single, Neesham clubs Hasaranga over his head for six
Ravindra wants two, but it's never there
OUT
Neesham tries a reverse sweep, but finds a fielder at fine leg for the catch
Neesham c Madushan b Hasaranga 19
16th over - Shanaka to bowl his first over, run rate at 12 an over
Neesham hits through square leg for four
OUT
Mitchell searches for the boundary at midwicket, but picks out the fielder
Mitchell c de Silva b Shanaka 66
Big wicket for Sri Lanka. It's on Neesham now.
Ravindra scampers a single to get off the mark
Neesham swings towards midwicket for two, NZ 147/5
15th over - OUT
Hasaranga into his third over and Chapman goes looking for the boundary, but is caught at deep midwicket
Chapman c de Silva b Hasaranga 33
Neesham arrives at the crease, plays to legside for a single
These two need to go BOOM
Neesham obliges, advancing down the pitch and hitting over Hasaranga for four
Neesham tries a reverse sweep, but misses. Hasaranga is keen on the lbw and they review... but pitching outside legstump, NZ 138/4
14th over - Madushan into his third over
Mitchell doesn't really connect with a straight drive, but it beats Chamika for four
Mitchell keeps out a yorker
Eight off the over, NZ 132/3
13th over - Theekshana returns for his last over and stems the flow of runs with a dot ball
Chapman tries to ramp over the keeper, but the ball misses everything, running to the rope for four byes
Chapman tries for the ramp again and runs a bye, NZ 124/3
12th over - Madushanka into his third over
Singles to Chapman and Mitchell, then a no ball...
Chapman clobbers the free hit over midwicket for six
Chapman swings hard to midwicket, cut off by the sliding fielder, but replays show he was touching the boundary... four
This is already NZ's best over with three balls remaining
Mitchell swings behind square leg for four and that's his fifty off 34 balls... then a six over midwicket
Twenty-four off the over, NZ 116/3
11th over - Hasaranga into his second over
Chapman gives himself space for two, then advances to loft over mid-off for six
Nice running for two runs, 11 off the over, NZ 92/3
10th over - Karunaratne into his second over, with NZ falling behind the run rate
Mitchell tries to hook, but it falls short of the fielder for just a single
Just seven off the over, NZ 81/3
Ninth over - Hasaranga bowls his first over, Mitchell and Chapman take singles
Four off the over, NZ 74/3
Eighth over - Madushan into his second over and Mitchell takes a single
Neither Mitchell nor Latham can connect cleanly, but take singles
OUT
Latham tries to chip the infield behild square, but there's a fielder lurking for the catch
Latham c Fernando b Matdushan 27
Chapman to the crease and drives past the bowler for four, NZ 70/3
Seventh over - At the end of the powerplay, NZ are 14 behind Sri Lanka
Theekshana back for his third over and dispatch over point by Mitchell for four
Single to Mitchell of the last ball, but a good over from Theekshana, NZ 63/2
Sixth over - Karunaratne to bowl his first over, singles off the first two balls
Mitchell swings through midwicket, bisecting fielders for four
Latham pulls behind square leg for four, NZ 58/2
Fifth over - Madushan into his first over and Latham has to scamper for the single. Ball almost his the helmet for four byes
Blackcaps call a midpitch conference for a drink, but they're also waiting for an new bat for Latham
Latham cuts in the air behind square to the boundary
Latham plays off his hip behind square for four, NZ 47/2
Fourth over - Madushanka's second over and Mitchell dispatches the opening delivery through mid-wicket for four
Mitchell hits over mid-on again for six, NZ 35/2
Third over - Theekshana into his second over, Mitchell takes a single
Latham sweeps behind square for four... then repeats the shot even finer off the last ball, NZ 23/2
Second over - OUT
Madhushanka will bowl the second over... and he goes through the gate to take out Bowes' stumps
Bowes b Madushanka 2
Mitchell to rescue the innings... he's off the mark with two behind point, almost set off for a third
Six, Mitchell hits cleanly over mid-on, NZ 12/2
First over - Theekshana will open the bowling against Bowes, who strokes through the offside for a single off the first ball
NZ are already ahead of Sri Lanka
Theekshana beats Seifert outside offstump
Seifert tries a reverse sweep, but can't connect cleanly
OUT
Seifert is hit on the foot, looked like going down legside, but given out and not reviewed
Seifert lbw Theekshana 0
So much for NZ's better start...
Latham is off the mark with a streaky single to legside
Bowes takes a single to legside, NZ 3/1
SRI LANKA
20th over - Shipley to bowl the last over of the innings
One off the first ball, then Hasaranga hits over cover for two
Dot
Six, Hasaranga bunts over long off for a maximum
Six, same shot
Hasaranga tries the same shot, but has to run three, SL 196/5
New Zealand probably did well to pull that back, after Sri Lanka got stuck into the raw bowling attack through the middle overs
19th over - Milne into his last over and he's throwing slow balls now, really reducing the scoring
Milne hits Perera on the helmet with his penultimate ball and Latham does well to stop that
Milne sitting on a maiden, with just a leg bye off it
Perera swings behind square leg for a single, SL 178/5
18th over - OUT
Neesham into his last over and Shanaka lofts to Milne at long-on
Shanaka c Milne b Neesham 1
Neesham's inswinger beats Hasaranga and the stumps
Hasaranga's leading edge clears cover for two
Five runs off the over and the scoring has slowed, SL 176/5
17th over - Lister into his last over
OUT
Asalanka tries to swipe Lister long behind square leg, but Seifert is waiting on the boundary
Asalanka c Seifert b Lister 67
That's Lister's first Blackcaps wicket
Perera takes two off Lister's last ball to bring up his fifty, SL 171/4
16th over - Shipley into his third over, finds the pads of Asalanka with his first ball and they run a leg bye
Shipley beats Perera's big swing, but Asalanka hits the biggest six of the day over long-on
Asalanka takes two to square leg... and then another six off the last ball, SL 167/3
15th over - Sodhi back for his last over and he's swept for four behind square leg by Perera
Perera tries to repeat the shot, but misses
Eight runs off the over, SL 151/3
14th over - Lister back for his third over, just a single to Asalanka
Asalanka edges over the keeper and Sodhi can't prevent the four - that's his fifty
Ten off the over, SL 143/3
13th over - Milne back for his third over and first ball is wide
Asalanka hits over mid-off for six, 13 off the over, SL 133/3
12th over - Neesham continues and Asalanka swats him for six over mid-on, that's the 50 partnership
Those sixes off the first ball take the pressure right off the batters - they can just collect singles thereafter
Perera edges behind point and Bowes leaps high, but can't hold the catch
Ten off the over, SL 120/3
11th over - Perera hits Sodhi back over his head for six to bring up the Sri Lanka 100
Sodhi pulls back the scoring with a wide and four singles, SL 110-3
10th over - Shipley returns... singles off his first three balls
Five singles off the over, SL 99/3
Ninth over - Asalanka hits Sodhi over square for six
10 runs off the over, SL 94/3
Eighth over - Neesham into his second over and Perera edges through the vacant slips, but cut off at the boundary by Lister
Asalanka launches over mid-off for six, but is beaten outside offstump with the next delivery
Three dot balls... Asalanka takes a single off the last ball, SL 84/3
Seventh over - Sodhi brings his spin into the attack, Asalanka takes a single off the first ball
Perera hits and runs, Asalanka is at full stretch against the throw, but is home
Sodhi beats Perera outside offstump, four singles off the over, SL 76/3
Sixth over - OUT
Neesham for his first over and de Silva chips the first ball off the bottom of the bat to Sodhi for the catch
De Silva c Sodhi b Neesham 15
Asalanka drives a wide ball from Neesham for four through cover
Seven runs off the over, SL 72/3
Fifth over - Lister to bowl his second over from the other end, de Silva clips off his toes for two
De Silva swings lustily and edges through the vacant slips for four, then hits a full toss back over Lister for six
De Silva runs a sharp single and Perera dives on the throw, SL 65/2
Fourth over - Shipley for his first T20 international over, first ball is wide down legside... so is his second
Perera bunts and runs a single
OUT
Mendis tries to repeat his swipe down fine leg, but doesn't connect squarely and Ravindra is lurking to gobble up the catch
Mendis c Ravindra b Shipley 25
De Silva runs a sharp single off his first ball and beats Neesham's throw at the stumps
Shipley bowls his third legside wide of the over ... his nine-ball over concedes six runs, SL 51/2
Third over - Milne with his second over and Mendis hits over cover for four, then clips him over fine leg for six
NZ bowlers under assault here
A single brings Perera on strike... Milne bowls a good yorker, but the batters scurry a single
Mendis repeats his opening shot over cover for another boundary
Mendis hits high and long to long on, but it lands in the stand for six
Twenty-two runs off that over, SL 44/1
Second over - Lister to bowl the second over, Perera takes a big swing and miss outside offstump
Perera drives through cover for four, then another over point
Perera has a third straight boundary through mid-off, then cuts for two
Two more off the last ball, 16 off the over... not a great start for Lister, SL 22/1
First over - Nissanka to take strike against Milne for the opening ball.
OUT
First ball moves off the seam and Latham has gone upstairs for a catch review...
Snicko shows an edge and Nissanka must go
Nissanka c Latham b Milne 0
Third ball down legside for a wide
Perera scores first run off the bat with a single
Mendis guides through fine leg for four
Mendis wants a single off the next ball, but it sent back and has to dive, as Milne shys at the stumps, SL 6/1
12:47pm - Weather in Auckland is a little overcast, maybe some showers at some point. Aucklanders woke up to morning mist, but that has cleared.
12:36pm - New Zealand have won the toss and Tom Latham has elected to field first. Debutants Chad Bowes and Henry Shipley will feature in the Blackcaps line-up.
NZ: Bowes, Seifert, Latham, Mitchell, Chapman, Neesham, Ravindra, Milne, Shipley, Sodhi, Liester
Sri Lanka: Nissanka, Periera, Mendis, Asalanka, de Silva, Shanaka, Karunaratne, Hasaranga, Madushan, Madushanka
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Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the opening Twenty20 clash between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Auckland's Eden Park.
After dominating both test and one-day series during the NZ autumn, the Blackcaps now turn their attention to the shortest form of the game, still without many of their frontline performers, now chasing big bucks overseas in the Indian Premier League.
Instead, those left behind have a chance to nail down spot in the ODI World Cup later this year, albeit in a different format.
This three-game series will see several intriguing newcomers and returnees take the field, including fast-bowling prospect Ben Lister, and veterans Adam Milne, Jimmy Neesham and Tim Seifert.
Fast-bowler Henry Shipley has a chance to build on his form during the ODI success, as does Will Young with the bat.
Join us at 11:30am for the toss.
TAB Odds: NZ $1.45, Sri Lanka $2.60
NZ: Tom Latham (c), Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Will Young
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Lasith Croospulle, Dhananjaya de Silva, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Harunaratne, Lathiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera, Pramod Maudshan, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Thekshana, Dunith Wellalage
Young deflects praise to Blackcaps bowlers after series-clinching win against Sri Lanka
Stephen Foote
Cricketers will often tell you the lowest totals can be the most challenging to chase down and at one stage during the second one-dayer against Sri Lanka at Hamilton, that seemed to ring true for the Blackcaps.
Set a meagre target of 158 by the NZ bowlers's onslaught, the batters stumbled out of the blocks, with openers Chad Bowes and Tom Blundell departing inside the first two overs.
Both captain Tom Latham and Daryl Mitchell followed to leave New Zealand precariously positioned at 59/4, and the tourists with their tails up and eyes set on a shock result.
Fortunately for the hosts, No.3 Will Young (83no) and Henry Nicholls (44no) were able to drop anchor and stabilise the NZ innings, combining for a fifth-wicket partnership of 100 to navigate the Blackcaps to an ultimately comfortable six-wicket win in the 33rd over, sealing the series 2-0.
The result also consolidates the Blackcaps' place atop the ICC Super League rankings, which replaced the ODI rankings as the qualification route for the World Cup in India in October.
"It was a bit more nerve-racking a bit later, when we were three or four down," Young admitted.
"One of the great things about this team is that we bat deep, so I had full confidence in the boys that we'd get the job done and it happened to be Henry that I established a bit of a partnership with.
"It can be quite a tricky time to bat in that twilight period. We saw that, if you hit the strings - and hit a good length - it's going to be challenging at times.
"We found exactly that when the Sri Lankans got the ball in the right area. There was a bit of swing early, the ball certainly nipped around and there was a little bit of bounce too.
"Conditions were tough at times, but we managed to absorb that to get the job done."
The Blackcaps attack ensured that job was relatively straightforward for their counterparts up the order, claiming three wickets inside the first 10 overs, which soon turned into five in the first 20.
Sri Lanka never recovered from that opening salvo, with opener Pathun Nissanka's 57 off 64 balls the only highlight on their scorecard and the side bundled out in the 42nd over.
Newcomer Henry Shipley backed up his player-of-the-match performance in the opening ODI with 3/32, while quick Matt Henry (3/14) and Mitchell (3/32) also contributed three wickets apiece.
"In one-day cricket, there's an old adage that if you take three wickets in the first 10, you're doing pretty well, and they took four or five in the first spell or two," said Young.
"They were incredible. The way they hit their lengths, and got the ball to talk in the air and off the wicket was really impressive.
"For [Shipley] to do that in one of his first series is testament to the form he's in. For Matt Henry, it seems like an extension of his red-ball form at the moment.
"He's hitting the same areas and it's awesome to see.
"I think Tom Latham did a great job in summarising the conditions early, getting fielders in the right positions and trusting that the ball will go to those attacking fielders. They used the short ball as well.
"The bowlers and Tommy were singing from the same sheet."
Although Young, 30, scored two centuries against the Netherlands last year, this was his highest score against a top-tier nation in his 10-match ODI career so far, earning player-of-the-match plaudits.
After playing most of his international cricket in the test format, Young admits he's keen to take advantage of his opportunities in the limited-overs format.
"At the end of the day, you're looking to impose yourself and make a matchwinning contribution. and the better I do that, the better chance I give myself [of securing a place in the team]," he said.
"I don't try to add on any extra responsibility, I just get out there and get into the battle, and try to get the job done for the team.
"I've played a bit of test cricket and been around that squad for a while now, and it's awesome to get these opportunities in white-ball and I'm hoping it can continue into the future."
He'll have another chance to impress when the Twenty20 series begins on Sunday, with the first of three matches scheduled for Auckland's Eden Park.
"We were really consistent in the two games we played in this series, so if we can keep nailing the basics, getting the ball to talk early and taking early wickets, and then just having a positive intent with our batting and looking to score, I'm sure we'll put ourselves in good stead and give ourselves the best chance of winning."
