Cricket Highlights - Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I 2009
Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1st T20I 2009 - New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 2-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS) in 02nd September 2009.
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| Ross Taylor scored 60 off 45 balls © Associated Press |
Jacob Oram hat-trick gives New Zealand thrilling 3-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a fightback knock from Tillakaratne Dilshan in the first Twenty20 international.
* Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered a 23-ball sixth fastest ever fifty in T20 internationals with jointly Sanath Jayasuriya's 23-ball 50 against New Zealand at Wellington in 2006.
* Jacob Oram became the second bowler to take a hat-trick in T20 internationals after Brett Lee.
New Zealand scored 141-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ross Taylor blasted a 60 off 45-balls including five-fours & a six with strike rate of 133.33, Martin Guptill struck 29 off 25-balls included 2-fours & a six and Jesse Ryder 13.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Lasith Malinga takes 2-wickets, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Ajantha Mendis and Malinga Bandara.
Sri Lanka scored 138-9 in 20 overs with top scorer by Tillakaratne Dilshan blasted a 57 off 28-balls including 8-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 203.57, Angelo Mathews scored 21, debutant Gihan Rupasinghe - who scored 15-runs on his debut T20I match.
New Zealand best bowler by Jacob Oram picked up 3-wickets, Daniel Vettori, Ian Butler both took two-wickets and one for Kyle Mills.
Daniel Vettori named Player of the match for his brilliant bowling performance to took 2-wickets for 11-runs in 4-overs.
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