Welcome to the highlights of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand - The 13th match of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 International cricket tournament between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on September 27, 2012.
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| Tillakaratne Dilshan goes for the cut © AFP |
Match Overview:
Sri Lanka won the Super Over after Tim Southee holds nerve as match-tied in a nail-biter 13th match of a ICC World Twenty20.
Match Stats:
- This is the seventh Twenty20 to end in a tie. New Zealand have been involved in four of the seven. It is also the second tie in the World Twenty20 after the game between India and Pakistan in 2007.
- Rob Nicol's 58 is his highest score in Twenty20 internationals and the third-highest for a New Zealand batsman against Sri Lanka.
- Tillakaratne Dilshan's 76 is the second-highest score by a Sri Lankan batsman against New Zealand in World Twenty20 matches. It is also his second-best score in World Twenty20 games after the 96 against West Indies in 2009.
- Ajantha Mendis conceded 48 off his four overs, the most he has conceded in a Twenty20 game, surpassing the 42 runs against Australia in the World Twenty20 in 2010.
- New Zealand's total of 174 is their highest score in Twenty20 matches against Sri Lanka. It is also their second-highest score in Pallekele, after the 191 against Bangladesh.
- Sri Lanka's score of 68 in the first six overs is the fifth-highest Powerplay score in the World Twenty20. The highest Powerplay score (20 overs per innings) is West Indies' 71 against Australia at The Oval in 2009.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
* Sri Lanka enter into Super Eights after a Lasith Malinga defending 13 in a Super Over eliminator.
New Zealand scored 174-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Rob Nicol struck 58 off 40-balls including 4-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 145.
Martin Guptill cracked a 38 off 30-balls included six-fours, Brendon McCullum 25 and Ross Taylor 23.
Sri Lanka best bowler by debutant Akila Dhananjay - who took two-wickets on his debut T20I match, Nuwan Kulasekara takes 2-wickets and one for Lasith Malinga - Ajantha Mendis.
Sri Lanka scored 174-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Tillakaratne Dilshan 76, Mahela Jayawardene hammered a 44 off 26-balls including 3-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 169.23 and Kumar Sangakkara struck 21 off 14-balls with four boundaries.
New Zealand best bowler by James Franklin took two-wickets and one for Jacob Oram.
Tillakaratne Dilshan named player of the match for his rapid 76-runs knocked off facing 53-balls including 5-fours and 3-sixes with strike rate of 143.39.
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