A four-wicket haul by veteran all-rounder Chris Cairns and a comprehensive 77 not out by Stephen Fleming set New Zealand up for a comfortable seven-wicket win with 17 overs to spare against Sri Lanka in a one-day cricket international here Sunday.
SCOREBOARD:
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SRI LANKA
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S.Jayantha lbw Tuffey 0
S.Jayasuriya c Marshall b Cairns 43
M.Atapattu c McCullum b Tuffey 4
K.Sangakkara c McCullum b Mills 1
M.Jayawardene c Sinclair b Oram 2
T.Dilshan c Fleming b Cairns 48
U.Chandana run out Tuffey 20
C.Vaas b Cairns 0
F.Maharoof c Fleming b Cairns 2
K.Kulasekara not out 4
D.Fernando run out sub (Butler) 3
EXTRAS: (LB-4, W-9, NB-1) 14
TOTAL: (all out) 141
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-1, 2-17, 3-18, 4-35, 5-70, 6-114, 7-116, 8-120, 9-134.
BOWLING: Tuffey 8-1-17-2 (3w), Mills 8-3-24-1, Oram 7-0-23-1 (1w), Cairns 8-1-33-4 (1nb, 1w), Vettori 6-0-22-0 (1w), Styris 5-0-18-0.
OVERS: 42
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NEW ZEALAND
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S.Fleming not out 77
N.Astle lbw Vaas 6
M.Sinclair c and b Chandana 31
S.Styris runout Sangakkara (Jayantha) 12
H.Marshall not out 14
EXTRAS: (B-2, NB-1, LB-1) 4
TOTAL: (for three wickets) 144
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-7, 2-64, 3-101
BOWLING: Vaas 8-1-31-1, Kulasekara 8-3-13-0, Maharoof 3-0-31-0, Fernando 5-0-22-0 (1nb), Chandana 7-1-29-1, Jayasuriya 2-0-15-0
OVERS: 33
TOSS: New Zealand
UMPIRES: Peter Parker (AUS), Billy Bowden (NZL)
MATCH REFEREE: Mike Procter (RSA)
New Zealand won by seven wickets.
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