Toss – Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field
Result - New Zealand won by 38 runs
Teams
New Zealand – Brendon McCullum (W), Jesse Ryder, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott, Neil Broom, James Franklin, Daniel Vettori (C), Kyle Mills, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond
Sri Lanka – Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Kumar Sangakkara (C) (W), Mahela Jayawardena, Thilan Samaraweera, Thilina Kandamby, Angelo Mathews, Nuwan Kulasekara, Thilan Thushara, Lasith Malinga, Ajantha Mendis
New Zealand Innings
- Daryl Tuffey running for Jesse Ryder from 4.5 overs
- New Zealand 50/0 in 6.4 overs
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 45 balls (BB McCullum 16, JD Ryder 29, Ex 5)
- Jesse Ryder dropped on 38 by Thilina Kandamby
- After ten overs New Zealand are 76 for 0, a superb start by the kiwis.
- JD Ryder: 50 off 28 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Drinks: New Zealand – 91/0 in 14.0 overs (BB McCullum 28, JD Ryder 57)
- New Zealand: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (101 balls), Extras 6
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 101 balls (BB McCullum 33, JD Ryder 61, Ex 6)
- New Zealand: 150 runs in 27.1 overs (168 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: New Zealand – 161/4 in 30.0 overs (MJ Guptill 15, NT Broom 15)
- Power Play 2: Overs 30.1 – 35.0
- New Zealand: 200 runs in 36.4 overs (225 balls), Extras 8
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 52 balls (MJ Guptill 10, DL Vettori 38, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 250 runs in 44.3 overs (274 balls), Extras 12
- Power Play 3: Overs 45.1 – 50.0
- MJ Guptill: 50 off 64 balls (2 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (MJ Guptill 33, JEC Franklin 15, Ex 2)
- New Zealand: 300 runs in 49.1 overs (304 balls), Extras 14
- Innings Break: New Zealand – 315/7 in 50.0 overs (JEC Franklin 28, KD Mills 18)
Sri Lanka Innings
- Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (35 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (TM Dilshan 39, ST Jayasuriya 13, Ex 1)
- Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 – 15.0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 92/3 in 15.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 12, TT Samaraweera 1)
- Sri Lanka: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (100 balls), Extras 4
- Sri Lanka: 150 runs in 29.1 overs (179 balls), Extras 6
- Power Play 3: Overs 29.1 – 34.0
- Drinks: Sri Lanka – 164/6 in 31.0 overs (DPMD Jayawardene 47, KMDN Kulasekara 5)
- DPMD Jayawardene: 50 off 65 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (DPMD Jayawardene 32, KMDN Kulasekara 19, Ex 1)
- Sri Lanka: 200 runs in 34.2 overs (211 balls), Extras 7
- Sri Lanka: 250 runs in 43.2 overs (266 balls), Extras 8
- KMDN Kulasekara: 50 off 54 balls (1 x 4, 4 x 6)
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