NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA, 1st Match, Pool A
NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA, 1st Match, Pool A: match overview
NEW ZEALAND and SRI LANKA met in the 1st Match, Pool A of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Hagley Oval, Christchurch on Saturday, February 14, 2015. Result: New Zealand won by 98 runs.
This is a 50-overs-a-side one-day match: each team bats once for a maximum of 50 overs, powerplay restrictions shape the opening and closing phases, and the required run rate becomes the key number in the chase.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st Match, Pool A, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
- Teams
- NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA
- Format
- One Day International (50 overs)
- Venue
- Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Date
- Saturday, February 14, 2015
- Start time
- 03:30 AM local (22:00 GMT)
- Status
- New Zealand won by 98 runs