SRI LANKA vs NEW ZEALAND, 1st T20I
SRI LANKA vs NEW ZEALAND, 1st T20I: match overview
SRI LANKA and NEW ZEALAND met in the 1st T20I of New Zealand in Sri Lanka T20I Series, 2009 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Result: New Zealand won by 3 runs.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
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Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, New Zealand in Sri Lanka T20I Series, 2009
- Teams
- SRI LANKA vs NEW ZEALAND
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Date
- Wednesday, September 2, 2009
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- New Zealand won by 3 runs