NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA, 1st T20I
NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA, 1st T20I: match overview
NEW ZEALAND and SRI LANKA met in the 1st T20I of Sri Lanka in New Zealand T20I Series, 2006 at Sky Stadium, Wellington on Friday, December 22, 2006. Result: Sri Lanka won by 18 runs (D/L method).
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.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around Sri Lanka in New Zealand T20I Series, 2006 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st T20I, Sri Lanka in New Zealand T20I Series, 2006
- Teams
- NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Sky Stadium, Wellington
- Date
- Friday, December 22, 2006
- Start time
- 11:30 AM local (06:00 GMT)
- Status
- Sri Lanka won by 18 runs (D/L method)