tt12093 itt2041	New Zealand v Sri Lanka
	Sri Lanka in New Zealand 2022/23 (3rd Twenty20)
Venue	John Davies Oval, Queenstown on 8th April 2023 (20-over match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand won the toss and decided to field
Result	New Zealand won by 4 wickets
Umpires	CM Brown, SB Haig
TV umpire	KD Cotton
Referee	JJ Crowe
Reserve Umpire	WR Knights
Player of the Match	TL Seifert

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Sri Lanka innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
PN Silva	c Neesham b Sodhi	25	25	45	4	-	12	100.00
+BKG Mendis	c Sodhi b Lister	73	48	64	6	5	19	152.08
MDKJ Perera	run out (Milne)	33	21	39	2	2	5	157.14
DM de Silva	c Seifert b Lister	20	9	23	1	2	2	222.22
*MD Shanaka	c Bowes b Milne	15	8	11	2	-	2	187.50
KIC Asalanka	run out (Chapman)	3	6	11	-	-	3	50.00
PWH de Silva	not out	0	1	6	-	-	1	0.00
MM Theekshana	not out	0	2	3	-	-	2	0.00
PM Liyanagamage	did not bat
CAK Rajitha	did not bat
CBRLS Kumara	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb, 10 w)	13
Total	(6 wickets, innings closed, 103 minutes, 20 overs)	182
Fall of wickets:
1-76 (PN Silva, 9.3 ov), 2-122 (Mendis, 13.5 ov), 3-156 (Perera, 16.5 ov), 4-162 (DM de Silva, 17.2 ov), 5-179 (Shanaka, 18.6 ov), 6-180 (Asalanka, 19.3 ov)

New Zealand bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Henry	4	0	33	0	1	-	14	2	3	-	8.25
Milne	4	1	30	1	2	-	12	3	1	24.00	7.50
Lister	4	0	37	2	1	-	6	6	-	12.00	9.25
Sodhi	4	0	30	1	1	-	8	-	2	24.00	7.50
Neesham	2	0	22	0	1	-	3	2	1	-	11.00
Ravindra	2	0	27	0	2	-	3	2	2	-	13.50

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New Zealand innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots	S-Rate
CJ Bowes	c Mendis b Kumara	17	18	26	2	-	8	94.44
TL Seifert	c Rajitha b Liyanagamage	88	48	77	10	3	9	183.33
*+TWM Latham	b Theekshana	31	23	42	1	1	3	134.78
DJ Mitchell	c Shanaka b Kumara	15	16	34	-	-	5	93.75
MS Chapman	c Asalanka b Kumara	16	12	22	1	1	5	133.33
JDS Neesham	run out (Kumara)	0	0	2	-	-	0	0.00
R Ravindra	not out	2	1	2	-	-	0	200.00
AF Milne	not out	0	1	1	-	-	1	0.00
IS Sodhi	did not bat
MJ Henry	did not bat
BG Lister	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 9 lb, 4 w)	14
Total	(6 wickets, 104 minutes, 19.5 overs)	183
Fall of wickets:
1-53 (Bowes, 5.3 ov), 2-137 (Latham, 14.1 ov), 3-154 (Seifert, 16.1 ov), 4-179 (Chapman, 19.2 ov), 5-180 (Neesham, 19.2 ov), 6-180 (Mitchell, 19.3 ov)

Sri Lanka bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s	S-Rate	Econ
Rajitha	4	0	34	0	2	-	7	1	2	-	8.50
Theekshana	4	0	22	1	-	-	9	1	-	24.00	5.50
Liyanagamage	4	0	38	1	-	-	4	4	1	24.00	9.50
Kumara	3.5	0	38	3	2	-	7	4	1	7.67	9.91
PWH de Silva	4	0	41	0	-	-	4	4	1	-	10.25

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Notes
--> Sri Lanka powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (48/0)
--> New Zealand powerplay 1: overs 1 to 6 (58/1)
--> Sri Lanka innings: 50 in 6 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 100 in 11.4 overs
--> Sri Lanka innings: 150 in 16.3 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 50 in 5.1 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 100 in 10.2 overs
--> New Zealand innings: 150 in 15.4 overs
--> PM Liyanagamage made his last appearance in International Twenty20 matches
--> CAK Rajitha made his last appearance in International Twenty20 matches
--> CBRLS Kumara made his last appearance in International Twenty20 matches
--> BKG Mendis 50 in 36 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes
--> TL Seifert 50 in 26 balls with 5 fours and 3 sixes
--> TL Seifert passed his previous highest score of 84 in International Twenty20 matches
--> TL Seifert passed 3500 runs in Twenty20 matches when he reached 33

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Sri Lanka 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (PN Silva 17, BKG Mendis 29)
New Zealand 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (CJ Bowes 17, TL Seifert 35)
New Zealand 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (TL Seifert 31, TWM Latham 15)
Over 1.5: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - CJ Bowes (decision upheld)
Over 17.3: Review by Sri Lanka (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - MS Chapman (decision upheld)