Highlights, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match, Full Cricket Score: Guptill, Munro lead Kiwis to 10-wicket win

Most 10-wicket wins in ICC ODI CWC matches:

3 – New Zealand*
2 – West Indies
2 – South Africa
2 – Sri Lanka

Largest wins for New Zealand by balls remaining in ICC CWC:

252 v Kenya, Chennai, 2011

226 v England, Wellington, 2015

203 v Sri Lanka, Cardiff, 2019*

NZ beat SL by 10 wickets and 33.5 overs to spare

New Zealand complete a dominating win over Sri Lanka. Chasing the target in under 100 balls and they have all their wickets intact. I wouldn’t be surprised if Ross Taylor ever intended to wear his pads on at any moment during the innings. NZ bowlers set up the win after they shot out the Lankans for a lowly 136. Munro and Martin come out and add the finishing touches.

After 16 overs,New Zealand 136/0 ( Martin Guptill 73 , Colin Munro 57)

Malinga is called back to bowl in the 16th over. If you are wondering what he is doing after the four overs he bowled, just to remind you he can bowl 10, but in all probablity this will be his last. Malinga keeps trying the ploy to bounce out Guptill, a plan that has failed more number of times than the number of ducks scored by Sri Lankans today. Couple of boundaries helps NZ level scores.

After 15 overs,New Zealand 120/0 ( Martin Guptill 60 , Colin Munro 56)

Karunaratne has asked Jeevan Mendis to come on to bowl, perhaps with the intention to quickly get over this. Guptill relishes a flighted delivery by sending it for a long six but to the disappointment of the official, who has to carry a suitcase of balls to the ground with New Zealand literally three hits away. Drinks have been taken too.

After 14 overs,New Zealand 109/0 ( Martin Guptill 51 , Colin Munro 55)

Munro raises he half-century and has a review challenged against him, well techincally against Ian Gould’s decision, but there is nothing on UltraEdge as the ball passes the bat on its way to the keeper, so NZ still have a chance to win with all 10 wickets intact. They need 26 runs more.

Both NZ openers scoring 50-plus runs in a same ODI WC match:

M Greatbatch/R Latham v SA, Auckland, 1992
L Vincent/S Fleming v Canada, Gros Islet, 2007
M Guptill/B McCullum v Zim, Ahmedabad, 2011
C Munro/M Guptill v SL, Cardiff, 2019*

After 13 overs,New Zealand 101/0 ( Martin Guptill 50 , Colin Munro 48)

Guptill has the bragging rights of reaching the fifty before Munro – a battle that was my creation, due to the lack of any reasonable contest between the two teams. With that six of Guptill to bring his half-century, NZ go past the 100-run mark as well. Need 36 runs to win. Can they do it an over?

After 12 overs,New Zealand 91/0 ( Martin Guptill 41 , Colin Munro 47)

Munro with the help of a boundary now leads the race with Guptill to bring their fifty, the only contest worth watching now, as he moves to 47. Shrewd tactic by Guptill to take the single off the final ball. Kiwis need 46 more.

After 11 overs,New Zealand 82/0 ( Martin Guptill 39 , Colin Munro 41)

Better second over for Udana after his opening over costs nine runs. But a five-run over might be good for some other day, today he would like five wickets instead. And if the miracle takes place it would still make no difference to the ultimate result.

After 10 overs,New Zealand 77/0 ( Martin Guptill 36 , Colin Munro 39)

Double bowling change from Sri Lanka: Thisara Perera comes on to have a bowl. If Guptill rode his luck in the previous over, now is the chance for Munro have the rub of the green. He nicked one right through the non-existent first slip. Simply no respite for poor old Sri Lanka.

After 9 overs,New Zealand 68/0 ( Martin Guptill 31 , Colin Munro 35)

First bowling change from Sri Lanka Isuru Udana is brought into the attack. No change in approach from Guptill. He continues to go after the bowling, with luck smiling on him today, both his edges run to third man ropes. NZ are at the halfway mark to their target in the 9th over.

After 8 overs,New Zealand 59/0 ( Martin Guptill 22 , Colin Munro 35)

Sri Lankan opening bowlers unable to match their Kiwi counterparts as Munro and Guptill add nine more runs to their total. New Zealand need 78 more runs to win.

After 7 overs,New Zealand 50/0 ( Martin Guptill 19 , Colin Munro 29)

A boundary to start Malinga’s fourth over along with couple of twos and singles as the Black Caps openers raise the 50-run stand for the first wicket. Another early finish is on the cards.

After 6 overs,New Zealand 40/0 ( Martin Guptill 16 , Colin Munro 22)

New Zealand now need under 100 runs. Munro takes the attack to Lakmal and forcing the bowler to first change his lengths and then his angle as Lakmal switches to round the stumps for the last two deliveries. Big over for NZ taking 14 runs from it.