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NZ 183/6 (Seifert 88, Latham 31; Kumara 3/38) Sri Lanka 182/6 (Mendis 73, Perera 33, Nissanka 25; Lister 2/37)
NZ win by four wickets
NZ
20th over - One over left, 10 runs needed, Kumara to bowl his last over.
SIX Chapman hits flat over the legside boundary for the maximum... four runs needed, five balls
OUT Chapman skies a high catch to Asalanka and the new batter will be under pressure
Chapman c Asalanka b Kumara 16
Neesham on strike now.
OUT Kumara bowls wide outside offstump, but the batters run and Neesham is well out of his ground
Neesham run out Kumara 0
That was crazy! Ravindra comes to the crease, NZ need three from four balls.
OUT Mitchell hits into the air and Shanaka is under it. That's karma for that crazy runout.
Mitchell c Shanaka b Kumara 15
Milne comes to the middle, needing three from three balls.
Milne swings and misses, but Ravindra is running and both batters make their ground for a single. Two runs from two balls.
Ravindra cuts to point for two to win the game. What a finish!
19th over - Madushan into his last over, Chapman takes a leading edge for a single.
Mitchell plays through mid-off, but Chanaka saves the boundary, limiting to just two.
Mitchell swings to legside for just a single.
Chapman plays into the offside for a single.
Mitchell to mid-off for a single.
Chapman plays a yorker for a single, NZ 173/3
18th over - 24 runs needed, three overs to come... Rajitha into his last.
Mitchell lofts into the legside, but clear of any fielders.
Chapman through cover for two.
Wide down legside. Mendis wants a review for a catch, but replays shot it clipped the pad.
The wide is wiped, but Chapman takes a single off the next ball.
Mitchell misses, but runs anyway. Chapman is scampering to make his ground at the striker's end and is safe, NZ 166/3
17th over - Madushan into his third over and..
OUT Seifert has to reach for a slower ball outside offstump and is caught by Rajitha at cover
Seifert c Rajitha b Madushan 88
Chapman to the crease and he drives straight through mid-off for four.
Madushan bounces Chapman and hits him on the helmet. He's taking a few moments to compose himself and satisfy medical requirements.
Six off the over, NZ 160/3
16th over - Hasaranga has one more over.
Mitchell whips through legside for two, then prods another to leg, but Seifert has to scramble for the single.
Seifert sweeps through legside to the boundary for four, then cuts through point for another.
That's Siefert's best score in a T20 international.
Fourteen from the over, NZ 154/2
15th over - Theekshana into his last over.
OUT Theekshana beats Latham with an inswinger and takes his stumps
Latham b Theekshana 31
Mitchell reverse-sweeps fine for two.
Just three off that over and a wicket, good over for Sri Lanka, NZ 140/2
14th over - Rajitha into his third over.
Rajitha bowls wide of offstump and Seifert is moving back, but throws himself forward to get a toe edge for four.
Latham plays through the offside for two.
Elevan off the over, NZ 137/1
13th over - Theekshana into his third over.
Singles off the first two balls, Seifert wants two off the third, he stumbles on the turn, but Latham is running to the danger end.
Latham hits over cover for two more. Single off the last, NZ 126/1
12th over - Hasaranga into his third over.
Latham sweeps to square leg and the fielder on the boundary misses the ball.
Latham reverses to fine leg for a single.
Latham sweeps again and a misfield allows two, NZ 118/1
11th over - Madushan into his second over.
Seifert tries to ramp the ball over fine leg, but manages to play it along the ground to the boundary.
SIX Latham flicks off his pads and behind square leg to the bank
Fourteen off the over, NZ 109/1
10th over - Kumara into his third over and Latham takes a single.
Seifert swings lustily, but the ball is cut off at the boundary and the throw has him diving to make his ground for two. He's there though.
Seifert plays down fine leg for four, then swings through legside for another boundary.
Latham dabs behind point for a single, NZ 95/1
Nine over - Latham sweeps Hasaranga down to fine leg for a single.
SIX Seifert swings over the legside rope for his fifth.
Eleven off the over, NZ 82/1
Eighth over - Theekshana into his second over.
Five off the over, including a couple of leg byes, NZ 71/1
Seventh over - Hasaranga enters the attack.
Seifert is lured out of his crease and is beaten. Hasaranga is very excited and the stumps are shattered... but replays show he got his tippy-toes behind the line.
Seifert reverses to the vacant offside for four, NZ 65/1
Sixth over - Kumara for his second over.
Seifert swings high into the legside, but just wide of the fielder for four.
OUT Bowes skies it hight to the legside and is caught by the wicketkeeper
Bowes c Mendis b Kumara 17
Captain Tom Latham comes to the crease... he runs a quick single to get off the mark.
10 runs and a wicket from the over, NZ 58/1
Fifth over - Rajitha into his second over.
Bowes plays through his shot early and is hit on the shoulder.
SIX Seifert swings over the legside boundary and into the stands.
Lajitha bowls the yorker and Seifert keeps it out for a single, NZ 48/0
Fourth over - Kumara into his first over.
Seifert inside-edges to fine leg for four.
Seifert climbs into the second ball over mid-on to the rope.
Eleven from the over, NZ 39/0
Third over - Madushan has a chance to make up for his dropped catch.
Three singles and then Seifert edges high over third man for four.
Seifert cuts hard, but Asalanka takes the pace off the ball for a single.
Bowes gets all of the last delivery to midwicket for four, NZ 28/0
Second over - Theekshana to bowl the second over, his first delivery is wide and Bowes carves it through the offside for four.
Bowes plays late and edges past the keeper, but limited to two by the fielder.
Theekshana hits the pads and wants the wicket. Given not out, but reviewed... no bat, but tracking outside offstump.
Bowes takes a single off the last ball, NZ 16/0
First over - Seifert and Bowes will open the NZ innings, with Rajitha bowling the first over.
Bowes takes a couple of dot balls, before opening the account with a single. Seifert follows suit.
DROPPED Bowes edges off the toe of his bat and Madushan drops him on the boundary
Seifert takes six off the last ball over point, NZ 9/0
SRI LANKA
20th over - No, Henry has one up his sleeve and his first ball is a dot.
Another dot.
OUT Asalanka takes a full toss off his pads into the legside, but a strog throw from Chapman has him in trouble.
Asalanka run out Chapman/Latham 2
Theekshana can't reach a wide delivery, then misses and runs the next for a single.
Hasaranga backs away and Henry leaves the final delivery outside offstump, so another dot, SL 182/6
19th over - Milne to bowl his last over, so maybe Neesham last.
Leg bye, wide...
Single to Asalanka.
Misfield by Chapman allows Shanaka to run two, then four over mid-on from a full toss.
Neesham sprawls to save a boundary.
OUT Shanaka lofts high into the legside and Bowes has time to make a coffee before taking the catch.
Shanaka c Bowes b Milne 15
18th over - Lister into his final over and de Silva drives a wide delivery outside offstump for four.
OUT De Silva tries to repeat the shot, but succeeds only in lofting to Seifert in the outfield.
de Silva c Seifert b Lister 20
Asalanka takes a single off his first ball.
Lister bowls wide again and Shanaka just edges it past third man for four, SL 168/4
17th over - Neesham for his second over.
SIX De Silva swings high over legside onto the bank.
Neesham responds with a yorker for a single.
OUT Mendis plays into the legside and runs for two, but Milne's direct hit from the outfield finds him short.
Mendis run out Milne 33
Shanaka comes to the crease and runs two, but survives a review for runout, SL 158/3
Asalanka to the crease and a single off the first ball.
16th over - Henry to bowl his third over.
Perera scoops to legside for two.
Perera hits and runs and stops, Henry shies at the strike end, but de Silva was well out of his ground at the non-strikers end. In fact, de Silva is almost standing next to Henry, when he chooses the wrong end.
De Silva is struggling and needs taping to his shoulder.
Henry bowls too full outside offstump and Perera cuts to the boundary for four.
SIX De Silva gets under one over cover, SL 146/2
15th over - Sodhi into his last over.
SIX Perera swings hard to the boundary, where Mitchell tries to catch, toss and regather before stipping on the rope. On-field call is out, but replays suggest otherwise.
10 off the over, SL 133/2
14th over - Lister back for his third over.
DROPPED Mendis toe-ends one to the offside and Ravindra can't gather it on the boundary.
Mendis edges to the offside boundary, again evading Ravindra for four.
OUT Finally Lister gets some reward, as Mendis gets a think edge to Sodhi at third man
Mendis c Sodhi b Lister 73
De Silva takes a single off the first ball, SL 123/2
13th over - Sodhi back for his third over, the best of the bowlers so far.
SIX Perera reverses and clears the offside boundary.
Nine off the over, SL 116/1
12th over - Ravindra into his second over.
Perera plays down the legside for four. Ravindra responds by bowling a couple of wides, but that's not going to help.
SIX Mendis fetches a ball outside offstump and clears the legside boundary, as a spectator falls over a picket fence trying to catch it.
FOUR Mendis edges past the keeper to the boundary, SL 107/1
11th over - Milne to bowl his third.
Flow of runs has dried up a little here, with just two singles of the first three balls.
Make that three off four.
SIX Mendis frees the shackles, scooping another six over legside to bring up his 12th T20 fifty, SL 89/1
10th over - Sodhi changes ends... Mendis takes a single and then gets Sodhi to help him out with a shoelace.
OUT Nissanka tries to hit Sodhi through the legside, but Neesham dives forward for a catch and the breakthrough
Nissanka c Neesham b Sodhi 25
Perera comes to the crease, Sodhi hits his pad and is keen on the appeal, but no-one supports him. Replays show pitching outside leg stump.
Three runs and wicket from that over, SL 78/1
Ninth over - Ravindra brings his spin into the attack.
SIX Mendis pounces on Ravindra's first ball and hits over his head to the sightscreen.
Nine off the over, SL 75/0
Eighth over - Neesham joins the attack.
Nissanka baseball-bats past Neesham and over Henry at mid-off for four.
Nissanka tries to hook over fine leg, but it lands short of the fielder for a single.
Nissanka plays a more orthodox shot past Henry for the same result... four, SL 66/0
Seventh over - Sodhi comes into the attack with spin. He strays down legside for three wides.
Mendis plays to the legside and runs hard for two.
Eight off the over, SL 56/0
Sixth over - Lister to change ends and replaces Milne.
Mendis lofts to legside, but falls short of Chapman.
Singles off the first three balls, but Mendis finds the legside boundary with the fourth.
Another legside wide...
Single off the last ball, SL 48/0
Fifth over - Henry replaces Lister, who was a little expensive in his first over.
Henry strays down legside for a wide.
SIX Mendis swings high to legside, but it lands safely and clears the boundary for six. Repeat and rinse, SL 38/0
Fourth over - Milne to continue and Mendis chops the first back onto his pads.
Mendis cuts to the boundary for four.
DROPPED Mendis edges between slip and keeper, and Mitchell can't grasp it to his left.
Nssanka drives through the offside for four, SL 25/0
Third over - Ben Lister to replace Henry for the third over and Nissanka prods for a single.
Mendis catches up with a ball down legside for a boundary, then lobs one down to third man, just short of Ravindra for a single.
Another four down fine leg...
10 off the over, SL 16/0
Second over - Milne to bowl the second over, after his five-wicket haul at Dunedin.
Milne finds some swing and bounce with his first two deliveries, then beats the bat again with his third.
A maiden from Milne, SL 6/0
First over - Nissanka will take strike against Matt Henry for the first ball.
Nice yorker, but Nissanka keeps it out for a single.
Henry beats Mendis with the second delivery and takes the pad with the third.
Mendis gets bat on ball for a single.
Nissanka edges past Mitchell in the slips for four, SL 6/0
12:36pm - Tom Latham has won his third toss of the T20 series and will again send the visitors into bat first.
Just one change to the NZ line-up, with Matt Henry replacing Henry Shipley in the bowling attack. Lathiru Kumara comes into the Sri Lanka attack.
NZ: Bowes, Seifert, Latham, Mitchell, Chapman, Neesham, Ravindra, Milne, Henry, Sodhi, Lister
Sri Lanka: Nissanka, Mendhis, Perera, de Silva, Asalanka, Shanaka, Hasaranga, Theekshana, Madushan, Rajitha, Kumara
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Kia ora, good afternoon and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the third Blackcaps v Sri Lanka Twenty20 encounter at picturesque Queenstown Events Centre.
After dropping their first game to the tourists this autumn in the Super Over series-opener, the NZ men came roaring back at Dunedin, snatching a nine-wicket victory with more than five overs to spare, as they chased down 141 run.
Adam Milne grabbed a five-wicket bag - including three in the 19th over - to put the clamps on their rivals, before openers Tim Seifert (79no, including six sixes) and Chad Bowes (31 off 15 balls) put the homeside ahead of the required run rate from the start.
New Zealand can complete a pretty satisfactory home season with a win here, completing series victories over Sri Lanka in all three formats, along with a thrilling test-series draw against England.
They desperately need some good news, after losing batting master Kane Williamson from the one-day World Cup with a knee injury suffered during the Indian Premier League.
With many of the leading Blackcaps away playing the subcontinent professional competition, several fringe performers have put their hands up for World Cup selection and beyond, as the national programme begins to phase out some its veterans.
Join us at 12:30pm for the toss at Queenstown.
TAB Odds: NZ $1.35, Sri Lanka $3
New Zealand squad: Tom Latham (c), Chad Bowes, Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Ben Lister, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Henry Shipley, Ish Sodhi, Will Young
Sri Lanka squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Lasith Croospulle, Dhananjaya de Silva, Nuwanidu Fernando, Chamika Harunaratne, Lathiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka, Kusal Mendis, Pathum Nissanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera, Pramod Maudshan, Kasun Rajitha, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Thekshana, Dunith Wellalage
Blackcaps star Williamson ruled out of Cricket World Cup due to injury
Stephen Foote
Blackcaps white-ball captain Kane Williamson will require surgery on his injured right knee, with scans confirming he's ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.
NZ Cricket says the standard rehabilitation timeframes mean Williamson is now unlikely to be fit and available for selection at this year's Cricket World Cup in India, which starts in October.
The 32-year-old suffered the injury while fielding for the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League, attempting to make a spectacular boundary catch, before coming down awkwardly on his knee.
After being ruled out of the remainder of the IPL season, Williamson returned to New Zealand for consultation with specialists, who diagnosed him with an ACL tear. He'll go under the knife within the next three weeks.
After receiving the news, Williamson wanted to acknowledge the support he'd had since sustaining the injury.
"I've received great support over the past few days, and want to thank both the Gujarat Titans and New Zealand Cricket for that," he said. "Naturally, it's disappointing to get such an injury, but my focus now is on having the surgery and starting rehab.
"It’s going to take some time, but I'll be doing everything I can to get back on the field as soon as possible."
Williamson will leave an enormous void in the Blackcaps' World Cup squad.
The world's No.2 test batsman has been in vintage form this season, with centuries in consecutive five-day thrillers against England and Sri Lanka, bookended by double centuries against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
