Cricket Update: Sri Lanka Restrict New Zealand with a total of 192, at Rangiri International stadium in Dambulla
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 is in a commanding position after restricting the high flying New Zealanders to a low score in the second match of the tri-series cricket tournament taking place at the Rangiri International stadium in Dambulla.
The Black caps, who recorded a comprehensive 200 run win over the Indians in the opening match of the tournament, came crashing down against the penetrative attack of the islanders who chipped away with wickets at regular intervals.
The Sri Lankan bowlers led by Lasith Malinga were in top form, choking the opposing batsmen for runs besides making steady inroads.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 skipper Ross Taylor, who scored a match winning 95 runs in the opening match, opted to bat first on a wicket that was full of runs, yet his batsmen let him down with their reckless performance.
BJ Walting was the star for the visitors scoring an impressive half century in his One-Day-International debut; he faced 68 balls in all scoring 8 fours in all.
Martin Guptill continued his miserable run in the series, falling for a duck after his failure in the opening match.
Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 was the next to go, he struck two boundaries in his 34 balls stay scoring 16 runs in all, he was dismissed by Angelo Matthews, who than sent Willamson back to the hutch for a duck.
His double wicket effort plugged the Black Caps recovery, the hero of the first match Scott Styris fell for 24 off 33 balls. Styris was dismissed by Herath after adding 52 runs with Walting for the fourth wicket; their effort took the team score to 99/4.
Matthews then claimed his third wicket of the day, when he got the prized scalp of Walting, who fell for 55 edging the ball through to Sangakkara with the score on 101.
The Black caps were rocked further when Malinga got two wickets in consecutive deliveries, with Hopkins and Tuffey sent back via a slower one and a searing yorker.
Soon afterwards, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mills-c76321 skied a Herath delivery into the hands of Matthews at mid-off, he scored 11 runs.
Nathan McCullum tried to take his team to a respectable total as he found good company in Tim Southee, the all-rounder eventually perished trying to hit Mendis out of the park, McCullum scored 36 runs of 64 balls.
The Black Caps ended up with a total of 192, Tim Southee was the last man to be dismissed, he was caught at the square leg fence by Dilshan off Nuwan Kulasekara.
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