Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 3rd ODI 2012 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 3rd ODI 2012 - New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 5-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Pallekelle in 06th November 2012.

Tillakaratne Dilshan plays an unorthodox shot © AFP

Tillakaratne Dilshan's century and Angelo Mathews' fifty leads to Sri Lanka cruising to via DLS method seven-wicket victory over New Zealand, despite a BJ Watling's 96* and wrap up 2-0 lead in a rain-truncated game of the third ODI.

Match Stats :

71* : BJ Watling and Nathan McCullum set up the second highest seventh-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in One-day internationals. 127* : Tillakaratne Dilshan's and Angelo Mathews set up the joint highest fourth-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against New Zealand in One-day internationals, jointly with 127 held by Romesh Kaluwitharana and Arjuna Ranatunga at Dhaka in 1998 and the joint eighth highest fourth-wicket stand for Sri Lanka in ODIs.

New Zealand scored 199-6 in 33-overs - due to rain match reduced 50 to 33-overs per side - with top scorer by BJ Watling cracked a unbeaten 96 off 88-balls including 12-fours with strike rate of 109.09, James Franklin scored 26 and Nathan McCullum 22 not out.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Jeevan Mendis takes two-wickets, Angelo Mathews, Lasith Malinga and Nuwan Kulasekara each took one-wickets.

Sri Lanka chased 200-3 in 31.1 overs - due to rain revised target of 197 in 33-overs with top scorer by Tillakaratne Dilshan 102 not out - which was his 14th ODI hundred.

Angelo Mathews cracked a unbeaten 54 off 47-balls including seven boundaries and Kumar Sangakkara 15.

New Zealand best bowler by Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills and Tim Southee each took one-wickets.

Tillakaratne Dilshan named player of the match for his match-winning masterclass unbeaten 102-runs knocked off facing 95-balls including 12-fours and a six.

                   

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