Published: Feb 14, 2015, 05:10 AM (IST)
Edited: Feb 14, 2015, 05:44 AM (IST)
Wonderful bowling by Rangana Herath and Suranga Lakmal brought Sri Lanka back in the game against New Zealand at at Christchurch. After the wicket of Brendon McCullum in the 16th over, the run rate has slowed down. New batsman Kane Williamson was dropped first ball by Kumar Sangakkara in the bowling of Lakmal. Herath also bowled very tightly and had a few close calls. Finally Lakmal got rid of Martin Guptill for 49. This time Sangakkara didn’t miss the chance. New Zealand reached 137 for two after 23 overs. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: SCHEDULE & MATCH DETAILS
The 11th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup tees off with the encounter between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, the venue, Hagley Oval, Christchurch has also make its way to cricket history. The ten editions of World Cup cricket have been played across 99 venues, Hagley Oval is the 100th World Cup venue. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: POINTS TABLE
It was a cold and windy morning at Christchurch and Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews won and important toss and as expected he invited New Zealand to bat first. Lasith Malinga, who was injured prior to the World Cup and missed quite few matches, was included in the playing eleven of Sri Lanka for this opening encounter. The team management have decide to drop Thisara Perera and Dinesh Chandimal.
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