WORLD CUP SUPER 8, GRENADA:
New Zealand 219-7 lost to Sri Lanka 222-4 by six wickets
Sri Lanka ended New Zealand's unbeaten World Cup run and moved to within sight of the last four with a comfortable six-wicket Super 8 victory in Grenada. ALL THE ACTION AS IT HAPPENED
46th over: SL 222-4 - SRI LANKA WIN BY SIX WICKETSSanga flicks Gillespie fine for four, and that's your lot - the easiest of wins. He finishes on 69, Dilshan on 14. Very solid SL performance that, and all without Slinga getting involved too. Catch you all on Friday for the joys of Australia v Ireland - delightful.
45th over: SL 218-4Four more casual strolls off Oram, who can barely be bothered turning his arm over here. Two needed - and it's time, interestingly, for the final powerplay of the innings.
44th over: SL 214-4Vettori concludes his 10 overs with the steady leak of four singles to finish with 2-35. If the Black Caps had a white towel it would now be arcing in the umpires' direction.
43rd over: SL 210-4Jacob Oram is handed the task of taking six wickets for 15 runs. He starts it slowly, giving away five singles and a no-ball.
42nd over: SL 204-4Six singles off Vettori. 16 runs needed off 48 balls.
41st over: SL 198-4Gilespie's gone back to wobbly mode - two no-balls and an over-pitched one on off for Sanga to cream through cover. 22 needed, nine overs to get 'em. Start packing your empties away.
40th over: SL 187-4 Great spell from Danny V, this - all sorts of variation in loop and pace. Two singles off it, a big shout for lbw and two inside edges onto the pads. One of the singles takes Sanga to his 50, his 39th in one-dayers. No great celebrations - there's a job to be off-polished here.
39th over: SL 185-4Franklin continues, and new man Dilshan tickles away to get off the mark. Sanga pulls to midwicket for two and approaches his half-ton. No second spot of Jagger. Maybe he's gone over to the sight-screen to paint it black.
38th over: WICKET - Silva c Bond b Vettori 23, SL 180-4 That makes it potentially interesting - Vettori fools Chamara in the flight and induces a lofter straight into Bond's hams at long-off. Fleming liked that one - he and Danny thought that one out.
37th over: SL 178-3Supa stuff from Silva, cracking Franklin square for the best cut of the day. The group of men-as-nuns in the stands dance a drunken jig. Or they might just be trying to stand up.
36th over: SL 172-3Maiden from Gillespie. Almost makes up for the 18 off his first over. But not quite.
35th over: SL 172-3Half-volley from Franklin gets a Chamara clout for four past the diving Oram. A leg-stumper gets the same treatment before an over-correcter on off-stump is tickled fine for the third four on the bounce.
34th over: SL 159-3Gillespie is back on and Silva fails to take advantage of a half-tracker, slapping it straight to backward point. The batsman does pick up one with a push to mid-wicket. Bit of kamikaze running next up from Sri Lanka, Sangakkara setting off for a run that was never there and just scrambling back to beat a rather ragged throw from Bond.
33rd over: SL 158-3James Franklin - that's their answer. Macca stands up to the timbers and pulls off a sensational take down leg. Off a wide, sadly, but still a nice moment. Enthused by his skill, he barks rapidly in Nicko fashion.
32nd over: SL 155-3You can't heap any blame on Bondo here - he's gone for just 26 off his eight overs. Just a single off that one, and new man Chamara Silva can't get him away. Fleming and Vettori have a chin-wag to work out where the next bite might come from.
31st over: WICKET - Jayawardene c sub (Marshall) b Vettori 15, SL 152-3 Daft shot, but New Zealand don't care - Jaya slaps a shorter one from Danny straight to a surprised Hamish at midwicket. Vettori's 200th one-day wicket.
30th over: SL 150-2 29th over: SL 144-2Vettori's turn again, and a single apiece. Moody's still having his ear talked off by Murali but has abandoned all pretence of looking interested. He's now staring glazed-eyed into middle-distance like a man on the phone to his mum.
28th over: SL 142-2Fleming brings back Bond in the hope of another breakthrough, and the straight-faced paceman keeps it tidy.
27th over: SL 140-2 26th over: WICKET - Jayasuriya c McCullum b Oram 64, SL 130-2 Shock all round the ground - Sanath lunges at a wide one and gets a bottom edge in the waiting gloves of the sunglassed McCullum. Good snag standing up, that one.
25th over: 128-1Shocking fielding from Jacob on the deep point boundary, letting a gentle roller through his legs for four. Heads in hands under black caps. More balcony news - Murali's telling Tom Moody an absolute belter of an anecdote. At least that's what Murali thinks - but while he's almost crying with laughter, Moody's smiling politely in the manner of a parent indulging an over-enthusiastic child.
24th over: 122-1Six singles off Oram's over. Up on the Sri Lankan balcony, Trevor Penney is showing Fernando something on his laptop. From the look on Dilhara's face, it's no side-splitting viral email.
23rd over: 115-1Even more relaxed than he was before, Jaya leans back and clouts Scotty high over wide midwicket for a four - a one-bouncer. The easiest of peas.
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22nd over: 110-1 Jaya bags his half-ton with a scampered single to midwicket off Oram. Took him 65 balls, and it's his 63rd one-day 50.
21st over: 106-1You can't keep a good Scotty down - six wobblers from the Mulleted Sneer, and six dot balls.
20th over: 106-1Bong - here comes Big Jacob. Same result though - a simple pushed two for Sanga and a single apiece. Cruise control very much on.
19th over: 102-1Scotty chugs on, and two easy singles. Not quite sure where the breakthrough's going to come from here - must surely be Oram O'Clock soon though.
18th over: 100-1Two more to Sanga off Danny, and that's the 100 up in the easiest possible fashion. No pressure at all in the middle - expect to see cigars within the hour. There's a New Zealand fan in the crowd with a tattoo of the outline of North and South islands on his right bicep. Presumably he's got the next inhabited place somewhere near his left ankle.
17th over: 96-1Styro continues, and Sanga gets a thick edge through slip for two. Styris's mini-mullet, barely noticeable at the start of this tournament, is coming on a treat.
16th over: 93-1Jaya to 41 off 48 balls with an easy sweep for two and un petit dabbage to point for one.
15th over: 90-1Miracle-man Scotty S into the attack, but the leaks continue - six off the over, and Oram beats the turf with frustration as a single squiggles past his outstretched hand.
14th over: 84-1Four easy singles off Vettori. They're going along at six an over, with 3.7-odd needed. Wickets wanted by Enn Zed.
13th over: 79-1Gillespie's happier with that - just four off his third over, a reduction of 14 on the first. Just spotted Mick Jagger in the crowd. I like to report that he's wearing a lime-green sleeveless top of the sort he sported in the video for 'Dancing in the Streets', but he's wearing an extremely sober shirt with navy trousers. Much more Charlie Watts, the whole get-up.
12th over: 75-1Danny Vettori, now beardless after losing his facial-hair contest with Craig McMillan, comes on for his first twirl of the day. No great dramas there - a cut two for Jaya and a brace of unos. Website users - feel free to have a pop at the vote on the right.
11th over: 71-1Back comes the shamefaced snack-stealer, and he almost gets off the naughty step with a slower one which Jaya lofts towards Fleming at mid-on - only for Skip to fingertip away his second semi-snag of the innings.
10th over: 66-1That's how it's done, says Bondo - just a single off his fifth over. Gillespie can't see - his eyes are still downcast, like a child who's just been caught with his face in the biscuit tin.
9th over: 65-1Shocker of a first over for Mark Gillespie. He strays down leg for the first two and is hoicked down to fine leg for a six and four by Jayas, no-balls and is then battered over mid-on for another. 18 off the over. Ouch. At the same stage, New Zealand were 15-2. Ouchucio.
8th over: 47-1Sanga launches into Bond, cracking him on the up through cover for two and then driving sweetly past extra cover for a delight of a four. Bond then serves up a cunningly-disguised slower one which Sanga pops fractionally over the bearded Craig McMillan at mid-on. Close shave, in one sense at least.
7th over: 39-1Jayas shovels Franko just past the beseeching hands mid-on for two, and then jogs a single.
6th over: 33-1Nice from Bondo, tying Jayas down to a mere single off the final ball. Clearly rushing his coconuts off on adrenaline after that catch.
5th over: WICKET - Tharanga c Bond b Franklin 11, Sri Lanka 30-1 Just after Fleming spills a finger-stinger from Thara at point, Franko strikes. Tharanga slashes at a wide one and the ball whistles down to third man, where Bond takes a very useful two-handed snag above his head. He alsmost mis-judged that one, taking a few steps in before leaping backwards and squeezing in a little roll for the cameras before hitting the deck.
4th over: Sri Lanka 25-0Better from Bond, whose hair still has something of the Hitler side-parting about it. Chuckles for the Sri Lankans as McCullum leaps to gather a throw from the outfield and falls backwards over the stumps.
3rd over: Sri Lanka 22-0More jam from Sri Lanka - Tharanga jousts widly at Franko and gets an inside edge past McCullum for a four with streaks running right through it.
2nd over: Sri Lanka 17-0Shane Bond has a nightmare too - a fierce bouncer goes for four leg byes off Jayasuriya's shoulder, and then gets clouted square for four more. Fleming's face seems to indicate that his lunch may soon be returning for a second viewage.
1st over: Sri Lanka 9-0Ideal start for Sri Lanka - nine runs, and not a single one came off the bat. McCullum misses a Franklin lifter for four byes before Franklin fires one miles down leg for five wides. Messy business. Consider this a ten-minute audition period for Miller's place in the innings, by the way.
NEW ZEALAND INNINGS 50th over: NZ 219-7 49th over: NZ 203-7 Scotty nails his ton with a crashing pull for four off Fernando. Hats off to the Sneermeister-General - he's been one of the stars of the tourney so far.
48th over: NZ 195-7Hold on to your hats - Franki goes ballistic against Dilshan, clubbing him for the first six in, er, years over long-on, and then taking two more twos.
47th over: NZ 181-7Styro to 97 with a sweep for two. 147 balls he's faced. He won't win medals for this effort, but he's saved his side's bacon from a real roasting.
46th over: NZ 175-7Be careful what you wish for - maiden from Dilshan, and suddenly the heart longs for the simple joy of a scampered one. No pleasing some people, is there?
45th over: NZ 175-7Four singles off Murali. Honestly.
44th over: NZ 171-7Smart work from Styro, chipping Jaya for two over cover and then doing the same over midwicket. He's nibbled his way to 90 here. Supa effort.
43rd over: NZ 164-7Dilshan again, four singles. Deja-vu for text commentators and readers alike.
42nd over: NZ 160-7Uh-oh - the Styris sneer is back with a vengance. James Frankin joins him in the middle and takes a two as Jaya eases him in with a full toss.
41st over: WICKET - Vettori c Silva b Murali 5, NZ 155-7 Silva's like ball-magnet today - the beardless Vettori swings Murali straight down his face at midwicket. Three for 23 for Murali, and his eyes have almost popped clean out of his head.
40th over: NZ 154-6Dilshan continues, and new man Vettori flicks a loose one on leg to midwicket to get off the oval. Scotty continues his one-man campaign to rehabilitate the single.
39th over: WICKET - McCullum lbw Murali 1, NZ 145-6 Chaos in the middle - Murali turns one in to McCullum, the ball balloons to short cover and Umpire Asad Rauf sticks up his finger. McCullers is disgusted - he can smell the revenge for that controversial run-out he pulled off on Murali last December, and walks off shaking his head and waving his bat. Half of the Sri Lankan team seemed to be appealing for the catch, not the lbw...
38th over: WICKET - Oram c Maharouf b Dilshan 31, NZ 141-5 That was coming - the ball after belting Dilshan high over long-on for six, Oram aims for a repeater but skies it into the clouds, and Maha bags the steepler to shouts of joy from his team-mates.
37th over: NZ 135-4Murali again, and it's a single to Big Jacob. He wants more than that. Scotty sweeps for two.
36th over: NZ 132-4Oram comes charging down the track at Jaya but can't get the biggie he wants, settling for a loopy two off the splice over mid-on. Not much noise from the Beige Brigade boys in the stands, although some impressive Victorian copper-style facial hairings.
35th over: NZ 127-4After that brief explosion, it's back to dry bread and tap water - three singles and a no-ball off Murali. Think Murali may have deliberately stepped over the crease just to keep the scorers awake.
34th over: NZ 123-4Sing hosannas - a two! And another! Fireworks go off across Grenada, dancing-girls invade the pitch and the Red Arrows swoop across the stadium trailing plumes of Kiwi-coloured smoke.
33rd over: NZ 119-4Four singles off Dilshan, and the ghost of Boycott stalks this sun-kissed land.
32nd over: NZ 115-4Oram aids the England analogy with a shocking Nixonesque reverse-sweep which fails to garner a run. Singles blah blah blah.
31st over: NZ 112-4And now just one each. Flighty from Dilshan. Almost 80 balls since the last boundary. It's like watching England in disguise, except much quicker.
30th over: NZ 110-4Singles o'clock once again - two apiece to the batsmen. Oram's on the point of eating his own helmet with frustration.
29th over: NZ 106-4Tillakaratne Dilshan on for more twirlage, and it's singles all round. No smackage from Oram so far - he's playing an innings of Vaughanesque turgidity.
28th over: NZ 100-4Oram sweeps Jaya and Sanga nearly takes the greatest blind catch of all time, only for the ball to rocket onto the top of his shoulder and bounce away for two.
27th over: NZ 95-4Two Scotty singles, one to Oram. Murali squealing with every turn of the ball.
26th over: NZ 92-4 Say what you like about Styro - I have - but he's doing the bizzo once again. That's his 50, and he celebrates by chopping Jaya away behind point for three. The sneer has officially gone.
25th over: NZ 87-4Styro drives Murali for two to long-off and survives a nonsense lbw shout. Getting close to his fourth half-ton of the competition, Styro - he's like a less-ginger, more effective Colly.
24th over: NZ 84-4Jacob Oram strides in with giant paces and gets busy with a trio of singles off Jaya as Scotty does the same.
23rd over: WICKET - McMillan c Silva b Murali 1. NZ 77-4 And now they've dished out some, er, wicket souffle - Macca tries an ambitious sweep from off stump, gets a top edge and Silva takes an easy snag running round from short fine leg.
22nd over: NZ 76-3Jayasuriya on for a tweak of his own, and Styro forces him away for a lucky single. Craig McMillan wants a slice a bosh pie here, but the spin-twins are only serving turn tart so far.
21st over: NZ 75-3Murali on, and there's a huge appeal against Styro for a ell bee. Styro's not keen on all this screaming - some unfinished business from that nasty business at Christchuch last December, I'd wager...
20th over: WICKET - Fulton c Silva b Vaas 28, NZ 71-3 Big wicket for Sri Lanka - Fulton pulls loosely at Vaas and balloons the ball straight down Silva's throat on the midwicket boundary.
19th over: NZ 70-2Fults goes after Fernando, belting him over square leg for four (his favourite shot by a million miles) and then driving for two. Shouts of encouragement for the bowler from his team-mates. Can you hear your chums, Fernando? I remember, long ago, another starry night like this. In the firelight, Fernando - you were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar.
18th over: NZ 63-2Huge controversy in Grenada - with Sanga standing to Vaas, Styro tries to flick him over the 'keeper's head, misses and then watches in horror as Sanga scrambles the catch and screams an appeal. After a moment, however, it becomes clear that Sanga was screaming something else entirely - the ball stuck him square on his key assets. He rolls around on the deck for a while while everyone else politely looks at their fingernails before Styro goes for the same shot next ball and connects for the rudest of fours.
17th over: NZ 59-2Brief breaks for drinks, and the curly-mopped Fernando gets boffed through cover for two by Scotty. That moves Sneero onto 34 off 53 balls, and Peter "22 off 45" Fulton can stick that in his pipe and puff on it.
16th over: NZ 52-2Absolute 'mare of an over for Maha - he has Fulton caught off a steepler at midwicket, only for Doctrove to belt out the no-ball shout. With Scotty on strike, he then gets flayed for two consecutive fours - one high over mid-off and one through midwicket.
15th over: NZ 42-2Fernando's not enjoying this end so much - he strays down leg and gets popped behind square by Fulton for four.
14th over: NZ 36-2Scotty tries to smash Maha into Friday, mis-hits and has to settle for Thursday mid-morning. Fulton contents himself with a snicked single, strolls through thinking the strike is his and is disgusted when Styris nibbles a cheeky one off the final ball.
13th over: NZ 33-2Fernando back on, and ain't he the papa today - a maiden on his return. Styro looks meaningfully at man-on-strike Fulton. I give it three overs before they start slapping each other.
12th over: NZ 33-2Right, says Styro - you thunk you're so flesh, Fulton - watch thus... He creams Maha behind square for four and then cracks him through cover for a beauty. Fulton looks away with a slight sulk spreading across his features.
11th over: NZ 23-2The strike-nicking from Styro is getting ridiculous - he takes a suicidal run to Murali at mid-on and is only halfway down the pitch when the throw misses the timbers by a fraction. More sneering. Fulton, overjoyed to be on strike for a whole delivery, whacks Vaas over square leg for a four and then glares down the pitch at his partner.
10th over: NZ 18-2Maha again, and Styro drives him for two. He then flips a fuller one behind square to nick the strike off Fults again. We've all been there.
9th over: NZ 15-2Scotty makes a right mess of Chaminda's figures by driving him through cover for four before tickling a single to nick the strike.
8th over: NZ 10-2Fulton goes on the attack against Maha, leaning back to pull him over square leg for the first four of the match. He's then smacked on the front pad only half a stride forward. Billy Doctrove turns down the screamed appeal. I woulda given that.
7th over: NZ 6-2Vaas is on fire, metaphorically-speaking. Just one off the over, and he's now boasting figures of 2-2 off four. He's also gone heavy on the sun-cream, smearing the lotion equivalent of a Father Christmas beard on his chops.
6th over: NZ 5-2Not sure what Fernando did wrong, but Jayawardene's given him a blow. None of that sniggering at the back - you know what I mean. Farveez Maharoof gets a rumble, and every ball he bowls lands just short of a length on off and gets lively. Styro's sneer remains, with eyebrows now also peaking.
5th over: NZ 4-2Scotty Styris has his sneer full on - it's like Rio Ferdinand's oscillating lip at the very top of its arc. Vaas leaves him pushing hopefully at thin air, and it's another maiden.
4th over: NZ 4-2You can almost smell the pressure in Grenada. Fernando produces a maiden, with Fulton finding this as relaxing as a slow dance with a crocodile.
3rd over: WICKET - Taylor c Sangakkara b Vaas 0, NZ 4-2 Knock me even bandier - Vaas strikes again! Taylor has a nightmare on his return, pushing hard at one angled across him, getting a thick edge and watching in horror as Sanga takes a sensational one-handed pouch to his right.
2nd over: NZ 4-1Great first over from Dilhara Fernando, if you ignore the wide - Fulton is beaten all ends up by two rippers snaking past his off-stump.
1st over: WICKET Fleming lbw Vaas 0, NZ 1-1 Knock me bandy - what a start! Skipper Fleming is almost lbw first ball to Chaminda V, shuffles across to the next left-arm over in-dipper and is trapped bango in front.
Sri Lanka: W U Tharanga, S T Jayasuriya, D P M D Jayawardene (capt), K C Sangakkara (wk), L P C Silva, T M Dilshan, R P Arnold, W P U J C Vaas, M F Maharoof, C R D Fernando, M Muralitharan
New Zealand: P G Fulton, S P Fleming (capt), R L Taylor, S B Styris, C D McMillan, J D P Oram, B B McCullum (wk), D L Vettori, J E C Franklin, S E Bond, M R Gillespie
Umpires: B R Doctrove, Asad Rauf
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