Jacob Oram's hat-trick helps New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 3 runs in 1st T20

Jacob Oram took 2nd hat-trick of the Twenty20 and guided New Zealand to a thrilling victory against Sri lanka in the 1st Twenty20 game on September 2nd, 2009 at Colombo.

New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first managed 141 run for 8 wickets in 20 overs as only Ross Taylor scored a fighting 60 runs. Lasith Malinga took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka.

In reply, Sri Lanka started well by in-form batsman Tilakratne Dilshan who scored 28 balls 57 runs with 8 fours and 2 sixes but tight bowling by captain Daniel Vettori took 2 wickets for just 11 runs and Jacob Oram's hat-trick secured a close 3 run victory for visitors.

Daniel Vettori got Man of the Match for his economical bowling.

New Zealand 141 for 8 (Taylor 60, Malinga 2-21) beat Sri Lanka 137 for 9 (Dilshan 57, Oram 3-32) by three runs

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New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka 1st Twenty20 Live Scores | NZ vs SL 1st T20 | Squads & Scorecard, Commentary

Sri Lanka and New Zealand will meet for the first Twenty20 Internationals on September 2, at Colombo. Both the twenty20 match will be played Da-Night.

Sri Lanka dominated the test series and thier all players are in good form specially Dilshan and Jayawardhane. Angelo Mathews back in team along with farveez Mahroof.

Shane Bond has come back in the team and that will boost their moral as they were struggling in fast bowling department.

Sri Lanka T20 Team:

1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt/wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Chamara Kapugedera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Farveez Maharoof, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Kaushal Lokuarachichi/Malinga Bandara, 11 Lasith Malinga.

New Zealand T20 Team:

1 Brendon McCullum (wk), 2 Jesse Ryder, 3 Martin Guptill, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Jacob Oram, 6 Neil Broom/Grant Elliott, 7 Peter McGlashan (wk), 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Kyle Mills, 10 Shane Bond, 11 Nathan McCullum/ Ian Butler

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Live Score Card:

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New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka 2nd Test Live Scores | NZ vs SL 2nd Test | Squads & Scorecard, Commentary

Second and final test match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka begins from Wednesday, August 22 at Colombo. Sri lanka won the toss and elected to bat first in a delayed start.

Sri Lanka made 3 change in their team which won the 1st test as Chamara Kapugedera replaced injured Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis made way for left arm spinner Rangana Herath and Dammika Prasad for rested Nuwan Kulasekara.

New Zealand gone with the same team and the ICL player Daryl Tuffy has to wait more for International return.

Sri Lanka Team:

1 Tharanga Paranavitana, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), 7 Chamara Kapugedera, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Rangana Herath, 10 Dammika Prasad, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan.

New Zealand Team:

1 Tim McIntosh, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Daniel Flynn, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Jesse Ryder, 6 Brendon McCullum (wk), 7 Jacob Oram, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Jeetan Patel, 10 Iain O'Brien, 11 Chris Martin.

Live Score card with commentary:

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New Zealand vs. Sri Lanka 1st Test Live Scores | NZ vs SL 1st Test | Squads & Scorecard, Commentary

New Zealand won the toss and invited Sri Lanka to bat in the 1st test match on Tuesday, 18th August, 2009 at Galle. Sri Lanka lost 2 wickets for 20 runs in 3 overs, as opener Paranavitana out on duck and captain Sangakkara out on 8 runs in the delayed start 1st test by 90 minutes due to rain.

Ajantha Mendis has been included in place of Rangana Herath while Prasanna Jayawardhane also return as a regular wicket keeper and Tilakratne Dilshan will open the inning.

For New Zealand jacob Oram come back in test team and spinner Jeetan Patel has been included in the team with spin expected to play a big role in the latter part of the match.

Sri Lanka Team for 1st Test:

1 Tharanga Paranavitana, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Prasanna Jayawardene (wk), 7 Angelo Mathews, 8 Thilan Thushara, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Ajantha Mendis, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan
New Zealand Team for 1st Test:

1 Tim McIntosh, 2 Martin Guptill, 3 Daniel Flynn, 4 Ross Taylor, 5 Brendon McCullum (wk), 6 Jacob Oram, 7 Iain O'Brien, 8 Daniel Vettori (capt), 9 Jeetan Patel, 10 Jesse Ryder, 11 Chris Martin

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Sri Lanka Test Squad against New Zealand - SL Test Team

After clinching test series against Pakistan by 2-0, Sri Lanka is ready to face New Zealand in 2 test match series under the captaincy of Kumara Sangakkara. Tilakratne Dilshan will come back after missing series against Pakistan.


Sri Lanka Test Squad:

Kumar Sangakkara (c)
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Rangana Herath
Mahela Jayawardene
Prasanna Jayawardene (wk)
Chamara Kapugedera
Nuwan Kulasekara
Angelo Mathews
Ajantha Mendis
Muttiah Muralitharan
Tharanga Paranavitana
Dammika Prasad
Thilan Samaraweera
Thilan Thushara
Malinda Warnapura

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New Zealand Test Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka - NZ Test Team

New Zealand will play 2 test match on their tour of New Zealand starting from August, 2009. New Zealand selectors have included one extra wicket keeper Reece Young in the team. Daniel Vettori will lead the team and hard hitter Brandon McCullum will be the main keeper.




New Zealand Test Squad:

Daniel Vettori (c)
Craig Cumming
Grant Elliott
Daniel Flynn
Martin Guptill
Jesse Ryder
Ross Taylor
Brendon McCullum (wk)
Tim McIntosh
Chris Martin
Iain O'Brien
Jacob Oram
Jeetan Patel
Daryl Tuffey
Reece Young (wk)

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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Series Schedule - SL v NZ Timing

2009 New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka begins from August 18th with 2 test matches followed by 2 T20 matches. Find the schedule of Sri Lanka vs New Zealand series schedule. Sri Lanka and New Zealand then play a tri series with India.


2009 New Zealand Tour of Sri Lanka Schedule:

Test Series Schedule:

1st Test Match:
Tuesday, 18th August to Saturday, 22nd August, 2009
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Galle International Stadium
Timing: 10:00 local, 04:30 GMT, 11.00 NZ time

2nd Test Match:
Wednesday, 26th August to Sunday, 30th August, 2009
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Timing: 10:00 local, 04:30 GMT, 11.00 NZ time

Twenty20 Series Schedule:

1st T20:
Wednesday, 2nd September, 2009
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Timing: 19:00 local, 13:30 GM, 11.00 NZ time

2nd T20:
Friday, 4th September, 2009
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Timing: 19:00 local, 13:30 GM, 11.00 NZ time

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