CARDIFF, Wales, June 9, 2013: New Zealand needed only 139 runs to defeat Sri Lanka in their opening match of the ICC Champions Trophy at Sophia Gardens. With 50 overs available and Sri Lanka dismissed for 138 in just 37.5 overs, victory appeared straightforward. Then Lasith Malinga unleashed a remarkable spell of slower balls, yorkers and relentless pressure, leaving New Zealand nine wickets down and five runs short of its target. Tim Southee and Mitchell McClenaghan survived the final exchanges to secure an extraordinary one-wicket victory with 81 deliveries remaining.
Kumar Sangakkara’s 68 had been the only substantial resistance in Sri Lanka’s innings, while McClenaghan’s four wickets and Kyle Mills’ economical opening spell gave New Zealand complete control. But Malinga’s 4 for 34, Shaminda Eranga’s early breakthroughs and Tillakaratne Dilshan’s miserly off-spin dragged the contest toward an unlikely Sri Lankan victory. Nathan McCullum, who had earlier taken two wickets for 23 runs, earned the Player of the Match award after scoring a vital 32 and helping New Zealand recover from 80 for 6.
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The match was remarkable because the pressure built in direct opposition to the required run rate.
New Zealand had more than enough deliveries available throughout the chase. Even when its ninth wicket fell at 134, the team still had over 15 overs remaining.
The problem was considerably more immediate. Sri Lanka needed only one wicket to win.
It became one of the most unusual finishes of the 2013 Champions Trophy, earning its place as Match 60 in The Sports Encounter’s A Celebration of 5000 ODIs.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: 2013 Champions Trophy Match Summary
| Match detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Tournament | ICC Champions Trophy 2013 |
| Match | Fourth match, Group A |
| Date | June 9, 2013 |
| Venue | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Toss | Sri Lanka won and elected to bat |
| Sri Lanka | 138 all out, 37.5 overs |
| New Zealand | 139/9, 36.3 overs |
| Result | New Zealand won by one wicket |
| Deliveries remaining | 81 |
| Player of the Match | Nathan McCullum |
| Sri Lanka’s leading scorer | Kumar Sangakkara, 68 |
| New Zealand’s leading scorer | Nathan McCullum, 32 |
| New Zealand’s best bowling | Mitchell McClenaghan, 4/43 |
| Sri Lanka’s best bowling | Lasith Malinga, 4/34 |
Kyle Mills Strikes With the First Ball as Sri Lanka’s Innings Unravels
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews elected to bat on a pitch that had already been used during the tournament.
The decision soon appeared costly.
Kyle Mills dismissed Kusal Perera from the first delivery of the match, drawing an edge that Brendon McCullum brilliantly caught at slip.
Sri Lanka were 0 for 1.
Tillakaratne Dilshan attempted to restore momentum, scoring 20 from 18 balls, but Mitchell McClenaghan bowled him with the total on 27.
Daniel Vettori then trapped Mahela Jayawardene lbw for four.
Dinesh Chandimal followed for a duck when Mills had him caught behind.
Sri Lanka had collapsed to 34 for 4 in the ninth over.
The opening phase exposed the dangers of attempting aggressive strokes against a bowling attack exploiting movement and bounce.
New Zealand’s fielding also made a significant difference.
Brendon McCullum’s athletic catch to remove Perera set the standard, and the fielders continued to restrict easy scoring opportunities.
Mills finished with 2 for 14 from six overs.
His economy rate of 2.33 runs per over was outstanding.
The early damage ensured Sri Lanka would spend the rest of its innings attempting to recover rather than establishing a commanding total.
Kumar Sangakkara’s 68 Gives Sri Lanka Something to Defend
Kumar Sangakkara delivered the innings that kept Sri Lanka competitive.
The experienced wicketkeeper-batter scored 68 from 87 deliveries, including eight fours.
His contribution was especially valuable because wickets fell around him.
After the collapse to 34 for 4, Sangakkara joined Mathews in rebuilding the innings.
Their partnership added 31 runs before McClenaghan bowled the Sri Lankan captain for nine.
Sri Lanka were 65 for 5.
Lahiru Thirimanne contributed nine from 28 deliveries, but a run-out ended his innings.
At 82 for 6, Sri Lanka were in danger of failing to reach 120.
Sangakkara then found support from Thisara Perera.
The pair added 36 runs for the seventh wicket, the highest partnership of Sri Lanka’s innings.
Perera made 15 from 29 deliveries before McClenaghan dismissed him.
Sangakkara continued, attempting to extract as many runs as possible from the lower order.
He eventually fell for 68, caught by Kane Williamson off Nathan McCullum.
Sri Lanka were 135 for 8.
The final two wickets added only three runs.
Sangakkara had scored nearly half his team’s total, providing a target that Sri Lanka’s bowlers could at least attempt to defend.
His innings was the game’s highest individual score, but it ultimately came in defeat.
Mitchell McClenaghan’s Four Wickets Establish New Zealand’s Advantage
McClenaghan was the most successful bowler in Sri Lanka’s innings.
He claimed 4 for 43 from 8.5 overs.
His victims were Dilshan, Mathews, Perera and Malinga.
The wickets arrived at different stages and prevented Sri Lanka from developing sustained partnerships.
Removing Dilshan interrupted the initial recovery.
Bowling Mathews broke the rebuilding effort alongside Sangakkara.
Dismissal of Perera ended Sri Lanka’s best partnership.
Finally, McClenaghan removed Malinga to complete the innings.
His aggression complemented Mills’ accuracy.
Mills restricted scoring and took early wickets.
McClenaghan repeatedly attacked the stumps and forced batters into risky strokes.
The combined performance gave New Zealand an excellent opportunity to begin the tournament with a comfortable victory.
But the match had barely reached its most dramatic phase.
Nathan McCullum’s Two Wickets Make Him an Important All-Round Contributor
Nathan McCullum initially influenced the contest through his off-spin.
He returned figures of 2 for 23 from eight overs.
His wickets included Sangakkara and Shaminda Eranga.
The dismissal of Sangakkara was particularly important.
The left-hander had carried Sri Lanka through repeated collapses and remained the greatest obstacle to dismissing the team cheaply.
Nathan also maintained an economy rate below three runs per over.
His bowling contribution helped New Zealand restrict Sri Lanka to 138.
Later, his batting would become even more valuable.
That double contribution explains why he received the Player of the Match award despite both Sangakkara and Malinga producing exceptional individual performances.
Lasith Malinga Turns a Routine Chase Into a Wicket-by-Wicket Battle
New Zealand’s chase began with the expectation that 139 would present little difficulty.
Martin Guptill scored 25 from 24 deliveries, while Luke Ronchi contributed seven.
Shaminda Eranga removed Ronchi with the total on 14.
Guptill and Kane Williamson then added 34, bringing New Zealand to 48 for 1.
At that stage, the target remained modest and the required rate was below three runs per over.
Malinga changed the atmosphere.
Williamson, who had scored 16 from 22 balls, was trapped lbw by a dipping slower full toss.
The dismissal exposed the batter’s misjudgment of the delivery.
Williamson also used a review unsuccessfully, an important decision in a match that later produced further contentious lbw appeals.
Rangana Herath dismissed Ross Taylor for a duck in the next over.
Eranga then removed Guptill for 25, with Jayawardene completing an excellent slip catch.
New Zealand collapsed from 48 for 1 to 49 for 4 in eight deliveries.
A chase that had appeared almost effortless was suddenly dangerous.
Malinga’s Slower Ball Was as Dangerous as His Yorker
Malinga’s greatest strength in this match was the variety of threats he presented.
His slower deliveries disrupted the batters’ timing.
His yorkers attacked their feet and stumps.
His unusual release point made those changes difficult to recognize early.
The dismissals of Williamson, Brendon McCullum, Vettori and Nathan McCullum demonstrated different ways of creating pressure.
The Sri Lankan fast bowler finished with 4 for 34 from ten overs, including two maidens.
He completed his allocation while New Zealand still needed runs.
That detail became increasingly important during the final stages.
Sri Lanka’s most dangerous bowler had brought the team within one wicket of victory, but he was no longer available to finish the contest himself.
Why New Zealand Collapsed From 48 for 1 to 80 for 6
New Zealand’s struggles continued after the initial three-wicket collapse.
James Franklin contributed six before Dilshan trapped him lbw.
The hosts of the chase, who had once been 48 for 1, were now 70 for 5.
Captain Brendon McCullum attempted to stabilize the innings alongside Daniel Vettori.
However, Vettori fell to Malinga for five.
New Zealand were 80 for 6 after 20 overs.
The target was still 59 runs away.
Four wickets remained.
More than half the available deliveries were unused, but Sri Lanka’s sustained pressure had changed the nature of the contest.
New Zealand could no longer afford to treat the chase as routine.
The recognized batting lineup had largely disappeared.
The lower order now needed to complete a task that the specialist batters should have finished comfortably.
The Collapse That Changed Everything
| Stage | New Zealand score | Runs added | Wickets lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the second-wicket stand | 48/1 | ||
| Williamson dismissed | 48/2 | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor dismissed | 49/3 | 1 | 1 |
| Guptill dismissed | 49/4 | 0 | 1 |
| Franklin dismissed | 70/5 | 21 | 1 |
| Vettori dismissed | 80/6 | 10 | 1 |
New Zealand lost five wickets while adding only 32 runs after reaching 48 for 1.
That sequence allowed Sri Lanka to attack with close fielders and maintain pressure through repeated appeals.
New Zealand’s problem was no longer the scoring rate. The preservation of wickets had become its only realistic priority.
Brendon McCullum’s Patient 18 Helps Rebuild, but He Cannot Finish
Brendon McCullum scored 18 from 49 deliveries.
The innings was unusually restrained for a batter renowned for aggressive strokeplay.
Yet his approach reflected the match situation.
With New Zealand six wickets down, attempting to dominate the bowling through boundaries would have created unnecessary risks.
McCullum instead concentrated on survival and strike rotation.
He joined his brother Nathan in a seventh-wicket partnership worth 35 runs.
The stand lifted New Zealand from 80 for 6 to 115 for 7.
Only 24 runs remained.
At that stage, New Zealand had regained a measure of control.
Both batters understood the conditions, and Sri Lanka’s bowlers were beginning to run out of opportunities to force another collapse.
Then Malinga returned.
He bowled Brendon McCullum with a slower delivery.
The New Zealand captain departed for 18.
Once again, the chase became precarious.
The elder McCullum’s innings had helped repair the damage, but he could not remain until the finish.
Nathan McCullum’s 32 Becomes New Zealand’s Match-Winning Contribution
Nathan McCullum delivered the most important innings of New Zealand’s chase.
He scored 32 from 42 balls, including three fours.
His innings was not particularly explosive.
It was exactly what the match required.
When he joined Brendon, New Zealand needed another 59 runs with only four wickets available.
Nathan showed greater willingness to attack scoring opportunities, allowing his brother to concentrate on occupying the crease.
Their partnership brought New Zealand within 24 runs of victory.
After Brendon’s dismissal, Nathan attempted to continue guiding the lower order.
However, Malinga returned with another decisive delivery.
He trapped Nathan lbw for 32.
New Zealand were 122 for 8.
Seventeen runs were still needed.
The dismissal removed the last batter who had played a substantial innings during the recovery.
Tim Southee and Kyle Mills now carried responsibility for the result.
Nathan had already taken two wickets for 23 in Sri Lanka’s innings.
His 32 represented New Zealand’s highest individual score.
That combination earned him the Player of the Match award.
Tim Southee’s Unbeaten 13 Saves New Zealand From an Extraordinary Defeat
Tim Southee entered with New Zealand’s chase in serious danger.
He scored an unbeaten 13 from 21 deliveries, including one boundary.
His contribution may appear modest beside Sangakkara’s 68 or Malinga’s four wickets.
But Southee’s ability to survive became decisive.
After Nathan McCullum fell, Southee joined Mills in a ninth-wicket partnership worth 12 runs.
The pair took New Zealand from 122 for 8 to 134 for 9.
Sri Lanka were still searching for one final dismissal.
Southee’s approach was based on minimizing risk while collecting whatever runs were available.
He was helped by an lbw decision that Sri Lanka believed should have gone Malinga’s way, but the appeal did not produce a dismissal.
Mills eventually suffered a remarkable run-out.
Thisara Perera threw at the bowler’s end from mid-on, missed his intended target, and the ball instead broke the stumps at the striker’s end.
Mills was short of his ground.
New Zealand had reached 134 for 9.
Five runs remained.
Mitchell McClenaghan, who had earlier taken four wickets, joined Southee.
The final partnership could not afford a single mistake.
Dilshan’s Wide and New Zealand’s Final Escape at Cardiff
The last wicket produced the match’s most unusual passage of play.
Sri Lanka had used Malinga’s full allocation of ten overs.
With five runs remaining, New Zealand needed Southee and McClenaghan to survive the bowling of Sri Lanka’s supporting attack.
The pair reduced the requirement to two.
Dilshan then sent a delivery down the leg side.
The ball was called wide, and the batters also ran.
New Zealand reached 139 for 9 after 36.3 overs.
The match was over.
The victory came with 81 balls unused, an extraordinary margin in terms of deliveries remaining for a team that had come within one wicket of defeat.
Sri Lanka had achieved almost everything required for a dramatic comeback.
Malinga took four wickets.
Eranga dismissed two.
Herath and Dilshan maintained pressure.
The fielders contributed through catches, close appeals and Mills’ run-out.
But the final wicket eluded them.
Southee remained unbeaten on 13, and McClenaghan finished unbeaten on one.
New Zealand survived by the narrowest possible wicket margin.
Could Angelo Mathews Have Managed Malinga’s Overs Differently?
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews faced a difficult challenge during New Zealand’s chase.
His best bowler was creating genuine wicket-taking opportunities, but only ten overs were available to him.
Malinga’s success encouraged Sri Lanka to attack.
However, the timing of the bowling changes became important.
During the seventh-wicket partnership between the McCullum brothers, Mathews used Eranga and Thisara Perera while Malinga and Herath still had unused overs.
The partnership advanced New Zealand from 80 to 115.
Malinga subsequently returned and dismissed both brothers, but the target had already been reduced considerably.
The tactical question is whether introducing Malinga earlier might have broken the stand before Nathan and Brendon settled.
There is no certainty that a different sequence would have changed the result.
The McCullum brothers were also capable of surviving Malinga under pressure.
Nevertheless, Sri Lanka’s eventual defeat illustrates the importance of using a strike bowler while the opposition remains vulnerable.
Malinga finished with four wickets, yet Sri Lanka still lost.
His outstanding performance was not enough to compensate for the runs already added during New Zealand’s recovery.
The Four Turning Points That Decided Match 60
1. Sri Lanka Collapse to 34 for 4
Mills, McClenaghan and Vettori dismantled the top order.
Sri Lanka’s batting plan was disrupted almost immediately.
The eventual total of 138 left almost no margin for error.
2. Malinga Inspires a Collapse From 48 for 1 to 49 for 4
Williamson, Taylor and Guptill fell in eight deliveries.
New Zealand’s comfortable chase suddenly became dangerous.
Sri Lanka had created the opportunity to defend an exceptionally small total.
3. The McCullum Brothers Add 35 for the Seventh Wicket
Nathan and Brendon McCullum repaired the damage after New Zealand slipped to 80 for 6.
The partnership reduced the target by 35 runs without losing another wicket.
Even though Malinga subsequently dismissed both, the recovery proved decisive.
4. Southee Survives as Sri Lanka Run Out of Wickets to Take
Southee helped New Zealand move from 122 for 8 to the winning total.
Mills was run out at 134, but the final partnership survived.
Dilshan’s wide completed a victory New Zealand had almost surrendered.
The Hidden Statistical Story: Sri Lanka Defended 138 More Effectively Than New Zealand Chased It
New Zealand’s win becomes even more remarkable when comparing how both teams used their batting resources.
Sri Lanka lost its final six wickets while scoring 104 runs after reaching 34 for 4.
New Zealand, meanwhile, had already reached 48 for 1 before losing eight wickets while adding 86 runs.
The difference was the final partnership.
| Measure | Sri Lanka | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 138 | 139 |
| Wickets lost | 10 | 9 |
| Overs faced | 37.5 | 36.3 |
| Runs per over | 3.65 | 3.81 |
| Highest individual score | Sangakkara, 68 | Nathan McCullum, 32 |
| Highest partnership | 36 | 35 |
| Boundary fours | 16 | 13 |
| Boundary sixes | 0 | 0 |
TSE calculation from the historical match scorecard. Boundary totals reflect recorded batting figures.
The scoring rates were almost identical.
Neither team managed a substantial partnership.
Both struggled to counter accurate bowling on a surface offering assistance.
The difference was New Zealand’s ability to preserve its final wicket long enough to reach the target.
Why the 81 Unused Balls Misrepresent the Difficulty of the Chase
In an ordinary match report, winning with 81 balls remaining suggests comfortable dominance.
That interpretation would be completely misleading here.
New Zealand required only 139 from 300 available deliveries.
It used 219 legal deliveries to reach the target.
The average scoring rate required at the beginning was just 2.78 runs per over.
New Zealand eventually scored at 3.81.
The required scoring rate had never been the primary problem.
Wickets were disappearing faster than the remaining target.
At 134 for 9, New Zealand still had 91 deliveries available but only one wicket left.
The match therefore demonstrates a crucial principle of ODI cricket: when wickets become scarce, time ceases to be the most useful measure of a team’s chances.
Sri Lanka almost exploited that principle to produce one of the tournament’s most extraordinary victories.
Why Sri Lanka Lost Despite Malinga’s Four Wickets
Sri Lanka’s bowling deserved a stronger batting performance than it received.
Malinga took 4 for 34.
Eranga claimed 2 for 45.
Herath conceded 36 from ten overs and dismissed Taylor.
Dilshan returned 1 for 12 from 6.3 overs, with an economy rate below two runs per over.
Those figures would ordinarily give a team an excellent opportunity to defend a competitive total.
However, Sri Lanka had posted only 138.
The batting lineup contained too many low scores.
Kusal Perera and Chandimal were dismissed for ducks.
Jayawardene made four.
Mathews scored nine.
Thirimanne also managed nine.
Sangakkara was forced to construct the innings almost single-handedly.
Sri Lanka therefore entered the chase with almost no margin for missed opportunities.
The bowlers created an improbable opportunity.
They could not complete the final dismissal.
Why New Zealand Must Regard This as a Warning Despite Winning
New Zealand’s bowlers performed outstandingly.
Mills and McClenaghan provided the early breakthroughs.
Vettori and Nathan McCullum maintained pressure through spin.
Sangakkara’s dismissal prevented Sri Lanka from extending its recovery.
The batting response, however, was deeply concerning.
Only one New Zealand batter passed 30.
The recognized top and middle order failed to establish sustained partnerships.
Several batters misjudged the movement or variation offered by Sri Lanka’s bowlers.
The team’s experience also became important.
Brendon McCullum attempted to stabilize the innings.
Nathan McCullum contributed the highest score.
Southee showed the composure required to complete the chase.
New Zealand won through its lower-order depth rather than the dominance of its specialist batters.
That was enough to secure two valuable Group A points.
However, a similar collapse against a team setting a substantially larger total would have been difficult to overcome.
What Happened to New Zealand and Sri Lanka After Cardiff?
The Cardiff result gave New Zealand an important opening victory in Group A.
However, the tournament’s subsequent results complicated its qualification chances.
New Zealand’s match against Australia was abandoned because of rain.
The Black Caps then lost to England by ten runs in another rain-affected contest.
They finished the group stage without qualifying for the semifinals.
Sri Lanka recovered from the narrow defeat.
The team defeated England and Australia in its remaining group matches, advancing to the semifinals.
India eventually defeated Sri Lanka in the semifinal before beating England in the final.
The Sports Encounter revisited that championship match in Match 59, when Ishant Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja helped India defend 129 at Edgbaston.
The two matches offer an illuminating comparison.
At Cardiff, New Zealand nearly failed to chase 139.
At Edgbaston, England failed to chase 130.
Both matches demonstrated the continuing importance of disciplined bowling, wicket preservation and decision-making under pressure, even when the numerical targets appeared small.
Why Match 60 Belongs in A Celebration of 5000 ODIs
The Cardiff encounter deserves inclusion because it turned the simplest-looking chase into a contest decided by the final wicket.
Sri Lanka managed only 138.
Sangakkara scored 68.
McClenaghan took four wickets.
Mills conceded only 14 runs from six overs.
New Zealand reached 48 for 1 and appeared comfortable.
Then Malinga’s extraordinary bowling threatened to reverse the result.
The Black Caps slumped to 80 for 6 before the McCullum brothers added 35.
Malinga removed both.
Southee survived.
Mills was run out in extraordinary circumstances.
The final partnership completed the chase.
It is a match that illustrates the difference between statistical expectations and the pressure of playing international cricket.
New Zealand were overwhelmingly favored after dismissing Sri Lanka for 138.
By the closing stages, the outcome depended on whether a specialist fast bowler could protect his wicket against a bowling attack searching desperately for one final breakthrough.
Malinga deserved enormous credit for bringing Sri Lanka so close.
Sangakkara’s 68 was the match’s finest individual batting performance.
Nathan McCullum, however, made contributions in both innings that proved decisive.
His two wickets and 32 runs provided the platform for New Zealand’s survival.
A target of 139 should have been routine. At Cardiff in 2013, it became one of the most difficult small chases the Champions Trophy had witnessed.
That remarkable reversal makes Match 60 an essential chapter in The Sports Encounter’s A Celebration of 5000 ODIs.
4. Complete Match Scorecard
ICC Champions Trophy 2013, Group A, June 9, 2013. R = Runs, B = Balls, 4s = Fours, 6s = Sixes, SR = Strike Rate, O = Overs, M = Maidens, Econ = Economy Rate.
Sri Lanka Innings: 138 All Out in 37.5 Overs
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kusal Perera | c Brendon McCullum b Mills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | b McClenaghan | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 111.11 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (wk) | c Williamson b Nathan McCullum | 68 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 78.16 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw b Vettori | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c Ronchi b Mills | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Angelo Mathews (c) | b McClenaghan | 9 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 26.47 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | Run out (Guptill) | 9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 32.14 |
| Thisara Perera | c Vettori b McClenaghan | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Rangana Herath | Not out | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Shaminda Eranga | c Mills b Nathan McCullum | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lasith Malinga | c Taylor b McClenaghan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Extras | 1 lb, 2 wides | 3 | ||||
| Total | All out, 37.5 overs | 138 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kusal Perera, 0.1), 2-27 (Dilshan, 5.2), 3-33 (Jayawardene, 7.4), 4-34 (Chandimal, 8.5), 5-65 (Mathews, 20.2), 6-82 (Thirimanne, 26.3), 7-118 (Thisara Perera, 33.3), 8-135 (Sangakkara, 36.2), 9-135 (Eranga, 37.0), 10-138 (Malinga, 37.5).
New Zealand Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Mills | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2.33 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 8.5 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 4.87 |
| Daniel Vettori | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Tim Southee | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 |
| Nathan McCullum | 8 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2.88 |
| Kane Williamson | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
New Zealand Innings: 139/9 in 36.3 Overs
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Guptill | c Jayawardene b Eranga | 25 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 104.17 |
| Luke Ronchi (wk) | c Sangakkara b Eranga | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw b Malinga | 16 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Ross Taylor | lbw b Herath | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Franklin | lbw b Dilshan | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Brendon McCullum (c) | b Malinga | 18 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 36.73 |
| Daniel Vettori | lbw b Malinga | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Nathan McCullum | lbw b Malinga | 32 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 76.19 |
| Tim Southee | Not out | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 61.90 |
| Kyle Mills | Run out (Thisara Perera) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | Not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | 8 lb, 5 wides | 13 | ||||
| Total | 9 wickets, 36.3 overs | 139 |
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Ronchi, 3.4), 2-48 (Williamson, 9.0), 3-49 (Taylor, 10.0), 4-49 (Guptill, 10.1), 5-70 (Franklin, 14.5), 6-80 (Vettori, 20.0), 7-115 (Brendon McCullum, 30.0), 8-122 (Nathan McCullum, 31.2), 9-134 (Mills, 34.5).
Sri Lanka Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasith Malinga | 10 | 2 | 34 | 4 | 3.40 |
| Shaminda Eranga | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 5.63 |
| Rangana Herath | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 3.60 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 6.3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1.85 |
| Thisara Perera | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 |
Result: New Zealand won by one wicket with 81 deliveries remaining.
Player of the Match: Nathan McCullum, 32 runs and 2 for 23.Complete figures transcribed from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s archived ICC Champions Trophy 2013 scorecard and checked against other historical match records.
PCB
5. Frequently Asked Questions
Who Won New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in the 2013 Champions Trophy?
New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by one wicket at Cardiff on June 9, 2013, successfully chasing 139 in 36.3 overs.
Who Was Player of the Match?
Nathan McCullum received the award after taking two wickets for 23 runs and scoring 32 from 42 deliveries.
How Many Wickets Did Lasith Malinga Take?
Malinga claimed four wickets for 34 runs from ten overs, including two maidens.
Who Scored the Most Runs in the Match?
Kumar Sangakkara scored 68 from 87 deliveries, the highest individual innings for either team.
How Many Runs Did New Zealand Need When Its Ninth Wicket Fell?
New Zealand were 134 for 9, needing five runs to win.
Who Were New Zealand’s Last Two Batters?
Tim Southee and Mitchell McClenaghan completed the chase. Southee remained unbeaten on 13 and McClenaghan on one.
Who Took the Most Wickets for New Zealand?
Mitchell McClenaghan claimed four wickets for 43 runs from 8.5 overs.
How Did New Zealand Score the Winning Runs?
The final scoring sequence included a delivery from Tillakaratne Dilshan called wide down the leg side, with the batters also running. New Zealand reached 139 for 9.
Did Either Team Qualify for the Semifinals?
Sri Lanka advanced from Group A, while New Zealand failed to qualify despite winning this encounter.