New Zealand National Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Santner and McConchie key in 61-run win

new zealand national cricket team vs england cricket team match scorecard appears as part of coverage of New Zealand's 61-run victory over Sri Lanka in Colombo. Santner's 47 off 26 and Cole McConchie's 31 off 23 helped New Zealand reach 168-7; Sri Lanka slumped to 107-8 chasing 169 as Ravindra took 4-27.

Toss, pitch and setting

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first in Colombo. The match report noted the wicket looked "pretty" at the toss, and that "the more you bowl, the more it spins, " with seam bowling also effective.

New Zealand innings rebuild

New Zealand's innings showed a stark sequence of collapse and recovery. Earlier, New Zealand "lost three wickets for no runs, slipping to 84-6. " At that time the visitors had been hurt by the bowling of Theekshana and Chameera, with the summary line noting "Three wickets for Theekshana and Chameera. " From 84-6 Mitch Santner and Cole McConchie combined to lift New Zealand to 168-7, Santner finishing on 47 off 26 and McConchie on 31 off 23.

Sri Lanka chase collapses late

Sri Lanka chased 169 but "slumped to 107-8 chasing 169" as Ravindra produced figures of 4-27. The result was a 61-run victory for New Zealand; coverage invited readers to "take a read of Sam Drury's report here to relive New Zealand's stunning 61-run victory over Sri Lanka. "

Captains' reactions and quotes

New Zealand captain Mitch Santner provided several assessments of the innings and conditions. He said: "There was obviously a nice little period for us with the track and with the ball. They squeezed us a lot, I think we lost three wickets on 84 which is never ideal. The longer we could take it, myself and Cole [McConchie] were thinking we would try to get to 140, which kind of set it up for the last two or three overs. I guess 160 wasn't a bad total from there. "

On his own innings Santner said: "Well I wasn't particularly happy with my four off 10 in the last game! It's one of those wickets where, if you can get in and give yourself a bit of time, you can cash in. It was pretty tough to start out there, so to hit 160 was nice. Then we knew what we had to do with the ball after watching the whole of the first innings. It looked like a pretty wicket at the toss. We have watched a few games here and it has kind of been a case of the more you bowl, the more it spins. Also, on the seam was quite nice and effective. "

On the prospect of facing England next Santner added: "They are outstanding, we know that. It is a quick turnaround for us. If we play on something similar to this, it might be a bit of a slog-fest as well. "

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka was candid about the result: "It's embarrassing to disappoint the home crowd, they've been very supportive. We started really well but that partnership [between Santner and McConchie] was a really good one that took the game away from us. " He also reflected on the decision to bat: "Also, the decision to bat was a collective decision but we didn't expect the pitch to turn that much. " Shanaka said the target the team had in mind was lower: "We wanted to restrict them to 130 but, to be honest, they played really well so we must give them credit. " He finished with a call for a positive final match: "One more game, we need to finish on a high so hopefully we can have our best game. "

What about Jos Buttler?

The coverage posed a question for England selection: "What should England do about Jos Buttler?" That line was included alongside the match coverage and the note that facing England is a quick turnaround for New Zealand.

Preview and upcoming fixtures

The match report noted it "didn't bring as much drama as a Super 8s match-up normally would but, nevertheless, we really enjoyed taking you through it. " Readers were also encouraged: "Make sure to join us again tomorrow for a jam-packed day of action. We'll have live-text commentary as West Indies take on South Africa at 09: 30 GMT and India face Zimbabwe at 13: 30 GMT. "

For those tracking results and future match-ups, the new zealand national cricket team vs england cricket team match scorecard will be watched closely after Santner warned of a quick turnaround to face England next.

Close: New Zealand won by 61 runs in Colombo; key figures were Santner 47 off 26, McConchie 31 off 23, Ravindra 4-27, and Sri Lanka finishing 107-8 while chasing 169.