Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 1st T20I Highlights: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand by 4 wickets

Dunith Wellalage to Glenn Phillips, Wellalage delivers it short and around off, Glenn Phillips pats it wide of cover and gets to the other end.

Nuwan Thushara to Glenn Phillips, Another loopy slower yorker, on off, Glenn Phillips gets his bat down and digs it out wide of cover for a single to get off the mark.

Glenn Phillips is the net batter in.

Nuwan Thushara to Mark Chapman, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Nuwan Thushara gets his reward for keeping things tight! The slower ball does the trick for Thushara. Rolls his fingers over the ball and lands it on a length, on middle, Chapman shapes up to heave it across the line but gets done in by the slowness of the delivery. Fails to get any sort of power behind that shot. Spoons it in the air towards deep square leg where Wanindu Hasaranga settles under it and does the rest.

Nuwan Thushara to Mark Chapman, Dishes out the slower yorker and the ball drops in front of the batter, on middle, Chapman is equal to the task as he jams it out on the leg side.

Nuwan Thushara to Mark Chapman, On a hard length, on off, Chapman frees his arms to force it through the off side but mistimes the shot in front of cover.

Nuwan Thushara to Mark Chapman, Angled across the left-hander, at 134 kph, on a length, Chapman reaches out and drives it to mid off.

Nuwan Thushara to Will Young, A tighter line, on a back of a length, on middle, Young hops and tucks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Nuwan Thushara to Will Young, WIDE! Sprays it down leg, on a fullish length, left alone by Young.

Dunith Wellalage to Will Young, Darted in, full and on middle, Young clips it wide of mid on and takes the single. End of a successful over for Wellalage and Sri Lanka.

Dunith Wellalage to Will Young, Missed out! Loopy delivery, low full toss, on the pads, Young skips down the track to work it away on the pads but misses out and wears it on the pads.

Dunith Wellalage to Mark Chapman, Slower and shorter, on middle, Chapman sets himself on the back foot to nudge it away on the leg side. The ball comes onto him slower than he expected and chips it in the vacant square leg region. They cross.

Dunith Wellalage to Mark Chapman, Tossed up, full and on off, Chapman pushes it off the front foot to cover.

Mark Chapman walks in at number 3.

Dunith Wellalage to Tim Robinson, OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Dunith Wellalage strikes with his second ball! Wellalage stays around the wicket and serves this one on the fuller side. Spears it in with the arm and the new ball skids off the deck. Tim Robinson goes on the back foot to a delivery he could have played off the front foot. The ball keeps coming into him, beats him on the inside edge and clatters into the leg stump.

Dunith Wellalage to Tim Robinson, Turn straight away for Wellalage! This keeps a bit low and spins away from the right-hander, on a nagging length, Tim makes room for the cut but the ball catches the toe-end of the bat and goes on the bounce to first slip.

Nuwan Thushara to Will Young, Nuwan spots the batter backing away and he follows him, on a short of a length, Young makes room but can only pat it back to the bowler. A tidy first over from Thushara. 4 runs off it.

Nuwan Thushara to Tim Robinson, Fuller and in the channel on off, Tim stays away from the line of the ball and dabs it wide of backward point for one more.

Nuwan Thushara to Tim Robinson, Beaten! On a back of a length, just outside off, Tim Robinson stays leg side of the ball and looks to chop it down on the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Nuwan Thushara to Will Young, Quick single taken! Pitched up by Nuwan, on off, Young firms the drive and sets off for the single. Matheesha Pathirana at mid on is caught on his heels slightly, allowing Young to sneak in a tight single.

Nuwan Thushara to Tim Robinson, Full and straight, at the stumps, Tim knocks it in front of mid on and gets to the other end.

Nuwan Thushara to Will Young, Nuwan steams in from over the wicket and gets a bit of away shape, on a length, around off, Young makes room and pushes it wide of cover for a single.

Nuwan Thushara to operate from the other end.

Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Fuller and quicker, at the stumps, Young wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a single. A good first over for New Zealand. 12 runs off it!

Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Good running! The length is pulled back now, on middle and leg, Young tucks it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region and comes charging back for the second run. Tim makes his ground at the bowling end by the time, Wanindu Hasaranga can get to the ball from wide long on and release the throw.

Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, FOUR! Up and over! Floated up by Maheesh Theekshana, around off, Will Young gets his weight on the front foot and presents the full face of the bat to loft it over mid off for a boundary.

Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Flatter and shorter, on off, Young stays on the back and stabs it down on the off side.

Wow, an early review here from Sri Lanka regarding a LBW call. The umpire deemed it Not Out onfield but the keeper and the bowler seem rather convinced and the third umpire is called in. There's nothing on UltraEdge and Ball Tracking shows wickets as 'umpire's call' which means the onfield decision stands but Sri Lanka keep the review as well.

Maheesh Theekshana to Will Young, Will Young survives an early LBW shout! Fuller and slanting in, on the off-stump line, too full for the sweep, Young gets down for the sweep but fails to get any bat on it. The ball brushes his front pad and races down to the fine leg fence. The ball passes close to the glove and the bat. The UltraEdge confirms that no bat or glove is involved. The Ball Tracking shows that the impact is in line but the ball is clipping the leg stump. It is umpire's call on Ball Tracking. It will stay NOT OUT!

Maheesh Theekshana to Tim Robinson, Tim Robinson and New Zealand are underway! Curving into the right-hander, on a nagging length, on off, Tim Robinson hangs back and punches it to the left of long on. Tim wants to come back for the second but Wanindu Hasaranga gets around quickly and keeps it down to one.

Done and dusted with the pre-match proceedings! The umpires have taken their places on the field and the Lankan players can be seen in a huddle, getting a few last words of wisdom from the skipper before making their way onto the field as well. It will be the pair of Will Young and Tim Robinson to open the innings for the Kiwis. Maheesh Theekshana has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Just a few minutes left for the game to begin now and the players are out in the middle, lined up for their respective national anthems. It will be the national anthem of New Zealand first, followed by that of Sri Lanka.

PITCH REPORT - Farvez Maharoof is inspecting the deck. He starts by saying that this was the same pitch where Sri Lanka chased down a good target with ease against West Indies not too long ago. Reckons the best time to bat is in the Powerplay and the top order need to go hard at the start and mentions that 165 is a minimum score that is required.

The captain of Sri Lanka, Charith Asalanka says that they would have batted first as well but you can't control the toss. Mentions that their focus has been on doing the basics right. Informs that they are going with 3 frontline spinners, 2 seamers and 2 all-rounders.

Mitchell Santner, the captain of New Zealand says that they will bat first. Adds that it looks like a good surface, a touch on the slower side and there's no rain on the horizon either. Mentions that he hasn't played here and they do have a young side and will look to buildup for the upcoming white-ball season. Adds that it was great to be a part of that Test series win against India and reckons Sri Lanka will be a big challenge as they are familiar with the home conditions. Informs that Lockie Ferguson has a tight calf and adds that the likes of Henry Nicholls and Dean Foxcroft are also sitting this game out.

New Zealand (Playing XI) - Tim Robinson, Will Young, Mark Chapman, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Hay (WK) (On debut), Josh Clarkson, Mitchell Santner (C), Ish Sodhi, Zakary Foulkes, Jacob Duffy.

Sri Lanka (Playing XI) - Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (WK), Kusal Perera, Kamindu Mendis, Charith Asalanka (C), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara. 

TOSS - New Zealand have won the toss and they will BAT first.