NZ vs SL 1st T20 Result - Oram's hat-trick helps New Zealand won by 3 runs

In a thrilling 20-20 match, New Zealand beat host Sri Lanka by 3 runs in the 1st T20 on Wednesday, 2nd September, 2009 at Colombo. NZ made 141/8 in 20 overs and SL scored 138/9 in 20 overs.

New Zealand managed a fighting total of 141/8 thanks to Ross Taylor's 60 runs and in reply Sri Lanka was in control due to Dilshan's 57 runs of just 28 balls and in the end Oram took 2nd hat-trick of Twenty20 to register a thrilling 3 runs victory.

Match Summary:

New Zealand -141/8 in 20 overs (Taylor 60, Malinga 2-21

Sri Lanka -138/9 in 20 overs (Dilshan 57, Oram 3-33, Vettori 2-11)

Toss - New Zealand, who elected to bat first.

Man of the Match - Mahela Jayawardhane (New Zealand)

Result - New Zealand won by 3 runs.

Series - New Zealand led the 2 match series by 1-0.