Notes
--> RS Kaluwitharana passed 1500 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 43
--> PA de Silva passed 7500 runs in ODIs when he reached 62
--> UDU Chandana passed his previous highest ODIs score of 26
--> M Muralitharan reached 150 wickets in ListA Matches when he dismissed DJ Nash, his 2nd wicket in the New Zealand innings
In order to qualify for the final against India, New Zealand needed to score the 294 required to win in 41.4 overs or less.