A thriller that nobody saw

New Zealand 'A' and South Africa 'A' played out a real thriller in the final round robin match the tri-series in Sri Lanka. New Zealand 'A' lost by the finest of margins, but it doesn't matter too much as they still made it through to the final - which will also be against South Africa 'A'. Matthew Sinclair hit a sparkling 64 (off 57 balls) for the New Zealanders and, with the help of James Marshall (56 not out) and Peter Fulton (43), saw New Zealand 'A' through to 239/8. South Africa 'A' reached the total with one wicket and one ball to spare. Best of the New Zealand 'A' bowlers was again Chris Harris (3-24 off ten), while Jimmy Franklin and Chris Martin chipped in with a couple of wickets apiece.