NZ VS SL: A series of three T20 matches is being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in the Super Over in the first T20 match of the series. After which the second match of the series was played on Wednesday. In this match, the Kiwi team made a spectacular comeback and defeated Sri Lanka by 9 wickets and leveled the series at 1-1.
Sri Lanka’s top order flopped
In this match, the New Zealand team won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Sri Lankan team, which came out to bat first, got all out for just 141 runs in 19 overs. The start of the Sri Lankan team was very poor. Sri Lankan openers Pathum Nissanka and Kushal Mandis were dismissed for 29 runs. Pathum Nissanka got out after scoring 9 runs while Kushal Mandis could score only 10 runs.
Sri Lanka team all out in 19 overs
After which Kushal Perera and Dhananjay de Silva, who came to bat, batted carefully and brought the team’s score close to 100 runs. Kushal Perera was dismissed for 35 and Dhananjay de Silva scored 37 runs. Apart from these two batsmen, no batsman could play a big innings and Sri Lanka team was reduced to 141 runs in 19 overs and gave New Zealand a target of 142 runs in 20 overs to win the match. Adam Milne was New Zealand’s most successful bowler. Adam Milne dismissed five Sri Lankan batsmen. Adam Milne dismissed five batsmen for 26 runs in 4 overs.
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Tim Seifert played the match winning innings
Chasing Sri Lanka’s target of 142 runs, the New Zealand team got off to a good start. New Zealand opener Chad Bowes was dismissed after scoring 31 runs. But New Zealand’s second opener batsman Tim Seifert, while batting aggressively, played an inning of 79 runs in 43 balls and New Zealand won the match by 9 wickets in just 14.4 overs. Tim Seifert’s replacement captain Tom Latham also played an unbeaten inning of 20 runs.
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