Ish Sodhi ends Sri Lanka's run chase, teasing Lahiru Kumara out of his crease and tricking him before the 'keeper has the batter stumped. Sodhi bags his second wicket and Sri Lanka are bundled out for 102, handing New Zealand a comfortable 65-run win. Despite being on a frontfoot in the powerplay with the ball, Sri Lanka couldn't assert their dominance for long. First, they were taken down by Glenn Phillips, who registered his second T20I ton. Later, Trent Boult had them crippled in the powerplay while batting. The left-arm pacer struck thrice in his first spell and from thereon, Sri Lanka could never recover. New Zealand continue their unbeaten run in the tournament with this win, while Sri Lanka are left struggling with two defeats in three games of the Super 12 stage.
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 27th Match, Super 12 Group 1 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
WICKETTrent Boult finishes his spell with the wicket of Dasun Shanaka. His returned figures of 4 for 13 - his best and New Zealand's third best in a T20 World Cup.
WICKET Another one falls. This time it's the dangerous Bhanuka Rajapaksa who mistimes a heave to the fielder at mid off. Lockie Ferguson with the wicket. 58/6 in 10 overs
Oh, it is getting from bad to worse for Sri Lanka. Asalanka has eked out a leading edge to backward point off Boult. 8 for 4 inside 4 overs!! Some good bowling by the New Zealand pace pair but also poor batting from Sri Lanka.
WICKETSri Lanka have struck early, in the first over. Finn Allen has been done in by Maheesh Theekshana's incoming delivery which skids on and hits the stumps.2/1 in 0.4 overs
New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat.Dasun Shanaka, the Sri Lankan captain, says he would've done the same. Both teams have made one change each.Daryl Mitchell replaces Mark Chapman for New Zealand, while Kasun Rajitha comes in for Binura Fernando.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha
New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Good news comes from Telford Vice, our reporter at the venue. "Hello from a glorious Sydney afternoon. Unlike the dreary scenes we saw from the MCG yesterday, there isn't a cloud in the sky over the SCG. Indeed, I'm squinting into the brightness as I type this."
Hello and welcome to Match 27 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, set to be played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Having lost both the contests from Friday due to rain, the sit remains to be seen if a game can be decided with full 40 overs of play available today. New Zealand look strong contenders to qualify from Group 1 even though they have registered only a solitary victory so far - a thumping win against Australia in their opening encounter. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, lost against the hosts in the previous game but would want to keep themselves in contention for a semifinal berth. But can they get the better of the Kane Williamson-led side?
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