SL vs NZ: New Zealand lost their sweat in scoring 10 runs in 6 balls, lost 3 wickets in the last over and won the series with great difficulty
New Zealand won the last match against Sri Lanka to win the three T20 series 2-1.
NZ vs SL, 3rd T20I:The New Zealand cricket team defeated Sri Lanka in a thrilling match on Saturday and won the three-match T20 series 2-1. This decisive match played in Queenstown was decided in the last over where New Zealand won with great difficulty by falling. Sri Lanka had scored 182 runs while batting first and New Zealand achieved this target by going to the fifth ball of the last over.
Sri Lanka gave a target of 182 runs
Batting well, the Sri Lankan team scored 182 runs losing six wickets in 20 overs. For the team, Kushal Mendis played a stormy inning of 73 runs in 48 balls which included six fours and four sixes. Apart from them, Kusal Mendis scored 33 and Pathum Nissanka scored 25 runs.
New Zealand got a good start
New Zealand’s opening pair of Chad Bowes and Tim Seifert got the team off to a good start and shared a 53-run partnership for the first wicket. Tom Latham joined Seifert after Bowes’ dismissal. Seifert stood aside. He scored 88 runs in 48 balls at a strike rate of more than 180 and brought the team close to victory. The situation changed after his dismissal. The team needed 10 runs in the last over to win.
Started the last over with a six
The ball was handed to Lahiru Kumara for the last over. On the first ball of the over, Mark Chapman was hit for a six over mid-wicket. After this, he played the shot on the same side on the next ball and this time caught Aslanka. The thrill of the match increased even more when James Neesham was run out on the third ball without playing a ball and had to go back.
Full thrill of the last over
After this, the Kiwi team needed three runs in the next four balls. Due to the wide ball, the third ball was made again and this time Daryl Mitchell was caught by Shanaka. A single came from the bye on the fourth ball of the over and the Sri Lankan team missed the chance to run out Milne. Two runs were needed from the last two balls to win. Rachin Ravindra plays the ball to backward square and ends the innings with two runs with Adam Milne. New Zealand won this match with great difficulty while falling.