New Zealand’s resounding 61-run win over Sri Lanka puts hosts out of contention; Pakistan’s fever rose
- Shameful defeat by Sri Lanka
- New Zealand lost by 61 runs
- Hosts Sri Lanka out of the tournament
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 61 runs in the Super 8 match. Including, Sri Lanka From the T20 World Cup is out In this match, New Zealand scored 168 runs for 7 wickets after losing 6 wickets for 86 runs. In reply, Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 107 runs for 8 wickets. Sri Lanka had to accept defeat against England earlier. This has thrown hosts Sri Lanka out of the tournament. Sri Lanka’s dream of this year’s World Cup has remained unfulfilled.
9 runs in 3 overs, then 3 balls bad; Mahish Tikshan ‘zero from hero’, big mistake against New Zealand
Mahish Tikshan took 3 wickets
Three wickets from Sri Lanka offspinner Mahish Tikshan tried to trouble New Zealand, but captain Mitchell Santner (47 runs) and Cole McConkie (31 not out) staged a brilliant comeback to guide the team to 168 for 7 in a do-or-die Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. New Zealand lost four wickets for 9 runs in 9.3 to 12.1 overs, while Teekshana (3/30) turned the match around in the middle overs. But in the end McConkie took charge, while Santner put on 84 runs for the seventh wicket in just 47 balls at crucial times.
Explosive knock from Santner
Santner hit four sixes and two fours in his 26-ball innings. He was dismissed off the last ball, while McConkie hit three fours and two sixes off 23 balls. After 16 overs, New Zealand scored 98 for six. McConkie then scored 18 runs off the bowling of Dusmantha Chamira (3/38) with two sixes and a four. Santner then scored 21 runs in the 18th over, hitting a four and two sixes off the bowling of Sri Lanka’s best bowler, Theaksana.
Cleverness and brilliance
Because of these two By New Zealand Scored 70 runs in the last four overs. The Sri Lankan bowlers bowled well but failed in the last over due to wrong line and length. After Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl, offspinner Tikshana and fast bowler Chamera combined for six wickets to keep New Zealand at bay.
England have already progressed from Group 2, so New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have a chance to qualify for the semi-finals. New Zealand scored 73 for two in nine overs. Finn Allen scored 23 off 13 balls with three fours and a six, while Rachin Ravindra scored 32 off 22 balls (with three fours and a six).
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New Zealand’s top players have failed
Teekshana then ended their innings, dismissing Allan with her carrom ball. Later, after dismissing Ravindra, she kept Mark Chapman out of the pavilion in three balls. Chamera bowled at 140 kmph to dismiss Tim Seifert (08) and Glenn Phillips (18), while Dunit Velage dismissed Daryl Mitchell (03).
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