Ever since experienced batting all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has become the head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, there has been a lot of change in the game of the Sri Lankan team. The Sri Lankan team is performing big feats one after the other. The second match of the 3-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was played at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Pallekele. In this match, Sri Lanka achieved a thrilling victory and ended the long wait of 12 years.
Sri Lanka's spectacular victory against New Zealand
There was a fierce competition in the second match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Batting first in this match, the New Zealand team could play only 45.1 overs and were all out for 209 runs. Meanwhile, Mark Chapman scored the highest score of 76 runs. At the same time, Mitchell Hay contributed 49 runs and Will Young also contributed 26 runs. Apart from this, no batsman could stay on the crease for long. At the same time, for Sri Lanka, Mahesh Thikshana and Geoffrey Wandersay took maximum 3-3 wickets.
Chasing the target of 210 runs, Sri Lanka lost 7 wickets for 163 runs.
Chasing the target of 210 runs, Sri Lanka lost 7 wickets for 163 runs. This match seems to be going in favor of New Zealand. But the match winning innings was seen from the bat of Kusal Mendis. He scored unbeaten 74 runs and led the team to victory. At the same time, Mahesh Thikshana also did wonders with the bat. Mahesh Thikshana led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 27 runs on 44 balls. The first match of the series was also in the name of Sri Lanka. In such a situation, Sri Lanka has now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Sri Lanka ended the wait of 12 years
Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in the ODI series after 12 years. Earlier he had done this feat in the year 2012. With this, Sri Lanka has won its sixth consecutive ODI series on home ground. This is the first time in the history of Sri Lankan cricket that it has won 6 consecutive series at home. Earlier, Sri Lanka had won the series 5-5 consecutively in 1997 and 2003. Apart from this, they have won a total of 5 ODI series this year, which is a record, before this Sri Lanka had achieved this feat only in 2014.
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