They became lions after coming to India, got defeated in Sri Lanka, New Zealand team also lost the ODI series after T20.

sports desk : The second match of the three-match ODI series being played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was played in Pallekele. In this match, Sri Lanka has taken a 2-0 lead in the series by defeating New Zealand by 3 wickets. With this the series was also named after him. Kusal Mendis played a brilliant inning and led his team to victory. The New Zealand team had defeated India 3-0 in the Test series at home.

In the second ODI, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. The New Zealand team, which came to bat first, did not have a good start. Tim Robison returned after scoring 4 runs and Henry Nicholls scored 8 runs. After that Will Young and Mark Chapman started playing steadily but Will Young returned to the pavilion on a personal score of 26. After that Glenn Phillips was out after scoring 15 runs.

Mark Chapman played a brilliant innings

Mark Chapman stood at one end and kept scoring runs. Chapman was supported by Mitchell Hay. Chapman was out after playing an innings of 76 runs. Whereas Mitchell Hay scored 49 runs and took the team beyond 200. New Zealand team could score only 209 runs after losing all the wickets. 7 New Zealand batsmen could not even reach double figures. While bowling for Sri Lanka, Mahish Teekshana took 3 wickets and Jeffy Vandersay took 3 wickets. Apart from that, Asita Fernando took 2 wickets, Dunith Vellalage took 1 wicket and Aslanka took 1 wicket.

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Kusal Mendis became the savior

In response, Sri Lanka's start to chase this target was also not special. Avishka Fernando was out after scoring 5 runs. After that Pathum Nissanka returned to the pavilion after scoring 28 runs. Kusal Mendis, who came to bat at number three, led the team to victory by remaining unbeaten. However, apart from Kusal Mendis, no other batsman could do much. In the end Mahish Teekshana supported and led his team to victory.

Kusal Mendis played a brilliant innings and scored unbeaten 74 runs. Apart from this, Mahish Teekshana contributed 27 runs, Janit Liyange contributed 22 runs, Dunith Vellallage contributed 18 runs and Charit Asalanka contributed 13 runs. Michael Bracewell took 4 wickets for New Zealand. Apart from that, Santner took 1 wicket, Phillips took 1 wicket and Nathan Smith took 1 wicket.