New Delhi: The third match of the ODI series between New Zealand and Sri Lanka was played in Auckland. In this match, host New Zealand had to face a crushing defeat. The wonders of Sri Lankan bowlers were seen, in front of which the batsmen of Kiwi team looked helpless. Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 140 runs.
New Zealand's poor batting
New Zealand's batting was very poor in the third ODI. To win this match, a target of 291 runs was set for the host team. Chasing this target, the Kiwi team was all out for 150 runs in 29.4 overs. In the match, 6 New Zealand batsmen could not even reach the score of 10 runs. These included Will Young (0), Rachin Ravindra (1 run), Daryl Mitchell (2 runs), Tom Latham (0), Glenn Phillips (0) and Mitchell Santner (2 runs).
Thanks to the brilliant bowling of the bowlers, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand by 140 runs in the third ODI.
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Sri Lankan team scored so many runs
In this match, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 290 runs losing 8 wickets in 50 overs. Batting for Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka scored the highest score of 68 runs. During his innings he hit 6 fours and 5 sixes. Apart from this, Kusal Mendis scored 54 runs and Janith Liyanage scored 53 runs. Apart from this, Kamindu Mendis scored 46 runs.
Kiwi team lost
While bowling for New Zealand, Matt Henry took maximum 4 wickets. Batting for New Zealand, Mark Chapman played a brilliant inning of 81 runs. In his innings he hit 10 fours and 1 six, although he could not save the team from defeat. No other Kiwi batsman supported Chapman in the match and the team had to face a crushing defeat. Also read…
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