With 03 debutants in the side, New Zealand rout Sri Lanka by 198 runs, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, 01st One Day International – Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
New Zealand put into bat, 274 all out – ( 49.3 Overs ) Finn Allen 51, Rachin Ravindra 49 – on debut – Daryl Mitchell 47, Glenn Phillips 39, Extras 21 – Chad Bowes / Finn Allen 36 run opening stand, Finn Allen / Daryl Mitchell 37 runs for the 03rd wicket, Daryl Mitchell / Tom Latham 39 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 116 runs – Glenn Phillips / Rachin Ravindra 66 runs for the 06th wicket – the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 56 runs – Chamika Karunaratne 4 / 43 – career best – Kasun Rajitha 2 / 38, Lahiru Kumara 2 / 46, Kusal Mendis 02 victims, Dasun Shanaka 02 catches.
Sri Lanka in reply, 76 all out – ( 19.5 Overs ) Angelo Mathews 18, Chamika Karunaratne 11, Lahiru Kumara 10 – lost the first 05 wickets for the addition of 17 runs, the last 05 wickets fell for the addition of 30 runs – Henry Shipley 5 / 31 – career best – Daryl Mitchell 2 / 12, Blair Tickner 2 / 20, Chad Bowes 02catch es – on debut.
Player of the Match : Henry Shipley – New Zealand
Report assisted by srilankacricket.lk
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