Sri Lanka beat New Zealand in the Super Over, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0
ICC Sri Lanka Tour of New Zealand 2023 – 01st T20 International – Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Sri Lanka put into bat, 196 / 5 – ( 20 Overs ) Charith Asalanka 67, Kusal Perera 53no, Kusal Mendis 25, Wanidu Hasaranga 21no, Extras 14 – Kusal Mendis / Kusal Perera 47 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kusal Perera / Charith Asalanka 103 runs for the 04th wicket, Kusal Perera / Wanidu Hasaranga 25 runs unbroken for the 06th wicket – James Neesham 2 / 30.
New Zealand in reply, 196 / 8 – ( 20 Overs ) Daryl Mitchell 66, Mark Chapman 33, Skipper Tom Latham 27, Rachin Ravindra 26 – lost the first 02 wickets for the addition of 03 runs – Tom Latham / Daryl Mitchell 63 runs for the 03rd wicket, Daryl Mitchell / Mark Chapman 66 runs for the 04th wicket – the next 03 wickets fell for the addition of 24 runs – Rachin Ravindra / Adam Milne 28 runs for the 07th wicket – lost the last 02 wickets without any addition to the total – Skipper Dasun Shanaka 2 / 20, Wanidu Hasaranga 2 / 30, Pramod Madushan 2 / 37, Dhananjaya De Silva 02 catches.
Super Over :
Maheesh Theekshana the bowler – removed James Neesham & Mark Chapman – NZL 08 / 2 in 07 balls Adam Milne the bowler – Kusal Mendis & Charith Asalanka – SL 12 / 0 in 03 balls.
Player of the Match : Charith Asalanka – Sri Lanka
Photos courtesy SLC Media