Sri Lanka bt New Zealand by 04 wickets with a polished team effort, Lead the 03 match series 1 – 0

New Zealand Men’s Whiteball Tour of Sri Lanka 2024 – 01st T 20 International – Dambulla, Matale District, North Central Province

New Zealand electing to bat, 135 all out – ( 19.3 Overs ) Zakary Foulkes 27no – career best – Michael Bracewell 27, William Young 19, Skipper Mitchell Santner 16, Extras 16 – lost the first 03 wickets for the addition of 15 runs – Glenn Phillips / Michael Bracewell 22 runs for the 04th wicket – lost the next 05 wickets for the addition of 43 wickets –
Zakary Foulkes / Ish Sodhi 39 runs for the 09th wicket – Dunith Wellalage 3 / 20, Nuwan Thushara 2 / 14, Wanidu Hasaranga 2 / 20, Matheesha Pathirana 2 / 25, Kusal Mendis 03 victims, Kamindu Mendis 02 catches.

Sri Lanka in reply, 140 / 6 – ( 19 Overs ) Skipper Charith Asalanka 35no, Kusal Perera 23, Kamindu Mendis 23, Wanidu Hasaranga 22, Pathum Nissanka 19 – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Perera 40 runs for the 02nd wicket, Kamindu Mendis / Charith Asalanka 27 runs for the 04th wicket, Charith Asalanka / Wanidu Hasaranga 38 runs for the 06th wicket – Zakary Foulkes 3 / 20 – career best – Glenn Phillips 1 / 12.

Player of the Match : Charith Asalanka – Sri Lanka

Photos courtesy SLC Media