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Kusal Perera was adjudged player of the match.
Sri Lanka has achieved a thrilling 7-run victory in the last match of the 3-match T20 series against New Zealand. With this win, the Sri Lankan team has saved itself from a clean sweep, although the team captained by Charith Asalanka has lost the series 2-1.
On Thursday in Nelson, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl. Sri Lanka scored 218 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, New Zealand team could reach only 211 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Kusal Perera was the player of the match. He played an innings of 101 runs in 46 balls. While Jacob Duffy was chosen Player of the Series. Duffy has taken 8 wickets.
New Zealand team players with the trophy after the victory.
Bad start for Sri Lanka, lost 2 wickets in powerplay After losing the toss and coming to bat, Sri Lanka got off to a bad start. The team had lost 2 wickets in scoring 49 runs in 6 overs of powerplay. In the third over of the innings, Matt Henry sent Pathum Nissanka to the pavilion, while on the last ball of the fifth over, Mitchell Santner got Kusal Mendis caught by Michael Bracewell. Nissanka was out after scoring 14 runs and Mendis after scoring 22 runs.
Perera-Asalanka’s century partnership After losing the third wicket at the score of 83 runs in the middle overs, Kusal Perera (101 runs) made a century partnership for the fourth wicket with captain Charith Asalanka (46 runs). Both added 100 runs on 45 balls. He had a partnership of 41 runs with Fernando for the third wicket. This partnership was broken by Jacob Duffy. He LBW Fernando (17 runs).
New Zealand’s strong start, Rachin Ravindra’s fifty Chasing the target of 219 runs, the New Zealand team made a strong start. Tim Robinson and Rachin Ravindra made an opening partnership of 81 runs on 45 balls. The team had scored 63 runs without loss in 6 overs of powerplay. The opening partnership was broken by Avishka Fernando. He got Robinson caught by substitute fielder Kamindu Mendis.
Rachin Ravindra played an inning of 69 runs on 39 balls.
Kiwis’ middle order failed The middle order of the Kiwi team failed. The batsmen could not take advantage of the strong start. At one time the team had scored 85 runs in 8 overs and lost only one wicket. But the team kept losing wickets from here. The team scored only 43 runs in the last 5 overs.
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