New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 61 runs to knock the co-hosts out of the T20 World Cup and enhance their very own semi-final hopes.
Sri Lanka did not chase down a goal of 169 set by New Zealand as they stuttered to 107-8 in reply to the Black Caps’ 168-7. With two defeats from their opening two Tremendous 8s matches, Sri Lanka are out of the competitors.
As for New Zealand, they might nonetheless have to beat England this Friday to make sure a semi-final spot as Pakistan might overhaul them on web run fee in the event that they thrash Sri Lanka of their final Tremendous 8s sport.
England are already into the final 4 after their two Tremendous 8s wins over Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
“It’s embarrassing to disappoint the home crowd, they’ve been very supportive,” mentioned Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka.
“We wanted to restrict them to 130 but, to be honest, they played really well so we must give them credit.”
Shanaka gained the toss and elected to bowl and New Zealand reached a aggressive 168-7 because of Mitchell Santner’s 47 runs off 26 deliveries and Cole McConchie’s 31 off 23 deliveries which salvaged the innings.
The Sri Lankan bowlers had restricted New Zealand to 84-6 and had their opponents at 90-6 after 15 overs when the No 7 pair began counter-attacking.
McChonchie scored 18 runs within the seventeenth over, bowled by quick bowler Dushmantha Chameera, and spinner Maheesh Theekshana conceded 21, together with two wides, within the 18th. When Santner was out within the final ball the pair had added 80 runs off 43 deliveries.
New Zealand’s Cole McConchie starred towards Sri Lanka (AP Picture/Eranga Jayawardena)
Santner hit 4 sixes and two boundaries whereas McChonchie hit two sixes and three boundaries whereas Chameera and Theekshana took three wickets every.
New Zealand quick bowler Matt Hendry bowled opener Pathum Nissanka within the first ball and Charith Asalanka, who had been recalled for the match, quickly departed to Sri Lanka 6-2.
Then the spinners tightened the screws by bowling gradual by means of the air and curbing runs and taking wickets when the batters tried to assault.
Left-arm spinner Rachin Ravindra took a career-best 4-27 whereas Henry took two wickets for 3 runs.
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