{"id":144793,"date":"2024-11-11T17:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T17:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=144793"},"modified":"2024-11-12T15:44:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:44:39","slug":"sri-lanka-beat-kiwis-in-first-20-over-odi-at-home-by-michael-roberts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/sri-lanka-beat-kiwis-in-first-20-over-odi-at-home-by-michael-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka beat Kiwis in First 20-Over ODI at Home-by Michael Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sri Lanka beat Kiwis in First 20-Over ODI at Home-by Michael Roberts<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"Michael<\/p>\n

Source:<\/span><\/strong>Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

After a tremendous series in India where they defeated the home team three times in a\u00a0 row, a New Zealand second string squad captained by Santner visited Sri Lanka to participate in a 20-over series. In the first match at Dambulla on the 9th November, this side did well to stretch the home side despite assembling only 135 runs on a turning track. In Foulkes theys eem to have unearthed a bowling allrounder with promise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrew Fidel Fernando<\/strong>\u00a0in ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Sri Lanka<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0140 for 6 (Asalanka 35*, Foulkes 3-20) beat\u00a0New Zealand<\/strong>\u00a0135 (Foulkes 27*, Wellalage 3-20, Thusara 2-14) by four wickets<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sri Lanka<\/b>\u00a0140 for 6 (Asalanka 35*, Foulkes 3-20) beat\u00a0New Zealand<\/b>\u00a0135 (Foulkes 27*, Wellalage 3-20, Thusara 2-14) by four wickets<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
On a turning Dambulla track, Sri Lanka\u2019s spinners claimed six wickets between them, kept a leash on the scoring rate, and restricted New Zealand to 135 all out. It should have been a straightforward chase, even despite the conditions. But it needed a cool head, which is what captain\u00a0Charith Asalanka<\/a>\u00a0provided with his 35 not out off 28.<\/span><\/div>\n
Sri Lanka got home with six balls to spare, and four wickets in hand, although the result was never super tense. New Zealand, remember, are trying out some young players at the very tail end of their long South-Asian spring.<\/span><\/div>\n
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New Zealand slide in the powerplay<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
The first six overs kind of set the tone for the whole thing. The ball was almost immediately turning square, as even Maheesh Theekshana \u2013 a modest turner of the ball usually \u2013 ripped it big in the first over of the innings.<\/span><\/div>\n
Theekshana would only strike off the last ball of the innings, getting Will Young lbw for a run-a-ball 19. But before that,\u00a0Dunith Wellalage<\/a>\u00a0nailed Tim Robinson in front with an arm ball, and\u00a0Nuwan Thushara<\/a>\u00a0had Mark Chapman flick a slower ball to deep square leg.<\/span><\/div>\n
All up, it was outstanding slow-pitch bowling from Sri Lanka. New Zealand were down at 31 for 3 when the fielding restrictions eased. They\u2019d go on to control the middle overs too \u2013 New Zealand only made 66 off the next ten overs, and lost five further wickets.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Kamindu and Kusal Perera set the chase up<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
Kusal Perera helped propel Sri Lanka through the powerplay, hitting 22 off 15 while the fielding restrictions were on, though his team lost Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis through this period.<\/span><\/div>\n
And because this is is a Sri Lanka victory of this age, Kamindu Mendis has to have a hand in it too. He made 23 off 16, mostly after the powerplay ended.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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