All-round New Zealand Keep Lanka Winless with Enormous Win in Solitary T20

All-round New Zealand Keep Lanka Winless with Enormous Win in Solitary T20 

The Sri Lankan bowlers were all over New Zealand in the primary innings previously Bracewell and Kuggeleijn fashioned a shocking counter-assault to agree with their stance to 179/7. The guests at that point had their minutes in the pursuit yet none of the batsmen could continue with Ferguson and Ish Sodhi's three-wicket pulls rocking the bowling alley them out for 144 in 16.5 overs. 

Sent into bat, it was a story of two parts for New Zealand. The initial 10 overs Sri Lanka ruled the perch lessening the hosts to 55/5 preceding New Zealand shot back in the last 10 scoring 124 rushes to wrest back the activity. 

The Islanders got off to the absolute best begin with Lasith Malinga disposing of the in-shape Martin Guptill (1) with simply his fourth bundle of the day. The opener, liking the short arm draw to a shortish length conveyance could just deal with a thick best edge which was perfectly gobbled up by Kusal Mendis at mid-on. 

Tim Seifert, coming in at No.3 too couldn't keep going long with the additional skip from pacer Kasun Rajitha realizing his demise for 2. Henry Nicholls went back and forth for 4 slashing Malinga back onto his stumps with the Sri Lankan bowlers well to finish everything. 

Colin Munro (16 out of 7) got the limit counter running for New Zealand with a six and a four preceding the left-hander too died endeavoring to hang a short ball from Rajitha just to get a best edge for Dasun Shanaka to accept a straightforward catch as the hosts slipped to 26/4 inside the initial four overs. 

Ross Taylor and Mitchell Santner opposed for a bit including 29 keeps running for the fifth wicket. Both batsmen were watchful in their methodology, gradually endeavoring to assemble the innings. Exactly when it appeared the pair could take New Zealand forward Lakshan Sandakan struck, beguiling Santner (13) with a very much flighted conveyance that the batsman toe-finished to long off. 

At 55/5 after 10 overs, New Zealand were looking despondent yet Bracewell changed the entire composition of the diversion. He began off by crushing Sandakan for a huge six and even as Taylor succumbed to 33, he kept on playing his shots. 

Bracewell was then participate by debutant Kuggeleijn in the center and the couple propelled a shining assault on the Sri Lankan bowlers. From 103/6, after 15 overs the team gathered 82 of the last five overs. Perera's last over went for 23 preceding Rajitha too was hammered for 18. While Bracewell pounded five sixes and a four in his 26-ball 44, Kuggeleijn crushed four sixes and a four of every a 15-ball 35*. Tim Southee too did his bit toward the end pummeling a six in his 8-ball 13* as New Zealand took off to a more than focused aggregate. 

Sri Lanka's answer at that point got off to a spectacular begin with Niroshan Dickwella penetrating pacer Ferguson for a four and a six of the initial two chunks of the innings. Ferguson, be that as it may, struck before long castling Sadeera Samarawickrama with a 148 kmph jolt for a first ball duck. 

Kusal Perera then strolled in and got quickly down to business. He hacked Southee for a four first ball before trucking a four and a six in the second over to set Sri Lanka's innings rolling. 

Kuggeleijn was expedited for a bowl and had an effect quickly disposing of the hazardous Kusal Perera with a full-length conveyance that the left-hander could just stick similarly as Bracewell at mid-on for 23. 

Having scored critical runs and taken a pivotal catch, it was the ideal opportunity for Bracewell to sparkle with the ball as well. Coming into bowl the fifth over, the pacer hit with his first conveyance expelling Dickwella for 18 as Sri Lanka slipped to 45/3 after a decent begin. 

Thisara Perera, the thistle in New Zealand's tissue all through the ODI arrangement was busy again in the T20I as well. He began off with a blast cutting Bracewell over third man for about six and after that trudge clearing Santner over square leg for another six. 

Indeed, even with Mendis falling for a 19-ball 17, Thisara Perera proceeded with his assault hammering Ish Sodhi for a four and six as he by and by compromised to remove the diversion. Notwithstanding, Ferguson's second spell is the thing that titled the amusement in the hosts' support. 

The pacer got Thisara Perera off guard one short which the left-hander could just confound directly to long off for a 24-ball 43 that included two fours and a six. Ferguson then left Dhananjaya de Silva's stumps wrecked with a 147 kph jolt in the equivalent over to leave Sri Lanka tottering.