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Sri Lanka chose to field
NZ 57/2 from 14

70/3 m 18

Rain again

47 overs now

110/4 from 29

What a catch. Chapman gawn fi 76
173/5 from 36

173/6

185/7 from 40.1

185/8

199/9

200 up

209/10 from 45

Lanka
23/1 from 4.3
Fernando gawn

Really poor umpiring

41/2 from 10

46/3
Bracewell has 2

56/3 from 13

Gawn

Charith Asalanka 13
3 fi Bracewell

65/4

92;4 from 21

Gawn
93/5

Lanka need 119 from 114

SL 120/5 (2 CRR: 4.29 REQ: 4.74
Sri Lanka need 90 runs - Match reduced to 47 overs due to rain

Kusal Mendis 43(70)
Janith Liyanage 14(24

Partnership: 27(40)

SL 130/5 (31) CRR: 4.19 REQ: 5
Sri Lanka need 80 runs - Match reduced to 47 overs due to rain

Janith Liyanage 21(35)
Kusal Mendis 46(77

80 from 96

31.6
Nathan Smith to Janith Liyanage, out Caught by Mitch Hay!! Soft dismissal!

Janith Liyanage c Mitch Hay b Nathan Smith 22(39) [4s-1]

SL 132/6 (32) CRR: 4.12 REQ: 5.2
Sri Lanka need 78 runs in 90 balls

In reply to Narper

Ouch! wicket Janith Liyanage 22
132/6

Fourrrrrr and 50 fi Kusal Mendis

32.3
Santner to Wellalage, byes, FOUR, tossed up delivery outside off, beats the bat and missed by the keeper as well. Can't gather as the ball spins back in and then the ball runs away for four byes

SL 140/6 (33) CRR: 4.24 REQ: 5
Sri Lanka need 70 runs in 84 balls

Kusal Mendis 48(82)
Dunith Wellalage 3(3)

33.2
Nathan Smith to Wellalage, FOUR, banged in short and slightly wide, Wellalage with a nonchalant upper cut that runs away to the right of third-man. One bounce and over

33.3
Nathan Smith to Wellalage, FOUR, very full on off stump, stabbed to the left of extra cover for a boundary by Wellalage

33.4
Nathan Smith to Wellalage, FOUR, a hat-trick of fours! Length ball angling outside off, Wellalage waits and then cuts it slightly behind square. There was a fielder in the deep who dives over it and ends up conceding the boundary

Licks
150 up
58 from 80

SL 154/6 (34) CRR: 4.53 REQ: 4.31
Sri Lanka need 56 runs in 78 balls

In reply to Chrissy
Dony write off the kiwis yet ...

Stupid shot - gawn 163/7. Wellalage 18

You need 47 from 65 - use yuh head man

In reply to Narper
Indeed

27 from 39

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40.3
Jacob Duffy to Theekshana, SIX, banged short and outside off, Theekshana waits and then upper cuts it. Goes flat to the left of deep backward point for a maximum

22 from 37

40.5
Jacob Duffy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, superb shot!

SL 189/7 (41) CRR: 4.61 REQ: 3.5
Sri Lanka need 21 runs in 36 balls

Kusal Mendis 66(95)
Maheesh Theekshana 14(21

16 from from 34

41.2
Phillips to Theekshana, FOUR, tossed up and offering width, Theekshana takes advantage of it with a cracking drive square of the wicket. Opens the bat face and hits it with power to give the deep fielder no chance

15 from 30

SL 195/7 (42) CRR: 4.64 REQ: 3
Sri Lanka need 15 runs in 30 balls

Maheesh Theekshana 19(26)
Kusal Mendis 67(96

199/7
11 from 24

Bracewell 4/36 career best
200 up
10 from 23

SL 200/7 (43.1) CRR: 4.63 REQ: 2.61
Sri Lanka need 10 runs in 23 balls

9 from 18

Lanka win by 3 wickets the series 2-0 with one to go
Big up Kusal Mendis
Good win Lanka

NZ 209 (45.1)

SL 210/7 (46)

Sri Lanka won by 3 wkts

Maheesh Theekshana 27(44)
Kusal Mendis 74(102