NZ Won the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka, Adam Milne performed Phenomenal, as he took five wickets, and Tim Seifert Performed well with bat and scored 79 runs. This Match was crucial for New Zealand to remain in the series as they had lost the first match in this T20I series.
A Five Wicket Haul by Adam Milne:
Adam Milne played a crucial role in New Zealand’s victory over Sri Lanka by taking five wickets in the second game. This was Adam Milne’s first time to take a five-wicket haul and Milne shattered the Sri Lankan batters hence they were got all out by scoring 141 runs in 19 overs.
An Impressive inning by Tim Siefert hence NZ won:
Tim Seifert scored 79 runs and was not out. he has Knocked six sixes in 43 balls and this inning by him, helped New Zealand to chase down the low total made by Sri Lanka.
This win helped New Zealand to level the three-match series by 1-1 and it might give confidence to the team players, which will provide them an edge over Sri Lanka in the deciding T20I match on Saturday in Queenstown.
A History Has been created In this Match:
This match made history as female umpire Kim Cotton from New Zealand became the first woman to officiate in a men’s international match.
Sri Lankan Batters seems in hurry:
Sri Lankan batters seemed like they were in a hurry to score more runs and hence lost their wickets by playing shot in air against Adam Milne. Only Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Charith Asalanka were the only performers in this match, and they scored 35,37, and 24 runs, respectively, and these batters helped Sri Lanka to set a decent score of 141 runs.
New Zealand players chased down the target in the 14th over of the second inning with a loss of one wicket and won the match by nine wickets.
Match Details:
| Match | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 2nd T20I |
| Venue | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Live Streaming | Amazon Prime Video |
| Date and Time | April 5, 2023, Wednesday, 13:00 (Local) |
NZ vs SL Playing 11:
| New Zealand | Sri Lanka |
| Chad Bowes | Pathum Nissanka |
| Tim Seifert | Kusal Mendis(Wk) |
| Tom Latham(C & Wk) | Kusal Perera |
| Daryl Mitchell | Dhananjaya de Silva |
| Mark Chapman | Charith Asalanka |
| James Neesham | Dasun Shanaka(C) |
| Ish Sodhi | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| Rachin Ravindra | Mahesh Theekshana |
| Henry Shipley | Pramod Madushan |
| Adam Milne | Kasun Rajitha |
| Benjamin Lister | Dilshan Madushanka |
Last 5 NZ vs SL matches:
NZ: W L W W
SL: L W L L
NZ vs SL Head-to-head Record:
| Matches Played | 21 |
| NZ Won | 11 |
| SL Won | 9 |
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