An important match of Group 1 was played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Sydney. Kiwi captain Kane Williamson has won the toss and elected to bat first. Glenn Phillips of New Zealand, who played first, gave Sri Lanka a target of 168 runs with the help of 104 runs. In reply, the entire Sri Lankan team was bundled out for 102 runs and the Kiwi team won the match by 65 runs.
- An important Group 1 match was played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Sydney
- New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips gave Sri Lanka a target of 168 runs with the help of 104 runs.
- The entire Sri Lankan team was bundled out for 102 runs
In the 27th match of the T20 World Cup, New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 65 runs. After winning the toss and batting first in the match played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, New Zealand scored 167 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs. Glenn Phillips scored 104 runs off 64 balls. Daryl Mitchell, playing his first match in this T20 World Cup, scored 22 runs.
In reply, the entire Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 102 runs in 19.2 overs. Nine Sri Lankan batsmen could not even touch double figures. By the seventh over, Sri Lanka had lost five wickets for 24 runs. Pathum Nisanka and Dhananjay de Silva could not even open an account. Kusal Mendis was dismissed for four runs. Charith Aslanka was dismissed for four runs and Chamika Karunaratne for three runs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa then shared a partnership of 34 runs with captain Dasun Shanaka for the sixth wicket. Rajapakse got out after scoring 34 runs in 22 balls. Rajapakse hit three fours and two sixes in his innings.
Vanindu Hasaranga was dismissed for four and Mahesh Tikshana for zero. Captain Dasun Shanaka was dismissed for 35 runs off 32 balls. At the same time, Ish Sodhi dismissed Lahiru Kumara to wrap up Sri Lanka’s innings for 102 runs. For New Zealand, Trent Boult took four wickets for 13 runs in four overs with lethal bowling. While Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi got two wickets each. Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson got one wicket each.