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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I Highlights: Sri Lanka Prevail Via Super Over, Take 1-0 Lead vs New Zealand New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Highlights: Sri Lanka on Sunday took a 1-0 in the three-match series after beating New Zealand in a thrilling 1st T20I in Auckland. • • Updated: April 02, 2023 10:51 AM IST New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st T20I Highlights: Sri Lanka on Sunday defeated New Zealand via Super Over in a thrilling 1st T20I at the Eden Park in Auckland, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing a target of 197, New Zealand managed to tie Sri Lanka after a last-ball six from Ish Sodhi. Daryl Mitchell had earlier anchored the hosts' innings after a top-order collapse. Earlier, Kusal Perera returned from a long-term injury in style with a half-century as Sri Lanka posted 196-5. Perera scored 53 not out off 45 balls while Charith Asalanka top-scored with a lively 67 off 41 as the tourists peppered the Eden Park boundary after being asked to bat. (

New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Highlights: Kane Williamson's Ton Propel New Zealand To 2-Wicket Win New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Highlights: Kane Williamson's heroic century guided New Zealand to a victory by two wickets against Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the first Test • • Updated: March 13, 2023 12:30 PM IST New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Day 5 Highlights: Kane Williamson's heroic century guided New Zealand to a victory by two wickets against Sri Lanka on Day 5 of the first Test. Chasing 285, New Zealand began Day 5 at 28/1 with Williamson and Tom Latham taking the guard. The hosts lost some wickets but Williamson remained unbeaten at 121 as New Zealand won by two wickets. Apart from him, Daryl Mitchell also smashed 81 runs. For Sri Lanka, Asitha Fernando scalped three wickets while Prabhat Jayasuriya took two wickets. Sri Lanka's defeat paved way for Team India into the final of the World Test Championship against Australia, which will be played at the Oval in June this year. ( Right then, that's it from the coverage of this riveting Test match! New Zealandhave taken a 1-0 lead in this 2-match Test series. Sri Lanka would be extremely disappointed. These two sides will meet again 17th March for the second Test match. Sri Lankawould certainly come out all guns blazing as they will look to avenge this defeat. The first ball will be at 3.30 am IST (10 pm GMT, previous day). But you can join us early for the build-up. Until then, take care and good...

SL vs NZ: Sri Lanka shines in Super Over to seal T20 win over New Zealand Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand via a Super Over in the opening Twenty20 international on Sunday for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as Charith Asalanka hit a half-century before guiding them home in the tie-breaker. Published : Apr 02, 2023 11:31 IST - 1 MIN READ Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand via a Super Over in the opening Twenty20 international on Sunday for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as Charith Asalanka hit a half-century before guiding them home in the tie-breaker. The tourists comfortably chased down the nine runs needed for victory in the Super Over as Asalanka smashed a six and a four off Adam Milne, after Maheesh Theekshana’s tight bowling restricted New Zealand. “It was very exciting,” said man-of-the-match Asalanka. “Two teams playing very nicely, but today was our day.” Former India cricketer Salim Durani passes away aged 88 Sri Lanka, who were beaten in both the preceding test and one-day international series by 2-0 margins, earlier posted a commanding 196-5 after being asked to bat with Asalanka smashing a 41-ball 67 and Kusal Perera making an unbeaten 53. After a shaky start, the hosts rode on Daryl Mitchell’s 66 and Mark Chapman’s 33 before some explosive hitting by Rachin Ravindra, who blasted 26 off 13 balls, took them close to the target. Ish Sodhi then struck a final-ball six to level the scores and set up a Super Over but New Zealand lost two wickets in the tie-bre...

New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by four wickets with one ball remaining in the third T20I international Saturday to win the series 2-1 after opener Tim Seifert led their run-chase for the second match in a row. Seifert made 88 from 48 balls and New Zealand passed Sri Lanka’s 182-6 in the last over. He made 79 from 43 balls when New Zealand won the second match by nine wickets after Sri Lanka won the first in a Super Over. Kusal Mendis also paced Sri Lanka’s innings from the top of the order, making 73 from 48 balls. He had support throughout the innings from Pathum Nissanka (24) with whom he put on 76 in 9.3 overs for the first wicket, Kusal Perera (33), whose run out in the 17th over might have cost Sri Lanka a bigger total, and Dhananjaya de Silva (20). Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Visitors confident of their chances in one-off Test without Rashid Khan Alick Athanaze, somersaulting Kevin Sinclair help West Indies to 3-0 UAE sweep Queenstown’s Sir John Davies Oval became the world’s newest T20I venue and provided not just a picturesque backdrop but a superb and competitive pitch that was unused and provided pace and bounce. Both Mendis and Seifert were able to turn that to advantage after weathering the risky early moments of both innings when full deliveries swung and short balls pinged through. Mendis hit six fours and five sixes, Seifert 10 fours and three sixes. Seifert put on 53 for New Zealand’s first wicket with Chad Bowes and 84 from 52 balls for the second with captain ...

April 2 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand via a Super Over in the opening Twenty20 international on Sunday for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series as Charith Asalanka hit a half-century before guiding them home in the tie-breaker. The tourists comfortably chased down the nine runs needed for victory in the Super Over as Asalanka smashed a six and a four off Adam Milne, after Maheesh Theekshana's tight bowling restricted New Zealand. "It was very exciting," said man-of-the-match Asalanka. "Two teams playing very nicely, but today was our day." Sri Lanka, who were beaten in both the preceding test and one-day international series by 2-0 margins, earlier posted a commanding 196-5 after being asked to bat with Asalanka smashing a 41-ball 67 and Kusal Perera making an unbeaten 53. After a shaky start, the hosts rode on Daryl Mitchell's 66 and Mark Chapman's 33 before some explosive hitting by Rachin Ravindra, who blasted 26 off 13 balls, took them close to the target. Ish Sodhi then struck a final-ball six to level the scores and set up a Super Over but New Zealand lost two wickets in the tie-breaker, which hurt their chances of putting up a strong total.