New Zealand Beat Sri Lanka in 2nd T20 Match of bilateral Series played in Year 2016

Sri Lanka was scheduled to play a 3 match T 20 International series in New Zealand in 2016. 2nd T 20 International match was to be played on Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand on 8^th Jan, 2016.

Sri Lanka won the toss and opts to bowl first and this means New Zealand will bat first.

This is how New Zealand team and 11 was looking like in this match: Brendon M (c), Ross Taylor, Tim S, Luke R (wk), M Guptill, Kane Williamson, Doug B, Mitchell M, Adam M, George W, Tom Latham, Ish S, Matt Henry, Mitchell S, Henry N

And Sri Lankan team and 11 was looking like this in this match: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Chamara K, N Kulasekara, A Mendis, Angelo Mathews (c), Suranga Lakmal, T Perera, Lahiru T, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Pradeep, Milinda S, D Gunathilaka, K Vithanage, D Chameera, Jeffrey V.

New Zealand batted very well and was able to post total of 200 runs in 20 over’s allotted at the loss of 2 wickets and with contributions from M guptill who made 100 runs in 50 balls with 8 4’s and 7 sixes at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls and Skipper Kane W made 80 runs in 40 balls with 8 4’s and 3 sixes at the strike rate of 200 runs in 100 balls and Colin M also made 15 runs in 5 balls with 1 four and 1 six at the strike rate of 300 runs in 100 balls.

Sri Lanka was needed to score 201 runs in 20 over’s to win this 2nd T 20 International Match and to level this 3 Match T 20 International series as 1-1 as they already lost the 1^st T 20 Match.

Sri Lanka batted poorly and was kept on losing wickets at regular intervals in the game and was eventually bowled out for only 100 runs in 15 over’s and top scored by T Dilshan who made 50 runs in 50 balls with 3 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 100 runs in 100 balls.

New Zealand won the game by 100 runs and series as well 2-0 with one more game to play.

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