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New Zealand Beat Sri Lanka in 1st 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. 1st T 20 International match was to be played on Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand on 7th 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), Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson, Doug Bracewell, Mitchell M, Adam Milne, George Worker, Tom Latham, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Mitchell S, Henry Nicholls

 

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, Thisara Perera, Lahiru T, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Pradeep, Milinda S, D Gunathilaka, K Vithanage, D Chameera, Jeffrey V.

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New Zealand batted very well and was able to post total of 182 runs in 20 over’s allotted at the loss of 4 wickets and with contributions from M guptill who made 58 runs in 34 balls with 4 4’s and 4 sixes at the strike rate of 171 runs in 100 balls and Skipper Kane W made 53 runs in 42 balls with 5 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 126 runs in 100 balls and Colin M also made 36 runs in 26 balls with 2 4’s and 2 six at the strike rate of 138 runs in 100 balls.

Sri Lanka was needed to score 183 runs in 20 over’s to win this 1st T 20 International Match and to take lead in this 3 Match T 20 International series.

Sri Lanka batted very well and was on the way to win this match but they lost their way a bit in the end over’s and was eventually only able to make 179 runs in 20 over’s at the loss of 9 wickets and top scored by Danushka G who made 46 runs in 29 balls with 3 4’s and 2 sixes at the strike rate of 159 runs in 100 balls.

New Zealand won the game by 3 runs.

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