Sri Lanka was scheduled to play a 5 match One day International series in New Zealand in 2015-16. 4th one day International match was washed out due to rain. 5th and final One Day International match was to be played on Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand on 5th 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 McClenaghan, 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, Ajantha Mendis, Angelo Mathews (c), Suranga Lakmal, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Sachithra Senanayake, Nuwan Pradeep, Milinda Siriwardana, D Gunathilaka, Kithuruwan Vithanage, D Chameera, Jeffrey V.
New Zealand batted very well and was able to post total of 294 runs in 50 over’s allotted at the loss of 5 wickets and with contributions from M guptill who made 102 runs in 109 balls with 9 4’s and 3 sixes at the strike rate of 94 runs in 100 balls and Skipper Kane W made 61 runs in 72 balls with 7 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 85 runs in 100 balls and R Taylor also made 61 runs in 67 balls with 4 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 91 runs in 100 balls.
Sri Lanka was needed to score 295 runs in 50 over’s to win this 5th and final One Day International Match and to drew this 5 Match ODI series as they already lost the 1st 2 One Day matches and won the 3rd one and 4th one was washed out.
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 bowled out for only 258 runs in 47.1 over’s and top scored by skipper Angelo M who made 95 runs in 116 balls with 6 4’s and 1 six at the strike rate of 82 runs in 100 balls.
New Zealand the game by 36 wickets.
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