Sri Lanka registered a large win over New Zealand within the first ODI of the collection in Dambulla. In a rain-marred affair, the hosts misplaced the wicket of Pathum Nissanka for 12 and after which, Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis took care of the enterprise, registering respective centuries. The visiting facet clearly didn’t look ready, as a number of of their key gamers had been lacking. Trent Boult, Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson had been unavailable and that resulted within the Kiwis failing to dwell as much as their potential.
Fernando made 100 runs off 110 deliveries, whereas Mendis performed a scintillating knock of 143 runs. They stitched a partnership of 206 runs, which set the tone for the hosts. After their dismissals, skipper Charith Asalanka performed an necessary knock of 40 runs off 28 as Sri Lanka posted 324 runs within the first innings. For New Zealand, Jacob Duffy picked up a three-wicket haul, whereas Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi picked one every.
In the meantime, the rain hampered BlackCaps’ strategy in the course of the chase. The guests had been requested to chase 221 runs in 27 overs, which they couldn’t. The openers gave begin as Will Younger and Tim Robinson stitched a partnership of 88 runs. They registered 48 and 35 runs, respectively, however after that, nothing went proper for the Kiwis as they misplaced wickets at common intervals.
Henry Nicholls, Mark Chapman and Glenn Phillips had six, two and 9 runs respectively because the New Zealanders had been decreased to 110/5 at one stage. Michael Bracewell made 34 runs off 32 deliveries, which gave the Kiwis some momentum, however the guests may rating solely 175 runs, leading to a 45-run loss by the hands of Sri Lanka as per DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) technique.
For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka picked up a three-wicket haul whereas Maheesh Theekshana and Asalanka picked up two wickets every and with that, the hosts took a 1-0 lead within the three-match collection.
This is how X reacted to Lanka’s snug win:
Sri Lanka has lastly damaged their drought towards New Zealand in males’s ODIs, securing their first win since 2015! This victory is a major milestone for Sri Lankan cricket, particularly given New Zealand’s sturdy kind in recent times. The win highlights Sri Lanka’s resurgence…
— Mr RICH (@ShamiKhan000)
Sri Lanka has lastly damaged their drought towards New Zealand in males’s ODIs, securing their first win since 2015! This victory is a major milestone for Sri Lankan cricket, particularly given New Zealand’s sturdy kind in recent times. The win highlights Sri Lanka’s resurgence…
— Mr RICH (@ShamiKhan000) November 13, 2024
Kusal Mendis scored his 4th ODI century immediately.
He scored 143 runs off 128 balls with 17 fours and a pair of sixes.
Kusal Mendis in ODIs in 2024.
16 inns
668 Runs
47.7 Avg
93.3 SR
5 Fifties
1 Century #SLvNZ pic.twitter.com/6f1lC5Ggag— Naveen Peiris (@_Naviya_) November 13, 2024
Kusal Mendis celebrates his century with Avishka Fernando pic.twitter.com/mjEhBZIftE
— MR X (@Mrxx6602)
Avishka Fernando is among the constant ODI batters of this contemporary technology.#SLvNZ
— Venky Sriram (@sriramgemini) November 13, 2024
After nearly 9 years Srilanka gained 1st ODI towards New Zealand
— Hamad Chaudhry (@iaChaudhary05) November 13, 2024
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