Sri Lanka’s explosive victory over New Zealand. (Photo-PTI)
Ever since veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya became the head coach of the Sri Lanka cricket team, there have been many changes in the game of the Sri Lankan team. The Sri Lankan team is performing great feats one after another. The second match of the 3-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was played at the Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. In this match, Sri Lanka achieved a thrilling victory and also ended a wait that lasted for 12 years.
Sri Lanka’s explosive victory over New Zealand
Great competition was seen in the second match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Batting first in this match, the New Zealand team could only play 45.1 overs and were bowled out after scoring 209 runs. During this, Mark Chapman scored a maximum of 76 runs. At the same time, Mitchell Hay contributed 49 runs and Will Young also scored 26 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could stay in the crease for long. On the other hand, for Sri Lanka, Mahesh Theekshana and Geoffrey Vandersay took a maximum of 3-3 wickets.
But, in response to the target of 210 runs, Sri Lanka lost their 7 wickets for just 163 runs. In such a situation, this match seemed to go in favor of New Zealand. But a match-winning innings was seen from the bat of Kusal Mendis. He scored an unbeaten 74 runs and led the team to victory. At the same time, Mahesh Theekshana also did wonders with the bat. Mahesh Theekshana scored an unbeaten 27 runs in 44 balls and led the team to victory. Let us tell you that the first match of the series was also in the name of Sri Lanka. In such a situation, Sri Lanka has now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Sri Lanka ends its 12-year wait
Sorry, Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand in the ODI series after 12 years. He had previously accomplished this feat in the year 2012. At the same time, Sri Lanka won their sixth consecutive ODI series at home. This is the first time in Sri Lanka cricket history that they have won 6 consecutive series at home. Before this Sri Lanka had won 5-5 consecutive series in 1997 and 2003. Apart from this this year the series has won a total of 5 ODI series which is a record, before this Sri Lanka had done it alone in 2014.
