Sri Lanka: Defeated New Zealand by 140 runs in the last ODI.
NZ vs SL ODI Series: The Sri Lankan team definitely succeeded in saving its honor in the series by winning the last match of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand by 140 runs. In the last match of this ODI series played at Eden Park in Auckland, the Sri Lankan team got the chance to bat first in which they scored 290 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 50 overs. For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka scored 66 runs while Kusal Mendis scored 54 runs. While chasing the target of 291 runs, the Kiwi team kept losing wickets at regular intervals and ended up scoring 150 runs in 29.4 overs.
Sri Lanka won its first ODI match in New Zealand after 10 years
The Sri Lankan team does not have a very good record in limited overs matches in New Zealand. The victory in the third ODI match played in Auckland is the first victory of the Sri Lankan team in an ODI match in New Zealand after 10 years. Earlier in 2015, it had won the ODI World Cup jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia. After this, the Sri Lankan team had toured New Zealand thrice before this tour, in which they could not succeed in winning any of the three ODI matches played in the year 2019 and 2-2 ODI matches played in the year 2016 and 2023. Were. This victory of the Sri Lankan team also comes after 9 consecutive defeats against New Zealand at home in ODIs.
Asitha Fernando’s bowling gave Sri Lanka a one-sided victory
Talking about the third ODI match played in Auckland, when they came to chase the target of 291 runs, they had to face the killer bowling of Asitha Fernando. In this match, Asitha took three wickets while giving only 26 runs in her 7 overs. Apart from this, Mahesh Tikshina and Ishaan Malinga also managed to take 3 wickets each while Jayneeth Liange took one wicket. From New Zealand, 7 players could not even cross the double figures, while 3 of them returned to the pavilion without opening their account.
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