2-0 lead in the series; Mitchell Haye’s 41 runs, Duffy’s 4 wickets
Wicketkeeper Mitchell Hay played an inning of 41 runs on 19 balls.
New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka by 45 runs in the second T20. Kiwi team, who came to bat after losing the toss, scored 186 runs for 5 wickets. Player of the match Mitchell Hay scored unbeaten 41 runs off 19 balls at Mount Maunganui.
In reply, on Monday, the Sri Lankan team was restricted to 141 runs in 19.1 overs. The team lost the last 5 wickets for 6 runs. Kusal Perera scored the highest score of 48 runs. Jacob Duffy from New Zealand took 4 wickets for 15 runs. The team has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Opener Tim Robinson scored 41 runs on 34 balls.
69 run partnership between Chapman and Robinson
New Zealand’s first wicket fell at 13 runs. Rachin Ravindra was bowled by Hasaranga on the score of 1. After this Chapman and Robinson added 69 runs in 41 balls for the second wicket. Mark Chapman scored 42 runs on 29 balls and Tim Robinson scored 41 runs on 34 balls.
Mark Chapman hit 2 fours and 2 sixes in his innings of 42 runs.
Mitchell Haye played innings at a strike rate of 200
Mitchell Haye, who came to bat after the fourth wicket, scored 41 runs on 19 balls at a strike rate of 215.78. Also hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in the inning. Glenn Phillips scored 23 runs on 16 balls and Daryl Mitchell scored 18 runs on 15 balls.
Mitchell Haye hit 4 fours and 2 sixes in his quick innings of 41 runs.
Jacob Duffy took 4 wickets
Chasing the target of 187, the Sri Lankan team lost the last 5 wickets in scoring 6 runs. Jacob Duffy was New Zealand’s leading bowler, dismissing opener Pathum Nissanka for 37 runs and Kusal Perera for 48 runs. Captain Charith Asalanka scored 20 runs on 16 balls.
Duffy used a brilliant yorker to dismiss Perera in the 16th over when Sri Lanka were 127-4. After this, he dismissed Wanindu Hasaranga (1) and Mahish Teekshana (0) in the 18th over in the space of three balls. Apart from Duffy, Matt Henry and Mitchell Santner took 2-2 wickets.
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