New Zealand demolished Sri Lanka with a nine-wicket victory within the second T20I to stage the sequence Wednesday, as opener Tim Seifert completed on 79 not out. Black Caps bowler Adam Milne had earlier taken 5 wickets for simply 26 runs in a man-of-the-match efficiency as Sri Lanka had been skittled for simply 141 runs. “You always dream of taking five wickets for New Zealand. As I had three in the last over with a couple of tailenders in, I started feeling a little bit greedy,” Milne later admitted.
Seifert then helped steer New Zealand to victory because the hosts hit a rapid-fire 146-1 in reply after 14.4 overs.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham hailed his facet’s “pretty clinical performance”.
“The way we were just able to keep taking wickets, that’s the best way really to stall a run rate,” he added.
“I thought our bowling performance was outstanding.”
New Zealand’s victory in Dunedin levelled the sequence 1-1 forward of the decider this Saturday in Queenstown.
Sri Lanka had received the opening T20 match final Sunday in Auckland.
Milne’s spectacular bowling show left New Zealand with a goal of 142 to win.
Opener Chad Bowes was caught after hitting 31 off 15 balls earlier than Seifert peppered the boundary in a partnership of 106 alongside Latham, who completed 20 not out.
Seifert then wrapped up New Zealand’s innings in fashion with two towering sixes.
It was a brutal defeat for Sri Lanka, who had made begin.
Kusal Perera (35) and Dhananjaya de Silva (37) placed on a middle-order partnership of 62 off 46 balls to steer the guests to 99-4 after 12 overs.
The vacationers then collapsed by shedding their subsequent six wickets for simply 42 runs as New Zealand’s seamers discovered their size to devastating impact.
Charith Asalanka was the final Sri Lankan batter to supply any resistance, chalking up 24 runs off 19 balls.
Milne did essentially the most harm for New Zealand, choosing off Sri Lanka’s tailenders Dilshan Madushanka and Pramod Madushan with no run being scored.
“We got a good start but lost the momentum in the middle,” mentioned Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka, who paid credit score to Milne’s excellent bowling.
“Losing wickets at regular intervals cost us the game.”
Sri Lanka have misplaced each the Test and one-day worldwide sequence 2-0 throughout their month-long tour of New Zealand.
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