Hello friends, welcome to our blog ‘3rd ODI Between SL and NZ‘. It was the last ODI between them. NZ won the first two matches, and NZ had already won this series.
SL won the toss and elected to bat first. The day was for SL, and they made great efforts to win the last match. They did not want to get a clean sweep against NZ.
SL Inning: (3rd ODI Between SL and NZ)
Opener batsman P.Nissanka played well, he made 66 runs in just 42 balls. Wicketkeeper K.Mendis also did fifty, he ma
de 54 runs in 48 balls. J. Liyanage also made 53 runs in 52 balls. Three fifties were made by Sri Lankan players. SL made 290 runs which was good to fight on that pitch. They targeted 291 before NZ.
Mark Henry took 4 wickets. He gave 55 runs in 10 overs. M. Santner also took two wickets where he gave 55 runs in 10 overs.
NZ Inning:
Both the openers didn’t do well. They are both out early. W. Young got out in duck and R. Ravindra made use of just one run. M. Chapman made the highest run in the match, he made 81 runs in 81 balls. No other batsman could score well.
Srilankan bowlers A. Fernando, M. Theekshana, and E. Malinga got three wickets each. All the bowlers did well. Finally, SL won the last match of the series by 140 runs.
FAQs:
Que 1. Who is the Player of the Match?
Ans: Asitha Fernando is the player of the Match. He got 3 wickets in 26 runs.
Que 2. What target did SL give to NZ?
Ans: SL gave the target of 291.
Que 3. Who was the highest run scorer of the match?
Ans: NZ batsman M. Chapman. He made 81 runs in 81 balls.
Que 4. How many runs did NZ make?
Ans: NZ made just 150 runs and lost the match by 140 runs.
Que 5. Who won the series?
Ans. NZ won the series by 2-1.