Ferguson comes to the party Chasing a modest total, Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals and could hardly put enough pressure on the Black Caps. Pathum Nissanka held one end up, but he did not get enough support from the others as only three batters got into double digits. Ferguson dismissed Kusal Perera to take his first wicket in the last ball of the powerplay. Thereafter, he returned to get Kamindu Mendis and Charith Asalanka, making sure that took the hat-trick. Nissanka scored 52 runs off 51 balls and kept the home team in the game until the very end. With eight needed off the last over, the Islanders had more than a decent chance of going past the finish line, especially with a well-set Nissanka in the middle. But once Glenn Phillips dismissed him in the second ball, New Zealand did not look back. Phillips' figures of 1.5-0-6-3 jolted Sri Lanka big time. Michael Bracewell also took two crucial wickets of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dunith Wellalage.