NZ vs SL: New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka for the second consecutive time, captured the ODI series

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|08-01-2025

New Zealand has defeated Sri Lanka by 113 runs in the second ODI. This is his second consecutive win in this series. With this he has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. Due to rain this match could be played only in 37 overs. Batting first, the Kiwi team scored 255 runs at the loss of 9 wickets. In response to this, the entire Sri Lankan team collapsed for 142 runs. For New Zealand, Rachin Ravindra performed brilliantly in this match and scored an inning of 79 runs in 63 balls. For this he was chosen Player of the Match.

Amazing in every department

In the second ODI against Sri Lanka, New Zealand players performed like a team. Be it batting, bowling or fielding, the Kiwi team did wonders in every department. Batting first, he lost the first wicket at the score of 31. After this, Rachin Ravindra made a partnership of 112 runs with Mark Chapman. Rachin scored 79 runs and Chapman scored 63 runs. However, after this the Kiwi team lost 3 wickets at consecutive intervals.

Then Darryl Mitchell scored 38 runs, Glenn Phillips scored 22 runs and captain Mitchell Santner scored 20 runs to take the team to a good total of 255. After the amazing work of the batsmen, the bowlers wreaked havoc. Jacob Duffy, Match Henry and William O'Rourke together hunted down the Sri Lankan top order and forced them to kneel.

Sri Lankan team lost 4 wickets on the score of just 22 runs. At the score of 79, half the team had returned to the pavilion. After this it was just a formality. However, Kamindu Mendis tried a little by scoring 64 runs but he could not avoid the defeat. The entire team failed to score the next 63 runs. O'Rourke took maximum 3 wickets and Duffy took 2 wickets. Whereas Henry, Nathan Smith and Santner took 1 wicket each. The fielders of the Kiwi team supported the bowlers a lot. He took many surprising catches.

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