Sri Lanka vs New Zealand HIGHLIGHTS, T20 World Cup: NZ thumps SL to extend Group 1 lead; Phillips hits ton, Boult picks three wickets

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Sodhi to Kumara, OUT! Steps out to slog and misses the ball altogether. Easy stumping for Conway and New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 65 runs!

Southee starts off with two dots. A yorker to follow to Rajitha who pushes it back to the bowler. 100 up for Sri Lanka with a wide. A single to end the over. Southee bowls with figures of 4-1-12-1.

Short from Sodhi and Kumara pulls the ball in front for square for FOUR.

Rajitha sets off on a quick single with a push to cover. Williamson has a neat sight of the stumps but fails to hit the stumps. Boult to Shanaka, OUT! Short ball angling in and Shanaka pulls it straight to square leg. Best bowling figures for Trent Boult in T20Is: 4-0-13-4.

Dasun Shanaka c Mitchell b Boult 35 (32b 4x4 1x6)

Quick bumper from Lockie and Shanaka parries the ball over short fine leg for FOUR. Nine runs from the over.

Southee is back. Shanaka drives the ball through cover for a single. Rajitha hands the strike back. with one run. In the slot and Shanaka hoicks the ball over deep mid-wicket for SIX.

Lockie offers width and Shanaka hits the ball straight to deep point. A misfield from Sodhi sends the ball for FOUR. Rajitha and Shanaka find a couple of singles.

Shanaka sends a skier off Santner and he drops a high catch off his own bowling. The batters find a single. Santner to Theekshana, OUT! Thick outside-edge and Theekshana sends the ball straight to Neesham at first slip.

Maheesh Theekshana c Neesham b Santner 0 (3b)

Shanaka fails to launch the big hits against Sodhi’s straighter deliveries. Sodhi to Hasaranga, OUT! Slower-ball this time and Hasaranga chips it to the cover fielder.

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva c Williamson b Sodhi 4 (6b 1x4)

Short from Santner and Hasaranga drags the ball across to wide long-on and a misfield hands him FOUR runs. Just the five runs from it.

Lockie returns. Rajapaksa slides the ball towards square-leg for a single. Shanaka aims to slice an overpitched delivery past point but an excellent stop denies a boundary. Length on offer and Rajapaksa pumps the ball over extra cover for FOUR. Ferguson to Rajapaksa, OUT! Holes out to mid-off! Rajapaksa attempts to loft the ball over the circle but Ferguson’s extra pace rushes the ball high onto the bat to force a miscue.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Williamson b Ferguson 34 (22b 3x4 2x6 )

Rajapaksa tucks Santner through mid-wicket for a single. Shanaka steps out and slams a full toss from Santner through extra cover for FOUR. FIFTY up for Sri Lanka with two runs from Rajapaksa.

Ish Sodhi into the attack. Short ball and Rajapaksa wallops the ball over deep mid-wicket for SIX. A couple of singles to follow. Sodhi drags the ball down and Rajapaksa slices the ball behind square for FOUR.

Mitchell Santner into the attack. Santner to Karunaratne, OUT! Short-ball and Karunaratne holes out to deep mid-wicket. A good catch right inside the boundary lines and Sri Lanka’s tumble continues. Dasun Shanaka in at 7. Edged and FOUR! Shanaka goes hard at a tossed-up delivery first ball and nearly sends it straight to the slip fielder.

Chamika Karunaratne c Boult b Santner 3 (8b)

A third over for Boult. Slower-bouncer from Boult and Karunaratne flat-bats it through mid-on for three runs.

Lockie Ferguson replaces Tim Southee. Width on offer and Rajapaksa smokes the ball over point for SIX. A touch fuller and Rajapaksa times the ball beautifully over cover for another FOUR. A single to follow. Ferguson slides down leg and concedes a wide.

Back-of-a-length from Boult and Asalanka flicks the ball through mid-wicket and fetches two runs. Boult to Asalanka, OUT! Slower-ball on length and Asalanka drives it straight to backward point. A good low catch from Finn Allen and Sri Lanka is completely falling apart. Boult welcomes Karunaratne with a towering bouncer, nearly sweeping the batter off his feet.

Charith Asalanka c Allen b Boult 4 (8b)

Southee builds up the pressure on Asalanka with three dots. He comes around the wicket and tucks him in and Asalanka flicks the ball and sets off on a dangerous single. Cracking start here for the Kiwis. Just the single from Southee’s second.

Trent Boult from the opposite end. Width on offer and Mendis drives the ball through cover for FOUR. Boult to Mendis, OUT! Edged and gone. Boult shapes the ball away on length and Mendis walks into the trap and nicks one to the keeper. The Kiwis have responded in equal measure in the PowerPlay. Charith Asalanka in at 4. He’s off the mark with a single. Boult to de Silva, OUT! Dragged on! Boult slides the ball in on length and de Silva chops the ball back onto the stumps and departs for a duck. Sri Lanka in absolute tatters after two overs.

Kusal Mendis c †Conway b Boult 4 (3b 1x4); Dhananjaya de Silva b Boult 0 (3b)

Tim Southee up with the new ball, Nissanka on strike. Length ball first-up and Nissanka drives it to the cover fielder. Southee moves a tad shorter and beats the outside-edge as Nissanka fails to slice the ball over point. Southee goes wide off the crease and slides the ball into Nissanka who blocks the ball out. Fuller outside the off-stump and Nissanka pushes the ball through the off-side but finds the point fielder. Southee to Nissanka, OUT! That’s plumb in front! Full and straight and Nissanka attempts to swipe the ball across the line but Southee skids through to hit the pad de Silva in at 3. A dot and Southee starts with a wicket-maiden!

Pathum Nissanka lbw b Southee 0 (5b)

Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis walk out for the chase.

Kumara starts with a wide delivery. Sri Lanka is forced to have an extra fielder inside the circle as it fell an over short. A single for Phillips. Short from Kumar and Santner makes room to cut the ball over point for SIX! A bye to follow. Kumara to Phillips, OUT! Slower-ball and Phillips slices the ball to the cover fielder. A sensational knock from Phillips as he single-handedly lifted the Kiwis from the doldrums. Ish Sodh in at 8. Short and Sodhi heaves across the line to deep mid-wicket. A good throw from deep and Sodhi is run out while attempting for the second run. Southee comes in for the last ball. Slower-ball and Southee smashes the short ball to wide long-on for FOUR, superb finish for the BlackCaps at SCG.

Glenn Phillips c Shanaka b Kumara 104 (64b 10x4 4x6); Ish Sodhi run out (sub [ Bandara]/†Mendis) 1 (1b)

Theekshana fends short and Phillips hammers it down the ground for FOUR. Another short ball and Phillips lifts it to wide long-off for a single. Santner brings Phillips back on strike with a single. Short and walloped away through mid-wicket for FOUR! Phillips roars in delight as he brings up his 2nd T20I century and his first at T20 World Cup. 100 off 61 balls after being initially dropped when he was on 12 off 15 balls.

Rajitha to Neesham, OUT! Back-of-a-length slower-ball and Neesham swats it straight to the cover fielder. Mitchell Santner in at 7. A wide and a single to follow. Low full toss and Phillips flicks it through square-leg for FOUR and it’s a NO BALL! Phillips guides the free hit from the blockhole down to backward point for two runs. Would you believe it? Another free hit for NZ! Phillips misses out on a slower-ball and he is livid with himself. Rajitha executes another slower-ball to perfection. Phillips fails to put bat on all and misses out yet again.

Theekshana into the attack. Short ball and Phillips rocks back and hangs the blade over the stumps to send the ball over long-off for SIX. SIX more! Phillips adjusts to swing through the line over long-on even as Theekshana cramps him up with a ball that slides in. A hundred in sight then?

Kumara is back. Neesham dabs the ball down to third and finds a single. In the slot from Kumara and Phillips smokes the ball over long-off for a SIX.

Low ball outside the off-stump and Mitchell pumps it over cover for FOUR. Slower-ball and Mitchell drives the ball towards long-on for two runs. Hasaranga to Mitchell, OUT! Hits the timber. The partnership is broken as Mitchell makes room for a lofted stroke over long-on but Hasaranga lets the ball to skid onto smash the stumps. Sri Lanka has pegged back at the right time as Jimmy Neesham walks in at 6. He is off the mark with two runs from a sweep.

Daryl Mitchell b PWH de Silva 22 (24b)

Pace-off from Karunaratne again and this time Phillips is on for it. Waits on length and smacks the ball past deep cover for FOUR. Phillips miscues a slog off the slower-ball and Shanaka puts down a tough chance while steaming in from long-off. Terrific effort from the skipper. Karunaratne overdoes the slower-ball and Phillips jabs the ball to the wide long-on fence for FOUR. Karunaratne cannot resist. Another slower-ball on the fuller length on the off-side and the umpire signals a wide. Pace on and full and Phillips slices the ball past deep point for FOUR. Massive over for the Kiwis.

Hasaranga is back. Mitchell prods forward and works the ball across the line for a single. What was that? Hasaranga bends low and brings in a Malinga-like side-on delivery that lands awkwardly on the shorter length outside the off-stump. Phillips was not expecting that and sends it down to deep cover for as single.

Karunaratne continues. Slower-ball from Karunaratne on length. Mitchell waits on it and lifts the ball to long-off A misfield concedes an extra run. A couple of slip-ups in the field and the batters have reeled in the runs with some good running between the wickets. “Oh, wow” from Phillips as he misses out on another slower-ball from Karunarane outside the off-stump.

de Silva returns. He comes around the wicket to Mitchell who pushes the ball towards mid-off and gets a single. Phillips sweeps a fuller ball from over the wicket down to backward square-leg for a single. de Silva wafts the ball in once again and Phillips sweeps it squarer this time for a single. Short from de Silva and Mitchell misses out on connecting a pull over square. He settles for a single. Top-notch running from the batters as Phillips nudges a full toss towards long-off and finds two runs.

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Karunaratne replaces Kumara. Hint of room and Phillips cuts past point and reels in two runs. Strays to the pads and pays the price. Phillips nonchalantly flicks the ball over fine leg for SIX and brings up the FIFTY for New Zealand. Excellent change of pace and Karunaratne rolls the ball in to hit Phillips’ back pad as the ball slides down leg.

Hasaranga tightens his length. Phillips and Mitchell resort to singles. Sri Lanka continues to build the pressure. Just the three runs from the over.

Lahiru Kumara replaces Rajitha. Kumara bangs the ball in first-up and Phillips parries it behind the keeper for FOUR. Kumara oversteps and concedes a freehit. Phillips swings through the line and sends the ball to long-on and gets two runs off the free hit.

Wanindu Hasaranga into the attack. IN THE AIR AND DROPPED at long-off! Pathum Nissanka has put down a regulation catch there. Hasaranga forces a miscue from Phillips as he takes on the googly over mid-off and sends it straight to Nissanka who lobs it forward and onto the field.

Rajitha into his third over in the PowerPlay. Rajitha offers a hint of room and Phillips pounces on it and cuts the ball behind point for FOUR. A single to finish off the PP. What a start this has been for Sri Lanka.

Theekshana returns. Phillips manages to keep a fuller delivery away from the stumps as he errs by moving to the backfoot. Phillips and Mitchell exchange strike with a couple of singles. Another tidy over and Sri Lanka continues to skim through the overs.

Rajitha cramps Williamson with a straight delivery on the hard length. Short from Rajitha and Williamson swivels to pull the ball past square leg for FOUR. Rajitha follows up with a dipper onto the blockhole. Williamson negotiates with a push to mid-on. Rajitha to Williamson, OUT! Edged and taken! Superb line from Rajitha again. Lures Williamson into the drive outside the off-stump and Rajitha races away with the edge. Massive wicket there for the Lankans.

Kane Williamson c †Mendis b Rajitha 8 (13b 1x4

Williamson nudges the ball down to long-on for a single. de Silva to Conway, OUT! Cleans him up! de Silva has beaten him on flight here. Conway misreads the pace and makes room to loft the ball over cover. Completely deceived by the length as the ball springs up to hit the middle-stump. Glenn Phillips is in at 4. He gets off the mark in style with a solid backfoot punch for FOUR through cover.

Devon Conway b DM de Silva 1 (4b)

Kasun Rajitha into the attack. He is playing his first T20I in three years!Starts with a short delivery outside the off-stump and Williamson slaps it to cover. Superb follow-up delivery from Rajitha as he rolls in a gentle dipper on length a shade outside the off-stump. Williamson moves towards the ball and leaves it on length. He follows up with a dab down to third-man for a single. Rajitha strays to Conway’s pads and concedes a run with a brief fumble from the short fine leg fielder. Good start from Rajitha, just the three runs from it.

Maheesh Theekshana takes the new ball. Allen on strike. Theekshana starts with a straighter delivery and Allen neatly blocks it back. An inswinger from Theekshana and Allen drags the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single. Conway gets off the mark with a flick off the pads down to deep mid-wicket for a run. Theekshana to Allen, OUT! Hits the top of off! What a delivery from Theekshana! Rolls his fingers over the seam and gets the ball to move in quickly. Allen completely misreads the line and length and rocks back to cut through point and is beaten convincingly through the air and off the surface. Kane Williamson in at 3. He is off the mark with a single to long-on.

Finn Allen b M Theekshana 1(3)

Finn Allen and Devon Conway are out in the middle for the Kiwis.

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New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Kasun Rajitha

TOSS: New Zealand wins toss, opts to bat

Kane Williamson: We will bat. Looks like a good surface, we have played once before and we did well. It’s nice to be back after a while, we have different oppositions at different conditions during this tournament. One change, Daryl MItchell replaces Mark Chapman.

Dasun Shanaka: We would have batted first as well, but we have chased well and not too disappointed at all. The batting unit will have to get runs and we do have the bowlers. One change for us, Binura Fernando is replaced by Kasun Rajitha.

“We have moved across a couple of pitches and that means there will be one short boundary and one massive boundary. The pitch itself is an absolute belter, looks very similar to the previous two games played over here. The captain winning the topss will look to bat first,” reckon Mel Jones and Dale Steyn.

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Matches: 19

New Zealand won: 10

Sri Lanka won: 7

Tied: 1 (SL won in Super Over)

No result: 1

Last meeting: Sri Lanka won by 37 runs (Pallekele; September 2019)

Last five meetings: NZ won - 4; SL won - 1

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Daryl Mitchell will return for New Zealand’s third Twenty20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Saturday, Black Caps pacer Tim Southee told reporters on Friday.

All-rounder Mitchell, whose 208 runs helped his team to the final in Dubai last year, missed New Zealand’s impressive 89-run victory over hosts and defending champions Australia last weekend after fracturing a finger before the tournament.

The 31-year-old might have returned against Afghanistan on Wednesday but the match was washed out and Southee said he would instead come back in, most likely for Mark Chapman, on Saturday.

“Daryl’s come through all the tests he needs to come through after suffering a broken hand a few weeks back,” he told reporters at the SCG.

“It’s bad luck for Mark Chapman but Daryl is such a valuable member of the side and he’s done well for us. So, yeah, now he’s fit and ready, he just slots back in.”

With only one point from the washout, New Zealand will need to be sure to avoid an upset against Sri Lanka on Saturday before taking on England and Ireland in their final Group 1 matches.

“We know we have to be on our toes every single game we play, it’s the nature of this tournament that you can’t really have too many slip-ups,” Southee added.

“T20 cricket brings the sides closer together and we’ve seen in this tournament a number of upsets already so every game is vitally important.”

Sri Lanka lost by seven wickets to Australia in their last outing and have suffered a series of injuries but assistant coach Naveed Nawaz said they still felt they were in with a chance of reaching the semi-finals.

“The spirits are pretty high,” he said. “We’re all very well motivated and still looking forward to the rest of the tournament.”

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Sri Lanka Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Ashen Bandara, Pramod Madushan, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay

New Zealand Squad: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill