Sports Desk – The 3rd match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is being played between New Zealand vs Sri Lanka at The Sophia Gardens (Cardiff).
Toss:- New Zealand opt to bowl
Score : 136-all out (29.2)
| Batsman | Run | Ball | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (c) NOT OUT | 52 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 61.90 |
| usal Perera (wk) | 29 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 120.8 |
| Kusal Mendis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Angelo Mathews | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jeevan Mendis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Thisara Perera | 27 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 117.39 |
| Isuru Udana | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0. 00 |
| Suranga Lakmal | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53.85 |
| Lasith Malinga | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
New Zealand Inning
The New Zealand chased down the low 137-run target in just 16.1 overs with ten wickets in hand. Openers Martin Guptill (73*) and Colin Munro (58*) gave New Zealand a commanding victory and completed the chase with 33.5 overs to spare.
Score – NZ 137/0 (16.1)
Sri Lanka’s ODI record in last 12 months:
Played 21
Won 4
Lost 16
NR 1
Playing XIs:
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Perera(w), Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Thisara Perera, Jeevan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana, Lasith Malinga
New Zealand (Playing XI): Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Kane Williamson(c), Tom Latham(w), Ross Taylor, James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult.
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