END OF OVER:19 | 4 Runs 3 Wkts | SL: 141/10 | RR: 7.42
- Kasun Rajitha1 (1b)
- Adam Milne4-0-26-5
- Ben Lister4-0-26-2
This should be an easy chase for the hosts but can Sri Lanka fight back? Find out with Madushka, who'll be here soon to call the action.
Adam Milne: Always nice to get a five-for. Was a nice comeback, we put up a good performance. The spinners did well to tie them up, compared to the last game. Wickets in the middle allowed us to attack the batters than go chasing. Once the three wickets ticked over, I just wanted to go full and straight to the tail enders. The five-for does feel special.
2:35pm: The crowd cheer Milne as he goes off the field. Sri Lanka suffered a collapse of 56 for 8 in the last nine overs. They end up on a subpar 141 on a ground with short boundaries. They lost the openers cheaply but got off the powerplay on 50 for 2, and were in a decent position before the spinners slowed down the scoring rate. Perera and de Silva were dismissed while trying to accelerate and Milne ripped through the batting order. Ravindra and Sodhi offered control. Lister was among the wickets, Shipley chipped in as well. Asalanka apart, there wasn't much resistance from the visitors.
D Madushanka b Milne 0 (2m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Last ball of his spell, can Milne get a five-for?
Pramod Madushan b Milne 1 (7m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33
Neil: "Neesham is a weird one in T20. He always takes some tap. But on the other hand, he always seems to pick up a wicket when needed."
KIC Asalanka c Sodhi b Milne 24 (35m 19b 0x4 2x6) SR: 126.31
New Zealand did not bring the field in for the last ball. Will that cost them
END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 137/7 | RR: 7.61
- Charith Asalanka22 (17b)
- Pramod Madushan1 (2b)
- Ben Lister4-0-26-2
- James Neesham2-0-20-1
Michael: "Kim Cotton is doing a great job in her first T20i. She deserves the appointment"
M Theekshana c †Latham b Lister 0 (4m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
Three overs to go. How will Asalanka go about it? Lister will finish his spell, starts from over the wicket
END OF OVER:17 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | SL: 134/6 | RR: 7.88
- Maheesh Theekshana0 (2b)
- Charith Asalanka20 (15b)
- James Neesham2-0-20-1
- Henry Shipley3-0-25-1
SL::: "Omg SL whyyyyyyyyyyyy...... :-("
Mid-off and mid-on in for Theekshana
PW Hasaranga c Milne b Neesham 9 (7m 5b 0x4 1x6) SR: 180.00
Short third and backward point in