Cricket Highlights, 29 Oct: ICC T20 World Cup 2022 – Match 27 (NZ vs SL)

NZ vs SL (Match 27) – Highlights

New Zealand and Sri Lanka met in the 27th match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday. New Zealand made a good capital by going to bat first in that match. But in pursuit of that goal, Sri Lanka collapsed before the scheduled 20 overs were over. As a result, they left the field with a loss. Along with this, Glenn Phillips won the man of the match title by batting brilliantly for New Zealand.

The way the Lankans held New Zealand down, they could have easily kept them under a hundred runs. But unlucky for them. Astounding Batter Glenn Phillips turned out to be a big disappointment for the Lankan pacers. New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips gave the 2nd century in this World Cup. While the entire New Zealand team scored 167 runs, Phillips alone scored 104 runs. In the first innings, the Kiwis won the toss and went to bat at the Sydney Cricket Ground, after losing 7 wickets they collected 167 runs.

After winning the toss and going to bat, New Zealand was in danger at the beginning. Finn Allen took 1 run, Devon Conway took 1 run and Kane Williamson made 8 runs. When the three best batsmen depart within 15 runs, it is easy to understand the situation of the Kiwis.

After that, Phillips and Daryl Mitchell formed a pair. Daryl Mitchell departed after scoring 22 runs off 24 balls after making a pair of 84 runs. James Neesham was dismissed for 5 runs. Glenn Phillips was still on the field.

A drop of a catch is a drop of a match – this is an inescapable truth in cricket. Sri Lanka proved it again. Glenn Phillips drove the ball into the sky in the seventh over of the innings (6.5 overs). But Pathum Nissanka missed the easy catch at long off. Glenn Phillips was at 12 off 14 balls, at that time.

If the wicket of Phillips falls at that time, New Zealand cannot even score 100 runs. But that Phillips, having a life, was so merciless on the Lankan bowlers, which the Lankans could not have imagined even in their nightmares.

In the end, Phillips was dismissed for 104 off 64 balls. But by that time he took New Zealand out of the reach of the Lankans. Decorated his innings with 4 sixes with 10 boundaries. Besides, Mitchell Santner remains unbeaten with 11 runs. Tim Southee remains unbeaten by 4 runs.

Kasun Rajitha took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka. Maheesh Theekshana, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Lahiru Kumara took 1 wicket each.

With a target of 168 runs, Sri Lanka was in great danger from the start. The best four batsmen of the Lankans went back to the dressing room in 8 runs. 5 best batsmen were out for 25 runs.

At that time, Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasun Shanaka teamed up to try to deal with the disaster. But the pair of 34 runs did not last long. Rajapaksa returned with 34 runs off 22 balls.

Dasun Shanaka scored 35 runs off 32 balls. He hit 1-six with 4 boundaries. None of the rest of the batters could stand. In other words, they could not even touch the two-digit number. In the end after scoring 102 runs, the Lankans were all out in 19.2 overs.

Trent Boult took 4 wickets for New Zealand. Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi took 2 wickets each. Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson took 1 wicket each.

NZ vs SL Scoreboard

New Zealand – 167/7 (20.0)

Sri Lanka – 102/10 (19.2)

Result – New Zealand won by 65 runs

Player of the match – Glenn Phillips

NZ vs SL Playing XIs