Fast bowler Adam Milne has completed with 5-26 as New Zealand bowled out Sri Lanka for 141, happening to win the second Twenty20 International by 9 wickets.
Milne turned solely the third New Zealander to assert a five-for in a T20I after Tim Southee (5-18 v Pakistan, December 2010) and Lockie Ferguson (5-21 v West Indies, November 2020), serving to the Black Caps skittle the Sri Lankans in precisely 19 overs.
Opener Tim Seifert then hit an unbeaten 79 from 43 balls as New Zealand reached 1-146 in 14.4 overs to win with 32 balls to spare.
Seifert completed his match-winning knock with consecutive sixes.
Milne’s bag included the wickets of Kusal Perera (35) and Charith Asalanka (24,) who had been half-century makers within the first T20I between the groups on Sunday, which Sri Lanka received in an excellent over.
He additionally dismissed opener Pathum Nissanka (9) and wrapped up the innings by clear bowling Pramod Madushan (one) and Dilshan Madushanka (0).
“Any time you get a five-for it’s very nice and after the last game with the super over it’s nice to come back and put in a good performance,” Milne stated.
Sri Lanka made 5-196 within the first match and appeared on the right track for an additional excessive rating once they reached 2-50 within the powerplay on Wednesday, and 2-83 within the first 10 overs, led by Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva, who made 37 from 26 balls. The pair placed on 62 for the third wicket.
But after Milne eliminated Perera, De Silva fell to spinner Rachin Ravindra and Sri Lanka’s innings misplaced momentum.
“The spinners did really well through the middle there to tie them up,” Milne stated. “Compared to the last game we were able to take a few quick wickets in the middle and that allowed us to attack a bit more.”
South Africa-born opener Chad Bowes obtained the New Zealand innings off to a quick begin with 31 from 15 balls, together with seven fours.
When he was out with the entire at 40, Seifert took over the assault and New Zealand rushed to 1-103 after 10 overs.
Seifert reached his sixth T20 half-century from 30 balls with two fours and 4 sixes. He hit the sixth six of his innings out of the bottom from the bowling of De Silva to take New Zealand to 1-140, then the seventh on the subsequent ball to finish the match.
The match featured a notable milestone, with New Zealand’s Kim Cotton turning into the primary feminine umpire to face in a full males’s worldwide between ICC member nations.
The last match of the sequence is at Queenstown on Saturday.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
