Kiwis crumble to Sri Lanka

Riding upon skipper Kumar Sangakkara’s pretentious 111 Sri Lanka managed to kick New Zealand by 112 runs in their final organisation compare upon Friday.

By trait of this win, Sri Lanka have been right divided upon tip of Group A standings with 9 points whilst a Kiwis have been third with 8 points.

Opting to bat, Sri Lanka managed to post 9-265 in 50 overs during a Wankhede stadium. New Zealand, in reply, were skittled out for small 153 in 35 overs.

Chasing a rival aim of 266, New Zealand unsuccessful to get off to a preferred start.

Kiwi openers Brendon McCullum (13) as well as Martin Guptill (14) were behind in a hovel for only 33 runs upon board.

Stand-in skipper Ross Taylor as well as Jesse Ryder churned counsel with charge perplexing to move New Zealand behind in to a game.

Ryder as well as Taylor additionally had their share of fitness when they were forsaken by Upul Tharanga as well as Nuwan Kulasekara respectively in a 11th over.

The twin fought tough as well as stitched a partnership of 49 runs for a third wicket prior to Sangakkara threw a round to Ajantha Mendis, who thankful by picking up Ryder’s wicket.

Spin sorceress Muttiah Muralitharan additionally assimilated a celebration picking Taylor (33), Kane Williamson (5) as well as Scott Styris (6) as New Zealand were struggling during 102 for 6.

James Franklin (20) as well as Jacob Oram (20 not out) offering a little insurgency in a finish though their efforts valid insufficient.

For Sri Lanka, Muralitharan emerged with total of 4 for twenty-five in 8 overs, whilst Mendis claimed dual wickets.

Earlier, Sri Lanka proposed upon a bad note losing their openers — Tillakaratne Dilshan as well as Tharanga — with only nineteen runs upon board.

But Sangakkara as well as Mahela Jayawardene (66 off 90 balls) anchored themselves in a center as well as played essential cricket to take their group out of a woods.

Jayawardene was handed a hold up upon twenty-three by third referee Amish Saheba when on-field umpires referred what seemed to be a shining held as well as bowled preference by Nathan McCullum.

The veterans fake a partnership of 145 runs in 192 balls for a third wicket prior to Tim Southee trapped Jayawardene LBW in a 37th over.

Sangakkara, who scored his initial century in roughly 3 years, was sent behind to a pavilion by Nathan McCullum perplexing to toil brush a full delivery.

The tumble of Sangakkara’s wicket led to a middle-order fall as Sri Lanka mislaid their subsequent 4 batsmen — Thilan Samaraweera (5), Chamara Silva (3), Kulasekara (1) as well as Lasith Malinga (6) — for only twenty-nine runs.

However, all-rounder Angelo Mathews (41 off 35 balls with 4 hits to a fence) stayed compartment a finish to take Sri Lanka’s measure past a 250-run mark.

For New Zealand, Southee scalped 3 wickets though gave divided as well most runs, whilst Nathan McCullum claimed dual wickets in his 10 overs.