New Zealand Beats Sri Lanka by 8 Runs in 1st T20I 2024: Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Jacob Duffy Shine As Black Caps Secure Narrow Victory in Nail-Biting Thriller
The match had a lot of twists and turns with New Zealand starting poorly but even after Sri Lanka's 121-run opening partnership, they managed to take the game in their favour.
A match with lot of twists and turns sees New Zealand secure a 8-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match series. With this New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in the series as well. Batting first, New Zealand scored 172/8 despite being 65/5 at one stage. Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell stitched a crucial partnership for New Zealand where they both scored half-centuries and posted a competitive total for New Zealand. Matheesha Pathirana was smashed for 60 runs in his four overs. Chasing it, Sri Lanka started brilliantly, losing their first wicket after a partnership for 121 runs between Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis. But then Sri Lanka suffered a big collapse and, in the end, lost the game by 8 runs. Jacob Duffy scalped three wickets. Corbin Bosch Becomes First South Africa Player To Achieve a Double of Picking Four-For and Hit Half-Century on Debut, Achieves Feat During SA vs PAK 1st Test 2024.
New Zealand Beats Sri Lanka by 8 Runs
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