NZ Win By Five Runs | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Highlights of 2nd T20I 2024: Lockie Ferguson's Hat-trick, Glenn Phillips Help Kiwis Clinch Thrilling Win, Draw Series 1-1

WIN!! New Zealand have managed to pull off a heist at Dambulla and managed to level the two-T20I series 1-1. Glenn Phillips in the final over of the match, turned things around for the visitors, claiming as many as three wickets including a well-set Pathum Nissanka. New Zealand never allowed Sri Lankan batters to score freely and kept the run-rate under control. 

OUT! Just when Pathum Nissanka needed to cross the finish line, he perished. Nissanka trying to slog-sweep Glenn Phillips for the glory shot, managed to hit the ball straight into the fielder's hand. Pathum Nissanka c (sub)Nicholls b Glenn Phillips 52(51)

FIFTY! This has been such a stellar knock from the Sri Lankan opener. Pathum Nissanka paid no heed to the heaps of wickets falling on the other end and has kept Sri Lanka in the hunt. 

OUT! Michael Bracewell gets his second wicket. Dunith Wellalage departs for a nine-ball one. Wellalage looking to make room to cut the ball, managed only a faint edge to the wicket-keeper Mitch Hay. Dunith Wellalage c Mitch Hay b Michael Bracewell 1(9)

OUT! New Zealand gets Wanindu Hasaranga. Hasaranaga trying to play the pull shot against Zakary Foulkes, managed to top-edge the ball straight into the fielder at long-on. Sri Lanka, still have Pathum Nissanka in the middle batting on 40. Wanindu Hasaranga c (sub)Nicholls b Zakary Foulkes 3(7)

OUT! Bhanuka Rajapaksa departs for 15. Rajapaksa trying to be super cute, tried to play the late cut but managed an edge to the keeper, which came off the toe-end of the bat. Credit to Mitch Hay, who took the catch on the second attempt. Rajapaksa and Pathum Nissanka added 29 runs for the fifth wicket. Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Mitch Hay b Michael Bracewell 15(13) 

Things have calmed down in the middle after Lockie Ferguson's hat-trick-taking spell. Pathum Nissanka has managed to keep Sri Lanka in the hunt, keeping the scoreboard ticking. Bhanuka Rajapaksa, too, has showcased grit in the middle. 

OUT! Lockie Ferguson claims his hat-trick. First Kamindu Mendis, and now skipper Charith Asalanka in back-to-back deliveries. While Mendis missed his flick shot, Asalanka managed to get the thick edge to the keeper's glove. Charith Asalanka c Mitch Hay b Lockie Ferguson 0(1)

OUT! Lockie Ferguson makes an instant impact for New Zealand. Kusal Perera trying to block a yorker from Ferguson, managed to find a thin edge to the wicketkeeper Mitch Hay, who dives to his left and takes a clean catch. Kusal Perera c Mitch Hay b Lockie Ferguson 3(10)

New Zealand have managed to keep things tight on the Sri Lankan batter, with the asking run rate reaching six per over. Pathum Nissanka managed to survive a close DRS call, where the impact of the ball saved the batter. 

OUT! Mitchell Santner gets in-form Kusal Mendis Mendis looking to defend the ball, misread the line, and got his off-stump rattled by a perfect left-arm spinner's dream ball. Kusal Mendis b Mitchell Santner 2(7)

OUT! Mitchell Santner gets in-form Kusal Mendis Mendis looking to defend the ball, misread the line, and got his off-stump rattled by a perfect left-arm spinner's dream ball. Kusal Mendis b Mitchell Santner 2(7)

OUT! Mitchell Santner gets in-form Kusal Mendis Mendis looking to defend the ball, misread the line, and got his off-stump rattled by a perfect left-arm spinner's dream ball. Kusal Mendis b Mitchell Santner 2(7)

Sri Lanka need just 104 runs to claim the two-T20I series 2-0. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis displayed caution against Mitchell Santner in the first over. 

OUT! Maheesh Theekshana slams the final nail in the coffin for New Zealand as the visitors bundle out for 108. Wicketless so far, Theekshana comes to bowl his final over and gets rid of Ish Sodhi, who attempted a wild slog, only to perish at mid-wicket.  Ish Sodhi c Kamindu Mendis b Maheesh Theekshana 1(5)

OUT! Matheesha Pathirana gets his second in as many overs as Zakary Foulkes stay in the middle ends. Foulkes handed a simple catch to the third man fielder after scoring a 6-ball six. Zakary Foulkes c Rajapaksa b Matheesha Pathirana 6(6)

OUT! Mitchell Santner falls to his former CSK teammate Matheesha Pathirana. Santner was looking to take the aerial route but got deceived with a slower one by Pathirana, and ended up handing a simple catch at long-on. Mitchell Santner c Dunith Wellalage b Matheesha Pathirana 19

After the continuous fall of wickets,  Mitchell Santner and Josh Clarkson have formed a small partnership, which has stopped Sri Lanka from making any more inroads. Santer in particular has managed to score boundaries on any loose balls, which the Lankan bowlers have provided. 

OUT! Another one bites the dust off Wanindu Hasaranga's bowling. Will Young, who played a sturdy knock, gets himself stumped off Hasaranga's bowling. This is Hasaranga's fourth wicket of the match and will look to claim his fifth as well with one more over under his belt.  Will Young st Kusal Mendis b Wanindu Hasaranga 30(32)

OUT! Mitch Hay gets bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga. Hasaranga gets his third wicket, which is also his third bowled of the innings. It seems like the injury to Hasaranga did not do much to deter his morale. Mitch Hay b Wanindu Hasaranga 3(5)