7 January (CRICKETNMORE) – Trent Boult, Matt Henry took three wickets each as home side New Zealand (182/4) beat Sri Lanka (179/9) by 3 runs in a thriller at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.
1st T20I – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Match Report
Toss : Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Venue: Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui
New Zealand Innings: 182/4 in 20 Overs ( Martin Guptill 58, Kane Williamson 53, Nuwan Kulasekara 2/26)
Sri Lanka Innings: 179/9 in 20 Overs ( Danushka Gunathilaka 46, Milinda Siriwardana 42, Trent Boult 3/21 , Matt Henry 3/44 )
Man of the Match: Trent Boult (3/21)
Series Score: New Zealand - 1, Sri Lanka - )
Teams (Playing XI):
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson(c), Colin Munro, Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Grant Elliott, Luke Ronchi(w), Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Mitchell McClenaghan, Trent Boult
Sri Lanka: Tillakaratne Dilshan, Danushka Gunathilaka, Shehan Jayasuriya, Dinesh Chandimal(w/c), Angelo Mathews, Milinda Siriwardana, Chamara Kapugedera, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Suranga Lakmal, Jeffrey Vandersay
Saurabh Sharma