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New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Match Report<\/strong> - Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year. SCORECARD<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand replied with 159 for four after bowling Sri Lanka out for 157 in Hamilton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Black Caps won the ODI series 2-0, having also won both of the two Test matches. A three-match Twenty20 series between the teams starts Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The home win saw New Zealand top the Super League table in qualifying for the ODI World Cup in India this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sri Lanka are ninth, outside the top eight who automatically go to the World Cup, and now face a qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe starting in June.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Young's 86 runs off 113 balls dug New Zealand out of trouble, Sri Lanka's seamers having made life hard for the hosts early on.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

His fifth-wicket partnership of 100 runs with Henry Nicholls sealed the result for New Zealand.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We were one down when I came in. It was a bit more nerve-racking later on when we were three or four down," said man-of-the-match Young.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"One of the good things about this team is that we can bat a long way down, so I had full confidence that we would get the job done.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It was nice to be out there at the end and knock off the runs," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

- Bad start -<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand made a terrible start after they were set a target of 158.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Openers Chad Bowes and Tom Blundell were both caught behind off Lahiru Kumara's bowling to leave the Black Caps on 6-2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis then took his third straight catch when Daryl Mitchell got a faint touch on Kasun Rajitha's delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Black Caps captain Tom Latham briefly halted Sri Lanka's momentum in a partnership of 38 with Young, only to be clean bowled by Dasun Shanaka for eight.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand were in trouble at 59-4 before Nicholls came to the crease to help put the game beyond Sri Lanka.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Nicholls finished on 44 not out, sealing the win by clubbing a four to the boundary after providing crucial support for Young.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was another frustrating display by Sri Lanka, who were skittled for just 76 in a 198-run defeat in the first ODI on Saturday before the second game on Tuesday was washed out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sri Lanka won the toss but lost three wickets in the first 10 overs as top-order batters Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews both went for ducks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sri Lanka were wobbling at 4-49 when Henry Shipley caught Charith Asalanka off Mitchell's bowling.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Black Caps seamers kept the tourists under pressure as Matt Henry, Mitchell and Shipley all took three wickets each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Opening bat Pathum Nissanka top-scored with 57, managing partnerships of 31 and 30 with Asalanka and Dasun Shanaka respectively as Sri Lanka reached 100-6 before the opener was run out.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Shanaka, their captain, tried to rally his side by hitting two huge sixes before he went on 31 off 36 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: <\/strong> IPL Tales & Records<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sri Lanka were in deep trouble at 133 for eight before New Zealand polished off the tail.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NZ-v-SL-3rd-ODI.jpg", "alt_img": "New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI", "alt_title": "Will Young", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Match Report", "seo_desc": "New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI - Will Young hit 86 not out as hosts New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Friday's third one-day international, ending the visitors' hopes of qualifying directly for the World Cup this year.", "seo_keywords": "New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Will Young", "tag": null, "tagging": "New Zealand vs Sri Lanka,Will Young,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-odi-match-report1", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1162", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-03-31 14:48:52", "updated": "2023-03-31 14:51:03", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Will Young, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2023-03-31 14:48:52", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/new-zealand-vs-sri-lanka-3rd-odi-match-report1-120074" }