Ever since veteran batting all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has become the head coach of the Sri Lankan cricket team, there has been a lot of change in the game of the Sri Lankan team. The Sri Lankan team is performing big feats one after the other. The second match of the 3-match ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand was played at Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. In this match, Sri Lanka achieved a thrilling victory and also ended a wait that had been going on for 12 years.
A great competition was seen in the second match of the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Batting first in this match, the New Zealand team could play only 45.1 overs and were all out after scoring 209 runs. During this, Mark Chapman scored the maximum 76 runs. At the same time, Mitchell Hay contributed 49 runs and Will Young also scored 26 runs. Apart from these, no batsman could stay on the crease for long. On the other hand, for Sri Lanka, Mahesh Theekshana and Geoffrey Vandersay took maximum 3-3 wickets.
But, in reply to the target of 210 runs, Sri Lanka lost its 7 wickets at 163 runs only. In such a situation, this match seemed to be going in favor of New Zealand. But a match winning inning was seen from the bat of Kusal Mendis. He scored an unbeaten 74 runs and led the team to victory. At the same time, Mahesh Theekshana did wonders with the bat as well. Mahesh Theekshana scored unbeaten 27 runs on 44 balls and led the team to victory. Let us tell you, the first match of the series was also in the name of Sri Lanka. In such a situation, Sri Lanka has now taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.
Sorry, Sri Lanka has defeated New Zealand in the ODI series after 12 years. Earlier he had done this feat in the year 2012. At the same time, Sri Lanka has won its sixth consecutive ODI series at home. This is the first time in the history of Sri Lankan cricket that they have won 6 consecutive series at home. Before this, Sri Lanka had won 5-5 consecutive series in 1997 and 2003. Apart from this, this year the series has won a total of 5 ODI series, which is a record, before this Sri Lanka had done this only in 2014.
