Sri Lanka razed New Zealand’s top-order on Saturday to comfortably win the third One-Day International in Auckland by 140 runs and salvage a lone victory in the series. The home side’s hopes of chasing down Sri Lanka’s 290 for eight nosedived when it crumbled to 21 for five at Eden Park, before being dismissed for … Read more
New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka’s top-order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second ODI in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a hat-trick as the home side posted 255-9 off 37 overs but the tourists could only muster 142 all out off 30.2 overs in response. It … Read more
Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana on Wednesday claimed a hat-trick against New Zealand in the second One-Day International at the Seddon Park in Hamilton. Theekshana picked the wickets of Mitchell Santner, Nathan Smith and Daryl Mitchell across two overs to become the seventh Sri Lanka bowler to achieve the feat. Chaminda Vaas, Lasith Malinga, Dilshan … Read more