Adam Milne Takes Five As New Zealand Demolish Sri Lanka In 2nd T20I

05.04.2023 - 10:45 sports.ndtv.com

New Zealand demolished Sri Lanka with a nine-wicket victory in the second T20I to level the series Wednesday, as opener Tim Seifert finished on 79 not out.

Black Caps bowler Adam Milne had earlier taken five wickets for just 26 runs in a man-of-the-match performance as Sri Lanka were skittled for just 141 runs. "You always dream of taking five wickets for New Zealand.

As I had three in the last over with a couple of tailenders in, I started feeling a little bit greedy," Milne later admitted.

Seifert then helped steer New Zealand to victory as the hosts hit a rapid-fire 146-1 in reply after 14.4 overs. New Zealand captain Tom Latham hailed his side's "pretty clinical performance". "The way we were just able to keep taking wickets, that's the best way really to stall a run rate," he added. "I thought our bowling performance was outstanding." New Zealand's victory in Dunedin levelled the series 1-1 ahead of the decider this Saturday in Queenstown.

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