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New Zealand fight back to eliminate cohosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup

World • 4d ago
New Zealand fight back to eliminate cohosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup
New Zealand win by 61 runs, ejecting Sri Lanka at the Super Eights stage. Click here to share on social media ⁠New Zealand have recovered from a poor start to crush Sri Lanka by 61 runs in the Twenty20 World Cup Super Eights and eliminate the cohosts from the tournament. Mitchell ⁠Santner led New Zealand’s recovery on Wednesday with a captain’s knock of 47 off 26 balls after coming in with his side in huge trouble at 84-5 to power them to a competitive 168-7 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri ⁠Lanka managed 107-8 in reply, never recovering from a top-order collapse and succumbing to their second defeat in the Super Eight stage of the 20-team tournament. Rachin Ravindra (4-27) and Matt Henry (2-3) impressed with the ball for New Zealand. “It’s embarrassing to disappoint the ho...
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