Put into bat, New Zealand’s decrease order rescued the crew from a precarious 84/6 to go previous 160.
Captain Mitchell Santner led the way in which with a 47 off 26 balls, slamming 4 sixes and two fours, whereas Cole McConchie was unbeaten on 31, with the assistance of three fours and two sixes.
Although Finn Allen gave the crew a brisk begin, Sri Lanka struck again within the third over, with Maheesh Theekshana packing off the right-hander and Dushmantha Chameera dismissing his opening accomplice Tim Seifert within the subsequent over.
A 41-run partnership between Rachin Ravindra (32) and Glenn Phillips supplied momentary respite.
However Phillips’ dismissal triggered a middle-order collapse, with New Zealand dropping 4 wickets for 9 runs. Ravindra, Mark Chapman and Daryl Mitchell departed throughout the house of eight balls, with the rating frozen on 84.
With New Zealand on the verge, Santner and McConchie dug their heels in. They took their time calming the nerves, then flipped the change within the seventeenth over, scoring 70 runs within the final 4 overs. They piled on 84 runs for the seventh wicket, in simply 47 balls, to deliver New Zealand roaring again into the sport.
Off spinner Theekshana (3/30) and pacer Chameera (3/38) had been razor sharp within the first 15 overs, however got here in for some brutal therapy within the slog overs.
