Sri Lanka Beats New Zealand by 140 Runs in Final ODI Match

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first and scored 290/8 in their 50 overs. Key contributions came from Pathum Nissanka, who scored 66 runs, and Kusal Mendis with 54 runs.

In reply, New Zealand struggled against Sri Lanka’s disciplined bowling attack, led by Asitha Fernando, who took 3 wickets for 26 runs in his 7 overs. New Zealand managed only 150 runs, despite a valiant 81-run effort from Mark Chapman.

Asitha Fernando was named Player of the Match for his excellent bowling performance, while Matt Henry won Player of the Series for his consistent contributions throughout the series.

However New Zealand has won the ODI series between Sri Lanka and New 2-1 comfortably with their discipline and dominant performances over Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka      290/8 (50.0 Overs)

Pathum Nissanka

66 (42)

Kusal Mendis

54 (48)

Matt Henry

4/55 (10)

New Zealand      150 (29.4 Overs)

Mark Chapman

81 (81)

Nathan Smith

17 (29)

Asitha Fernando

3/26 (7)