Kusal Mendis Opposes Injury As Sri Lanka Beat New Zealand To Secure ODI Series

Kusal Mendis hit a dirty 74 not out as Sri Lanka posted an exhilarating three-wicket win against New Zealand to secure the three-match ODI series on Sunday.

Kusal Mendis hit a coarse 74 not out as Sri Lanka posted an exhilarating three-wicket win against New Zealand to secure the three-match ODI series on Sunday. Sri Lanka were reeling at 93-5 however Mendis played the anchor job flawlessly regardless of fighting a crotch injury to hand the hosts their fifth ODI series win this year. It was additionally Sri Lanka's most memorable success in an ODI series over the Dark Covers in 12 years. Mendis was capably upheld by Maheesh Theekshana who hit an unbeaten 27 off 44 balls as Sri Lanka arrived at the objective of 210 runs with six balls in excess.

The day-night match was decreased to 47-overs a side due to rain interferences.

The third and last ODI will likewise happen at Pallekele on Tuesday.

"The injury isn't excessively intense, yet I battled with shot making," said Mendis.

"My escape shot is the range, yet I was unable to clear this evening and it was extreme."

Off-spinner Michael Bracewell was the best Kiwi bowler, getting a vocation best four wickets for 36 runs off his 10 overs.

Mendis, new off 100 years in the primary ODI, drove the pursuit with his made 102-ball thump, studded with six limits.

At one phase, Sri Lanka were wobbling on 163 for seven yet a solid 47-run organization for the eighth wicket among Mendis and Theekshana owned them.

"It is consistently really difficult when you are safeguarding a low score. Kusal played well," said Kiwi captain Mitchell Santner.

"On the off chance that we had placed a couple of additional sudden spikes in demand for the board and got 240, it would have been an alternate story. We have done well with the ball, however the issue is with batting."

Prior, spinners Jeffrey Vandersay and Theekshana shared six wickets to assist with bowling out New Zealand for 209 in 45.1 overs.

Mark Chapman hit a shimmering 76 off 81 balls and shared 75 runs for the fifth wicket with Mitchell Roughage who fell one run shy of his lady one-day 50 years.

Their batting was the solitary brilliant spot for the Kiwis who attempted to get moving against Sri Lankan spinners.

Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage set the vibe in the second finished, clean-bowling opener Tim Robinson with a sharp conveyance.

Be that as it may, Chapman opened up to hit seven limits and three sixes in his disobedient innings.

His lively exertion finished when Avishka Fernando took a fantastic plunging get crawls off the ground.

Sri Lanka's handling, however not impeccable, had its snapshots of splendor.

While there were dropped gets and slips by in the field, Avishka Fernando stood apart with three shocking gets.

One more feature came from Pathum Nissanka, who ran in from long-on to guarantee an unprecedented catch, sending Santner (six) back after the left-hander neglected to pick Vandersay googly.

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