Henry Shipley claimed a career-best 5 for 31 to dismantle Sri Lanka as New Zealand steamrolled the vacationer by 198 runs within the opening One-Day International in Auckland on Saturday.
Chasing 275 for victory, Sri Lanka was bundled out for 76 within the twentieth over with Shipley orchestrating its rout on a energetic observe on the Eden Park.
Only three Sri Lankan batters managed double digits of their sorry-looking scorecard.
Earlier, put into bat, New Zealand was all out for 274 with three deliveries left in its innings.
Five house batters acquired previous 25 however opener Finn Allen’s 51 was the best rating by a New Zealander.
Daryl Mitchell made 47 and Glenn Phillips contributed 39, whereas Rachin Ravindra (49) fell agonisingly wanting a half-century in his maiden One-Day International.
Chamika Karunaratne was the choose of the Sri Lankan bowlers claiming a career-best 4 for 43 on a energetic pitch on the Eden Park.
Playing his first ODI in two years, former captain Angelo Mathews discovered himself tasked with reviving Sri Lanka, which misplaced each its openers inside 4 overs.
The wobble grew to become a full-blown disaster with Shipley decreasing Sri Lanka to 31 for 5 inside 10 overs.
The 26-year-old eliminated Charith Asalanka and Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Sanaka with successive deliveries however Karunaratne denied him a hat-trick.
Blair Tickner trapped Mathews lbw for 18, which turned out to be the best rating by a Sri Lankan.
The second ODI of the three-match collection is scheduled in Christchurch on Tuesday.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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