New Zealand crush Sri Lanka with 10-wicket win
Published: 02 June 2019, 12:02:40
Martin Guptill (73 off 51) and Colin Munro (58 off 47) picked their half centuries respectively and refrained Sri Lanka bowlers from taking any wicket.Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka have been bowled out for 136 in their first match of the ICC World Cup 2019.
Captain Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored for Sri Lanka with 52 off 84, while Kusal Perera scored 29 off 24.
Bustling pacer Matt Henry ripped through the top order while rest of the NZ bowlers chipped in with wickets at regular intervals.
Brief Scores:
Sri Lanka: 136 for all in 29.2-over (Dimuth Karunaratne 52*, Kusal Perera 29, Matt Henry 3-29, Lockie Ferguson 3-22)New Zealand: 137 for none in 16.1-over (Martin Guptill 73, Colin Munro 58)
