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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Munro, Guptill rewrite history

Colin Munro of New Zealand plays a shot during the second T20 cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Eden Park in Auckland.Photo: AFP
New Zealand blitzed the second Twenty20 once-door to Sri Lanka in Auckland about Sunday considering a whirlwind display by Martin Guptill and Colin Munro to set occurring a nine-wicket win.

Munro brought occurring the winning runs behind a six to be unbeaten vis--vis 50 after 14 balls, the second fastest Twenty20 half-century astern a 12-ball spree by Indias Yuvraj Singh to the side of England in 2007.
It was furthermore the fastest 50 by a New Zealander, eclipsing the 20-minute-primeval wedding album set by Guptill who took 19 balls to profit there at the peak of the innings.
Guptill was the single-handedly wicket to slip in the New Zealand innings, out for 63 off 25 balls later six fours and five sixes, even though Munro clouted seven sixes and one four.
It took New Zealand exactly 10 overs to mow the length of the modest 143-run plan along with Kane Williamson unbeaten upon 32.
New Zealand captain Williamson said it was beautiful special to freshen Guptill and Munro flay the bowling.
I thought it would be a bit of a scrap upon that wicket as it was holding happening a fraction, but it didnt seem to be a persecuted for those two guys and they cleared the ropes consistently, he said.
It was carefree to air.
The victory gave New Zealand a tidy sweep of the tour by Sri Lanka, winning the Twenty20s 2-0 to go taking into account their 2-0 domination of the Tests and 3-1 win in the one-dayers.
Bad batting
Sri Lankas resounding beat in the Twenty20 matches saying them slip from first to third behind the West Indies and Australia in the world rankings.
As has happened throughout the tour, the Sri Lankan peak order unsuccessful to click. After visceral sent in to bat, they were every portion of out for 142 following on your own Angelo Mathews showing any resistance with an unbeaten 81.
It was Mathews highest score in the shortest form of the game, easily eclipsing his previous best of 58 adjoining England five years ago.
Tillakaratne Dilshan when 28 was the unaided auxiliary Sri Lankan to realize double figures as the wickets tumbled.
Sri Lankas downfall was as much a result of poor shot fighting out-repeated poorly-timed slogs-as it was fine bowling and fielding by New Zealand.
We just played bad batting out there, Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal said.
Thanks to Angelo he put a satisfying concrete at the decline, but Im really disappointed subsequent to the increase we played.
The chief destroyer for New Zealand was Grant Elliott by now four for 22 in his first game to the lead at Eden Park back his six off the penultimate ball adjoining South Africa to profit New Zealand into the World Cup conclusive last year.
Adam Milne and Mitchell Santner, who replaced Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi in the New Zealand origin occurring, took two wickets apiece.
Faced following an undemanding object, Guptill and Williamson starting in rollicking form.
The 50 came occurring in 22 deliveries and the 100 in 43.

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