The New Zealand cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets to cement their chances for a semi-final spot against India
The opening burst of Trent Boult and Mitchell Santner spinning in the middle overs helped the New Zealand cricket team bundle out Sri Lanka for only 171 runs. Though Maheesh Theekshana chipped in with a handy cameo at the end, trying to stitch a partnership with the lower-order batsman to get them to bowl something in the second inning, it is still a pretty low score given the conditions here in Bengaluru.
There was a forecast for rain, which added an unknown element to the match. The New Zealand cricket team occupied the last semi-final slot available, but only by virtue of having a better net run rate than Pakistan and Afghanistan, with all three teams tying for 8 points after 8 matches.
New Zealand, who are the finalist in the 2019 World Cup, won their first four matches in India before losing the next four. but now they have turned things around like they did back in the year 2019, when they struggled to make it into the semi-finals but were able to turn things around and reach the finals.