CWC 2023: Kiwis bundle Sri Lanka for 171
New Zealand requires172 runs from 50 overs to go past Sri Lanka.
New Zealand's Mitchell Santner celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews (PTI)
CHENNAI: New Zealand looks poised to make it to the top-4, thanks to the bowlers, as they restrict Sri Lanka to 171 in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup at Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The Black Caps put up their best bowling performance when it mattered most to bowl out the islanders in 46.4 overs.
Boult scalped three wickets and the trio of Ferguson, Santner and Ravindra shared six wickets between them to unsettle the Lankan batters, who fell like a pack of cards. Barring Kusal Perera's quickfire 51 and Mahesh Theekshana's provided some resistance, though short-lived.
New Zealand requires 172 runs from 50 overs to go past Sri Lanka.
Brief scores: Sri Lanka 171 in 46.4 overs (Kusal Perera 51; Trent Boult 3/37, Mitchell Santner 2/22) vs New Zealand.