Tahuhu and Bates wrap up T20I sequence for New Zealand
New Zealand 119 for two (Bates 52, A Kerr 33*) beat Sri Lanka 118 for six (Hasini 33, Tahuhu 4-21) by eight wickets
A four-wicket haul from Lea Tahuhu and a gradual half-century from Suzie Bates helped New Zealand wrap up the T20I sequence towards Sri Lanka with an eight-wicket win within the second match in Colombo on Monday. After limiting Sri Lanka to 118, New Zealand obtained to their goal in 18.4 overs, finishing a comeback after a 2-1 loss within the ODI sequence.
Bates mixed with Bernadine Bezuidenhout so as to add 48 for the opening wicket. She was the regular associate of their partnership however attacked within the 59-run second-wicket alliance with Amelia Kerr. In the method, Bates scored her twenty sixth half-century in T20Is. She used her ft to the spinners to place them off and was revolutionary in her strokeplay – utilizing the news and paddle to good impact.
Inoka Ranaweera managed to see the again of Bates when she had her holing out to long-on for 52 off 53 balls, however Kerr and Sophie Devine completed the job with out fuss.
Earlier, after being put in, Sri Lanka had been jolted early when captain Chamari Athapaththu was run-out within the third over. She turned an Eden Carson supply in direction of the left of the non-striker, Vishmi Gunaratne, and set off for a non-existent run.
Tahuhu then struck twice in her opening over – she first had Gunaratne chopping on when making an attempt a drive earlier than trapping Kavisha Dilhari lbw two balls later.
After a short rain stoppage, Sri Lanka had been revived by a 57-run fourth-wicket partnership between Harshitha Samarawickrama – who performed a crisp cowl drive off her first ball to get going – and Hasini Perera, who top-scored with 33. But the 2 fell in comparatively fast succession to disclaim Sri Lanka the momentum they wanted.
Anushka Sanjeewani and Nilakshi de Silva propelled Sri Lanka previous 100, with the 2 taking 13 off a Leigh Kasperek over, however the whole was by no means going to be sufficient.