Published: Nov 12, 2013, 09:45 PM (IST)
Edited: Nov 12, 2013, 09:45 PM (IST)
Kumar Sangakkara (right) and Tillakaratne Dilshan put on 126 runs for the second wicket © AFP (File Photo)
Nov 12, 2013
Sri Lanka reached 138 for one against New Zealand in the second One-Day International (ODI) at Hambantota after rain reduced the match to a 23-over per innings encounter on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews had elected to bat after winning the toss. New Zealnd, like in the first match struck early as skipper Kyle Mills dismissed opener Dimuth Karunaratne for four.
The script continued on similar lines from the first match of the series as the experienced pair of Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara struck a fifty each and put on a century stand for the second wicket.
The duo added 126 runs for the second wicket. Sangakkara was the aggressor with 59-ball 71 which included nine boundaries.
The hosts were on 117 for one in 20.4 overs when rain stopped play at Hambantota. Sri Lanka managed to add 21 runs off the last 14 balls, once the match resumed.
The total was revised to 198 runs according to teh Duckworth-Lewis method.
Earlier, the first match of the series was washed off by rain.
Brief scores
Sri Lanka 138 for 1 in 23 overs (Tillakaratne Dilshan 55*, Kumar Sangakkara 71*) vs New Zealand.
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