New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I 2024-25 Highlights

Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I 2024-25 - Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui in 28th December 2024.

Jacob Duffy struck three times in an over © Getty Images

Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell's fighting fifties before Jacob Duffy's three wickets in an over and Matt Henry's two wickets sets up to New Zealand narrow 8-run victory over Sri Lanka, despite a opener Pathum Nissanka's career-best 90 and take a 1-0 lead in a thrilling game of the first T20I.

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New Zealand's 8-run win was their fourth smallest victory by terms of runs against Sri Lanka in T20Is. New Zealand's 172 was their seventh highest score against Sri Lanka in T20 international and It is their sixth highest total at Mount Maunganui in Tests. 105 : Daryl Mitchell and Michael Bracewell set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for New Zealand in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 85 held by Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi against West Indies at Auckland in 2014, It is the third highest sixth-wicket stand in T20Is and the New Zealand's third highest any-wicket stand against Sri Lanka in T20Is. 121 : Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis set up the record first-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against New Zealand in T20 international, previously held by the 72-run stand between Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya at Johannesburg in the inaugural 2007 World Twenty20 and the Sri Lanka's second highest opening stand in T20Is, The highest is 124-run stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sanath Jayasuriya against West Indies at Nottingham in the 2009 World Twenty20. 121 : Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis set up the any-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against New Zealand in T20Is, previously held by the 103-run stand for the fourth-wicket between Kusal Perera and Charith Asalanka at Auckland in the last year.

* Jacob Duffy the Hero as Sri Lanka suffer horror collapse, New Zealand fight back with bat and ball to narrow 8-run win in first T20 international.

New Zealand scored 172-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Daryl Mitchell blasted a 62 off 42-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 147.61.

Michael Bracewell hammered a 59 off 33-balls including 4-sixes & 4-fours with strike rate of 178.78 and Mark Chapman scored 15 off 13-balls included a boundary.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga each took 2-wickets and one for Matheesha Pathirana.

Sri Lanka scored 164-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Pathum Nissanka hammered a career-best 90 off 60-balls - who fell ten-run short of his century - including 7-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 150.

Kusal Mendis struck 46 off 36-balls including 6-fours & a six with strike rate of 127.77, Bhanuka Rajapaksa scored 8 off 5-balls contained two boundaries.

New Zealand best bowler by Jacob Duffy picked up 3-wickets, Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes both took 2-wickets.

Jacob Duffy named Player of the match for his game changing over to picked up 3-wickets for 21-runs in 4-overs.

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