New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2024-25 Highlights

Watch the highlights of New Zealand vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I 2024-25 - Sri Lanka tour of New Zealand 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 3rd T20I match played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Saxton Oval, Nelson in 02nd January 2025.

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Opener Kusal Perera's record-breaking 44-ball maiden T20I century and A all-round display by captain Charith Asalanka's 24-ball 46 with three-for gives Sri Lanka narrow 7-run victory over Sri Lanka and avoid the series whitewash in a high-scoring game of the third & final T20I.

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Sri Lanka's first T20 international match win in New Zealand since 2006. Sri Lanka's 7-run win was their seventh smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 international and It is their narrowest win against New Zealand in T20Is, previous smallest win by 37 runs at Pallekele in 2019. Sri Lanka's 218 was their second highest score in T20 international after their 260 against Kenya at Johannesburg in the 2007 World Twenty20 and It is their highest total against New Zealand in Tests, previous highest was 196 at Auckland in 2023. Kusal Perera became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a century against New Zealand in T20I cricket history. Kusal Perera became the third Sri Lankan batsman to score a hundred in T20Is after Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan. Kusal Perera hammered a 44-ball fastest century by an Sri Lankan batsman in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 55-ball century held by Tillakaratne Dilshan against Australia at Pallekele in 2011 and the fastest hundred by any batsman against New Zealand in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 45-ball hundred held by Richard Levi at Hamilton in 2012. 100 : Kusal Perera and Charith Asalanka set up the second highest fourth-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against New Zealand in T20 international, The highest is 103-run stand between these same pair at Auckland in 2023 and the Sri Lanka's fourth highest fourth-wicket stand in T20Is. Kusal Perera became the first Sri Lankan batsman to reach 2000 T20I runs. New Zealand's 211 was their 14th highest score in T20 international and It is their highest total against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous highest was 196 at Auckland in 2023. 81 : Tim Robinson and Rachin Ravindra set up the fourth highest first-wicket partnership for New Zealand against Sri Lanka in T20Is. 41* : Mitchell Santner and Zakary Foulkes set up the record eighth-wicket partnership for New Zealand in T20 international, previously held by the 40-run stand between Scott Styris and Jeff Wilson against Australia at Auckland in 2005.

Sri Lanka scored mammoth total of 218-5 in 20 overs with top scorer by Kusal Perera hammered a 101 off 46-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred.

Charith Asalanka blasted a 46 off 24-balls including 5-sixes & a four with strike rate of 191.66, Kusal Mendis scored 22 off 16-balls included 2-fours & a six and Avishka Fernando hit 17 off 12-balls contained one-six & a four.

New Zealand best bowler by Daryl Mitchell, Jacob Duffy, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry and Zakary Foulkes each took one-wickets.

New Zealand scored 211-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Rachin Ravindra hammered a 69 off 39-balls including 5-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 176.92.

Tim Robinson blasted a 37 off 21-balls including 2-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 176.19, Daryl Mitchell hammered a 35 off 17-balls included 4-sixes & a four with strike rate of 205.88.

Zakary Foulkes hit a unbeaten 21 off 13-balls including 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 161.53 and Mitchell Santner scored a unbeaten 14 off 10-balls with a six.

Sri Lanka best bowler by Charith Asalanka picked up 3-wickets, Wanindu Hasaranga took 2-wickets and one for Nuwan Thushara - Binura Fernando.

Kusal Perera named Player of the match for his sparkling batting performance to smashed a career-best 101-runs knocked off facing 46-balls including 13-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 219.56.

Jacob Duffy earned player of the series for claiming 8 wickets in the three-match series.

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